Our Middle and High School Robotics Class is building a wheelchair ramp out of Legos to donate to a student who is doing home hospital school. We think this is a great display of Empathy! The bulk of the legos have been donated and our wonderful teacher, Mr. Gregory Grazette, has purchased a few too. We are very close to finishing this project and are about to run out of legos. If you have any legos that you are willing to donate we would appreciate it. Please contact the teacher HERE with any additional questions or concerns. You, or your student, can drop the donations off to the main office and we will get them to the class.

We can now enter your student's COVID 19 Vaccinations into Infinite Campus - Health - Immunizations. If you would like a record of your student's COVID Vaccinations to be kept by the school along with their regular mandatory vaccination records, please send a copy of the card to the Records Clerk HERE. We must be able to see the student's name and the dates of both vaccinations. You can scan the card or take a photo of the card and email it to the Records Clerk, she will input the information promptly and place a hard copy into the student's permanent file, along with the other required health documents. (This is an optional feature and not mandatory at this time.)

Please note that JCPS continues to follow our previous guidelines on students for quarantine due to COVID. Although the CDC shared new guidance, we are awaiting protocols from the Kentucky Department of Public Health to determine how the state might require schools to implement any new rules. Until we receive this from the state, we will continue to follow the existing guidance of a ten day quarantine for those who test positive. Please review the current guidelines below.

• For students who test positive, they will quarantine for 10 calendar days starting from the day after either the positive test or the onset of symptoms, whichever comes first.

• For students who are identified as close contacts of individuals who have tested positive, they will quarantine for 10 calendar days starting the day after exposure. These students will have the opportunity to participate in the Test to Stay program, which would enable them to return to school with a negative COVID test from the previous school day.

If and when procedures are updated, the district and our school will communicate accordingly.

• Free play and work sessions at Glow Worm Play Cafe are being offered this Friday, while JCPS and many daycares are closed to in-person learning due to staffing shortages.

Come grab coffee and baked goods, use the WiFi to catch up on work or help your kid complete NTI, join the kids for yoga, and give them some time to socialize.

Sessions are free to any family impacted by JCPS or daycare closures; first come, f first served. COVID protocols are in place and masks are required for ages 2+. Sign up for a 2-hour session at https://glowworm.as.me/jcps-families

• The Louisville Orchestra is inviting Families to join small ensembles for interactive storytelling through music performances. View the calendar and schedule your family time to attend.

https://louisvilleorchestra.org/family-partnerships/

Hello! I am Elona Mack, and I am Brown/Central FRYSC Coordinator. Need help? Your FRYSC is here to provide assistance. Click HERE for community resources.

LG&E Assistance Information

Please contact me with questions or concerns.

Email: Elona.mack@jefferson.kyschools.us

Phone: 502-631-9146

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Monday, January 17th is the day we recognize Dr. King's birthday! Many families use this day in service to the community and fellow man. Consider using this day to collect books to donate to a Little Library, clean up a park, do yard work for elderly neighbors, or sign up with a community organization to serve to support racial equity. You could also use this day to learn more about Dr. King and other civil rights leaders. ffffffffff

CONTACT TRACING | Families will be notified if their student is a close contact with a COVID-19 case through text messages and email. If you are not already receiving JCPS text messages and emails, please text the letter "Y" to 67587. If you have any further questions, please reach out to your school directly to update your contact information, including your cell phone number and email address.

Click here or above to learn more about this new notification process.

Drive-Thru Testing Option

Our 22 drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites for JCPS staff, students, and families are open from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m Monday-Friday every week. Doss High School, Highland Middle School, Meyzeek Middle School, and Newcomer Academy are NEW sites starting this week. SphereDX, the testing company, highly recommends pre-registering to ensure you will be tested. Click here to register. Please be sure you enter the correct information like name and birthdate, or your test results won't be available.

Weekly Testing at Brown

Families, please make sure to complete all of your required forms in Parent Place. That includes the weekly voluntary COVID-19 diagnostic screening testing form. More than 10,190 students are now signed up for this opportunity!

Please make sure to complete the form to indicate whether you would like your child to participate in the voluntary COVID-19 testing at Brown if you haven't already.

Click here to complete a student consent form.

CLEP (College Level Examination Program) Now Available to All Brown Students

Click the link to learn about the CLEP testing lab located at Brown. This is an opportunity for our students to earn college credits for what they already know. CLICK HERE

Here is a slideshow of items currently in the Lost and Found located in the lobby. Please look through it if your student has any missing items. LINK