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Board approves grants, partnerships and routine contracts; dual-enrollment and juvenile education agreements highlighted
Summary
The Jackson Public School District board approved multiple grants, MOUs and routine contracts at its June meeting, including a Save the Music grant expansion, a dual-enrollment MOU with Hinds Community College and a Sankofa Chronicles SEL pilot agreement.
At its June meeting the Jackson Public School District board approved a slate of grants, memoranda of understanding and routine contracts covering arts instruction, dual enrollment, social-emotional learning pilots, juvenile-justice education services, special-education placements, security services and operational items.
Key approvals and information presented:
- Save the Music Foundation grant: The district recommended approval of a fourth-year grant to expand Save the Music programming to Key Elementary School.
- Dual-enrollment MOU with Hinds Community College: The administration reported that all six JPS high schools participate in dual enrollment with 389 scholars enrolled and a 99% success rate (C or better) for dual-enrollment courses; the board reviewed and approved the MOU.
- MOU and data-sharing agreement with Empirical…
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