It's National Custodial Workers Day! 🌟 JCPS is honored to celebrate these remarkable team members who work relentlessly to ensure our students and staff have a clean and safe learning environment. Custodians work behind the scenes, but are essential in education! A special THANK YOU to these heroes! ❤
9 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
It's National Custodial Workers Day
There are 5 DAYS LEFT in our Color Run Fundraiser! We still need your help in reaching our goal! Please consider sharing the link with family and friends so that we can enhance our classrooms and enrich our student’s educational experience throughout the school year. https://app.givebacks.gives/tescolorfunraising/Campaign/Details Our celebratory Color Run will be held at school this Friday, October 4th and we will continue to collect donations through the weekend until October 6th. Thank you ALL so much for your support in Thanksgiving Elementary’s Color Run Fundraiser!
9 months ago, Chad Jewett
Academic growth is very important to JCPS! 📚 The district is proud to announce that 89% of the schools received a letter grade of A, B, or C, an increase of 24% from 2018! Likewise, 85% of the schools in the district met or exceeded growth, a 56% increase from 2018! JCPS is truly moving forward! 🌟 #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS
9 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
JCPS Academic Growth for 2023-2024 school year is positive.
REMINDER! 📣 The second Student Assignment Community Information Session is tonight from 6-8 PM at Swift Creek Middle School, 325 Norris Road, Clayton. Please feel free to attend if you would like to know more about the proposed student assignment maps. Hope to see you there! ¡RECORDATORIO! 📣 La segunda Sesión de Información Comunitaria sobre Asignación de Estudiantes es esta noche de 6 a 8 PM en la Escuela Intermedia Swift Creek. ¡Siéntase libre de asistir si desea saber más sobre los mapas de asignación de estudiantes propuestos! La dirección es 325 Norris Road, Clayton. ¡Espero verlos allí!
9 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
Student Assignment Community Information Session
Comunidad de asignacion estudiantil
October is #NationalPrincipalsMonth! 🥳 Starting tomorrow, keep an eye on our feed all month long to catch your principal's highlight, and give them a shout out! National Principals Month is a time to honor and celebrate the important role school principals play in the education system, and in the lives of students and staff. We look forward to seeing your loving comments about our principals! ❤
9 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
October is National Principals Month
Want to know more about the proposed JCPS assignment plan? We are hosting two Student Assignment Community Information sessions. The first session is tonight, September 30, 2024, from 6-8 PM at Wilson's Mills Elementary. The second information session will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, from 6-8 PM at Swift Creek Middle School. Please note that all attendees will need to enter through the front entrance and proceed through the weapons detection system. The Johnston County Board of Education believes in providing thorough and timely information to the citizens of Johnston County. Therefore, the Board is providing pertinent information and soliciting community input. To view the proposed maps, visit: https://www.johnston.k12.nc.us/jcpsassignmentmaps
9 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
Student Assignment Community Information Session
Want to know more about the proposed JCPS assignment plan? We are hosting two Student Assignment Community Information sessions. The first session will be held on Monday, September 30, 2024, from 6-8 PM at Wilson's Mills Elementary. The second information session will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, from 6-8 PM at Swift Creek Middle School. Please note that all attendees will need to enter through the front entrance and proceed through the weapons detection system. The Johnston County Board of Education believes in providing thorough and timely information to the citizens of Johnston County. Therefore, the Board is providing pertinent information and soliciting community input. To view the proposed maps, visit: https://bit.ly/3MTMjQY
9 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
Student Assignment Community Information Session
Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. We are off and running with our Color Run Fundraiser! This is our biggest fundraiser for the year and all of the proceeds will come directly back to our school to help provided academic resources for our teachers and students. Let's start next week off strong with our weekend challenge! The top earning class in each grade will earn a recess swag bag that includes lots of fun prizes such as a soccer ball, football, kickball, jump ropes, toss games, and more to enjoy at recess. I hope all of you were able to stay safe during the storm today. I look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday!
9 months ago, Chad Jewett
Good evening parents and student! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. Today is our official kickoff of our color run fundraiser being held on Friday, October 4th. Thank you to those that have already signed up and contributed! For those of you that haven’t, don’t forget to register by tonight to earn your students free sign-up prize to be given out on Monday. We’ve also got a weekend challenge! The top earning class in each grade will earn a recess swag bag that includes lots of fun prizes such as a soccer ball, football, kickball, jump ropes, and toss games to enjoy during their recess. Our culminating event will be a Color Run next Friday, October 4th. Students will participate during their enhancement time and parents are welcome to come out and cheer on your child. As you have already heard, Johnston County Schools will be closed tomorrow for students and it will be a remote learning day. There is not any expectation of live instruction tomorrow and teachers will be sending you information via Rooms pertaining to tasks your child can do tomorrow. If you are not able to communicate through Rooms, please email your child's teacher and they can send you that information via email as well. I hope everyone stays safe in this weather and I look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday!
9 months ago, Chad Jewett
Did you know... JCPS is 1 of 12 districts to exceed pre-pandemic achievement? Not only that, six of our amazing schools exited low performing status. All student subgroups are above pre-pandemic achievement, and JCPS is closing the achievement gaps. #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS
9 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
JCPs is 1 of 12 districts to exceed pre-pandemic growth
The next data highlight from the 2023-2024 school year data report is phenomenal! Twenty-three of our schools earned their way into the top 20% of the state for growth. This accomplishment is just one example of students, teachers, and parents working together to propel our district up! #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS
9 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
JCPS has 23 schools in the top 20% of the state for growth.
Voters will have the opportunity on November 5, 2024, to vote for a bond that could provide $120 million to JCPS and continue to improve the quality of education we offer our community. It is imperative that all of our leadership and school stakeholders understand the projects that will be funded by this referendum. Join us on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, @ 7:00 PM in the Selma Elementary School auditorium at 311 W Richardson St, Selma, NC. We hope to see you there!
9 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
2024 Bond Information Session
Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Johnston están en el proceso de seleccionar un calendario para los años escolares 2025-2026 y 2026-2027. 📅 Durante la reunión regular programada del 10 de septiembre, la Junta de Educación de JC recibió tres (3) opciones de calendario para cada año escolar y solicitó que cada una de las opciones de calendario esté disponible para su revisión y comentarios. Revise las opciones del calendario, mire un breve video informativo, vea un cuadro comparativo de calendarios y complete el formulario de comentarios aquí: https://bit.ly/4enhKyO El formulario de comentarios estará disponible hasta el mediodía del lunes 23 de septiembre de 2024. ¡Esperamos tener noticias suyas!
9 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
Opciones de Calendario
Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. We have our annual Curriculum Night tomorrow night from 6pm to 7pm. This is an evening where you get to come and learn about the different curriculum and assessments that your child will be doing throughout the school year. We do have childcare for children that are 5 years or older if you need it. Our enhancement team will have a movie for children in our gym. And finally, I want to remind you that we have an Early Release day this Friday, September 27th. Our carpool and buses will be dismissed at 1:55pm. We do not have afterschool care this Friday or any of the early release days.
9 months ago, Chad Jewett
It's the last chance to make your voice heard! Johnston County Public Schools is in the process of selecting a calendar for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years. 📅 During the September 10, regular scheduled meeting the JC Board of Education received three (3) calendar options for each school year, and has requested that each of the calendar options be made available for your review and feedback. Review the calendar options, watch a brief informative video, view a Calendar Comparison Chart, and complete the feedback form here: https://bit.ly/4enhKyO The feedback form will be available until Noon today. We look forward to hearing from you!
9 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
Calendar Options
Voters will have the opportunity on November 5, 2024, to vote for a bond that could provide $120 million to JCPS and continue to improve the quality of education we offer our community. It is imperative that all of our leadership and school stakeholders understand the projects that will be funded by this referendum. Join us on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, @ 7:00 PM in the Selma Elementary School Auditorium at 311 W Richardson St, Selma, NC. We hope to see you there!
10 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
2024 Bond Information Session
Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. We will be hosting this year's Curriculum Night next Tuesday, September 24th from 6pm to 7pm. You will be able to come and visit your child's teacher(s) and hear about the different curriculum and assessments that your child will be experiencing throughout this school year. The teachers will also be sharing how you can help your child at home throughout the school year to reach their academic goals. If you need to bring your child to the Curriculum Night because you do not have child care, our enhancement teachers will be able to supervise children that are kindergarten age and above in the gym- we will have a movie for them to watch. This year TES is hosting a Color Run Fundraiser to help raise funds for all of the great resources and enhancements our school needs throughout the year. Registration will open tomorrow, Sept. 20th. The campaign will run until our Color Run event on Oct. 4th. Students have the chance to earn prizes ranging from school swag bags, class parties and possibly even a hoverboard. An information packet will be coming home with steps on how to register your student, prize incentives and details on the final event. Parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend this fun event and to come cheer on their students while they and their class complete the Color Run. Next Friday, September 27th is an early release day. Students will be dismissed for carpool and buses at 1:55pm. We do not have afterschool care on early release days as well. Next Friday is also our first caps/pajama bottoms for a cause day. Students can wear school appropriate hat or pajama bottoms with the donation of $1 that will go to a family in need in our community. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a wonderful evening!
10 months ago, Chad Jewett
Johnston County Public Schools is in the process of selecting a calendar for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years. 📅 During the September 10, regular scheduled meeting the JC Board of Education received three (3) calendar options for each school year and has requested that each of the calendar options be made available for your review and feedback. To review the calendar options, watch a brief informative video, view a Calendar Comparison Chart, and complete the feedback form copy this link: https://bit.ly/4enhKyO The feedback form will be available until Noon on Monday, September 23, 2024. We look forward to hearing from you!
10 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
2025-2026 & 2026-2027 Calendar Options Feedback
Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Johnston están en el proceso de seleccionar un calendario para los años escolares 2025-2026 y 2026-2027. 📅 Durante la reunión regular programada del 10 de septiembre, la Junta de Educación de JC recibió tres (3) opciones de calendario para cada año escolar y solicitó que cada una de las opciones de calendario esté disponible para su revisión y comentarios. Revise las opciones del calendario, mire un breve video informativo, vea un cuadro comparativo de calendarios y complete el formulario de comentarios aquí: https://bit.ly/4enhKyO El formulario de comentarios estará disponible hasta el mediodía del lunes 23 de septiembre de 2024. ¡Esperamos tener noticias suyas!
10 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
Opciones de Calendario
Want to know more about the proposed JCPS assignment plan? We are hosting two Student Assignment Community Information sessions. The first session will be held on Monday, September 30, 2024, from 6-8 PM at Wilson's Mills Elementary. The second information session will be held on Wednesday, October 1, 2024, from 6-8 PM at Swift Creek Middle School. Please note that all attendees will need to enter through the front entrance and proceed through the weapons detection system. The Johnston County Board of Education believes in providing thorough and timely information to the citizens of Johnston County. Therefore, the Board is providing pertinent information and soliciting community input. To view the proposed maps, visit: https://bit.ly/3MTMjQY
10 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
Student Assignment Community Information Session