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Counting down the days until summer! Thursday,
May 24, 2012 is the last day of school for students.
Schools will dismiss based on bus schedules. Please
check with your child's school for the schedule.
Friday, May 25, 2012 is an administrative
day for teachers.
Summer School is June 4-28.
Summer school letter to parents from Dr. Edmonds
Have a wonderful summer and return to
school on AUGUST 9, 2012 for the first full day of
school for students. Jefferson County High School will
host Freshman
Orientation and a
Parent Meeting
on August 8, 2012.
Supply lists for grades
K-5 for Jefferson County Schools. |
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Building Project for Jefferson County Schools
Visit the
Mt. Horeb
webpage to view construction and keep up-to-date with school
decisions. |
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Congratulations to Teresa Nolen from Jefferson County High
School. Teresa was presented with a laptop for being
the teacher attending the greatest number of technology
classes for the 2011-12 school year.
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Dandridge Elementary School is
creating a Reading Room in memory of Ms. Claudia Sisk.
Ms. Sisk taught at Dandridge Elementary for 31 years and one
of the things she enjoyed most in life was sharing her love
of books with her students and friends. If you would
like to make a donation, please
click here
for more information. |
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Registration for the Second Annual Technology Day on
August 1, 2012
is OPEN. We still need presenters. Share
that amazing lesson or fun site that your students love with
you colleagues. Presenters will be awarded 8 hours of
self-selected in-service and all attendees (not presenting)
will receive 6 hours of self-selected in-service.
Lunch will be provided. We need to know our numbers to
plan for lunch and number of sessions needed.
To
be a presenter click here
To
register click here |
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Teachers,
There are several excellent opportunities for self-selected
in-service credit in June. Remember you MUST fill and
have approved the form for June self-selected in-service.
This must be completed prior to the opportunity. If
you are paid a stipend, you do not also get in-service
credit.
Click here for form |
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Transforming Teaching with Technology sponsored by
East Tennessee Education Technology Association (ETETA) will
be on June 21 at Eaton Elementary School in Loudon County.
Conference registration is FREE and includes
breakfast, lunch and an appreciation gift upon check-in on
the morning of the conference.
Click
here to register Spots are going fast.
Qualifies for self-selected in-service. |
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Summer Opportunities for Teacher
STEM for Teachers in grades 4-8 May 30, 31, and June 1
Closed
Teachers will
receive a stipend plus resources for the classroom
Session 1 June 5, 2012 8:30-3:30 Algebra
and Geometry for Grades 3-5...
MORE
Session 2 June 6, 2012 8:30-3:30 Make-It
and Take It Workshop for K-5...MORE
Session 3 June 7, 2012 8:30-3:30
Math Content and Instruction for Grades K-
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Teachers, Would you like to become a member of the Jefferson
County Schools wiki,
Teachers Talk?
This community is located at Wikispaces.com. Teachers
Talk is a place to share lesson ideas and teaching
strategies.
Request
membership. |
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Print the 2012-2013 Jefferson County Schools
Calendar |
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Registration for the Second Annual Technology Day on
August 1, 2012
is OPEN. We still need presenters. Share
that amazing lesson or fun site that your students love with
you colleagues. Presenter will be awarded 8 hours of
self-selected in-service and all attendees (not presenting)
will receive 6 hours of self-selected in-service.
Lunch will be provided. We need to know our numbers to
plan for lunch and number of sessions needed.
To
be a presenter click here
To
register click here |
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Five Things You Should Know about USING
SMARTPHONES SAFELY from NetSmartz |
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The Tennessee Department of Education has
purchase access for all Tennessee school districts using
TEAM to the
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) Best
Practices Portal. This
is an interactive Web tool that provides resource.s and
support for educators. Observers and teachers, along with
district and state leaders, have real-time access to the
latest NIET materials to review or use with teachers in
order to improve instruction. Select LOGIN and then
CONTACT US to purchase. You must send an email
to gain access and you will be sent sent a username and
password.
Click here. |
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Internet Safety while Gaming Most teens and
tweens play games on a computer, cell phone or other device.
View this
Gaming Safety Tips sheet from Netsmartz. Did you
know there is a website devoted to rating games? Go to
www.esrb.org. This
site is maintained by the Entertainment Software Rating
Board and rates a multitude of games each year. |
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New Tenure Law
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Need Help with
Homework?
Students at JCHS and all Middle Schools may receive help
with homework. To view school schedules and locations
for help sessions
click here. |
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NEW ADDITIONAL ENDORSEMENT RULE
- Use the following link to access additional information
about the new rule that allows adding a secondaryacademic
endorsement by tests only: http://www.state.tn.us/education/lic/add.shtml
(click on the "adding an
additional endorsement" tab.)
Additional
INFORMATION |
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Need a number? Click here for a
Directory
of Social Services Numbers. This information is also
found on the Family Resource Center web page.
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Have you
experienced
Web 2.0?
Check out Web 2.0's has useful
online
applications for students focusing on
office applications, note-taking, and organization
utilities. |
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Check out these web sites!
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Students who took the ACT (standard
time or with ACT-approved accommodations) through the
Tennessee statewide administration this spring will have the
option to view their scores from State Testing online
through their ACT student Web account.
More Info |
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Jefferson County
Schools Awarded SACS District Accreditation
Quality
Assurance Review |
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 applications
have been distributed at each school. This program is
for non-insured children in Tennessee under the age of 18.
To find out if your child is eligible, click
HERE.
TenderCare is a program is for children and teens
who have Tenn Care. It consists of free check-up's and dental
services for children on TENN Care.
More Info
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This site makes multiple use
of documents provided in PDF format. To access .pdf's, you will need the
Acrobat Reader, a free download from
Adobe. PDF files will open in a new browser window. |
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 JCHS Class Reunion Information
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