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About
Us
The
History of Thomas Jefferson Academy
 Thomas
Jefferson Academy is the successor to a merger between Stapleton
Academy of Stapleton, Georgia and Bartow Academy of Bartow, Georgia.
It became possible for these two schools to open their doors to
students in September of 1970. Over the years, the need for a
centralized school that could serve the needs of the entire community
was felt. After many meetings of both Boards of Trustees and months
of hard work, these two schools merged to form Thomas Jefferson
Academy. From September, 1976 through most of March, 1977, this
school was housed on two campuses. Grades one through five used
the Stapleton facilities, and grades six through twelve used the
Bartow facilities. A closely-related kindergarten was also operated
at the Stapleton site.
Recognizing
the need to bring the school together, a drive was started to
raise funds to build a new plant at a central location. Out of
this cooperative effort, the new building and campus became a
reality in March of 1977. The two campuses moved to the new plant
on Saturday, March 26, and the classrooms were ready for school
to open on Monday morning, March 28. Such a move was no small
task, and to those of us who observed and were involved, it seemed
a miracle of working together to accomplish the almost impossible.
The
process of accreditation of our elementary and high school programs
was begun with the Georgia Accrediting Commission in 1975. The
school is fully accredited with quality by the G.A.C.
Thomas
Jefferson Academy is always in the process of making improvements.
In 2002, a new field house was added. In the Spring of 2005 a
new softball field was added. Just recently, the school was completely
bricked on the outside, a new roof installed, and the grounds
have been landscaped.
Thomas
Jefferson Academy is operated as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization
which is chartered by the state of Georgia. As such, the corporate
bylaws state, "There shall be no discrimination for admission
to any school we may operate on account of race, color, creed
or national origin."
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