Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools is a school district headquartered in
Gahanna, Ohio
Gahanna ( ) is a city situated in northeast Franklin County, Ohio, Franklin County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus. The population was 35,726 at the United States Census 2020, 2020 census. It was founded in 1849. ...
, in the
Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area
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.
In addition to almost all of Gahanna, the district serves a portion of
Columbus
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* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
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. Its territory is in
Jefferson Jefferson may refer to:
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* Jefferson (surname)
* Jefferson (given name)
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and
Mifflin townships.
History
Circa 2007 the district began holding Chinese classes, with 40 students enrolled in them altogether. By 2011 this number was up to 350, and the district was attempting to secure grants from the U.S. federal government and the central government of
China
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, with each being $1,000,000 and $30,000, respectively. By January 2011 the
Hanban
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agreed to give a $30,000 grant. The
U.S. Department of Education
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had granted $762,000, to be used in a five-year period, as part of the
Foreign Language Assistance Program
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(FLAP). By November 2012 it had ended all FLAP funding, and hence the district lost what remained of its grant.
On August 1, 2016, Steve Barrett became the superintendent of the district.
Politics
The Gahanna-Jefferson Public School District is run by the Gahanna-Jefferson Public School board, headed by President Beryl Piccolantonio as of September 8, 2021.
In October 2020, Gahanna-Jefferson Education Association, the teacher's union in the school district, voted to go on strike in wake of a contract dispute with the school board. The strike, which gained support of teachers, students, and community members, lasted from 13 October 2020 through 16 October 2020.
Schools
;High school
*
Lincoln High School
;Middle schools
* Middle School East
* Middle School South
* Middle School West
; Elementary schools
* Blacklick Elementary School
* Chapelfield Elementary School
* Goshen Lane Elementary School
* High Point Elementary School
* Jefferson Elementary School
* Lincoln Elementary School
* Royal Manor Elementary School
; Pre-Kindergarten
* Preschool Program
Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical School
References
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External links
Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools
School districts in Ohio
Education in Franklin County, Ohio
Education in Columbus, Ohio