Welcome to Jamaica!

Jamaica School District is located at 7087 N. 600 E. Rd, Sidell, Illinois, 61876. It serves nearly 500 students in southern Vermilion County from four nearby towns (Fairmount, Sidell, Indianola, and Jamaica) and the surrounding area.

Recent News & Updates

• 27th January 2012

  A special Board meeting will be held after Monday's public information forum. See the agenda here.
  February's lunch menu is now online here.
  The meeting minutes from all of December's Board meetings are available here.

• 23rd January 2012

  Informational Forum

  The Jamaica School Board will have an informational forum regarding the plans for a shared Superintendent with Catlin School District. All parents and community members are invited to come and be part of the discussion. We will meet in the Jamaica School Library on Monday, January 30, 2012 at 6:00pm.

  Financial Aid Meeting

  We will have a financial aid night on Thursday, February 23rd at 6:00 p.m. in the high school computer lab. Representatives from DACC will be here to help you fill out the FAFSA. Please bring you and your parents 2011 tax forms. If you do not have them yet, you can use 2010 and then go back later and change it. Also bring Driver's License and Social Security numbers.

  DACC is also having a FAFSA session on-campus on Sunday, February 19th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. They give away 1 free semester of tuition at this session to a lucky winner. You do not have to be going to DACC next year to attend either session.

• 17th January 2012

  A revised agenda for the January board meeting can be found here.

  Additional early out days have been added. Students will get out at 12:30pm on these days, after lunch has been had.

  • Wednesday, January 25th
  • Wednesday, February 29th
  • Wednesday, April 25th
  • Wednesday, May 16th
  
  

• 21st December 2011

  January's lunch menu is now online here.
  The November Board meeting minutes are available here.

• 29th November 2011

  The 2011-14 Collective Bargaining Agreement is now online here.

• 23rd November 2011

  The Jamaica Accelerated Reader Book List can now be viewed online here.
  December's lunch menu is now online here.
  New Board meeting minutes and agendas are available here.

• 3rd November 2011

  Clarkston Family Benefit

  Tuesday, November 22 from 4:30-7:00pm. Come for food (chili, potato soup, hot dogs, drinks, and dessert) and the silent auction for Marty, Kacy, and Wyatt Clarkston. Donations welcome. For more information call 288.9394.

• 1st November 2011

  November's lunch menu is now online here.

• 5th October 2011

  Ghost Rally

  The Salt Fork Storm will be holding a Ghost Rally October 15, 2011, as a fundraiser. The Rally will begin at dusk; concessions will be available. Bring a flashlight, rubber gloves, and a pen.

• 23th September 2011

  October's lunch menu is now online here.

• 16th September 2011

  New Board meeting minutes and agendas are available here.

• 7th September 2011

  The 2011 7th and 8th grade boys baseball schedule can be found here.
  The 2011 7th and 8th grade girls basketball schedule can be found here.

• 30th August 2011

  IMPORTANT: Due to the predicted extreme heat, school will let out early at 2:06 on Thursday, September 1st and Friday, September 2nd.

  SPANISH CLUB: 3rd Annual Taco Dinner will be held Wednesday, Sept. 21st 5-7pm in the cafeteria. Bring your family for good food, games, and prizes!

• 26th August 2011

  August and September's lunch menu can be found here.
  The 2011 Varsity Football schedule has been updated and can be found here.
  The 2011 Jr. Varsity and Freshman Football schedule can be found here.
  The 2011 Varsity Volleyball schedule can be found here.
  The 2011 Varsity Golf schedule can be found here.
  The 2011 Varsity Soccer schedule can be found here.
  Homecoming dates and events can be found here.

• 1st August 2011

  The 2011-12 school supplies list is online. It can be downloaded as a pdf file or a Word document.

• 1st July 2011

  New district board meeting minutes have been posted. They can be found here.
  The 2001-2012 school calendar is can be found here.

• 1st May 2011

  May's lunch menu can be found here.
  The 2011 Varsity Football schedule can be found here.
  New district board meeting minutes can be found here.

• 11th April 2011

  The High School baseball schedule can be found here.
  The High School softball schedule can be found here.
  The Jr. High track schedule can be found here.

• 7th April 2011

  The spring Elementary calendar can be found here.
  The spring Jr. High calendar can be found here.
  The updated school calendar can be found here.
  The High School track schedule can be found here.

• 31st March 2011

  April's lunch menu can be found here.
  New district board meeting minutes can be found here.