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Laurel School District (Mississippi)
The Laurel School District is a public school district based in Laurel, Mississippi (USA). It serves almost all of Laurel. Administration (2023–24) Leadership Dr. Toy L. Watts, Superintendent Dr. Michael Eubanks, Assistant Superintendent of Operations Board of trustees Dr. James Johnson-Hill President Sandy Holifield, Secretary Doncella Milton, Member Keith Ridgeway, Member Dr. Read Diket, Member Directors * Chief Financial Officer: Mrs. Veronica Martin * Chief Child Nutrition Officer: Ms. Sabrina Jones * Chief of District Police: Mr. Kevin Flynn * Chief Technology Officer/Title IX: Mr. Albert Galeas * Chief Support Officer: Mrs. Candace Henderson * Chief Exceptional Ed. Officer: Dr. Dorsetta Jordan * Chief Academic Officer: Dr. Kristina Pollard Schools **Laurel Education Center "Alternative School"**' * Supervising Principal/Assistant Athletic Director: Dr. Jaymar Jackson ** Laurel High School (9th – 12th/CTC)**' * Supervising Principal: Mr. Eric Boone * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School District
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, which usually operate several schools, and the largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as a school board) may be elected, appointed by a political office holder, serve ex officio, or a combination of any of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurel, Mississippi
Laurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, Jones County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,161. It is located northeast of Ellisville, Mississippi, Ellisville, the first county seat, which contains the first county courthouse. Laurel has the second county courthouse as there are two judicial districts in Jones County. Laurel is the headquarters of the Jones County Sheriff's Department, which administers in the county. Laurel is the principal city of a Laurel micropolitan area, micropolitan statistical area named for it. Major employers include Howard Industries, Sanderson Farms, Masonite International, Family Health Center, Howse Implement, Thermo-Kool, and South Central Regional Medical Center. Laurel is home to the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Mississippi's oldest art museum, established by the family of Lauren Eastman Rogers. History Following the 1881 construction of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River. Mississippi is the 32nd largest and 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income in the United States. Jackson is both the state's capital and largest city. Greater Jackson is the state's most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 591,978 in 2020. On December 10, 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state admitted to the Union. By 1860, Mississippi was the nation's top cotton-producing state and slaves accounted for 55% of the state population. Mississippi declared its secession from the Union on January 9, 1861, and was one of the seven original Confederate States, which constituted the largest slaveholding states in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurel High School (Mississippi)
Laurel High School is a public school in Laurel, Mississippi, United States, part of the Laurel School District. The school provides education to grades 9–12. In 2022, the school's enrollment was documented at about 710 with 87 percent African American, 8 percent hispanic, and 3 percent white. 100 percent of students were categorized as economically disadvantaged. Golden tornadoes are the school mascot. The school's football team won state championships in 1990, 2007, and 2014, Alumni * Jeff Burkett – Former American football player for the Chicago Cardinals * Charles Cross – Offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL * Akeem Davis – Cornerbacks coach at University of Southern Mississippi, former National Football League (NFL) safety * Dontario Drummond – Wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL * Mary Elizabeth Ellis – Actor * BoPete Keyes – Cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL * Tom Lester – Actor * Parker Posey Parke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of School Districts In Mississippi
This is a list of school districts in Mississippi. Alcorn County *Alcorn School District *Corinth School District Attala County * Attala County School District * Kosciusko School District Bolivar County *Cleveland School District *North Bolivar Consolidated School District *West Bolivar Consolidated School District Chickasaw County * Chickasaw County School District * Okolona Municipal Separate School District Clarke County * Enterprise School District * Quitman School District Coahoma County *Clarksdale Municipal School District *Coahoma County School District Copiah County * Copiah County School District * Hazlehurst City School District Forrest County * Forrest County Agricultural High School * Forrest County School District * Hattiesburg Public School District * Petal School District Hancock County * Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District *Hancock County School District Harrison County * Biloxi Public School District *Gulfport School District * Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education In Jones County, Mississippi
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Various researchers emphasize the role of critical thinking in order to distinguish education from indoctrination. Some theorists require that education results in an improvement of the student while others prefer a value-neutral definition of the term. In a slightly different sense, education may also refer, not to the process, but to the product of this process: the mental states and dispositions possessed by educated people. Education originated as the transmission of cultural heritage from one generation to the next. Today, educational goals increasingly encompass new ideas such as the liberation of learners, skills needed for modern society, empathy, and complex vocational skills. Types of education are commonly divided into formal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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