We are delighted that you have chosen to visit the website of Jefferson County Schools. Jefferson County's ten schools offer quality education programs and enrichment opportunities to a diverse population of nearly 7,200 children. Our school system, including many individual teachers and programs, has strived for excellence at the local, state, and national levels long before the Federal mandate of "No Child Left Behind," and has focused on the importance of addressing the needs of every child. Our mission statement, "Challenging Individuals to Achieve Excellence," is our pledge to you and your child.

Director's Log

The following resources will provide you updated educational information, both of local, state, and national interest:

• 2009 Report Card Analysis

• East TN Systems Reach for Improvement

• 2009 Fifth Grade Science Fair

• Jefferson County Schools awarded Distance Learning Grant

• Dual enrollment gets boost at Walters State

• 2009 AYP Report

• The Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) is an initiative to jumpstart long-term educational change in Tennessee to ensure that every child graduates high school prepared for college or a career. SCORE has gathered input by holding 56 town hall meetings across the state, hosting eight statewide meetings with education experts from around the country, and conducting hundreds of one-on-one interviews.  From the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents Annual Meeting in March to the Superintendents Conference in Pigeon Forge in September to many one-on-one meetings across the state, superintendents have provided us remarkable feedback throughout this entire process.  This work has culminated in our final report, "A Roadmap to Success: A Plan to Make Tennessee Schools #1 in the Southeast Within Five Years."  Please click here to view and download the report.

• Jefferson County Schools are working with the Public Building Authority in the development of a Demographic Study for our county. There is a website in which you are welcome to view the progress of this study online (http://www.knoxmpc.org/pefa/jefferson).  Meetings are held every second Thursday at the Dandridge Health Department at 9:00 a.m.  The public is invited to attend.

• Frist's Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) identifies Jefferson County as one of five high-performing districts. Read the article

• June 2009 Tennessee Diploma Project Newsletter

• Welcome Back, Teachers!

• H1N1 District Plan

• H1N1 Flu Updates

• The Public School Forum of East Tennessee

• Jefferson  County's School TIES awarded funding through 21st Century Learning Community Grant

• Tennessee SCORE (School Collaborative on Reforming Education)

• SCORE Jefferson County Schools

2009-2010 Teacher of the Year Recipients: 

• Grades K-4, Jennifer Greeson

• Grades 5-8, David Swann

• Grades 9-12, Constance Belliveau