Maynard H. Jackson High School (MJHS, or Jackson High) is a high school of approximately 1,000 students with capacity room 1,500. Jackson High is located in southeast Atlanta, Georgia, United States along the BeltLine in Grant Park, just south of I-20. The school is a part of Atlanta Public Schools. In October 2012, Dr. Stephanie Johnson was appointed as principal.
Faculty and students at Jackson High operate in three Small Learning Communities, also known as SLCs. MJHS's SLCs are Engineering and Early College, Information Technology, and Fine Arts. The main Jackson campus is currently undergoing a $40 million SPLOST renovation that will also enhance the SLC model. During the SPLOST renovation, Jackson will operate at the campus of the Jackson feeder school Coan Middle.
Jackson High is a candidate for the International Baccalaureate diploma programme. As of the 2012-13 school year, ninth and tenth grade students may enroll in the pre-IB program.
The school was designated a GE Foundation "College Bound" school in 2002 and received a 5-year, $1 million grant to help increase student readiness for college courses.
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