Spring IAR Testing
Spring 2024 IAR testing will take place at Jackson on April 4, 5, and 9 (April 9 is a new date). Please click here for further details regarding IAR testing and middle school-specific details. Please ensure your child has a fully-charged Chromebook AND headphones each day for testing.
3rd Quarter Recognition Events
We will host 3rd quarter grade level recognition events during the school day on Friday, April 12. Below are grade level event times:
- 6th grade: 10:22 - 11:02 a.m.
- 7th grade: 8:45 - 9:36 a.m.
- 8th grade: 1:04 - 1:44 p.m.
Honorees for this recognition include students who earned: quarter honor roll status (3.5 or higher GPA), students of the quarter, Jackson charter recipients, athletes (boys’ basketball, cheer, and boys’/girls’ volleyball), and the Jackson PTA sponsored math contest participants. Invites will be sent home with students who are being recognized.
Messages from the Jackson PTA
2023-2024 Jackson Yearbook
It's that time of year to order your 2023-2024 school yearbook! You can order your yearbook by visiting www.ybpay.com and using the yearbook code 14927624. Orders must be completed by April 15.
No Hassle Fundraising
Back again this year is our popular NO HASSLE FUNDRAISER! Just $20 per Jackson family helps us reach our annual goal! Any donation is appreciated! Click here and give today! OR Venmo The PTA @jacksonmiddleschoolpta (list NO HASSLE as the description). Your donations helps us fund things like: all grade dances, field trips, assemblies, teacher appreciation, student socials and 8th Grade Promotional Exercise. Follow us on our Facebook Page as we highlight some of the more exciting things we funded to make last year one of the best!
Membership
Click here to sign up and join the Jackson Middle School PTA. Stay involved and receive information about upcoming PTA events!
Next PTA Meeting
The next PTA meeting will take place on Thursday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Jackson LRC. We hope to see you there!
Free Mental Health Services for D45 Families
District 45 has launched an innovative mental health initiative to provide and improve access to quality mental health services in our community. This new free program, called CARES (Community, Advocacy, Resilience, Engagement and Support), connects families to local mental health providers based on their specific needs and will help schedule appointments. CARES makes it easy for families to find help and support without trying to do it on their own.
Treatment providers are independent licensed clinicians. Services are available at nearby clinician offices or virtually (telehealth) and are 100% confidential. District students and families may receive up to eight (8) FREE sessions of counseling services. CARES is available to uninsured or underinsured families and accepts all private and public insurance options, including PPO, HMO and Medicaid. CARES is made possible through funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health in partnership with the DuPage Regional Office of Education and Referral GPS. For more information or to access mental health services, visit the District 45 CARES page and complete the “Treatment Request” to get started.
Jackson Daily Happenings
PowerSchool Parent Portal
PowerSchool is a proactive communication tool parents/guardians can use to stay informed about their child’s academic and work habits progress in school. Please click on this PowerSchool Parent/Guardian Quick Guide link for more information about how to navigate the PowerSchool portal. There is a mobile app version of the PowerSchool Portal for families. The interface of the mobile app is slightly different from the web version. If you experience any difficulties accessing PowerSchool, please email Mrs. Aparicio, the Jackson secretary who oversees PowerSchool. Her email address is vaparicio@d45.org.
Attendance
A friendly reminder that it is the responsibility of a parent/guardian to contact Jackson in the event his/her child will be absent from school. Please plan to report your child’s absence, prior to 9:00 a.m., by calling our attendance line at (630) 516-7368. Parents/guardians will leave a voicemail reporting their child’s absence. In the voicemail, please include the following information:
Child’s name and grade level
Date of absence
Reason for absence
Student absenteeism should be kept to the minimum; however, the School Board recognizes that some absences are unavoidable. The following are valid causes for a student's absence and will be considered “excused,” as specified in Section 26-2a of the Illinois School Code:
Illness
Observation of a religious holiday
Death in the immediate family
Family emergency
Other situations approved by the school principal