The Frankie Ray Jackson Sr. Technical Center is the Alternative Educational Facility for the Natchitoches Parish School District. The Frankie Ray Jackson Sr. Technical Center is an educational institution that contains four distinct groups for the school system.

The first group are apart of the Chief Connection Academy. Students of the Chief Connection Academy are involved in a one-year process focused

on targeted instruction and accelerated remediation

aimed at helping them attain a high school diploma.

The second group is the ASAP(Accelerated Student Academic Pathway) students. Every effort is made to prepare each student to achieve academic success and receive their diplomas in an accelerated time. Hard work and dedication is necessary in order for students to obtain their goal or goals successfully.

The Frankie Ray Jackson Sr. Technical Center is proud to also be designated to be the Interim Alternative Education Setting (IAES) for students with special needs and disabilities. Most of the students in this group are here for Interventions for student behavior that may range up to 45 days.

“Redirection” is the group that houses the students that may have been expelled from the general school setting due to weapons possession, drugs, or excessive fights. The Parish set this program up so that students have an opportunity for a free and appropriate education. These students will still have an opportunity to attain Carnegie

units and continue their regular attendance records after placement has been determined due to an Expulsion hearing.

The Frankie Ray Jackson Sr. Technical Center also has an infant and toddler program that offer services to students in the P.R.E.P. and G.E.D. student population as well as to qualifying families in the community.

Classes offered at the Frankie Ray Jackson, Sr. Technical Center are:

Math

English/Language Art

Reading 180

Business Classes

Physical Education

Health

Computer Graphic Imaging/Publishing

Industrial Arts (Woodworking)

Industrial Science (Janitorial)

Journey to Careers

ASAP Classes

FACS

Students at the FRJSTC also have an opportunity to participate in the activities and classes at the Natchitoches Central High School main campus...from Homecoming events to Prom...