Judia Jackson Harris Elementary School

10/14/2026

Our students are top tier!

10/14/2026

We were honored to welcome Georgia State School Superintendent Richard Woods, who was here this morning to recognize the hard work of our students and schools! Our school was recognized for receiving the John Hancock Award—an achievement coordinated by Dr. Barr and our students. The Georgia Department of Education’s John Hancock Award recognizes schools for excellence in cursive writing instruction and student proficiency.

We were excited to welcome Mr. Woods and Dr. Scott with our JJH drumline!

10/14/2026

We love our nutrition team!!!

Another team showed up in PINK today as part of ! This group of school nutrition superheroes is from Judia Jackson Harris Elementary School, and they know how to fuel their kids for learning!

So far this school year, they have prepared & served more than 12,000 breakfasts, 17,000 lunches, and 2,000 after-school snacks! Those are some great numbers for this stage of the school year!

10/14/2026

Don't forget the altered school schedule for parent-teacher conferences and fall break this week into next!

Wednesday, October 14 - Early dismissal (12:20 p.m. for elementary schools and early learning centers; 1:30 p.m. for middle and high schools). ASP will be available at elementary schools on the conference day rate.

Thursday, October 15 - Student holiday. Schools will be open for K-12 parent-teacher conferences

Friday, October 16 - Student and staff holiday. All schools and district offices will be closed.

Monday, October 19 - Student and staff holiday. The District Office will be open during normal hours (8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.)

Tuesday, October 20 - All students and staff return

10/09/2026

Thank you City of Refuge Athens for helping tutor our students! We appreciate you so much!🐅 ❤

10/07/2026

Continuing our 2026-27 school-level Teacher/Support Professional of the Year spotlights today with a look at the Judia Jackson Harris Elementary School Teacher of the Year, Kirsten Eaton!

Ms. Eaton began her education career six years ago at J.J. Harris and started out in kindergarten before moving to first grade, where she has spent the last two years.

“Teaching has always been a passion that I’ve had,” she says, “and my favorite part about teaching is helping others discover their own passions.”

Ms. Eaton holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Georgia and plans to return to UGA in the future to pursue her doctorate degree in education.

Please join us in congratulating Kirsten Eaton, Teacher of the Year! And check back later this afternoon for our next TOTY-SPOTY spotlight!

10/07/2026

Continuing our daily 2026-27 school-level Teacher/Support Professional of the Year spotlights this morning with a look at Mayra Mondragon, receptionist and Support Professional of the Year at Judia Jackson Harris Elementary School!

Ms. Mondragon is in her third year with CCSD and J.J. Harris and enjoys making everyone who enters the school feel welcome every day.

“I also have the opportunity to help and support a lot of my Hispanic community,” says Ms. Mondragon. “I enjoy seeing our kids grow and become confident with themselves. I just love helping students and staff in any way possible and showing them that they are loved at J.J. Harris.”

Outside of school, Ms. Mondragon enjoys spending free time with her husband and their two daughters. One of them attends the University of North Georgia, and the other attends Whitehead Road Elementary School.

Please join us in congratulating Mayra Mondragon, Support Professional of the Year! And check back in at noon for a look at the J.J. Harris Teacher of the Year!

10/07/2026

The Attendance Avenger and Miss Momentum stopped by classrooms this week to celebrate the homerooms who had the highest attendance for their grade in the month of September! When you miss school, you miss out!

10/06/2026

Congratulations to Ms. Burch's class for winning the Silver Spoon Award at our September assembly! The Silver Spoon Award goes to the class that demonstrated the best dining room behavior each month. These students have appropriate voice levels during lunch and they make sure they leave their tables clean! Their reward for getting the Silver Spoon Award was lunch from Zaxbys!

10/06/2026

Happy National Principals Month Mrs. Garcia! 🐅 ❤