Enjoy this spotlight on our JMCSS Transportation Department. Jeff Davis - Transportation Advisor, Linda Wells - District Bookkeeper for Transportation Department, Billy Hill - veteran bus driver, and Renee Rouse - veteran bus driver, join us for Episode 90.

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

Two Liberty Technology High School teachers have been selected this week to receive the Outstanding Instructor Award for the region from the Department of the Air Force Junior ROTC. We’ll visit with Major Christopher Honeycutt as he and Master Sargeant Marty Moore were selected to receive regional awards for their exemplary contributions and impact on cadets, Liberty Technology High School, and the community.