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STATE

of the

DISTRICT

2015 - 2016

Jacksonville Independent School District

State of the District 2015-16

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pg I. Statement and Vision Dr. Chad Kelly

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II. District Organization Charts Dr. Chad Kelly

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III. Curriculum Lisa Cox

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IV. Media Centers Lisa Cox/Campus Librarians

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V.

Technology Hedda Alexander

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VI. Instruction Lisa Cox

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VII. Guidance Services Lisa Cox/Counselors

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VIII. Health Services Lisa Cox/Leslie Moore

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IX. Student Performance Lisa Cox

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X. Staffing Brad Stewart

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XI. Staff Development Lisa Cox

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XII. Enrollment and Attendance Sheri Wood

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XIII. Community Adult Education Tina Stewart

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XIV. Finance Lindy Finley

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XV. Transportation Lindy Finley/Mark Turney

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XVI. Facilities, Construction, and Grounds Lindy Finley/Olen Morton

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XVII. Food Service Lindy Finley/Clay Carter

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XVIII. School-Community Relations Grace Traylor

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XIX. Board/Superintendent Relations Dr. Chad Kelly

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XX. Personnel Management Brad Stewart

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XXI. Short and Long Range Planning Lisa Cox

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XXII. School Safety Marvin Acker 59

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I. MISSION STATEMENT and VISION

Mission Statement

The mission of the Jacksonville Independent School District is to empower students by providing a premier education in a safe learning

environment, which will cultivate successful, contributing members of a global society.

Vision

Empowering Champions

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II. DISTRICT ORGANIZATION CHARTS

District-Wide Organization Chart

Campus Organization Chart

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III. CURRICULUM

For each school level, describe the curriculum offerings in the following areas:

East Side Elementary

At East Side Elementary, we offer the state and local mandated classes. Special

Offerings are problem based learning through the Applied Learning community and

Bi-lingual education through one way dual language program. Gifted and talented

services provided through differentiated instruction with additional pull-outs for third

and fourth graders.

Joe Wright Elementary At Joe Wright Elementary, we offer the state and local mandated classes. Special

Offerings are Bi-lingual education through one way dual language program. Gifted

and talented services provided through differentiated instruction with additional pull-

outs for third and fourth graders.

Fred Douglass Elementary

At Fred Douglass Elementary, we offer the state and local mandated classes. Special

Offerings are Bi-lingual education through two -way dual language program. Gifted

and talented services are provided through differentiated instruction with additional

pull-outs for third and fourth graders.

West Side Elementary

At West Side Elementary, we offer the state and local mandated classes. Special

Offerings are Bi-lingual education through one way dual language program. Gifted

and talented services provided through differentiated instruction with additional pull-

outs for third and fourth graders.

Nichols Intermediate

At Nichols Intermediate School, we offer the state and local mandated classes as well

as electives and a few high school credit courses. Advanced students are placed in

honors courses.

Electives: band, choir, and art

Jacksonville Middle School

At Jacksonville Middle School, we offer the state and local mandated classes as well

as electives and a few high school credit courses. Middle School offers pre-AP

classes for advanced students.

High School Credit offerings: Spanish I and Spanish I and II for an accelerated

model, Algebra 1

Electives: Band, Choir, Yearbook, Theatre, Art, Pre-Drill, Career Explorations,

Technology Applications

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Jacksonville High School

Jacksonville High School offers all of the TEA required courses for the

Recommended Graduation Plan, Distinguished Achievement Graduation Plan, as well

as the Foundation Plan with Endorsements in Multidisciplinary Studies, Business and

Industry, Public Service, Arts and Humanities, and STEM. Advanced academic

courses are offered through Pre-AP and Advanced Placement courses in all four core

disciplines. Dual credit opportunities are offered in conjunction with local junior

colleges in core subjects as well as in certain Career and Technical Education courses.

The Athletic Program serves both males and females and offers numerous sports in

which to participate. Our Fine Arts Department features band, choir, art, and theater.

A wide variety of electives are offered in the Career and Technical Education

Department, many of which lead to certifications

Course offerings can be viewed through this link: http://jhs.jisd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?type=d&uREC_ID=293916&pREC_ID=740703

What are the state and/or local requirements for curriculum guides?

The state Curriculum Requirements come in the form:

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

The local Curriculum requirements:

JISD requires that teachers teach the TEKS. Copies of scope and sequence and

lesson plans are housed in Forethought in Eduphoria.

Describe how we do comply with these requirements:

Jacksonville ISD complies with all Federal, State, and Local requirements.

How is the information distributed?

Parents and students can access a copy of the TEKS by grade level and/or content area at:

www.jisd.org by clicking on the parents and students tab and then the academics tab.

How often is the curriculum updated and by what process it is updates?

The JISD curriculum is updated annually. Campus instructional strategist work with

teachers by reviewing testing data to make a new scope and sequence as data proves

necessary. Teachers put their lesson plans in the forethought component of Eduphoria.

What process is used to ensure that there is vertical and horizontal alignment from one

grade level to the next? How effective has this articulation process been and how do we

know that?

Each campus works with strategist to develop vertical and horizontal alignments from

one grade level to the next. Forethought is used to house planning and scope and

sequence. Campus transition is where we usually see a dip in student scores.

http://jhs.jisd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?type=d&uREC_ID=293916&pREC_ID=740703

http://www.jisd.org/

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Dual Language & ESL Services 1. Number of Students being served by the dual language program in each school:

CAMPUS PK K 1 2 3 4 TOTAL

WS 12 22 38 39 39 34 184

ES 23 24 23 24 25 29 148

JW 44 43 39 40 45 37 248

FD 41 81 82 80 80 75 439

CAMPUS 5

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The Dual Language programs at FD, NI, ES and JW are fully implemented in PK-5. WS will continue to implement the program into 3rd in 2016-2017 and 4th in 2017-2018.

2. The dual language program serves Pk-5 grades for the 2015-2016 school year. Fred Douglass has a two-way program serving both native English speakers and native Spanish speakers. East Side, Joe Wright and West Side have programs that serve native Spanish speakers. The dual language program is projected to move into the following school years as follows:

6 2016-2017

7 2017-2018

8 2018-2019

9 2019-2020

10 2020-2021

11 2021-2022

12 2022-2023

The program will be served through an elective capacity and students will begin to receive college credit beginning in their 7th grade year. Beginning in 7th grade, the students will test to become eligible to receive the entry into the secondary model.

3. Grades 6-12 currently also have the ESL model for English language learners. The staff are trained and certified to deliver English as a second language strategies.

CAMPUS 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

N 55 106 239

JMS 93 62 155

JHS 31 16 27 16 90

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4. Number of English language learners for the district 2015-2016:

Grade PK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 JISD Total 120 136 149 149 154 139 133 106 94 62 31 17 27 16 1333

5. Number of Bilingual Professionals Certified in the district: 37 6. Number of Bilingual Teachers Currently Teaching: 29 7. Number of ESL Teachers Certified in the district: 156

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IV. MEDIA CENTERS

1. Number of Students in each school:

East Side Elementary - 640

Fred Douglass Elementary - 650

Joe Wright Elementary – 550

West Side Elementary – 500

Nichols Intermediate – 700

Jacksonville Middle School – 700

Jacksonville High School - 1200

2. State and/or other local standards for the number of publications (and/or other

performance standards) per student.

East Side Elementary: Publication (magazines) subscription is based on Exemplary Recognized Acceptable Below Acceptable

>12,000 materials >10,800 materials >9,000 materials >9,000 materials

20 items per student 18 items per student 16 items per student 16 items per student

Fred Douglass Elementary: Exemplary Recognized Acceptable Below Acceptable



Joe Wright Elementary: Exemplary Recognized Acceptable Below Acceptable



West Side Elementary: Exemplary Recognized Acceptable Below Acceptable



Nichols Intermediate: Exemplary Recognized Acceptable Below Acceptable



Jacksonville Middle School: Exemplary Recognized Acceptable Below Acceptable



Jacksonville High School: Exemplary Recognized Acceptable Below Acceptable



3. Number of publications per student in each library?

East Side Elementary-17

Fred Douglass Elementary – 20.7

Joe Wright Elementary – 15.5

West Side Elementary – 18.2

Nichols Intermediate – 19.4

Jacksonville Middle School – 13.8

Jacksonville High School – 10.8

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4. Number of students served by each of our libraries?

East Side Elementary - 640

Fred Douglass Elementary - 650

Joe Wright Elementary – 550

West Side Elementary – 500

Nichols Intermediate – 700

Jacksonville Middle School – 700

Jacksonville High School - 1200

5. Student capacity of the library at any given time?

East Side Elementary: 8-45

Fred Douglass Elementary: 1-60

Joe Wright Elementary: 8-45

West Side Elementary: 5-20

Nichols Intermediate: 10-45

Jacksonville Middle School: 3-20

Jacksonville High School: 3-20

6. Utilization level of the library (average number of times each student uses the

library each year and which services they utilize the most.)

East Side Elementary:

o 36 (Each student visits the library at least once a week as a class. Some

students visit the library more often depending on their need.)

o Library lessons including storytime, booktalks, reading promotion, research

driven lessons, AR testing, research, and checkout new material.

Fred Douglass Elementary:

o 68

o Check out books; use computers for AR; testing and research

Joe Wright Elementary:

o 39


West Side Elementary:

o 29

o Check out books

Nichols Intermediate:

o 45


Jacksonville Middle School:

o 31


Jacksonville High School:

o 5


7. Non-printed learning aids available (E.g. tapes, microfilm, on-line databases, CD-

ROM Discs, video etc.)

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East Side Elementary: videos; CDs; TexShare Database

Fred Douglass Elementary: videos; CDs; TexShare Database

Joe Wright Elementary: videos; CDs; TexShare Database

West Side Elementary: videos; CDs; TexShare Database

Nichols Intermediate: videos; CDs; TexShare Database

Jacksonville Middle School: videos; CDs; TexShare Database

Jacksonville High School: videos; CDs; TexShare Database

8. Number of books checked out between the dates of 8/23/2014 to 6/3/2015 by campus

East Side Elementary: 28,827 books

Fred Douglass Elementary: 44.335 books

Joe Wright Elementary: 21, 527 books

West Side Elementary: 14,271 books

Nichols Intermediate: 31,582 books

Jacksonville Middle School: 21,550 books

Jacksonville High School: 5,818 books

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V. TECHNOLOGY

1. Computer data and distribution.

Computers = 2,424

Replacement schedule = every 5 years

Campus #Students #Computers Student/Computer

High School 1170 547 2:1

Middle School 696 220 3:1

Compass 24 44 1:1

Nichols 704 236 3:1

East Side 638 174 4:1

West Side 460 166 3:1

Joe Wright 543 179 3:1

Fred Douglass 660 169 4:1

Campus Computer Lab Date Computers Purchased

East Side A107 09/2012

C107 02/2015

Library 09/2012

Fred Douglass 405 02/2015

Library 09/2012

West Side 306 03/2015

Library 07/2015

Nichols 89 03/2015

90 09/2011

74 (Math Lab) 09/2011

Library (11 computers) 01/2013

Middle School 121 01/2013

305 03/2015

207 (Math Lab) 04/2014


High School 150 04/2014

151 10/2013

101 (journalism) 03/2010 (hardware upgraded)

101 (journalism laptops) 11/2014

103 05/2015


403 01/2011

404 06/2015

405 07/2014

410 10/2013

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Campus Wireless Carts Date Laptops Purchased

Fred Douglass Dell 5520 11/2011

West Side Dell 5520 11/2011

Nichols Dell 3340 05/2015

Dell 5000 10/2014

Middle School Dell 2120 04/2011

Dell E5530 (2 carts) 01/2013

High School Dell 3340 (5 carts) 04/2015

English 05/2015

Library 11/2013

Sp. Ed. 04/2011

Avid 11/2013

CTE 07/2010

Compass Dell 5000 09/2014

Technology Number of Units/Sets

Networked Printers 132

Projectors 423

Interactive Projectors 41

Interactive Pads 231

Student Response Sets 152

Visual Presenters 338

Interactive Boards 277

Video Conferencing 2

Telephones 460

Tablets 146

2. Access to the Wide Area Network (WAN) (Internet)

Single mode fiber links to all sites. (10gig)

100mb and Gigabit to the desktop.

Saturated wireless network at all campuses.

100mb internet connection via UT Health and Science Center Network

(NETNet).

3. Access to Distance Learning.

JISD is a member of the SUPERNet Consortium which offers 31 courses through

the SUPERNet Virtual High School. Many of our courses are also part of the TX

Virtual School Network.

There are 17 member districts in SUPERNet and we all have access to each other

via video conferencing.

We also have access to TEA and Region 7 staff development (through Region 7)

via our video conferencing equipment.

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4. Technology Support

We currently support:

7,500 technology devices

100 network switches

425 access points

18 physical servers

15 virtual servers

Work order information:

From To Year Submitted Closed

December February 2014-15 929 880

March May 2015 1,042 989

June August 2014 1,224 1,276

September November 2014 1,616 1,475

Support Personnel

3 Computer/Media Technicians

1 HelpDesk

1 Network Admin

1 System Admin

5. You can find other information and policies about JISD technology by visiting our web

site. JISD Technology

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VI. INSTRUCTION

1. What are the state and/or local requirements for evaluation of instruction?

State Standards Requirement: State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness

(STAAR)

o Grades 1-8: STAAR

o Grades 9-12: End-of-Course (EOC) testing per core subject level

o English, Math, Science, and Social Studies

Local Evaluation of Instruction:

Secondary campuses use six weeks and semester exams as well as two

benchmarks a year.

Elementary campuses evaluate weekly with weekly tests as well as two

benchmarks a year.

2. Describe how we do (or do not do)comply with these requirements.

JISD currently comply with all Federal, State, and Local testing requirements.

JISD “Met Standard” under the state guidelines.

3. Develop a chart that lists each school building and :

a. areas of supplemental and/or remedial instruction available to students: JHS JMS Nichols ES FD JW WS CC

PLATO Literacy

Lab

READ Pull outs Pull outs Pull outs Pull outs One on

one

Tutorials Math Lab Math Lab LLI Kits LLI Kits LLI Kits LLI Kits PLATO

READ

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Pull-outs Pull-outs Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials READ

180

Pull-outs Tutorials Tutorials

b. Gifted and Talented Education:

JHS services GT students in Pre-AP, AP, and dual classes.

JMS services GT students in Pre-AP classes.

Nichols Intermediate services GT students in honors classes.

All elementary schools have K-2 GT students clustered together and served in

their regular classroom.

All elementary schools grade 3 and 4 are clustered and also served in a one day

pull-out program.

All core teachers serving gifted and talented students have their required 30 hours

of GT training.

c. Bilingual Education:

In grades 6-12 all identified bilingual students are served in ESL classes.

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Three elementary schools serve identified bilingual students in a one-way dual

language program. One elementary school serves identified bilingual students in a

two-way dual language program.

All teacher serving ESL/Bilingual students are certified.

4. What instructional audit process is used?

JISD and each of its campuses conduct a comprehensive needs assessment each year

that includes feedback from: assessment results, teacher input, student input, parental

input, staffing needs etc.

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VII. GUIDANCE SERVICES

1. List the counselor by name and by campus and show student/counselor ratio,

certifications, and grade levels served.

Campus:

Counselor’s name

Student/Counselor

Ratio

Certification

Grade Levels

Served

JHS 1171 9-12

Brenda Pierce 360 to 1 Counselor 9

Sharon Loftin 304 to 1 Counselor 10

Jan Lewis 259 to 1 Counselor 11

Lisa Mehlenbacher 248 to 1 Counselor 12

JMS 696 7-8

Danya Holman 341 to 1 Counselor 8

Amanda Bowen 355 to 1 Counselor 7

Nichols 639 5-6

Jessica Phillips 639 to 1 Counselor 5-6

East Side 639 PK-4

Ashley Faucett 639 to 1 Counselor

Fred Douglass 659 PK-4

Erick Alverez 659 to 1 Counselor

Joe Wright 543 PK-4

Lisa King 543 to 1 Counselor

West Side 460 PK-4

Crystal Jones 460 to 1 Counselor

2. Compare the time (percentage of day, month, or year) recommended by TEA to the

time spent by district counselors in the following areas:

Counse

ling

Services

TEA Elementary

Recommendation

East

Side

Fred

Douglass

Joe

Wright

West

Side

Guidance

Curriculum

35%-45%

35%

35%

25-30%

35%-40%

Responsive

Services

30%-40%

30%

15%

20-25%

25%-30%

Individual

Planning

5%-10%

10%

10%

15-20%

10%-15%

System

Support

10%-15%

25%

20%

15-20%

20%-25%

Non-

Guidance

0%

20%

20%

20-25%

10%-15%

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Counseling

Services

TEA MS/HS

Recommendation

Nichols

Intermediate

JMS

JHS

Guidance

Curriculum

35-40%

25-30%

5-15%

10% - 15%

Responsive

Services

30-40%

20-25%

15-20%

25% -30%

Individual

Planning

15-25%

5-10%

15-20%

20% -25%

System

Support

10-15%

15-20%

25-30%

20%-25%

Non-Guidance

0%

25-30%

25-30%

10% -15%

Definitions:

Guidance Curricula- The guidance curriculum provides students information and instruction

related to skills needed in everyday life. Areas addressed in the curriculum include self-esteem

development, problem solving skills, communication skills.

Responsive Services: Responsive services address immediate academic and relationship

concerns of students, as well as student misbehavior and dropout prevention.

Individual Planning: The individual planning system helps students monitor and understand

their own development and to plan and set goals.

System support- system support includes guidance program development and counselor

professional development, consultation with teachers and administrators, parent education, and

school improvement planning and scheduling.

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VIII. HEALTH SERVICES

1. List the nurses/health care assistants, and their certification level and their campus

assignments:

JHS Clinic Staff:

Megan Wriggle, RN – office located at JHS

Ericka Cantua, LVN

JMS Clinic Staff:

Leslie Moore, RN – office located at JMS Kim Singleton, Unlicensed Clinic Assistant

Nichols Intermediate Clinic Staff: Nicole Fontenot, RN – office located at Nichols

Keesha Savage, LVN

Fred Douglass Clinic Staff: Brittni Harwell, LVN

East Side Clinic Staff: Charla Hicks, Unlicensed Clinic Assistant

Joe Wright Clinic Staff:

Toya Turner, LVN

West Side Clinic Staff:

Carol Hooker, Unlicensed Clinic Assistant

Compass Center Clinic Staff:

Janet Rivers, Unlicensed Clinic Assistant

Leslie Moore, RN, is the Health Services Director for all 8 campuses, as well as the

supervising RN for Fred Douglass Elementary.

Nicole Fontenot, RN, is also the supervising RN for West Side and Joe Wright.

Megan Wriggle, RN, is also the supervising RN for East Side and Compass Center.

2. What percentage of nurses’ time is spent a. Teaching. It is the responsibility of the Registered Nurses to teach and train LVNs,

Unlicensed Clinic Assistants, teachers, coaches and paraprofessionals about asthma, food

allergies, diabetes, seizures, medication administration, safety in relation bloodborne pathogens (personal protective equipment). The RNs also teach CPR and train Unlicensed

Diabetic Care Assistants, as well as train staff on emergency procedures related to any of the

above health conditions. RNs often spend time educating parents and students about health conditions. It is the responsibility of the Registered Nurse to delegate which tasks may be

safely performed by any of the above listed individuals. 20% of our time is spent

teaching. This is a conservative estimate because we also teach as we go about our day.

b. Working with teachers. The Registered Nurses work with teachers in all of the ways listed in item “a” above, as well as in 504 meetings and ARDs. The RNs address concerns about

student struggles and behaviors in the classroom. RNs educate teachers about their students’

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health conditions and have an ongoing relationship with them. Approximately 10% of our

time is spent working with teachers.

c. Caring for students. Registered Nurses, LVNs and Unlicensed Clinic Assistants care for

students in the following ways:

Medication administration and education about correct use of medications, as well as

side effects.

Emergency care (cpr, epi-pen administration, diabetic emergencies, loss of

consciousness, bleeding, struggling to breathe, seizures)

Head lice.

Scabies.

Vomiting.

Bleeding.

Blood pressure checks.

Diabetes care/monitoring.

Hygiene.

Diarrhea.

Sprains, strains and broken bones.

Head injuries.

Splinters.

Band-Aids.

Administering over-the-counter medications (Ibuprofen or Acetaminophen) with

consent from parents.

Assess for signs of abuse/neglect and file CPS report when needed.

Lost teeth.

Orthodontic emergencies.

Eye emergencies.

Wound care.

Catheterizations.

Vision, hearing and scoliosis screenings as mandated by the state.

And more.

Approximately 40% of the clinic staff time is spent caring for students.

d. Record keeping. Each student who visits the clinic, no matter the reason, has that visit

documented in Skyward. Clinic Staff (RNs, LVNs and Unlicensed Clinic Assistants) also

document phone calls to parents, enter data from vision, hearing and scoliosis screenings on applicable JISD students. Clinic Staff are also responsible for maintaining compliance with

immunizations.

Approximately 30% of RN/Clinic Staff time is spent in documentation/record

keeping.

e. Other.

Care plans (RN)

504 meetings (RN)

ARDs (RN)

Vision, hearing, scoliosis screenings (RNs and campus clinic staff)

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Registration (RN)

Notify Cherokee County Public Health Department of any reportable health

conditions, as well as communicate with appropriate teaching and administrative staff

about such conditions if/when needed (RN).

Phone calls to and from parents for various reasons – fever, vomiting, etc. (All Clinic

Staff)

Attend meetings within the community (RN).

School Health Advisory Meetings at least four times a year or more (RN).

The Health Services Director is responsible for making sure health and wellness

policies are followed on each campus and in each clinic, SHAC, ordering supplies for

all 8 clinics, as well as submitting state reports on vision, hearing, scoliosis and immunizations, attending leadership and team meetings, clinic staff training and

meetings, caring for students, teaching and training.

3. Does the district have a wellness program? Not at this time. This is something that our registered nurses would like to work on

implementing in our district. It is greatly needed.

4. List the members of SHAC. Include by-laws if applicable.

SHAC Members (Not all of the members were present at every meeting):

Shellen Henderson – TMFHS -- Chairperson

Rhonda Simon – Cherokee County Health Department

Cheryl Hill – Cherokee County Health Department

Brittni Harwell – Fred Douglass LVN and JISD parent

Shannon Wilks – TMFHS

Nikki Taylor – TMFHS

Amy Moeser – ES and NI parent

Stephanie McNeill – ES parent

Christen Jonas – NI parent

Samantha Riddle – ES parent

Leslie Moore, RN, JISD

Nicole Fontenot, RN, JISD

Megan Wriggle, RN, JISD

Jodi Alderete – Principal, ES

Chuck Roper – Coach, ES

Lisa Dailey – Principal, NI

Doug Conaway – Coach, NI

Mike Ricketts – Assistant Principal – JMS

Phil Nash – Coach, JMS

Clay Carter – Food Services Director, JISD

Karen Kubara – Principal, JHS

Jessica Phillips – Counselor, NI

Sharon Loftin -- JHS

5. Describe the district’s Coordinated School Health Program.

The program adopted by the school district almost three years ago is CATCH.

Counselors on each campus have the materials.

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The CATCH Program for schools is based on the CDC coordinated school health model

(as it relates to physical activity and diet) in which eight components work interactively

to educate young people about and provide support for a healthful lifestyle. Recently, the CDC has expanded on the coordinated school health model to create the Whole School,

Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model. The purpose of the WSCC model is to

establish greater alignment, integration, and collaboration between health and education

across the school setting. Consistent with the WSCC model, CATCH builds alliances of parents, teachers, child nutrition personnel, school staff, and community partners to teach

children to make healthful decisions and to create changes in the environment that

support these decisions.

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IX. STUDENT PERFORMANCE

JISD student academic performance is monitored by Texas Performance Reporting System,

TAPR, and it can be reviewed on the JISD website. It also includes: PBMAS (Performance

Based Monitoring Analysis System), DVM (Data Validation Monitoring), and SPP(State

Performance Plan), AMAO (Annual Measurement Achievement Objectives).

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X. STAFFING

1. Identify the various groups of professional staff (teachers, librarians,

administrators, counselors, etc.) in the school and show the following:

a. Identify by subject, grade level, position, etc., how many professional and

support staff is not certified by the Texas Education Agency or other

appropriate agency to hold their present position?

All employees who are required to be certified are and are highly qualified.

b. How many professional staff members at each campus hold a bachelors,

masters, or doctorate degree?

Bachelors Masters Doctorate

JHS 71 30 0

JMS 40 21 1

Nichols 35 17 0

East Side 38 8 1

West Side 29 5 0

Fred Douglass 36 13 2

Joe Wright 32 11 0

Compass Center 8 5 0

c. What is the average number of years of experience for professional staff at

each campus in the profession/in the District?

d. How many athletic coaches are there in the District?

31 coaches; 1 athletic director

Local Years Total Years

JHS 7 13

JMS 7 12

Nichols 8 13

East Side 8 11

West Side 6 10

Fred Douglass 8 10

Joe Wright 8 11

Compass Center 5 15

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2. Identify the various groups of auxiliary support staff:

Custodians Food Service Bus Drivers Maintenance

District Wide 6 4 65 12

JHS 18 9 0 2

JMS 10 9 0 0

Nichols 9 9 0 0

East Side 7 6 0 0

West Side 5 4 0 0

Fred Douglass 7 6 0 0

Joe Wright 7 7 0 0

Compass Center 2 1 0 0

a. How many instructional support staff members hold a certificate or

degree?

Number of Aides Certified Associate’s Bachelor’s

JHS 12 12 0 1

JMS 16 16 1 1

Nichols 16 16 2 0

East Side 22 22 1 4

West Side 13 13 1 0

Fred Douglass 23 23 0 1

Joe Wright 20 20 0 2

Compass Center 10 10 1 3

b. What is the average workload per staff member in each of the professional

and support areas?

Student to Teacher Ratio:

JHS – 13.8 to 1

JMS – 13.6 to 1

Nichols – 15.9 to 1

West Side – 16.3 to 1

Fred Douglass – 14.9 to 1

Joe Wright – 15.0 to 1

Compass Center – 3.3 to 1

3. How do the average salaries of staff in each of the professional and support areas

compare with similar Districts:

Currently the Jacksonville ISD salary schedule is lower than many neighboring

districts; however due to our highly successful levels of academic achievement

paired with an overall climate of excellence we are able to employee 100% Highly

Qualified staff.

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XI. STAFF DEVELOPMENT

1. What training does the District require of/and provide to employees to insure that they

stay abreast of their profession or craft?

Elementary: Daily 5, MATH, Empowering Writers, Conscious Discipline, Gomez

and Gomez, ELPS, No Excuses, Balanced literacy, LLI kits

Secondary: Avid Strategies, Writing Academy, Co- teach and Inclusion

2. How many staff members have attended staff development programs at district

expense?

All employees have attended staff development training at the district expense.

3. Does the District have a waiver on file with TEA to enable the District to participate in

additional days of staff development?

The district did file for a waiver for 4 staff development days.

4. What areas are being targeted in staff development?

Math is being targeted due to new TEKS. K-8 implementation 2014-2015 and high

school implementation 2015-2016. Science and social studies is a focus at grade 5 and

8. There is also a Writing focus across all grade levels and content areas.

5. How is staff development evaluated?

Each staff member that attends training completes an evaluation at the end of each

training session. Campus principals also survey campus members to assist in a needs

assessment.

6. Are staff development plans approved by district and campus improvement teams?

Yes, all staff development is approved. Staff development that is part of campus

improvement is documented in the district and campus plan and funding source is

noted.

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XII. ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE FOR MULTIPLE YEARS

1. What is the enrollment on the Fall PEIMS snapshot date, by campus, for each of

the past 5 years?

2. What is the average daily attendance for the past 4 years?

3. What percentage of annual growth has the District experienced in the last five

years?

Year % Growth

2015 0.7%

2014 1.7%

2013 1.2%

2012 1.0%

2011 1.3%

92.5%

93.0%

93.5%

94.0%

94.5%

95.0%

95.5%

96.0%

96.5%

97.0%

97.5%

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

2015

2014

2013

2012

Campus 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

High School 1228 1210 1175 1154 1115

Compass 19 23 16 25 14

Middle School 708 695 725 724 732

Nichols 704 719 750 724 737

East Side 634 638 608 625 676

Douglass 671 649 644 680 686

West Side 466 477 445 486 509

Wright 550 532 496 499 499

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4. What is the projected average daily enrollment for District for each of the next 5

years?

Year % Growth

2016 0.7%

2017 0.3%

2018 0.9%

2019 0.8%

2020 0.4%

5. How do the current and projected enrollments compare with our current and

projected classroom and support space?

The District currently and is projected to have a surplus building capacity.

6. For each building give the year it was constructed, the design capacity (number of

students), and the present enrollment.

Building Year Constructed Present Enrollment

High School 1958 1171

Compass 1994 24

Middle School 1979 696

Nichols 2000 700

East Side 2012 639

Douglass 1984 659

West Side 2015 460

Wright 2012 643

7. What grade level does each building house?

Building High School 9-12

Compass PK-12

Middle School 7-8

Nichols 5-6

East Side EE-4

Douglass EE-4

West Side PK-4

Wright EE-4

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XIII. COMMUNITY ADULT EDUCATION

What community adult education programs:

1. Do we offer?

ESL Classes to JISD Parents

2. Enrollment in each program over the past 5 years.

Averages 10 adults per night.

Program started September 2011.

3. When taught?

September through April

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-8 pm

3. Where taught?

Fred Douglass Elementary Campus

4. Who teaches?

Carlos Franz, Robert Ramirez

Friday, January 12, 2012

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XIV. FINANCE

1. What have been the total operating costs (other than capital outlay and debt service)

for each of the past 5 years?

2009-10 30,343,095

2010-11 30,238,431

2011-12 31,151,366

2012-13 31,563,064

2013-14 32,111,855

2. What have been the per pupil operating costs during each of the past 5 years?

(Total Operating / TEA Refined ADA)

2009-10 $6,782.96

2010-11 $6,616.22

2011-12 $6,814.52

2012-13 $7,007.17

2013-14 $7,078.38

3. What has been the tax rate (maintenance rate, I & S rate, and total rate) and

assessed valuation for the District for the past 5 years?

Fiscal

Year

M&O

Tax Rate

I&S

Tax Rate

Total

Tax Rate

2009-10 1.04 .09 1.13

2010-11 1.04 .09 1.13

2011-12 1.04 .28 1.32

2012-13 1.04 .28 1.32

2013-14 1.04 .28 1.32

4. What has been the fund balance for each of the past 5 budget years?

2009-10 $9,141,949

2010-11 $9,904,828

2011-12 $10,034,607

2012-13 $9,483,924 (Furniture/Equipment: HS/FD/ES/JW)

2013-14 $9,963,620


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5. Over the past 5 years, what percent/amount of the total budget has come from local,

state and federal funding sources?

Fiscal

Year

Local

Revenue

State

Revenue

Federal

Revenue

2009-10 28.73% 70.50% .77%

2010-11 30.54% 68.55% .91%

2011-12 31.13% 67.70 1.17%

2012-13 31.31% 67.77% .92%

2013-14 29.71% 69.06% 1.23%

6. Given our projected enrollment for the next five years, salaries and other state

mandated increases in spending, a 5% cost of living increase, building expansion or

other such unique expenses, estimate the District’s budget needs over the next five

years.

2014-15 $35,742,993

2015-16 $36,815,283

2016-17 $37,919,741

2017-18 $39,057,334

2018-19 $40,229,054

7. Given the current state aid formula and any foreseeable changes in assessed

valuation, project the local tax rate that will be necessary to fund the estimated

budgets for the next 5 years.

2015 1.04

2016 1.04

2017 1.04

2018 1.04

2019 1.04

8. FIRST rating for past 5 years.

2009-10 Superior Achievement






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9. What are the Web-Site suggested requirements and which do we have posted?

Education Code

§11.1513

Posting notice of vacant positions at least 10 days

prior to filling position.

Vacancies are posted, and located on the Human

Resource page of the district’s website.

Education Code §21.203 Board employment policies must be posted. Link to Online Policies located on home page under

School Board tab then Board Policy tab.

Education Code §22.003 Posted employee handbook must include

information on assault leave.

Information is included. Handbook is located in the

Employee Portal of the district’s website.

Education Code §22.004 If not participating in the state uniform group

coverage program, must post insurance contract

information.

Medical benefits plan posted under the Human

Resource Department and The Benefits Hub

Education Code

§28.004(k)(1)

Must post statement of policies for student physical

activity.

Information is included in the Student Handbook

that can be found under the Students & Parents

tab on the JISD website. Section is on page 54 of

the student handbook.

Education Code

§28.004(k)(2)(A)

Number of times the School Health Advisory

Council met the previous year.

Located on the JISD website under health services.

An agenda posted for each meeting. This is also

located in the student handbook on page 54

Education Code

§28.004(k) (2)(B)

Whether district has adopted and enforces policies

to ensure campuses comply with vending and food

service guidelines for restricting student access to

vending machines.

Board policy CO and FFA and in Student Handbook,

page 55. Handbook located under Student and

parents tab on the JISD website.

Education Code

§28.004(k)

(2)(C)

Whether the district has adopted and enforces

policies and procedures prescribing penalties for

use of tobacco products on campus or school

sponsored events.

Board policy FNCD and FKA and in Student

Handbook, page 55. Handbook located under

Student and parents tab on the JISD website.

Education Code

§28.004(k)

(3)

Notice to parents that they can request in writing

their child’s physical fitness assessment results at

the end of the school year.

Student Handbook Page 54 under students and

parents tab on JISD website.

Education Code §29.916 Notice of dates for the PSAT/NMSQT and college

advanced placement tests with a statement that

the tests are available for home-schooled students

in the district and the procedure for registering.

Student handbook page 71 under students and

parents tab on JISD website has the information

but not the dates

Education Code

§38.019(a)

(1)(A) and (B)

In English and Spanish, and prominently posted,

immunizations required or recommended for public

schools.

Student Handbook page 56 under students and

parents tab on JISD website

Board policy FFAB (legal) and the TDSHS website

link is also available

Education Code

§38.019(a)

(2) and §38.019(a-1)

In English and Spanish, and prominently posted,

a link to the Texas Department of State Health

Services for obtaining an exemption from

immunization requirements.

Student handbook page 56 under students and

parents tab on the JISD website.


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Education Code §39.084 Copy of adopted budget with a prominently

displayed link. Post must remain until the third

anniversary of the date of adoption.

Posted under Financial Transparency tab and the

link to Budget Information.

Education Code §39.362 Not later than 10th day after first day of instruction

campus and district “report card” information; and,

most recent accreditation status and explanation.

Report cards are sent home with students, hard

copies are kept in the library at each campus, and

they can be found on JISD website under the about

tab then the accountability section

Education Code

§44.0041

Budget summary for proposed budget with

comparisons to previous year.

Posted under Financial Transparency tab and the

link to Budget Information..

Government Code

§2265.001

Report of metered amount of electricity, water, or

natural gas consumed and aggregate costs for

those utility services.

Provided under the Financial Transparency link

under Utilities Consumption.

Government Code

§551.056

Concurrent posting of agenda for the board

meeting.

Posted under Board of Trustees tab; also calendar

linked to board meeting agendas; agendas for all

meetings are posted on website beginning 2009.


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XV. TRANSPORTATION

1. Buses – Yellow Fleet:

a. How many buses does the District own?

Daily transportation of non-handicapped students

o 31 Regular Ed Routes

o 2 Compass Center Routes

back-up or other buses not used on a daily basis

o 4

specially equipped buses for handicapped students

o 1

b. What is the significant data on each bus?

Unit Year Make Model Assignment Mileage

05/2014

Condition

3 2000 Thomas D Reg Ed Route 164687 Fair


5 2002 International C Reg Ed Route 182717 Fair








14 2009 International C Reg Ed Route 88221 Good

15 2011 Blue Bird C Reg Ed Route 44439 Very Good



18 2009 International C Reg Ed Route 89132 Very Good





25 2011 Blue Bird C Reg Ed Route 38319 Very Good














805 1999 Thomas D Field Trips 117189 Good

806 1999 Thomas D Field Trips 145783 Good


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807 2015 Blue Bird C Field Trips 11850 Very Good



811 2010 International C Field Trips 62489 Very Good

813 2011 Thomas C Field Trips 44391 Very Good

7708 2000 Thomas D Spare 79904 Poor

7716 2000 Thomas D Spare 70231 Fair

8341 2000 Thomas D Spare 42765 Very Poor


7735 1999 International C Spare 208820 Fair





7751 1999 International C Spare 150421 Very Poor



37 2004 International C Special Needs 159178 Good


82 2008 Blue Bird C Special Needs 100191 Very Good




87 2008 Chevy A Special Needs 126440 Very Good


4747 1999 International C Special Needs 175979 Fair


4749 1999 International C Special Needs 202190 Very Poor


2. Other vehicles:

a. How many and what type of special purpose vehicles (maintenance,

transportation of staff, etc.) does the District own and what is their significant

data?

Asset # Year Make Model Assignment Mileage

06/2015 Conditi

on 6206 2007 Ford E-350 SD Warehouse Delivery 58,470 Good

6207 2004 Ford Crown Victoria

Security 136,062 Fair

6208 2008 Ford F-250 Maintenance - General 71,101 Good

6257 2007 Ford LCF Van Band 17,326 Good

8045 2011 Ford E-150 Maintenance - HVAC 42,829 Good

8071 2011 Ford Ranger Food Service 33,949 Good

8091 2011 Ford Crown

Victoria

Security 31,500 Good

8001 2002 Ford Winstar Van Warehouse 140,108 Poor

8025 2007 Ford Explorer Staff Development 128,153 Good

8024 2007 Ford Edge Staff Development 110,800 Good

8053 2011 Ford F-250 Custodial 61,472 Good

8164 2014 Ford F-350 Ag 26,529 Good


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8200 2014 Ford XLT LWB Warehouse 6,486 Excellent

4367 2002 Ford F-250 Athletic Grounds 59,513 Good

5322 2007 Ford F-250 Crew

Cab

Transportation 77,610 Very

Good

2449 1983 GMC ½ Ton Maintenance - Welder 150,960 Poor

2461 1994 Ford F150 XL Maintenance - Painter 209,228 Fair

2451 1995 Ford ¾ Ton Maintenance – General 181,377 Fair

2814 1996 Ford F-350 Custodial 129,623 Fair

2832 2001 Ford F-250 SD Maintenance – General 67,628 Good

2830 1996 Chevrolet C-3500 Maintenance – Grounds 111,680 Fair

2470 1995 Ford Van – E350 Food Service 110,260 Fair

2817 1995 GMC 2 Ton Transportation 224,625 Fair

2816 2002 Ford F-350 SD Maintenance – Grounds 112,047 Fair

3667 2001 Ford F-250 ¾ Ton Custodial – HS 39,876 Fair

4004 2005 Chevrolet Venture Compass Transition 96,855 Good

3987 2005 Ford F-250 ¾ Ton Maintenance – Plumber 96,792 Fair

4462 2005 Ford E-150 Technology 29,222 Good

8171 2003 Mercury Grand

Marquis

Security 55,329 Fair

TBD 2015 Chevrolet Suburban District-wide N/A New

TBD 2015 Chevrolet Suburban District-wide N/A New

3. Pupils transported on daily runs:

a. How many non-handicapped students are transported on a daily basis over how

many routes?

1,626 eligible riders with 31 routes

b. How many handicapped students are transported on a daily basis over how

many routes?

77 students with 8 routes

c. How many total miles are traveled on daily routes for handicapped and non-

handicapped students?

2,050 miles daily average for Reg. Ed

601 miles daily average for Special Ed

d. Other specialized routes (i.e. vocational, dual credit, half-day PK or other

alternate programs.)

31 miles daily average for Sheltered Workshop and Vocational Nursing Program

4. Pupils transported on co-curricular field trips: (includes athletics, UIL & student

field trips)

a. How many students are transported (average) per month on field trips?

Varies


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b. How many field trips (average) are taken last year?

School Group Number of Buses Miles Traveled

Athletics 353 38,059

Band 84 7,304

Choir 22 2,174

Cheerleaders 21 3,487

Charmers 8 617

Ag 23 6,270

Special Ed 30 1,411

Other 245 19,038

Total Extra Trips 786 78,360

c. What is the average number of miles traveled:

- per field trip? 99.7 per trip

- per month? Varies with highest in April of 133

5. What are our annual expenditures for transportation in the previous year:

Payroll and Benefits $989,133

DOT Medical Expenses – Testing $7,934

Region 7 Driver Training $3,585

Routing Software $5,850

Radio Tower $4,019

Misc Contracted Repairs/Svcs $14,364

Fuel $273,637

Bus Parts/Tires/Shop Supplies $123,921

Misc Supplies/Equipment $5,051

Fleet Insurance $24,617

Misc $2,093

Capital Outlay – 3 Buses $273,213

Total Expenditures $1,727,416

Less Charge for Trips ($102,374)

Total Net Expenditures $1,625,042

6. What portion of the total net transportation expenditures come from:

a. State aid? 27.26%

b. Local taxes? 72.74%


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7. What is our projected transportation needs (buses, facilities, drivers, etc.) for each of

the next 5 years?

Ongoing Need Replacement Drivers and Monitors

Ongoing Need Paving of Bus Parking Lot

2015-16 3-4 Regular Ed Replacement Buses

2016-17 3 Regular & 1 Sp Ed Replacement Buses


2018-19 3 Regular & 1 Sp Ed Replacement Buses


8. List each campus and the time buses are scheduled to:

a. deliver students in the morning.

High School 7:00-7:50

Middle School 7:00-7:55

Intermediate School 7:15-8:00

East Side Elementary 7:00-7:35

Fred Douglass Elementary 7:00-7:35

West Side Elementary 7:00-7:35

Joe Wright Elementary 7:00-7:35

Compass Center 7:30-8:00

b. pick up students in the afternoon.

High School 3:40

Middle School 3:10

Intermediate School 3:20

East Side Elementary 2:40

Fred Douglass Elementary 2:40

West Side Elementary 2:40

Joe Wright Elementary 2:40

Compass Center 3:30

9. Criminal history and Driving Record checks are conducted on all bus drivers?

Yes. Criminal history is checked prior to employment and continuously throughout

employment. Driving records are checked at least twice per year.

10. Required drug tests are current for all drivers and substitutes.

Yes. Employees are given a PreEmployment Drug test and once hired random tests

are done on a continuous basis. Tests are also required if there is a bus accident

while transporting kids.


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XVI. FACILITIES, CONSTRUCTION, AND GROUNDS

1. Facility Information

Site Address

Grade Levels

Square Footage

Date Constructed

High School 1210 Corinth Rd. 9-12 299,926

1958, 1970-1977, 2005-2012

Middle School 1541 Pine St. 7-8 129,503 1977

Nichols Intermediate 818 SW Loop 456 5-6 107,509 2000-2014

East Side Elementary 711 Ft. Worth St. PK-4 84,417 2012

Fred Douglass Elementary 1501 Pine St. PK-4 89,250 1983,

1991-2012

West Side Elementary (old) 1002 Sunset St. PK-4 42,935 1951,

1988-1999

West Side Elementary (new) 1105 College Ave. 68,000 2015

Joe Wright Elementary 1055 N. Pineda St. PK-4 90,257 2012

Compass Center 456 SW Loop 456 Varies 15,795 1996-1998

JISD Gymnasium 811 Farnsworth St. N/A 21,000

Administration Building 800 College Ave. N/A 21,000 2008

Support Center 953 N. Jackson N/A 4,586 1977

Support Center Shop/Garage 953 N. Jackson N/A 9,417 1977

Warehouse/Food Svc Office 945 N. Jackson N/A 2,008 1993

Warehouse Inventory 945 N. Jackson N/A 8,290 1993

Transportation Office 1410 Elberta St. N/A 2,700

Transportation Shop 1410 Elberta St. N/A 6,300

Tech Center 1547 E. Pine St. N/A 6,869 1984

Tomato Bowl Stadium 101 Austin St. N/A 6,050 1930’s

Total Square Footage

1,015,812

2. Custodial Information

Jacksonville ISD standard number of square feet per custodian

o 19,000


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Custodial Staff per Site

Site # Custodians FTE’s

High School 6 FT – 13 PT 12.5

Middle School 3 FT – 7 PT 6.5

Nichols Intermediate 3 FT – 7 PT 6.5

East Side 3 FT – 4 PT 5.0

Fred Douglass 3 FT – 5 PT 5.5

West Side 2 FT – 3 PT 3.5

Joe Wright 3 FT – 4 PT 5.0

Compass Center 1 FT – 1 PT 1.5

Support Center/Warehouse/Food Svc 1 FT – 1 PT 1.5

Administration/JISD Gym/Tech Center 1 FT – 1 PT 1.5

Transportation 1 PT 0.5 FT = Full Time; PT = Part Time

Custodial Costs Prior Year o Payroll/Benefits - $1,188,346

o Repairs & Uniform Rentals - $30,056

o Trash Services - $25,118

o Supplies - $121,965

o Training

IPM – $282

Other - $649

Misc. Office – 869

3. Utility Consumption Information

Utility Costs Prior Year - $947,519

o Electricity $804,698

o Gas $63,112

o Water $79,709

Average annual utility cost per 1,000 square feet

o $999.69 [947,812 total square feet] – (1,015,812 less 68,000 (new West Side))

4. Maintenance Information

Maintenance Staff

Director 1

Supervisor/Carpenter 1

Clerical 1

HVAC 1

Plumbing 1

Painter 1

General Maintenance 3


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Maintenance Costs Prior Year

o Contracted Services - $287,033

o Supplies/Fuel - $237,430

o Training/Misc - $3,435

o Equipment - $68,043

o Security Monitoring Systems - $17,575

5. Ground Maintenance Information

Grounds Staff

General Grounds 5

Athletic Grounds 3

Acreage Per Campus/Site

Site Acreage

High School 138

MS, FD, and Tech Center 107

Nichols Intermediate 22

East Side Elementary 10.8

Joe Wright Elementary 20.832

West Side Elementary (existing) 4.4

West Side Elementary (New) 38.063

Compass Center 4.9

JISD Gym 9.349

Administration 4.24

Support Center 4.35

Transportation 3.321

Tomato Bowl 5.2

Total Acreage 372.455

Grounds Costs Prior Year

o Contracted - $26,454.76

o Supplies - $6,083

o Equipment - $14,129

6. Long Range Facility Planning

a. List the major construction and/or renovation projections now in progress

and the percentage of completion.

2011 Bond Project

o East Side Elementary

o Joe Wright Elementary

o Fred Douglass Renovation

o High School Renovation


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2013 Bond Project

o JISD Gym Parking – Construction Complete - Warranty Phase

o Nichols Renovation – Construction Complete -Warranty Phase

o West Side Elementary – 72%

Other Projects

o JISD Multipurpose Facility – Design/Bid Phase

b. Project the major construction work projected for the next five years.

Mauldin Field

o Track and Miscellaneous Improvements

Geotechnical phase of testing

Tomato Bowl

o Miscellaneous Improvements

7. T.E.A. Required Asbestos Management Plan

JISD has maintained an active Asbestos Management Plan for all district owned

buildings since 1988. All new construction/renovations provided by bond proceeds

are certified as asbestos free. Copies of the JISD Asbestos Management Plan are

available at each campus involved in the plan and the master plan is available at the

JISD Support Center. The JISD Maintenance Director is currently the Designated

Asbestos Responsible Person. The Maintenance Supervisor has scheduled the 4 hour

training necessary for certification.

8. JISD Property Owned (as of 09/01/2015)


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9. JISD Master Facilities Plan


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Prepared and presented by:

Committee Chairman Patsy Whitaker

Community Members Janis Adams

Hedda Alexander

Brett Brewer

Henry Canady

Whitney Carter

Cassie Devillier

Frank Dublin

Rueben Gallegos

Tony Harris

Michael Hollie

Martha Juarez

Shellie McCown

Elaine McDonald

Tim McRae

Matt Montgomery

Shaniqua Redd-Dorsey

Cindy Richards

Bobby Robinson

Julianne Sanford

Kenneth Smith

Dick Stone

Chris Taber

Sandra Thompson

Todd Travis

Michelle Whitaker

Courtney Williams

Darin Wood

School District Representatives School Board President – Todd Travis

School Board Member – Cassie Devillier

Superintendent – Dr. Joe Wardell

Asst. Supt. Instruction/Curriculum – Judy Terry

Asst. Supt. Finance/Operations – Lindy Finley

Technology Director – Hedda Alexander

Maintenance Director – Olen Morton

Custodial Director – Mike Pope


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Table of Contents

Page

Introduction

4

Overview

5

Philosophy

6

Current Basis for Plan

7

Proposed Facilities Plan

8

Attachments

10


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Planning for the Future Today

INTRODUCTION

As most of you are aware, Jacksonville ISD has been a leader in educational achievement in this

area of the state. JISD covers a land space of over 271 square miles which includes the City of

Jacksonville as well as a large land area surrounding the city. It is composed of eight campuses

with seven of these receiving academic ratings through the state accountability program. West

Side Elementary and Fred Douglass Elementary are 2 out of only 26 campuses nominated in the

state for the National Blue Ribbon Schools (out of over 8,300 campuses in Texas) in 2010. This

nomination places these 2 JISD Campuses in the top 1% of the state. In 2014 all other measures

of academic achievement show that our campuses and student groups continue to be successful

academically.

We believe that this District has both a distinguished heritage and a bright future. As we

continue to look at ways to improve our District, it is the goal of the Jacksonville ISD Board of

Trustees to provide quality facilities for use throughout all phases of the District’s development.


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OVERVIEW JISD’s history of building facilities, as listed below, reflects forward thinking from previous

community leaders:

1951………… New West Side Elementary

1956………… New High School

1979………… New Middle School

1984………… New Intermediate School (now Fred Douglass Elementary)

2000………… New Intermediate (Nichols)

2012………… New East Side Elementary & Joe Wright Elementary campuses

2012………… Renovations and additions for the High School and Fred Douglass

Elementary

In 2010 a Facilities Committee was established to serve as an advisory committee to the

Jacksonville Independent School District to develop a Master Facilities Plan. Their

responsibility was to assess the facility needs and develop a timeline for facility improvements.

The result of this committee planning was a bond election which provided the facilities

mentioned above in 2012.

In 2013, the 2010 Master Facilities Plan was evaluated by the JISD Facilities Committee with the

goal of adjusting the Plan to reflect those projects completed and to identify other needs for

future consideration. The result of this committee planning was a bond election which

is providing a new West Side Elementary campus and additions/renovations to Nichols

Intermediate School.

In 2014 a new Facilities Committee was established to edit the current 2013 Master Facilities

Plan. This Committee’s goal was to access and prioritize the facility needs for the District for

the future. After a series of meetings the Committee has proposed several recommendations to

the JISD Board of Trustees for their consideration.


Planning for the Future Today


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Future planning decisions of Jacksonville ISD should be based on certain basic philosophies.

Some of the philosophies expressed during the development of this facilities improvement plan

include the following:

Quality Education – During the planning and execution of this plan the number one objective is

to provide a quality education to all Jacksonville ISD students throughout all phases of the

facility improvements. Any decision process should include the question, “How does this affect

the quality of education we are providing for our students?”

Campus Configuration – Because of the current academic success, our Committee believes that

the District should continue the current grade configuration. The current facilities include four

elementary campuses (housing Pre-K through 4th grades), one intermediate campus (housing 5

th

and 6th

grades), one middle school campus (housing 7th and 8

th grades), and one high school

campus (housing 9th

through 12th grades). The Compass Center currently houses kindergarten

through 12th grade students assigned to the DIRECT and OASIS programs.

Campus Safety and Security – During the design and construction or renovation on each

individual campus, safety and security of students should be a priority. If possible, buildings

should be designed as a complete unit (under one roof) and/or hallways should be added to

connect renovated buildings.

Campus Size - Based on the current campus configuration, projected campus size should be 700

to 750 students for elementary schools, up to 900 students for intermediate and middle schools,

and approximately 1800 students for the high school.

Land Requirements – The Committee used information and estimates as noted by the Council of

Educational Planners, International. Their rule of thumb estimates used in determining real

estate requirements are as follows:

During each revision of this document these recommended site requirements should be reviewed

and amended as needed.

Technology Infrastructure – Technology infrastructure must be considered when preparing a

bond issue. Communication links between campuses and the outside learning opportunities are

to be kept updated. When preparing any bond issue, infrastructure upgrades and additions must

be considered due to the rapid evolution and obsolescence of communications equipment. This

will provide access to a vast amount of data and educational resources available on the “World

Wide Web” as well as inter-campus communications.


Philosophy

Elementary campuses:

Middle school campuses:

High school campuses:

10 acres plus 1 acre per 100 students




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Current Campus Capacity:

2013-14

Campus

JISD Permanent Enrollment Capacity

Campus Capacity As of 09/04/13 Percentage

East Side Elementary School 700 640 91.4%

Fred Douglass Elementary School 700 650 92.9%

Joe Wright Elementary School 700 523 74.7%

West Side Elementary School 399 473 118.5%

Nichols Intermediate School 651 723 111.1%

Jacksonville Middle School 777 700 90.1%

Jacksonville High School 1269 1219 96.1%

* These two facilities were over capacity; however, this problem is being addressed by the District through

construction of a new West Side Elementary campus and additions/renovations at Nichols Intermediate School.


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FIRST PRIORITY – MASTER PLAN FOR DRESSING FACILITIES AT JHS BY NOVEMBER, 2014

Build New Girls Athletic Dressing Facility

o include Coaches Offices, Storage, Laundry Facilities, Cheerleader and Drill Team Areas

Renovate Other Dressing Facilities not in the Field House which was constructed approximately ten years ago

SECOND PRIORITY – MASTER PLAN FOR MAULDIN FIELD (JHS) BY MARCH, 2015

Mauldin Field (JHS)

o renovate Track (addressing drainage issues)

o restrooms, concession area, press box, accessibility and parking o field needs to be reworked (turf) to accommodate soccer, football games, band practice, Charmer practice

o new lights

o public address system

o handicap parking

THIRD PRIORITY


o build new weight room

FOURTH PRIORITY

Tomato Bowl

o dressing rooms needs rebuilding including actual shower

o dressing area for officials

o restrooms for visitors

o home and visitor side concession and restroom area renovations

o concrete step renovation inside AND outside o press box renovations

o path for visitors to walk to seating from home side with handicapped parking access on both sides

o consider installation of stadium seating for the Reserved Section

OTHER NEEDS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION


o enlarge weight room

o parking for softball & tennis


o build science labs

Fred Douglass

o chiller

o Roof


o new auditorium

o repurpose current auditorium for student needs

o build indoor facility for all extracurricular activities


2014 Facilities Plan (projected timelines may be subject to change)


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Other documents for reference:

Exhibit A: Five and Ten Year Enrollment Projections

(per 2012 Demographic Study Update)


Attachments


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Fall 2011 JISD Demographic Study: Student Growth Projections


Exhibit A


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XVII. FOOD SERVICE

1. What federal and/or state subsidized food service programs do we operate?

National School Breakfast, National School Lunch, and Summer Nutrition Program.

2. On the average, how many students participate in each subsidized program each

day – free or reduced price? Regular pay?

Breakfast: 1,864

Free Lunch: 3,034

Reduced Lunch: 255

Regular Pay Lunch: 362

3. What do we charge for meals?

Breakfast: FREE to all students. Extra breakfast meal is $1.25.

Lunch:

o High School and Compass Center - $2.75

o Middle School and Nichols - $2.50

o Elementary Schools - $2.25

o Adults/visitors - $3.00.

4. What food service programs do we operate that are not subsidized and, on the

average, how many students participate in each?

We offer an A-La-Cart at all 8 Campuses. Average daily participation is 61 students

per day.

5. How many cafeterias do we operate?

8 Campus Cafeterias.

6. How many people do we employ in our food service program?

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7. Has it been necessary to subsidize the food service program during any part of the

past three years? If so, by what amount?

No

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XVIII. SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS

1. List the formal systems (school newsletter, newspaper reports, school “open

houses”, etc.), used to inform the community about the school.

Website (District and Campus Sites)

Local Newspaper coverage

Weekly column by the JHS Journalism class in the JP

Local News Stations (Radio, TV, and Newspapers)

Facebook (District and Campus pages)

Billboard

Electronic Signs at new campuses

Channel 20

Personalized Ad Campaign (I Choose)

School Messenger Call-Out System

Campus Newsletters

Open Houses

Parent Conferences

Convocation

JEF Events

Leadership Team (supt, asso. supt’s., directors, principals, asst. principals)

provided with and instructed to wear “JISD Supports Jacksonville” shirts to any

community event

Began implementing the new logo (all district vehicles) for a unified, identifiable

look

* adding the JISD Ambassador Team – in process

* adding District and Campus apps – in process

* adding JISD banners in downtown Jacksonville – in process

* adding JISD murals to the Tomato Bowl and JISD Gym – in process

2. List the systems the District has for getting regular feedback from the community?

Webpage e-mail

Facebook

Board Meeting: Public Comments

Campus Open Houses

*Adding Mythbusters page to website using community input

3. How much money is budgeted this year for school-community relation’s activities

this past year?

$40,000

4. List the formal programs in which faculty and staff were involved in school-

community relation’s activities this past year.

School Open-Houses

Family Movie Nights

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Jacksonville Christmas Parade

Jacksonville Homecoming Parade and Downtown Pep Rally

Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce

Jacksonville Rotary Club

Jacksonville Kiwanis Club

Jacksonville Lions Club

Jacksonville Literacy Council

Jacksonville Arts Council

Ready, Set, Glow – Family Walk Night

Participation in the Back to School Fair

Literacy Council Spelling Bee

5K Rudolph Run sponsored by the East Side ALC

Community Little Free Library by Nichols ALC

Cherokee County Livestock Show

JHS Band Yard Christmas Concerts

Master Gardener’s Scarecrow Trail Exhibits (over 30 JISD entries)

Adopt-A-School Auction

Tomato Fest

Pink-Out at the Tomato Bowl

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

Relay for Life – Mauldin Field

Purple Up Day – honoring military families

Collecting for HOPE (Joe Wright, Socktober)

Chamber Business-After-Hours

JEF’s Evening With Our Stars

Taste of Jacksonville

State Softball Tournament – volunteer JISD workers

College Basketball Tournament – use of JISD Gym

Fundraising efforts for Van ISD

Serving meals during power outages during inclement weather

5. How many faculty and staff were involved in formal school-community relation’s

activities during the past year?

Over 450

6. Describe the process the Board and/or individual Board Members use to build good

relations with the public. What indicators are there that the Board’s public relations

process has been (or not been) successful?

Attending Games, Concerts and Academic Events

Christmas Parade

Homecoming Parade

Attending Convocation (community event)

New Employee breakfast

Attending Chamber events

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7. Who is responsible for the District Web-Site?

Grace Traylor with input from all administrators

8. When is the District Web-Site updated?

Calendar – daily or weekly as needed

News & Events – daily or weekly as needed

Staff updated and changed as new hires, transfers, resignations or terminations are

sent to PR by HR

Photo Shuffle as needed

Each department changes and updates their information as needed, or submits a

request for changes to be made

When are the campus sites updated?

Calendar – daily

News & Events – daily or weekly as needed

Staff pages changed individually

Teacher pages are updated and changed as needed with help from Instructional

Technology department

Staff/User changes are updated by PR Director as needed

Department or Club pages are maintained by sponsors

Athletic page is updated daily by Athletic Secretary

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XIX. BOARD/SUPERINTENDENT RELATIONS

1. How many times were Board Members called during the past year (after March 23,

2015 – Dr. Kelly)?

Averages twelve times per month

2. How many times did the Superintendent (Dr. Kelly) communicate with the Board

Members?

Emails: averages twelve times per month

Indian Exchange: each weekday throughout the end of school

Phone Calls: average averages twelve times per month

Text Message Announcements: averages twelve times per month

Face-to-Face: averages twelve times per month

3. Date of last Board self-evaluation.

To-date, a self-evaluation process has not been conducted by the current

Jacksonville ISD Board of Trustees.

4. Date of last Board meeting to set goals.

The Jacksonville ISD Board of Trustees held a special meeting on May 20, 2015,

to establish a Vision for the district. The Board discussed goals at the August 31,

2015.

5. How many Employee Level 3 Grievances were heard by the Board in the last year?

Zero (0)

6. How many Student Level 3 Grievances were heard by the Board in the last year?

Zero (0)

7. What are the Board Goals?

Jacksonville ISD Board Goals

2015-2016

Goal I: 100% of Jacksonville residents will be informed of the programs that are available in J.I.S.D. and of the accomplishments of our students.

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Goal II: Professional Development and PK-12 Curriculum will be tightly aligned district-wide and specific to needs identified in the comprehensive district needs assessment Goal III: J.I.S.D. students will Meet or Exceed Texas State assessment results Goal IV: Recruit and retain a diverse, high performing team committed to increasing student achievement Goal V: Individual student needs will be targeted through comprehensive intervention programs

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XX. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

1. How many times was the Superintendent formally evaluated during the past year?

Formative evaluations: 1

2. Were all categories of personnel evaluated?

Yes, all personnel were evaluated for the 2014-2015 school year.

3. Are there job descriptions for every position and how are they reviewed?

Yes, there are job descriptions for each position and each employee signs their job

description upon employment or transfer. Each time an employee leaves the District

their job description is reviewed and revised as necessary based on the TASB model.

4. Is the evaluation system for administration

a. based on the job description?

Yes

b. performance-based?

Yes

5. Is there documentation in every employee’s folder regarding the employee’s

performance?

Yes

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XXI. SHORT AND LONG RANGE PLANNING

1. What process is used to develop and/or update individual campus plan?

The district and each campus evaluate their DIP/CIP each year and make

adjustments based on needs assessments. Staff, parents, and students provide

input and student performance is taken into consideration up revising the plan

each year.

2. What process is used to develop and/or update long range academic plans for the

district?

A committee composed of representatives from each campus level as well as

community and parent volunteers is formed and meets regularly to review plans,

update, and adjust to meet the needs of the district.

3. What steps are taken by the superintendent and the board to develop and follow a

long range budget plan that corresponds with the long range academic plan?

The board and the superintendent meet at least once each year on the following

planning topics: district vision and mission, board/superintendent goals, team of

eight/team building workshop, building and grounds, and budget.

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XXII. SCHOOL SAFETY

1. How many instructional facilities are present in you District?

Eight (8)

2. How many non-instructional facilities are present in the District?

Seven (7): Transportation Center, Support Center, Food Service/Warehouse Center,

Tech Center, Administration, JISD Gym, Tomato Bowl

3. How many of your District’s instructional facilities have completed safety and

security audits during the current audit cycle?

None – they were completed for the 2011-2014 cycle and have not been started

for the 2014-2017 cycle at this time.

4. How many of your District’s non-instructional facilities have completed safety and

security audits during the current audit cycle?

None – They were completed for the 2011-2014 cycle and have not been started

for the 2014-2017 cycle at this time.

5. Who conducted your District’s facility safety and security audits?

Chief Acker, JISD Police Department & the JISD Safety & Security Committee.

6. What audit procedures were used?

Texas School Safety Center format / forms.

7. Which of the elements were reviewed during the Districts’ facility safety and

security audits?

Interior, exterior, door security, climate & culture, student surveys, teacher & staff

surveys, demographics.

8. When were audits done?

Audits were started around September of 2013 and were completed and presented

to the Board on March 17, 2014.

9. Results and Ratings ?

There is no actual scoring format using the TxSSC system.

Door access continued to be an issue for some campuses due to the layout of the

facility. Some access issues were addressed with campus administrators

regarding unlocked doors and open areas, etc. Sidewalk, step and walkway issues

were also addressed. The JISD Tech Center was not audited due to it being an

incomplete and unoccupied facility.

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10. What staff makes up the Readiness & Emergency Management for Schools (REMS)

team?

We do not have the REMS software program, but used the TxSSC format on the

District and campus MEOP’s. Those are still in place.

The District Emergency Operations Planning Team has historically consisted of:

o Dr. Chad Kelly, Superintendent

o Olen Morton, Maintenance Director

o Tommy Wade, Maintenance Director

o Mike Pope, Custodial Director

o Marvin Acker, JISD Police Department Chief

o Lindy Finley, Asst. Superintendent of Finance & Operations

o Troy Parker, Purchasing

o Clay Carter, Food Service Director

o Mark Turney, Transportation Director

I would recommend replacing this Team with the current and future Emergency

Response Team that has been formed that consists of:

o Dr. Chad Kelly, Superintendent

o Lindy Finley, Associate Superintendent of Finance & Operations

o Brad Stewart, Associate Superintendent of Curriculum & Personnel

o Olen Morton, Maintenance Director

o Tommy Wade, Maintenance Supervisor

o Mike Pope, Custodial Director

o Hedda Alexander, Technology Director

o Troy Parker, Purchasing Department Director

o Mark Turney, Transportation Director

o Clay Carter, Food Service Director

o Dr. Amber Penn, Bilingual Ed/Special Languages Director

o Sara Gill, Special Education/504 Coordinator

o Lisa Cox, Executive Director of Curriculum & Student Services

o Yvonne Burgert, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent

o Grace Traylor, Public Relations Director

o Cindy Slovacek, Principal, Joe Wright

o Holly Searcy, Principal, Jacksonville Middle School

o David Adams, Principal, The Compass Center

o Lisa Dailey, Principal, Nichols Intermediate

o Jodi Alderete, Principal, East Side Elementary

o Geoff Sherman, Principal, West Side Elementary

o Rachel Miller, Principal, Fred Douglass Elementary

o Marvin Acker, Chief of Police, Jacksonville ISD

11. What is the purpose for having this team?

The District EOP Team is the administrative team that will make decisions regarding

emergency management and operations if an event occurs.

They will work together for a positive resolution and safe outcome.

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The District has a Safety & Security Committee that meets to review injury reports to

staff and evaluate safety concerns that have been brought to the attention of the

committee members by the staff. Our website has a place to report safety and security

concerns that the staff wishes to be considered.

12. What are some of the responsibilities of the REMS team?

See above

13. Who is responsible for conducting safety audits and correcting needed improvements?

JISD Safety & Security Committee

JISD Police

JISD Maintenance Director

JISD Custodial Director

JISD Transportation Director

JISD Food Service Director

14. What is the District doing to provide safety procedures for its staff?

Annual training at the beginning of the year regarding safety procedures, security

procedures, drills, procedures to follow, etc.

Team Meetings by Food Service/Custodial/Maintenance Directors where they

emphasize proper procedures and safety issues.

Email notifications and reminders from the Safety Committee (Troy Parker)

regarding slips, trips and falls and other safety issues.

Reminders at campus staff meetings about procedures and methods to maximize

safety.

Following Texas School Safety Center schedule of safety drills protocols.

15. What is the District doing to address bullying issues?

Reports of bullying are handled by Administrators at the campus level. Appropriate

interviews and notifications are made to get a quick and lasting resolution to the

activity. Appropriate notifications are done to parents and persons involved.

Documentation is completed and maintained.

Students are surveyed as part of the Safety & Security Audit (3 years) regarding if

they feel safe, have been bullied, harassed or threatened on campus.

Staff members are open to the reporting of bullying issues from students and remain

alert for signs of bullying.

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