
Phoenix Jackson, from her press kit.
ST. LOUIS 鈥 The newly hired chief communications director for 果酱视频 Public Schools will split her time between Missouri and Texas according to her social media posts that have since been deleted.
Phoenix Jackson, who as 鈥渁 Spirit helping other Spirits evolve, expand, and heal through my books, private spiritual readings, life guidance, and entrepreneurial endeavors,鈥 recently took the role that the school district with a salary of $165,000 to $185,000.
鈥淲ell in the last two months I have accepted and transitioned partly to a new city for my new career as Chief Communications Officer of Saint Louis Public Schools. Yes, I still own and still live in my family home in Houston. That isn鈥檛 going anywhere, but I also have a condo in the city of 果酱视频. I will float as needed between two lives and I love that for me. That鈥檚 every Sagittarius鈥 dream: freedom with balance,鈥 Jackson wrote Tuesday in posts that have since been deleted.
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鈥淎lthough I still do consulting to support national and global entities for change, I also have craved simplicity for a while. ... I am thankful for the change,鈥 she wrote.
George Sells, spokesman for SLPS, said in a statement Wednesday that Jackson is 鈥渧ery much dedicated to the positive outcomes of our students and community alike.鈥 Jackson is keeping the Houston home for her college-aged son 鈥渢o commute to as needed.鈥
鈥淗aving prepared and consistent environments is very important to her as a parent,鈥 Sells said.
According to her social media posts, Jackson鈥檚 son will be a freshman this fall at a state university in Nacogdoches, Texas about 150 miles from Houston.

果酱视频 Public Schools Superintendent Keisha Scarlett speaks at a staff pep rally hosted by the district to kickoff the school year at Enterprise Center on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.
Jackson is the latest in a string of out-of-state hires for cabinet positions under second-year Superintendent Keisha Scarlett, who came from Seattle to lead the district in fall 2023. Lori Willis, who last served as the district鈥檚 chief communications officer, left the job soon after Scarlett鈥檚 arrival.
鈥淚 think the thing that we need the very most is a chief communications officer who鈥檚 starting Aug. 1,鈥 Scarlett said at the SLPS board meeting July 2. 鈥淕oing the entire school year pretty much without a chief communications officer, it鈥檚 been difficult for my entry as a brand-new superintendent and for the district as well.鈥
Jackson has never worked for a school district, according to her . She is CEO of , 鈥渁 Denver and Houston based communications, design and public relations agency, known for its expertise in online and public brand development and intention based marketing.鈥
In another post to Facebook that was removed, Jackson said she is designing her 果酱视频 condo 鈥渧ery differently from my home so I can experience a different vibe in both environments. ... I absolutely love my new condo鈥 the exposed brick, two large chandeliers, concrete floors.鈥
The hire comes as SLPS faces a transportation crisis with a shortage of school buses to serve students this fall. Families were notified Wednesday of new bell times for every SLPS building as part of a strategy to reduce the number of bus routes. Classes in most middle and high schools will start at 7:15 a.m. beginning Aug. 19, the first day of school. Elementary schools will dismiss students as late as 4:22 p.m. each day.
鈥淲ith our collective efforts, I am confident we can facilitate a smooth transition and maintain a supportive learning environment for all our students. We are all in this together,鈥 wrote Allison Deno, SLPS鈥檚 new chief of schools who arrived from Seattle in the spring.