Thelma Barker Elementary School
" Teaching is our Profession"

Linda K. Johnston, Principal

1470 Ashport Road
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
731-668-8831

Programs:

• Accelerated Reader, an incentive reading program
• Reading teacher for students with reading problems
• Tutoring by teacher assistants, college students, and extended contract teachers
• ACE and GEMS classes
• Computer Lab with Jump Start and other skills programs
• Student Council for 3rd and 4th grade students to promote school activities
• Active Parent Teacher Organization
• Before and After School Care

• Anonymous Alert
  http://www.jmcss.net/anonymous_alert.htm 

Faculty and Staff:

• Our dedicated faculty is committed to the development of academic excellence of our students.
• Our faculty has a combined total of over 840 years of experience in education.
• The average faculty member has 18 years of experience in education.
• Over 70% of the faculty members have a Master's Degree of above.

Facilities:

• Thelma Barker Elementary School is a new facility that opened August 7, 2002.
• The large carpeted gym is furnished with new physical education equipment.
• Cafe USA, our cafeteria, has a patriotic theme with murals of famous USA landmarks painted on the walls.
• Thirty-five homeroom classes with separate classrooms for Art, Music, Speech, Special Education and GEMS are provided.
• The library has a varied collection of books appropriate for all grade levels.

 

  
Our Library

  
Our Computer Lab

Our Cafeteria

    

 

 
Our Reading Lab

 
Classrooms

P.E. in the Gym