All schools in Jackson County made Adequate Yearly Progress this year except for Jackson County Comprehensive High School.
The AYP results, released Tuesday, cover all three school systems and schools in Jackson County.
The Jackson County School System is facing some grim financial news, the board of education learned on Monday. After cutting $4 million in its proposed 2009-2010 budget through layoffs, furloughs and closing the Regional Evening School, another $3 million cut may be needed. And that may still leave the school system with an estimated $2 million deficit by the end of next fiscal year.
The Jackson County Board of Education approved a sweeping set of financial cutbacks Wednesday morning, including the elimination of 38 teaching and non-teaching positions, closing the Regional Evening School program, furloughing 12-month employees for five days and the suspension or elimination of several other programs.