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Board honors IT director Kim Jackson for 24 years of service, credits her role in ransomware recovery and device rollout
Summary
Haywood County Schools recognized IT director Kim Jackson at her final board meeting, praising her 24 years in the district, seven years as director, leadership through multiple floods and a ransomware incident, and rapid 1:1 device rollout in March 2020.
The Haywood County Schools board honored Kim Jackson at her final meeting, thanking her for 24 years of service in the district's IT department and seven years as technology director.
Speaker 1 praised Jackson's behind-the-scenes work: managing public-records requests, contracts, technology integration with curriculum and responding to emergencies. The speaker credited Jackson with steering the district through multiple flood events and a ransomware attack, saying the district rebuilt its network without paying a ransom and, in March 2020, executed a rapid one-to-one device rollout for students.
"She has also, helped us go 1 to 1, on a Friday in in March 2020... By that Tuesday, Tim and her team had us 1 to 1," Speaker 1 said. The transcript records the board's thanks and applause.
Kim Jackson responded: "It has been, it's been an honor serving the school system for my entire professional career," and thanked colleagues and her husband, who was present.
The transcript does not record any formal personnel action (such as retirement paperwork) or subsequent administrative steps; it records the tribute and Jackson's remarks.
