Interim Superintendent

Luvenia W. Jackson

Interim Superintendent of Schools
luvenia.jackson@clayton.k12.ga.us

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My focus
"During this time as your interim Superintendent, I will focus on those elements that affect our children: effective teaching, school safety and security, and the continuous improvement efforts focused on results. I believe in order to achieve future-readiness for every student; our school district must focus on three inter-related learning agendas: student learning, professional learning, and system learning. I will direct all my energies to support improving the level of learning throughout this outstanding organization."

About Luvenia Jackson
Luvenia W. Jackson was sworn as Interim Superintendent of Clayton County Public Schools on October 1, 2012. She assumes the administrative leadership role of the fifth largest district in Georgia, serving a diverse student population of nearly 52,000.

Ms. Jackson, a veteran educator with 33 years of serving the children of Clayton County, began her career in 1976 as a Special Education teacher at Hendrix Drive Elementary. In 1983, she continued serving the special needs population at Morrow Elementary, remaining there until 1990. While at Morrow Elementary, she was elected to serve as president and chief executive officer of the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE), beginning her two-year term in 1988 and providing dynamic leadership for the more than 40,000 education employees statewide. At the conclusion of her GAE commitment, she returned to Clayton County Public Schools and was tapped to serve as assistant principal at Riverdale Middle School from 1990 through the end of the 1994-95 school year. She was then named Principal of Pointe South Elementary serving in that capacity for one year before being selected to lead Kendrick Middle School.

In 1998, Ms. Jackson was promoted to the district's administrative offices bringing her comprehensive style to the positions of Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, Chief of Student Services-Policy and Legislation, Acting Chief Communications and Information Officer, and Special Assistant to the Superintendent. During her tenure as a district-level administrator, she created the first student-parent handbook, restructured the Alternative School to extend services from a half-day to a full-day, and created a tiered Student Support Services delivery model. In collaboration with the Clayton County Juvenile Court, Ms. Jackson established the Focused Citation Agreement which is considered a national model for dealing with at-risk youth. In recognition of her contributions to the field of juvenile intervention and support, the national resource room in the Clayton County Youth Development and Justice Center has been named the "Luvenia Jackson Resource Center."

Selected as one of Georgia Trend Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in Georgia, Ms. Jackson was also named the Georgia Association of Educators Administrator of the Year, and a Clayton County NAACP Image Award recipient. She has received numerous awards recognitions honoring her commitment to the care and safety of children throughout Clayton County and beyond.

Ms. Jackson earned four degrees at Georgia State University: a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Special Education and Early Childhood Elementary Education, a Master of Education degree in Administration and Supervision, and a Master of Education degree in Interrelated Special Education. She also earned an Educational Specialist degree from West Georgia College in the area of Education Leadership Administration and Supervision.