On June 30th, David Claxton retired from being the Jackson Parish School Superintendent for the past nine years. Under his leadership, the Jackson Parish School District showed tremendous improvement in many areas, including increased student enrollment, teacher retention, improvement of structures and athletic facilities at all five JPSD schools and most recently, an incredible advancement of student LEAP scores that saw Jackson Parish ranked #3 overall in the state in improvement. 

“Thank you, Mr. David Claxton, for your nine years of dedicated service to the students, staff, and families of Jackson Parish Schools and your tireless work and unwavering support of our schools. We are forever grateful for all you have done to improve our school system. HAPPY RETIREMENT! – Jackson Parish School District