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FACTS ABOUT JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS JROTC
“Motivating young people to be better citizens”
Mission – To motivate young people through caring leadership
and positive influence to be better citizens for lifelong service to
the community.
“Motivating young people to be better citizens”
COL (Ret) Paul L. Willis
Director, JPS JROTC 1
JROTC History In Jackson, MS
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Central High School – 1936
Lanier - 1971
Murrah - 1977
75 Years in Jackson
Wingfield - 1977
And Still Going
Strong
Callaway - 1978
Forest Hill – 1978
Provine – 1979
Jim Hill – 1980
Bailey Magnet - 1993
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What is provided for JROTC – Contractual Agreement JPS
and Army
What the school must provide:
•Credit for coursework
•Classrooms (including desks/tables),
office space (including desks, cabinets,
etc), storage, telecommunications, and
drill area
•Partial instructor salaries
•Like benefits for instructors and
students
Title 10, US Code
Section 2031;
*DODI 1203.15;
*AR 145-2;
*CCR 145-2;
Contract
What the Army provides:
What we don’t do:
•Require a service obligation
•Recruit for the Armed Forces
•Conduct combat skills training
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*DODI – Department of Defense Instruction
*AR – Army Regulation
*CCR – Cadet Command Regulation
•Educational/audiovisual materials
•Classroom equipment
•Student books, curriculum guides,
instructor materials
•Unit support and maintenance funding
•Uniforms and organizational
equipment
•Special team equipment (Color Guard,
Drill Teams, Marksmanship Teams)
•Partial instructor salary
reimbursement
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JPS JROTC – SY11/12
8 High Schools
2,200 Cadets
Staff consist of:
1 Director*
1 Military Property Specialist*
1 Operations Sergeant Major*
1 Secretary
30 Instructors*
*Salary cost-shared by Army and
JPS
School /
Instructors
Cadets
% of School
Enrollment
Bailey (2)
104
25.94
Callaway (4)
358
32.37
Forest Hill(5)
426
32.47
Jim Hill (4)
266
21.3
Lanier (4)
283
37.34
774 years leadership experience
outside school district
Murrah (3)
209
14.95
Provine (3)
202
20.2
305 additional years experience
within school district
Wingfield (5)
352
34.04
JPS Totals(30)
2,200
26.64
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Facts About JPS JROTC - Funding
Funding Provided by JPS and U.S. Army for JROTC
$3,000,000.00
$2,598,588.00
$2,500,000.00
2,451,990.88
2,320,970.52
$2,000,000.00
$1,536,659.02
$1,539,948.19
$1,523,397.66
$1,500,000.00
JPS
Army
$1,000,000.00
$500,000.00
$-
SY 08-09
SY 09-10
SY 10-11
JPS funding includes instructor cost-share salary, benefits, bond insurance and JROTC operations budget.
Army funding includes instructor cost-share salary, cadet uniforms, automation equipment, instructional materials, OMA & MPA budget.
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Facts About Army JROTC in Mississippi & U.S.
Enrollment steadily increases across Mississippi and the U.S.
Currently offered in 52 Mississippi high schools
 Five new Mississippi high schools added in the past three years
 Germantown High School - Marine Corps JROTC program – 2011
 Nine Mississippi high schools on a waiting list - 218 other high
schools nationwide on waiting list
Currently offered in 1,731 high schools across the nation
303,492 students enrolled in SY10/11
Approximately 43 new JROTC programs annually
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Facts About JPS JROTC – Quality Indicators
CATEGORY
2008/2009
2009/2010
2010/2011
Enrollment & (% of school
pop.)
2,076 (24.7%)
2,131 (25.04%)
2,262 (26.93%)
Average Daily Attendance
94.12%
94.38%
94.12%
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168
219
Formally Accepted to IHL
109 (62.6%)
139 (82.7%)
196 (89.4%)
Scholarship Values
$17,982,462
$4,327,193
$3,928,442
Average GPA
2.56
2.51
2.52
Average ACT
18.75
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18.62
Suspensions
154 (7.4%)
163 (7.6%)
328 (14.5%)
Dropouts
14 (0.67%)
23 (1.07%)
42 (1.85%)
21,079
34,215
34,544
Number of Graduates
Community
Service Hours
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JPS JROTC - Curriculum
 Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on
Accreditation and School Improvement
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Approved as authorized substitute for the mandatory ½ Carnegie Unit
Physical Education and Health requirement
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First and only Army JROTC organization in the nation to gain approval and
funding for implementation of a STEM program (June 2011)
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Top priority for JPS JROTC is to get 100 percent of seniors formally
accepted to post high school institutions of higher learning
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Adams State College – Colorado offers college credits for JROTC courses
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JPS JROTC - Curriculum
JROTC is a comprehensive academic program and the curriculum consist
of the following seven subjects:
 Citizenship in Action
 Leadership Theory and Application
 Foundations for Success
JROTC classes focus
on leadership,
character
development and
provide life skills.
 Wellness, Fitness and First Aid
 Geography, Map Skills and Environmental Awareness
 Citizenship in American History and Government
 Cadet Safety and Civilian Marksmanship Program (Marksmanship is optional and
we do no teach this subject in JPS)
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JPS JROTC Integrated-Curricular Activities
Academic Competitions
 Five to seven person Academic Team at each school
 JPS hosts two competitions annually (October and March)
 Army hosts competition annually and top teams travel to Washington, D.C.
 JPS teams selected for Washington, D.C. trip 5 of past 6 years
 Army pays all expenses
Drill Competitions
 20 – 25 person Drill Team at each school
 JPS hosts two competitions annually (October and March)
 Teams also compete with other schools in state and region
 Top teams compete in national competition – Daytona Beach, FL
 Callaway, Wingfield and Murrah participated in national competition
Cadet Challenge Competitions (Physical Fitness)
 All cadets required to participate based on Presidential Fitness Program
 7 – 12 person competitive team at each school
 JPS hosts two competitions annually (October and March)
 Teams also compete with other schools in state and region
 Alcorn State University hosting state-wide competition, - April 2012
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JPS JROTC Integrated-Curricular Activities
Adventure Training Unit
 Cadets learn outdoor survival skills
 Overnight camping conducted two weekends annually
 100 JPS cadets participate
 Army pays majority of expenses ($2,500.00 annually)
JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) “Summer Camp”
 Conducted at Fort Knox, Kentucky
 First week of June annually (6 days)
 100 JPS cadets plus 90 cadets from other schools participate
 Cadets pay $55.00 each
 Army pays all other expenses (~$32,000.00 annually)
JROTC STEM Camp
 Conducted on a college campus (MSU, JSU or USM)
 Tentatively scheduled for June annually (5 days)
 Guest presenters in classrooms – Sept and Nov annually
 60 JPS cadets plus 180 cadets from other schools participate
 Army pays all expenses (approximately $650.00 per cadet)
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JPS JROTC - Highlights
Every JPS JROTC unit currently has the highest possible ratings:
 Honor Unit with Distinction (6 schools)
 Honor Unit (2 schools)
JPS JROTC cadets:
 Actively participate in leadership programs outside the classroom
 Participate in an annual Financial Literacy Workshop
 Are exposed to local and national leaders who serve as guest speakers
 Are put on a five-year personal development plan
 Take annual field trips, paid for by the U.S. Army
 Participate in integrated curricular competitions with other
JROTC units across the state and nation
 Have been among the top 25 - 40 cadets across the nation to receive
the highest award – Legion of Valor, every year over the past 6 years
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