Johnson County Schools
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Mountain City, TN 37683
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The Johnson County School System is now hosting "Fall Academies 2007-08" for Teachers and Assistants. If you're interested in attending, you can find out more informatoin by clicking the link below!

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Highlights of Johnson County Schools

JCSS consistently meets and/or exceeds the state's student/teacher ratio requirements with a ratio of 17 to 1 in elementary, 23 to 1 in middle school, 22 to 1 in high school, and 14 to 1 in vocational.

The system has 180 teachers and administrators with 54% or 101 of them having a Master's degree, Education Specialist's degree, or a Doctorate degree. The average teachers' salary (excluding administrators) is $30,485. An additional 188 Education Support Personnel are employed full time by the school system. The entire annual payroll is well over $8 million.

All school buildings have 100mb networks installed, high speed Internet access, and local web and application servers. All classrooms are connected to the Internet, and staff members have e-mail.

362,340 miles are traveled annually by our buses transporting students to and from school. This does not include field trips or any other extra-curricular activities.

Approximately 504,000 meals are served annually to students. This includes breakfast and lunch.

The aquaculture and hydroponics vocational programs have received state and national recognition.

Guidance counselors and school social workers are available to students K-12.

Four full-time nurses serve the medical needs of the students.

Our county's students are served by five K-6 elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.

All schools have partnerships with business and industries.

Before-and-After school childcare in available as well as all-day childcare for 0-3 year-olds.

The CHARACTER COUNTS! Program is full implemented in every school.

AP courses, dual enrollment, and articulation agreements with two area community colleges are available in appropriate high school courses.

D.A.R.E. Program is offered to sixth grade students and G.R.E.A.T. is offered to middle school students.

The system boasts of an elementary principal selected to the Tennessee Teacher Hall of Fame, an instructional supervisor selected as the Tennessee Supervisor of the Year, a vocational teacher selected to the All USA Teacher First Team, and two bus drivers and a music teacher who have performed at Carnegie Hall.

 

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