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Chastain Middle School (CMS) is a public, urban middle school that serves a racially and socio-economically diverse student population. The school was built in 1959 and has been fully accredited since 1972.

The school was named in honor of Mr. James Garvin Chastain Jr. 1892-1937. Chastain, the son of Baptist missionaries, spent his first 16 years in Matehuala, Mexico. He attended Mississippi Heights Academy at Blue Mountain. After graduating from Mississippi College in 1915, he became the superintendent of the high school in Derma. After World War I, he went to Eupora as superintendent and later became superintendent of Leland Consolidated School. In 1933, he became JPS superintendent. During his administration, the Jackson Municipal Boys' Band was organized and the Reserve Officer Training Corps was established at Central.

James Garvin Chastain Jr.
1892-1937
Our Vision
Our Goals

Our vision is to provide a quality educational experience by offering quality instruction and positive support for ALL students.

 

Our Mission

Chastain Middle School, an innovative, urban middle school committed to excellence, will provide every student a quality education in partnership with parents and the community
  1. Improve academic performance and achievement for all students.
  2. Improve state accreditation standing.
  3. Ensure a safe school; protect the health and safety of all students.
    * Ensure strong and effective discipline policies, both in the home school and by means of alternative school intervention.
    * Upgrade school facilities and improve building maintenance.
    * Reduce overcrowding.
  4. Increase average daily attendance; decrease truancy.
  5. Attract and retain high quality teachers and administrators, and provide professional development that will further the goals and objectives of the school.
  6. Improve parental and community involvement at all levels of the school.
  7. Implement and maintain strategic planning.
 
 
 

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Updated on October 11, 2010