Jackson ECC Announcements

VIRTUAL CAMPUS

Families - The Allentown School District will start the 2020-21 School Year online. please confirm that each child in your household has the necessary technology & internet access needed to complete online learning: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TJR9DMLFamilias - El Distrito Escolar de Allentown comenzará el año escolar 2020-21 en línea. Por favor utilice este formulario para confirmar que cada niño en su hogar tiene la tecnología y acceso necesarios al Internet para completar el aprendizaje en línea:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TJR9DML

Fall Family Survey
Families - we want your feedback! As always, the health, safety, and welfare of Allentown students, staff, and community is our top priority. Your input is crucial to help us understand the needs and concerns of our ASD families as we plan for what school looks like in the fall. Click here for an important update from Superintendent Parker and to take the survey in English or Spanish: https://bit.ly/3bEFvC9

Summer Meals

ASD will continue to offer Grab & Go meals during the summer on Mondays & Wednesdays from 11 AM - 1PM. Click here for a list of locations and recommended guidelines for families: 
https://bit.ly/33tlxaz  

Register for Kindergarten!  

Starting Monday, June 1, parents and guardians will be able to register children for Kindergarten in the Allentown School District online. 

If you or someone you know has a child who will turn five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2020, you can enroll fully online using the Sapphire online registration portal here: https://allentownsd-sapphire.k12system.com/CommunityWebPortal/Registration/login.cfm. 

Jackson featured on WFMZ: A special Mother's Day Tea Party

Allentown School District targets incoming kindergarten students with summer program

The Jackson Early Childhood Center is one of 15 elementary schools located in the city of Allentown and serves exclusively Kindergarten students. 
The richness of The Allentown School District's diversity is strengthened by its central role in educating our students for America's future through academic excellence and celebrating the culturally responsive, athletic and artistic range of talent in the schools. ASD students originate from 51 countries and speak 26 languages. There are twenty-five academic buildings throughout the City. 

During the 2016-2017 school year, the district enrolled 16,628 students across 15 Elementary & Early Childhood Centers (7,976), 4 Middle Schools (3,421) and 3 High Schools (5,231).  The Allentown School District has 2,429 personnel.

89.1% of our families are denoted as Low Income, and 100% receive Free/Reduced Lunch.  ASD is the third largest urban school system out of 500 Districts in the Commonwealth and serves a community with a poverty rate of 38.64% of the City's population. (2013 Census).