| Jefferson City Public Schools | Week of January 7, 2019 |

Updates from Jefferson City Public Schools

JCPS officials are keeping tabs on the weather forecast & potential for inclement weather. NO SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME! However, the following JCHS athletic events and activities have been cancelled : -Capital City Wrestling Tournament at JCHS for Friday (1/11) and Saturday (1/12) -Freshman Boys and Girls Basketball vs. Sedalia Smith Cotton Friday (1/11) -Poetry Slam Event at the Miller Center Saturday (1/12) -Speech and Debate will not be traveling to Kansas City for a Tournament Friday (1/11) and Saturday (1/12) Decisions regarding the following events will be made TONIGHT (1/10) or TOMORROW (1/11): -The Show Choir competition scheduled for Saturday (1/12) in Columbia -Girls Basketball game in Union scheduled for Saturday (1/12) -Practices on Friday (1/11) and Saturday (1/12) Rescheduling for cancelled events (if possible) will be announced at a later date.

Winter Weather Procedures Many considerations come into play when the district makes changes to the regular school schedule or implements bus snow routes due to inclement weather. Because the safety and well-being of our students and employees is our top priority, we will consider cancelling school, delaying school start time, dismissing school early, and/or we will utilize snow routes if conditions are determined to be too risky after roads have been tested and weather forecasts are analyzed. Click here to view JCPS inclement weather information.

Start & End Times Changes JCPS leaders have proposed changing school start and end times for the 2019-2020 school year.  You can read more information about the Proposed Start and End Time Changes here .   The community is invited to join us to learn more about these proposed changes at two upcoming community meetings:  1) Tuesday, January 29, 2019: Lewis & Clark Middle School, 6pm 2) Thursday, January 31, 2019: Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 5pm These community discussions will also be live-streamed on our  JCPS YouTube channel .

Be a BIG! Mentoring Matters! January is National Mentoring Month. Our  #partnership  with  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Jefferson City  helps us meet our mission of giving students hope for a better tomorrow! But many kids still need a mentor - someone who is committed to being a  #DifferenceMaker  in the life of a child through professionally supported one-on-one relationships. If YOU want to become a defender of a JCPS student's potential...become a BIG today!  #MentoringMatters   #JCStrongerTogether

Capital City Classic Speech & Debate Tournament Judges Needed! (February 1-2)

Jefferson City High School will be hosting the annual Debate/Forensics Tournament on Friday, February 1 and Saturday, February 2. As such, they are in need of many judges to help the team run a smooth and successful tournament. Forensics tournaments are always fun to judge. Please don’t feel that you are not qualified as a judge. Coaches from schools teach to adapt to the needs of their judge. If this does not resolve your inner dissonance, our team will hold a judge’s clinic on Tuesday, January 29 at 5:30 PM in the JCHS cafeteria. During this discussion, the team will lead you through the events and show you what a ballot should look like. You can also visit the team website at http://www.jaydebate.weebly.com and click on the tab that says “Judge Resources”. This year, due to the exciting construction at Jefferson City High School, our annual tournament will be located at LEWIS AND CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL. Click HERE to sign up!

JCPS Board of Education Meeting Livestream Not able to join us at the JCPS Board of Education meeting on Monday, January 14 at 6:00 p.m. at 315 East Dunklin? Tune in to the live-stream on our JCPS YouTube channel . Videos are archived so you can also watch later.  #JCMO   #JCStrongerTogether Board meeting agendas can be found here when they become available (typically on Fridays before a meeting).

Upcoming JCPS Events & Community Activities

Stay in Touch with JCPS There are many ways to stay in touch with Jefferson City Public Schools, including our district website, weekly newsletter, and social media accounts. Be sure to visit, like, follow, subscribe and more to stay in-the-know with all that's going on with JCPS. Learn more about the district's communications department here .

Contact: Ryan Burns, Director of Communications 315 East Dunklin St. 573-659-3018

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