Our Fall ETeam Summit is in the books!💻🏈 .This week, our Technology & Communication Departments hosted our school tech leaders, creating opportunities for them to connect, learn, & bring valuable updates back to their schools! Thank you to everyone who made this possible!

We are SO excited to share that the Jefferson County School District has been awarded the Blue Cross Blue Shield Be Healthy Grant for the VERY first time! This grant will provide everything from exercise bikes to agility ladders, benefiting and inspiring students and educators!

Happy Labor Day, JEFCOED family! We appreciate all you do to make a difference in our community, and hope you're getting some much-deserved rest. Don't forget, tomorrow is an E-Learning Day for students! See everyone back in-person on Wednesday!.#JEFCOED #LaborDay #LongWeekend

All JEFCOED schools and offices will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. Additionally, Tuesday is an E-Learning Day. We hope you enjoy your extended weekend, JEFCOED family!.#LaborDay #JEFCOED #ExtendedWeekend

How cool is this?! This week, Picabo Street, three-time Olympian and gold and silver medalist, video chatted with enrichment classes at Corner Middle School! These students had great discussions with Picabo about her career and the science behind her events!

A huge thank you to Senator Linda Coleman-Madison for her support of Jefferson County Schools! She presented Dr. Walter Gonsoulin with an $80,000 check to benefit local schools. Together, we’re ensuring a great educational experience for our students! #EducationSupport

Congrats to our JEFCOED Board members! 🎉 They've completed their training hours through @alaschoolboards. Their dedication helps us provide the best for our school community! 👏 #aasbschoolboardacademy #traininghoursmet #assignmentunderstood

This morning, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at Brighton who earned 3s and 4s on the ACAP were honored during an award ceremony! We had so much fun celebrating their hard work!❤️🐻 @BrightonJEFCOED

Hear from Dr. Gonsoulin in our latest JEFCOED Journal entry!📓✏️ He shares several important messages, including information regarding our upcoming strategic planning town halls. #JEFCOED #AlabamaHasSomethingtoSay #JEFCOEDJournal

Check out these little engineers!👏🤩 Creativity was on full display during STEM Class at Irondale Community School! Ms. Christian’s kindergartners used different materials to bring designs to life. We love that this fun activity challenges students to think outside the box!

What a great turnout for the Jefferson County Council PTA Leadership Training Meeting! We appreciate everyone for attending today! Our PTA members and leaders do an incredible job supporting our schools and students. Your hard work makes us #JEFCOEDProud!

It’s National Dog Day, and we’re celebrating one of our favorite pups, Dude!🐕‍🦺❤️Dude is enjoying his 4th year as a therapy dog at Grantswood Community! We appreciate all he does to make a positive difference at GCS!.#GrantswoodCommunitySchool #NationalDogDay #JEFCOED

Outdoor learning AND feathered friends? That’s a win-win! We’re so 'clucky'🐓 to have chicken coops at several of our schools, including Bryan Elementary! Our students are learning new skills while also making unforgettable memories!🐔💙.This makes us #JEFCOEDProud!

The wait is almost over! 🏈🏆We're excited to bring you gameday action LIVE 🎥 on JEFCOED TV all season long! Join us Fridays starting at 6:40 p.m. for our Game of the Week coverage. 📺 For more information on how to watch, click here:

JEFCOED Family, .The time has come to review our current strategic plan and set our goals for the next five years. Your voice is essential in shaping the future of our district. To learn more, please take a moment to watch this video message from Dr. Gonsoulin.

Dr. Makella Moore Harris has been named JEFCOED's new Director of Arts Education! She brings more than 21 years of experience in music education and school administration to this role. We are thrilled for Dr. Moore Harris! Congratulations!

Thank you to everyone who made our Do the Math training a success! This event was offered through our Exceptional Education Department, and focused on training elementary Ex Ed resource teachers. This information is so valuable, and we appreciate our educators for taking part!

Students in Mrs. Riley's class at @grantswoodcs participated in their first mad science experiment last week! They learned all about germs!🦠🧑‍🔬We love seeing lessons brought to life through experiments, and look forward to what these mad scientists in training will accomplish!🤩

We’re starting to see some of the first positive office referrals of the school year!👏📚Addison from Snow Rogers Elementary was recognized for showing responsibility! For exhibiting this SNOW Expectation, she became the first student to receive a book from the vending machine!🎉

Gardening fun at Irondale Community School!🌱🐛We’re so grateful to the Jefferson County Personnel Board’s Community Servant Leadership class for not only building raised garden beds for the students, but for returning to plant seeds with them! This is an amazing project!