Roosevelt School District

Innovative Educator Joins Roosevelt Team

District Welcomes Dr. Jacqueline Jackson as New

Associate Superintendent of Teaching & Learning

Phoenix, AZ – Recently, the Roosevelt Elementary School District welcomed Dr. Jacqueline Jackson with a Community Breakfast.  The event was hosted by the P.R. Club at the V.H Lassen School.

Dr. Jackson will serve as the District’s new Associate Superintendent of Teaching and Learning.  She has won numerous awards, honors, and recognition for her outstanding work as an educator.  Her credentials include a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, a Masters of Educational Administration from Arizona State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Chicago State University.  Teaching in Illinois, Arkansas, and Arizona, Dr. Jackson has experience working with children from grades K-12.  She also has school leadership and district administration experience as a principal at multiple sites and directing the Title I Federal Grant Programs in the Washington Elementary School District.

The Arizona Cardinals Preparatory Academy is a good example of Dr. Jackson’s innovative leadership.  Under her guidance the school maintained smaller class sizes and extended additional learning opportunities for students.   She also developed partnerships with the University of Phoenix, Arizona Cardinals Football Club, and Communities in Schools.  These partnerships allowed for special enrichment programs and parent involvement, making the school a family center for education.

With her research on professional learning communities in high and low performing schools, it was fitting that Dr. Jackson’s  welcome ceremony was hosted at the P.R Club.  “Positive Reflections” is an extra-curricular entrepreneurial program at the Lassen School that has been operating for over 20 years in the Roosevelt School District.  Students earn a food handlers card, figure out budgeting for the bakery, and balance the restaurant’s check book.  Middle school children from 5th-8th grade learn money management while delivering a tasty product and friendly service every Friday morning from 7-8am.

Dr. Jackson stated that “The P.R. Club is a model program which encourages independent thinking.  I am excited to be in a leadership role in the Roosevelt School District; working with a progressive, innovative, and collaborative team of educators and support staff to ensure that all students receive exceptional learning experiences.  I look forward to meeting and engaging with students, staff, parents, and community members across the District.”

We welcome Dr. Jackson, and look forward to her tour of community events throughout the Roosevelt School District over the next few months.