Mr. Charles Jackson is in his 9th year as the Director of Bands at Dodgen Middle School and his 28th year as a professional educator. Prior to his appointment at Dodgen, Mr. Jackson taught band for six years in the Meridian Separate Public School System in Meridian, Mississippi. He left his duties in Meridian to accept the position as Director of Bands at Campbell High School in Smyrna, Georgia, where he remained for eight years. Following his appointment at Campbell, Mr. Jackson served as Director of Bands at Garrett Middle school for five years. During the past 28 years, Mr. Jackson's bands have been awarded numerous superior ratings at regional, state, and international music festivals and competitions. He has had several students awarded positions in the Georgia All-State Bands over the past 19 years with some being awarded first chair positions in their section. In addition to his duties and responsibilities at Dodgen, Mr. Jackson maintains an active performance career on trumpet. He performs frequently as a soloist and in chamber ensembles throughout the Metro Atlanta area and has performed throughout Florida, Mississippi and Illinois. Mr. Jackson currently performs in the Cobb Wind Symphony and in the Les Still Swing Band Still Swingin'.

Mr. Jackson earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and was a conducting student of Dr. Joe Barry Mullins. He has additionally earned the Master of Science degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. While at Illinois, Mr. Jackson was a trumpet student of recording artist David Hickman and was a conducting student of Dr. Harry Begian. In 1994, Mr. Jackson earned his Education Specialist degree from Georgia State University and was a trumpet student of Dr. Steve Winick. During the summer of 2004, Mr. Jackson began work on his Doctorate degree at the Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Virginia.