February Lunch Menu

Directions for Google Classroom in Spanish

District Calendar for NEXT School Year - 2023-2024 - is Approved

This is the calendar for NEXT school year. As always, inclement weather or emergencies may impact these dates.

Calling All Jackson Residents! Please Help Us Contact Legislators to Gather Support for A-4461 - A Bill to Help us With Our Transportation Costs

We believe this bill benefits ALL students (public and nonpublic) and ALL taxpayers in Jackson - and we need your help!

Jan. 18, 2023 - Overview of 2023-2024 Budget Process - See Upcoming Meetings and Opportunities for Public Input

This information was presented at the Jan. 18, 2023 Board of Education meeting.

Feb. 9th at 6 p.m. - Join us (in-person OR virtually) for the Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) Workshop “Students with Disabilities Transitioning to Ocean County College”

This workshop will be held BOTH in-person AND virtually - so come join us at Liberty HS or join from home!

Family Night for Grades Prek-5th - Thursday February 9th from 6-8 p.m. at Holman Elementary School

Remember the food pyramid? A Senior Nutrition Educator with the Community Foodbank of NJ will talk about how to purchase and create healthy, budget-friendly meals and beverages for your children. Then we will have a hands-on cooking class where you’ll make your own treats! Select headline for how to register.

Free Preschool Lottery for Placement in 2023-2024 Program will be Jan. 19 through Feb. 10, 2023.

Lottery will close at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. Names will be drawn at random from all lottery entries to determine placement in the program.

Jan. 4, 2023: Allison Barocas and Megan Gardella are Sworn in to Three-Year Terms. Congratulations!

The board also voted unanimously to select Giuseppe Palmeri to be the Board President and Tina Kas to be the Vice President.

Jackson Board of Education Appoints Resident Brian McCarron to Fill One-Year Unexpired Term

After publicly thanking the candidates who submitted letters of interest, the board voted unanimously to choose McCarron for the position. McCarron took the oath of office at the meeting and will serve on the board through the December 2023 meeting.

JSD Assessment and Testing Dates for 2022-2023 School Year

Sept. 1, 2022 - Jackson School District Overview of 2022-2023 School Year- Including COVID-Related Information for Families and Staff

We are looking forward to a great year! This information is available in both text and video format.

New Lunch Pricing for 2022-2023 and Free Lunch Program in Place During Pandemic has Expired - Families MUST APPLY NOW for Free/Reduced Lunch Eligibility

Remember when your children had access to free breakfast and lunch for the past two years and you didn’t have to apply for it at all? That pandemic-related federal program has ended. Please read important information.

Does your child need to be bused to or from a caregiver either before of after school? If so, caregiver transportation request forms are due by Aug. 9.

This is only if your child goes to or from school from a caregiver outside of your home. Caregiver Forms Must Be Received by Aug. 9 in order to be in place for the first day of school. We will process forms after that date, but this is the deadline for arrangements to be in place by the first day of school.

S2 Cuts are Unraveling Our District: How YOU Can Help Advocate for the Funding Our Students Deserve - Please Help!

ADVOCATE for our children by contacting legislative leaders. EXPLAIN how these cuts will impact our children. IMPLORE budget leaders to PAUSE S2 CUTS (at a minimum).

How Updated NJ Learning Standards in Health and Physical Education Will be Taught in the Jackson School District

With regard to new updates to the standards/curriculum about which parents have asked questions - or standards that have been in place for years but have gained attention recently – we are providing some context and details about the Jackson School District’s approach in these areas.

COVID Vaccine Finder and COVID Testing Finder

So all of our families and staff can access COVID Vaccines and COVID Testing if they desire.

PTA Meeting