Jefferson’s Class of 2023 will take their final walk at 8p.m. Friday night at W.F. Lockett Stadium. The last two weeks have been filled with activities for seniors as they complete their high school career. The Jimplecute will live stream the ceremonies on FaceBook and YouTube. The Superlative Graduates, orContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Trustees of the Jefferson Independent School District approved a resolution stating the district rejects proposed legislation that takes away funding from public schools and prioritizes other systems. This includes vouchers, education savings accounts, taxpayer savings grants and other mechanisms that reduce public funding. The resolution states,Continue Reading
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute In a motion revisited from last month, the Jefferson ISD Board of Trustees, Tuesday night, approved the 2023-2024 school calendar. The calendar was first presented last month but tabled when superintendent Mike Walker realized the Easter break was slated for the wrong weekend. “We double checked everythingContinue Reading
These students were chosen as Students of the Month for February at Jefferson Elementary School. They were chosen for exhibiting trustworthiness, respect, caring, citizenship, responsibility, and fairness. Continue Reading
The Jefferson ISD NJHS attended a TxSayWhat! Action Summit in Lufkin, on March 4, 2023, to learn about the harmful effects of tobacco products.Continue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson Independent School District has filed a formal protest with the Texas Comptroller’s Office over the Comptroller’s non-certification of the 2022 appraisal role. The Comptorller believes the tax appraisals for the 2022 calendar year, or the 2022-23 school year, were less than the actual value ofContinue Reading
Hugh Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson High School had their first gun related incident of the year last Thursday when a loaded .22 caliber revolver was found in a student’s backpack. School officials found the gun following a search to locate a vape which had triggered automatic sensors in one of theContinue Reading
Jennifer Middleton Perry Jefferson Jimplecute As the new year begins, so does the tenure of Michael Walker, Jefferson Independent School District’s new superintendent. On Jan. 1, the district’s former assistant superintendent will replace Rob Barnwell, who retired in December after 9 years as JISD’s superintendent and 34 total years inContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton /Jefferson Jimplecute Michael Walker was named Jefferson Independent School District’s new superintendent during a regular Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday. He replaces Rob Barnwell, who served for nine years as superintendent of the district and a total of 34 years in education. Board president Leah Cooper presented BarnwellContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton /Jefferson Jimplecute After nine years with the Bulldogs, Jefferson Independent School District Superintendent Rob Barnwell has chosen to retire and explore other opportunities life has to offer. The long-time educator presented his formal resignation to the JISD Board of Trustees during their regular meeting Tuesday. His contract wasContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton /Jefferson Jimplecute Trustees of the Jefferson Independent School District approved individual campus improvement plans throughout the district and heard an update on the football stadium project during Tuesday’s regular meeting. Dr. Leah Phillips, JISD director of curriculum and instruction, told the board these plans are worked on throughoutContinue Reading
Sonya Roberts Woods Contributing writer Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series detailing a new Jefferson ISD student-centered partnership receiving positive feedback for its immediate impact in and outside the classroom. With a community-wide event already in the works, the newly-created Character Counts class is bringing outside-the-boxContinue Reading
Sonya Roberts Woods/Contributing writer Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series detailing a new Jefferson ISD student-centered partnership destined to produce lasting benefits. Next week: Read positive feedback from additional students and learn ways the program plans to make connections outside of the classroom. An intentional conversationContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson Independent School District’s Board of Trustees heard tax reports and accepted a donation during their regular meeting Tuesday. Patti Wallace with the Marion County Tax Assessor’s Office reported that the next tax sale would be held at 10 a.m. October 4 and include taxContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson Independent School District’s Board of Trustees set the annual tax rate and budget during a special meeting Tuesday. For 2022-23, the board approved a maintenance and operations tax rate of 0.9308, lower than last year’s rate of 0.96340. The interest and sinking rateContinue Reading
The Jefferson ISD board of Trustees opted, Tuesday night, to leave the tax rate unchanged in the ’22-23 school year. Superintendent Rob Barnwell and Finance Director Mike Wood explained their recommendations related to the proposed tax rates at the regular Board meeting. According to Wood, it is expected thatContinue Reading
Staff Reports Jefferson ISD has developed a Truancy Plan that will enforce truancy laws established by the Texas Education Code. “Since the onset Covid-19, we have faced continual problems district-wide truancy issues,” JISD Police Chief Dale C. Sherrill, Jr. said in a press releases earlier this week. “Although public schoolsContinue Reading
Austin Lewter Jefferson Jimplecute There is a shortage of teachers in Texas and Jefferson ISD is not immune to the problem. So much, the JISD Board of Trustees okayed Superintendent Rob Barnwell to employee a third-party company to deliver virtual instruction to student should the need present itself in theContinue Reading
Upcoming Music 1852 on Austin • July 23: John Clifton (blues) • July 30: Flashback (50s/60s) • August 6: Sultans The Sultans will be tickets at the door. The others will be sold on EventBrite or at the bar. Auntie Skinner’s • July 16: Tambria Adams • July 23: 8 TrackContinue Reading
Attention PreK parents! Are you curious about what your child’s day in pre-k looks like? Check out the schedule below! Just a reminder, the deadline for tuition based pre-k payments is July 15th. Payments can be made via credit card at www.jeffersonisd.org/online_store OR in person at the Administration Office withContinue Reading