#SchoolBoardAppreciation Week begins Sunday across the Volunteer State! We'll visit with #JMCSS Board chairman James "Pete" Johnson

East Elementary School Principal Dr. Amanda Brabham always knew she wanted to work in education, but service in the military has played a special role in her reaching her goals and becoming a remarkable school leader. That discussion, plus we'll visit with a pair of recent North Side graduates who are adjusting to life in college. This is Episode Six!

Superintendent Marlon King and our school board continue to move with a unified purpose to complete capital improvements scheduled in the CommUNITY Project.

Those improvements include: 

• Malesus STEM Innovation Center, which opened in August. 
• A multipurpose artificial turf field and track and field facility adjacent to historic Oman Arena, which is set to open during the 2025-2026 school year.
• And, the construction of a Prek-8 school to replace Pope Elementary in northwest Jackson that’s been standing in its current location since 1949; The new Pope School is scheduled to open in August.

And that is where we find the theme of today’s episode. Tracey Vowell, principal of Pope School, joins us to discuss the move to the new campus. Ebony Pugh - school counselor and Kaitlyn Tidwell - school counselor