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Join The Jeffco Alliance
Join The Jeffco Alliance
Thank you to those who joined us for the State of the District presentation on January 9. If you were unable to join, we are still inviting stakeholders to join Alliance subcommittees. The committees will dive more deeply into community-driven interests and help the district identify investments to be funded by a future mill levy override request to Jefferson County voters.
There are four subcommittee meetings planned this semester. Meetings will be held on the following dates from 6 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at the Jeffco Education Center:
Wednesday, February 28
Monday, March 11
Tuesday, April
The Jeffco Alliance’s commitment to the community and its valuable insights will greatly contribute to a comprehensive understanding of community priorities and needs. This, in turn, will lead to alignment of current resources and a future mill levy override that is driven by our community’s voice.
Complete the Panorama Education Family Survey
Complete the Panorama Education Family Survey
We want to hear from you! Panorama Education is conducting our annual family survey to provide us with benchmarking against national norms. We encourage you to complete this survey about your experience with your student(s) school. If you have multiple students at various schools, please complete one for each student. In addition, if you have one or more students at the same school, please take the survey thinking about your oldest student enrolled. Be sure to select the submit button at the end of the survey so your responses are captured. The survey will remain open until Friday, February 23.
The survey is anonymous and will take approximately 15–20 minutes to complete. Results will be used to improve our district and your student(s) learning environment. You can view previous survey results under the School Culture tab.
Keep Up with Jeffco Athletics
Keep Up with Jeffco Athletics
To get the latest on Jeffco’s high school athletics, be sure to check out the CHSAANow.com/jeffco website, JPS-TV Sports, the Jeffco Athletics Facebook page, and scores and photos via @JeffcoAthletics on Twitter.
Closures & Delayed Start
Closures & Delayed Start
In cases of inclement weather, it is unusual for our schools to close and we have not used a district late start policy in the past. This winter has been particularly snowy and cold, which has prompted us to reconsider a late start option. After careful thought and consideration regarding the impact to schools, families, and district operations, we have decided to implement a 2-Hour Delay Schedule when the weather situation indicates it is necessary.
When considering how we utilize this new delay schedule, we will continue to rely on many data sources to inform our decision. These include CDOT and Jeffco County Road & Bridge Department, Skyview Weather Service, and other real-time forecast services, first-hand road inspections by staff and community volunteers living in our neighborhoods, forecasts for later in the day, and input from Jeffco Transportation Services. We will make our decision by 4:45 a.m. in order to accommodate school bus dispatch, food services deliveries, site crews, and substitute teacher arrangements. We will publicly announce a 2-hour delay and notify families by 5:30 a.m.
The safety and security of our students and staff is always our top priority, and we hope this new policy will help keep everyone safe on the roads while also keeping our schools open.
The attached flyer will summarize what happens at your school if a 2-hour delay is announced. Please review the information and look for more specific information from your school and/or department.
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