Jackson School District Strategic Restructuring, Redistricting and Planning

  • This page contains information related to the Jackson School District's Strategic Restructuring, Redistricting and Planning Process.

    The headlines on this page take you through the various presentations and developments throughout this process. The restructuring plan was approved Feb. 19, 2025 and we are working on implementing the changes for the 2025-2026 school year. We are committed to keeping our school community informed as we focus on transitioning our staff and students into our new future.

  • Jackson School District Strategic Planning, Redistricting and Restructuring - The Beginning of the Process

    OCTOBER 1, 2024

    Significant budget challenges, enrollment changes, class size inequities, increasing student needs and the condition of our aging facilities require us to analyze our district’s mission and goals and establish clear priorities to move the district forward. As communicated to you after our Aug. 22, 2024 Board of Education meeting, we are doing some Strategic Planning to prioritize our needs in the areas of budget, facilities, programs, and student activities. 

    While still operating within the limitations of our ongoing funding/budget crisis, our goal is to make key decisions about how to:

    • Address class size inequities among grade levels
    • Ensure all students have access to the same academic and extra-curricular opportunities as their classmates
    • Rectify serious facility needs that impact student learning

    Solutions must be considered within the context of 1) what is best for students; 2) what is possible given our ongoing budget crisis, and 3) the conditions and capacities of our facilities. They may involve:

    • Redistricting our enrollment areas (e.g. where certain neighborhoods attend school), 
    • Redistributing/Restructuring grades (e.g. altering what grades go to what schools) and/or 
    • Designing an affordable facility improvement plan to support student needs.

    Please know we realize that change is hard. However, our budget constraints and the changing composition of our schools - meaning how many students in certain grades attend schools throughout our very large township - has created inequities that must be addressed in order to be fair to all students.

Updates and Information

Opportunities for Public Input

  • Monthly Updates at Every Board Meeting:

    • Oct. 16, Nov. 20, Dec. 11, 2024

    Public Presentation of Recommendations and Public Forum #1

    • Jan. 22, 2025 (6:30 p.m. in Fine Arts Center, JMHS)

    Public Forum #2

    • Feb. 5, 2025 (6 p.m. in Fine Arts Center, JMHS)

    BOE may vote Feb. 5 or, if more time is needed, at Feb. 19, 2025 Board of Education Meeting (Feb. 19 is a new date change)

    You can email concerns to jsd@jacksonsd.org - please put SRRP in subject line (concerns will be shared with committee)