The focal point of this portion of our guide is on topics relating to instruction, teaching, and education in Jackson, Michigan.
The K-12 population of the city is served by Jackson Public Schools. Its campuses and programs include Cascades Elementary School, Dibble Elementary School, Hunt Elementary School, John R. Lewis Elementary School, Northeast Elementary School, Sharp Park Academy, Fourth Street Learning Center, Middle School at Parkside, Jackson Pathways, Jackson High School, JPS Montessori Center, and the Jackson Area Career Center, and perhaps some others.
Based in the city, Jackson County Intermediate School District provides educational services in partnership with local schools and the community.
Jackson also has faith-based and privately operated schools, preschools, and childcare services. Examples include Jackson Christian School, which includes JCS Elementary/Preschool and JCS Middle/High School, as well as ABC Academy, God's Garden Early Learning Center, Jack & Jill Cooperative Preschool, and North Star Montessori.
Established as Jackson Junior College in 1928, Jackson College offers nearly fifty associate degrees, certificate programs, and transfer options. JJC also hosts a number of other programs, including Ross College Jackson, a Separate Educational Center providing the academic portion of Ross College's medical training programs. Also housed at JJC is a campus of Siena Heights University, offering bachelor's degree completion programs and distance learning for adults in Jackson, as well as Jackson Preparatory & Early College, where students can earn a tuition-free diploma and associate's degree, offering a headstart on a career option or further study at Jackson College or a four-year university.
There are also a couple of driver training programs in Jackson, such as Acceler8 Driver Education, a family-owned business that offers programs in several school campuses within the city.
Childcare programs, preschools, pre-kindergartens, K-12 schools, vocational schools, colleges, and university programs in Jackson are the focus of this guide, whether operated by a public school system, college system, church, or private entity. Homeschool programs, tutor programs, and other instructional programs may also be found here.
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Located on Kibby Road, the Jackson, Michigan school is a K-5th-grade campus of Jackson Public Schools. A brochure and student handbook are featured, along with a transportation handbook, bus routes, school and district calendars, enrollment forms and information, a parent welcome packet, newsletter, office hours, contacts, and an administrative and faculty directory. School maps, and an overview of its Gift of Time Program for Young Fives. Notices and announcements are included.
https://www.jpsk12.org/dibble
The PK-5th-grade public school is part of the Jackson Public Schools system and is located on North Brown Street in Jackson, Michigan. A brochure, student handbook, transportation information, enrollment forms, open house schedules, a parent welcome packet, a school map, and contacts for scheduling a tour of the facilities. Other resources include a message from the principal, news, announcements, photos, videos, and a calendar of events. Teacher evaluation information is included.
https://www.jpsk12.org/hunt
Founded as Jackson Baptist School in 1972, the Christian school in Jackson, Michigan is non-denominational, with a student body that represents more than forty-five area churches. Its mission, vision, and a statement of its Biblical worldview are set forth, and its preschool and daycare, elementary school, and combined middle and high school are featured, with locations, schedules, and contacts. A calendar, resources for prospective and current families, and international students are posted.
https://www.jacksonchristianschool.org/
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the college offers forty-eight associate degrees, certificate programs, and transfer options, and is one of only a few community colleges in Michigan to offer student housing. Its programs are featured, along with an academic calendar, course schedules, a college catalog, and student services. Its admissions policies, financial aid programs, tuition and fees, and student life services are highlighted, and students may apply online.
https://www.jccmi.edu/
Jackson County Intermediate School District
Headquartered in Jackson, Michigan, the Jackson County ISD is one of fifty-six intermediate school districts in the state, and the JCISD boundaries encompass all of Jackson County, and portions of adjoining counties, serving all of Jackson's public schools, public school academies, and area parochial schools, providing educational leadership, services, programs, and resources in partnership with local schools and the community. Its programs and services are featured, and contacts are posted.
https://www.jcisd.org/
Office hours, start times, dismissal times, and half-day dismissal times are posted, along with open house schedules, a district calendar, administrative and staff contacts, and a school map. Other resources include class pages, information about JHS athletic programs, bands, and clubs, as well as bus routes, yearbook requirements and online purchases, a parent welcome packet, and a school brochure. Links to the student newspaper, and an online store selling school apparel, are included.
https://www.jpsk12.org/jacksonhs
Offering a PK-12th-grade curriculum, as well as adult learning, JPS is a public school district headquartered in Jackson, Michigan. Each of the district's school campuses are highlighted on the site, which includes district contacts and services, curriculum information, demographics, and resources for families, students, and staff. The JPS Alumni & Friends Association and the JPS Student/Superintendent Forums are included. Recruitment fair information and a calendar of events are featured.
https://www.jpsk12.org/
Affiliated with Jackson Public Schools, and held in the former Bennett Elementary School campus, the Montessori method emphasizes learning through all five of the senses, and not merely through listening, watching, or reading, and children learn at their own pace, and according to their own choice of activities. The Center offers an early elementary and kindergarten curriculum, each of which is described here, along with bus routes, schedules, and a school map.
https://www.jpsk12.org/JPSMontessori
SPA is an open-enrollment campus for K-5 students on Park Road, Jackson, Michigan. A campus of Jackson Public Schools, announcements and contacts are posted on the site, which includes an open house schedule, enrollment forms and information, kindergarten age requirements, kindergarten readiness skills, a school brochure, student handbook, dress code, and transportation handbook, bus routes, a school map. Its administrative staff and faculty are introduced, and contacts are included.
https://www.jpsk12.org/sharppark
Siena Heights University Jackson
SHU is a private Roman Catholic university whose main campus is in Adrian, Michigan. There are several satellite campuses, including one on the campus of Jackson College in Jackson, Michigan, which offers bachelor's degree completion programs and distance education programs to adults in Jackson. Classes are offered on the JC campus, including accelerated 7-week evening and online classes, and transfer-friendly policies. Its major, programs, and contacts are posted on the site.
https://www.sienaheights.edu/Locations/Jackson
