News & Features

REGISTER NOW: How You Can Access the PowerSchool Parent Portal?

March 18, 2025 - JPS encourages parents to register today for the PowerSchool Parent Portal! This new tool allows you to register online for the 2025-2026 school year, monitor your child’s grades, assignments, and attendance.

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JPS Releases the District Calendar for the 2025-2026 School Year

March 21, 2025 – Jackson Public Schools will introduce a modified calendar in the 2025-2026 school year, meaning an earlier start and additional break time for scholars.

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Callaway JROTC Cadet Selected as the JPS JROTC 2025-26 Cadet of the Year

March 5, 2025 - Cadet Captain Ashanti Odom of Callaway High School was selected as the JPS 2025-2026 Cadet of the Year. After a lengthy application process by a committee of education professionals, she was chosen on February 26 at an award ceremony at the Mississippi eCenter.

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Jackson Public Schools Celebrates Black History Month

February 1-March 1, 2025 – As we pay tribute to the generations of Americans who overcame adversity to achieve freedom, we celebrate our history by highlighting local history makers.

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Bell Schedule

School Event Time

School Opens 7:30 a.m.

Homeroom Block 7:40–7:50 a.m.

Instruction Begins 7:55 a.m.

Instruction Ends/Dismissal Time 3:30 p.m.

School Event	Time
School Opens	7:30 a.m.
Homeroom Block	7:40–7:50 a.m.
Instruction Begins	7:55 a.m.
Instruction Ends/Dismissal Time	3:30 p.m.