FFA is more than farming at Liberty Technology High School. We'll hear from FFA advisor Chris Cherry and Liberty FFA Chapter officers Zamarion Carter and Praezha Murphy. This is Episode 70 of the JMCSS podcast For the District.

This week we will visit with Tiffany Spight, Chief Academic Officer for the Jackson Madison County Schools. We’ll discuss her journey through the field of education and talk about her efforts at the district office. We’ll also provide our stakeholders with an update on where we are as a district concerning the state’s 3rd grade retention law.

This week, we’ll visit with Rhonda Heard, School and Community Engagement Advisor for Jackson-Madison County Schools. We will discuss the Open Enrollment season for students, and the exciting magnet school options families can consider for 2025. Also joining us this morning is Starr Smith, school counselor at South Side High School. She’ll help us highlight multiple career programs and dual enrollment options at South Side and our traditional high school campuses.