| Jefferson City Public Schools | January 3, 2019 |

Updates from Jefferson City Public Schools

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 .

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 canceling 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.

Teacher of the Year Nominations: DEADLINE APPROACHING! Please consider nominating one of our deserving educators for the 2019 Eisinger Teacher of the Year award!  The nomination window closes next Wednesday, January 9, 2019 .  Fill out the online nomination form here .   Educators eligible for this award include full-time, certified teachers, school librarians, guidance counselors or instructional coaches. You are welcome to nominate as many teachers as you would like. The nominated teacher must have five years of teaching experience, with two of those years being served in the Jefferson City Public Schools. For more information, call the JCPS Foundation at 573-659-3549 or  click here .

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

Greetings! It is that time of the year again. Jefferson City High School will be hosting their annual Debate/Forensics Tournament on Friday, February 1 and Saturday, February 2. As such, we are in need of many judges to help our 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. Many coaches from schools teach their students that their students are 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 HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA. During this discussion, we will lead you through the events, as well as showing you what a ballot should look like. You can also visit our 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!

Upcoming JCPS Events & Community Activities

**PLEASE NOTE: the completed dance clinic registration should be mailed to: R. Allen at 2036 Sterling Ridge, Holts Summit, MO 65043**

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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