Jackson, TN - Jackson-Madison County Schools have released their plan for restoration
of Whitehall Pre-K Center:
It has been determined that the roof at Whitehall has received substantial damages
that will require extensive work. 
While the water leakage has been cleaned from the floor, the unpredictable weather 
conditions are not conducive to an immediate roof repair or
replacement solution at this time. The roof will take some time to repair
and none of the repairs can be completed quickly. As a result of this examination 
and after consulting with roofers and our insurance company, a significant amount 
of time will be needed to restore Whitehall Pre-K Center in a manner that
will be safe and conducive for learning. It is necessary to relocate our
current Whitehall Pre-K students to another facility in JMCSS.

It has been decided that the Pre-K classes will be held at our Nova School
facility located at 248 Bedford White Road. Work has begun at each facility 
in preparation for classes to begin on Wednesday, January 18th at the Nova School 
facility. The following timeline has been developed to ensure the January 18th
class start date:

January 6: 8:00 am - Whitehall staff will report to the Whitehall facility
to receive instructions for packing their classrooms and begin evaluating 
classroom contents that can be packed or need to be replaced.

January 6-8: Nova School facility cleaning completed and prepared to
receive Whitehall contents.

January 9,10 & 11: Whitehall staff will complete packing of classrooms and
labeling for move.

January 12 & 13: Classroom materials begin to be moved from Whitehall to
Nova. Teachers will report to Nova School facility to begin classroom set up as materials
arrive from movers.

January 16: Schools closed for MLK Holiday

January 17: 8:00 am – Teachers report to Nova School to complete classroom
set up and finalize first day instructions for the new facility. Open House will be
held from 2pm – 4pm for any parents that would like to view the facility prior to 
the first school day.

January 18: 8:15 am - Whitehall Pre-K students to report to Nova School
for the first day of 2nd semester classes.

Special Education students already receiving transportation service will
continue to receive transportation service and will be dropped off at Nova. 
District staff and Whitehall staff are also working to provide a
shuttle service for students that will need transportation from Whitehall
to Nova. Parents will be provided additional information and instructions prior 
to the first day of classes.

The district will keep parents updated through our parent notification
system, local media outlets, social media and the district webpage for updates 
as we receive additional information.