Thank you for choosing the Jackson Local School District to enroll your child! We are excited to work with you to make sure your child succeeds. Our goal at Jackson Local is to nurture and challenge our students so they become lifelong learners and confident leaders. We believe education is a partnership, and we know you are an expert when it comes to your child. We hope you will share your expertise with us. We look forward to standing alongside you and sharing your child’s success in the years ahead. Again, thank you for choosing Jackson Local.

Jackson Local School District students will be off for spring break starting March 20-24. Classes will resume on March 27. That will be the first day of the fourth quarter. We hope all of our students, families, staff have a safe and enjoyable break.

Jackson Local students and staff came together and raised nearly $90,000 for the annual St. Baldrick's fundraiser, which supports childhood cancer research. Together with our rivals from North Canton City Schools, the two districts combined to raise about $170,000.

At Sunday's Brave the Shave event, Superintendent Chris DiLoreto had his head shaved by Jackson students and cousins Will Lenhart and Charlie Wahl. They raised the most money out of any Jackson Local student this year for St. Baldrick's. They have been participating in St. Baldrick’s since 2016 and have raised more than $37,000. This year, they raised more than $5,500. Mr. DiLoreto was joined by North Canton Assistant Superintendent Dave Pilati and together the two school districts raised about $170,000 toward our region's $250,000. Thank you Polar Bears and VIkings!

The Jackson Local School District has many openings for substitutes in the following areas:

Transportation

Monitors

Food Service

Custodians

These substitute position can often lead to full-time or part-time employment, based on what the interest of the applicant is. In order to start the process to become a substitute, please visit the link in the button below. We look forward to welcoming new members of our Polar Bear team!

Kindergarten and new student registration for the 2023-2024 school year that starts in August is now open. We can't wait to meet all of our new students but everyone must start at the link below first. Welcome new Polar Bears! https://bit.ly/40izR2S

The Jackson Polar Bear Boys Volleyball team kicked off the new season with a decisive win against Division I rival Medina Bees on Friday night (25-12, 25-16, 25-12). There was a lot of excitement and buzz in the gym and Jackson used that energy to jump out early and never looked back. Led by Seniors Meyerhoff, Nosky, and Fisher, the team pounced early to a 7-1 lead in the first set and that set the tone for the rest of the match.

The 2023 Bears Varsity team has a really nice mix of players this year with 5 Seniors, 4 Juniors, 2 Sophomores, and 1 Freshman. Even though there are so many different players from different classes, the team seems like they are gelling together very well and running a good offensive scheme. Head Coach Richard Jackson said, “We are very excited about our team this year. We had a little concern about turning over our highly potent offensive team to first year Freshman setter Austin Earlenbaugh, but our upper classman are very pumped about his ability and our opportunities. Tonight was just a small taste of what we are capable of and we will continue to build upon our early success.”

The Polar Bear Statistics leaders were:

Assists: Earlenbaugh – 29
Kills: Meyerhoff – 16
Blocks: Pemberton – 3
Digs: Le – 2
Service Points: Nosky – 13
Service Aces: Nosky – 5

The Jackson Local School District started an initiative this school year to share resources and tips with our parents. We are providing more resources from our district mental health partners. We hope you find value in these resources from our mental health experts.

United Way of Greater Stark County is pleased to join the partnership that supports StarkHelpCentral.com, a searchable community resource website supported by Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery (StarkMHAR), Stark County Job & Family Services, Stark Educational Service Center, Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities and Stark County Family Court, and Stark County Family Council.

With this partnership, Stark County 2-1-1 will close its 2-1-1 information line and online database. This move will establish StarkHelpCentral.com as the primary source of information about community resources in Stark County.

Attached to this email is a brief guide that provides contact information for the most requested programs and services in our community. This resource guide will be direct mailed to residents of ZIP codes where most of 211’s calls originate. This will happen by the end of November.

For more community resources, go to StarkHelpCentral.com.

You can use the link below to our anonymous reporting system through Sandy Hook. Simply type in Jackson High School or Jackson Middle School and select the school for which you a reporting a tip.

Within the intent of the federal statutes (Rehabilitation Act of 1973-section 504 and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA-public law 105-17), the Jackson Local School District continues its effort to locate and identify children with disabilities from birth through age 21. Children with disabilities have physical, emotional, and or mental impairments that may require special education. Public schools provide free and appropriate education regardless of a child’s disability. However, before these children can be served, they must be found. Many of these children are not visible because they may not function in the community’s mainstream, and many are preschoolers. Parents may not realize that programs and services are available through their school district or from agencies in their community. If you are aware of a child who may need a special education program or services, contact Kathy Brand, Jackson Local School District’s Special Programs Director with any question you may have regarding the above notice at 330-830-8006.

The Jackson Local School District has job openings for both certified and classified staff, including cafeteria helper, substitute bus driver, and substitute custodian. Job openings can be viewed by going here.

Striving for Excellence

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Superintendent: Christopher DiLoreto

Board of Education:

Christopher V. Goff, Esq., president

Tonya M. Wright, vice president

Scott Gindlesberger

Lia Jones, Esq.

Thomas W. Winkhart, Esq.

Email: contactus@jackson.sparcc.org
Website: https://www.jackson.stark.k12.oh.us/
Location: 7602 Fulton Drive Northwest, Massillon, OH, USA
Phone: (330) 830-8000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacksonLocalSchools
Twitter: @JacksonLocal_SD