JMCSS Special Education Supports and Services

We are gearing up to celebrate Autism Acceptance Month—a time to promote understanding, inclusion, and appreciation for the unique strengths of individuals with autism! 💙💙

Every day we celebrate inclusion, awareness, and the beauty of what makes each of us unique! Before Spring Break we celebrated Down Syndrome Awareness Day!!! Today across the country, we recognize individuals with Down syndrome and promote a message of acceptance, belonging, and opportunity for ALL. Every student matters. Every voice belongs!! We honor the work our HEROES are doing to ensure resources and opportunities for every student!💛💙💛💙💛💙

Congratulations to one of our HEROES, Mr. Laboris Weddle. He was recognized as Educator of the Week! Congratulations, Coach! Continue Helping Ensure Resources and Opportunities for Every Student!! WE LOVE OUR HEROES!!!

Educator of the Week: Laboris Weddle - WBBJ TV It’s time now to recognize our Educator of the Week, brought to you by the Tennessee Education Lottery.

💙 Special Education Families — This Is for YOU! 💙

We are excited to invite our parents and guardians to our upcoming Parent Academy!! Let’s continue working together to ensure resources and opportunities for every student. We can’t wait to see you there!

🗓 Saturday, February 28th
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Isaac Lane Elementary School

What a fantastic Special Olympics Basketball event for our middle and high schools! Special thanks to Area Director Coach T. Stratton for coordinating and to Union University for hosting this event. Kudos to Union University student athletes for serving as support coaches for our students! You all are amazing!! Our students had a blast!!! 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

Today's HEROES Huddle was truly energizing! We're strategically enhancing our services and processes to maximize our impact. Here's to a transformative year of Helping Ensure Resources and Opportunities for Every Student!! Let’s go HEROES!! ❤️❤️

What a great opportunity for our kiddos!! Check it out!!!

🩰✨ Movement Counts ✨🩰 NEW Inclusive Dance for Students with Disabilities ages 14 and up.

Does your child love to move? Give them a space to shine, connect, and grow—through rhythm and dance! 💃🕺

🌟 Build confidence
🌟 Improve coordination & balance
🌟 Encourage self-expression
🌟 Foster friendships
🌟 Adapted for all abilities
🎶 Every child deserves to feel the joy of movement!

Let’s make every step count. ❤️

🔗 Register now at half price with code movement https://www.balletartsjackson.org/academy

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Our Project Search Signing Day was a huge success!!! Project Search is a year-long internship program for students with intellectual disabilities that takes place at JMCGH. It provides students a chance to explore careers and develop transferable job skills!! We are Helping Ensure Resources and Opportunities for Every Student!!!

Our SPEDucators are hard at work this summer deepening their content knowledge and preparing to better serve our students! Their dedication doesn’t take a summer break!