Announcements for Parents
Dear Parents/Guardians of a Springboro Junior High School student:
Sadly, it has become apparent to the staff and myself that we will no longer receive the pleasure of seeing your student in the hallway and classrooms of Springboro Junior High School for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. With the nearing end of the 2019-2020 school year, I want to thank our students, parents, staff, and community for their patience and understanding during what has been a difficult time for all of us. My best wishes for the continued good health for all of us!
Last Day of Online Instruction:
Wednesday, May 6 will be the final day for new assignments to be posted by teachers for at-home learning. No new instruction for at-home learning will be posted after May 6. Students will have until Wednesday, May 20 to complete assignments. However, students are strongly encouraged to submit assignments as soon as possible (ideally by May 15), in order to give teachers adequate time for grading.
Grading:
As a reminder, Springboro Schools will be using a Pass/Fail grading system in the 4th quarter for grades 2-12. To review specific details about the Pass/Fail grading system, please click on this link:
COVID-19 Resources
and click on the ' Grading ' tab.
May 7-21:
During this time, May 7-21, students will be expected to complete any remaining necessary assignments. Teachers will continue to be available for office hours and Google Meets to help students with assignments. In addition, teachers will be meeting up with students for non-graded activities and to say their “goodbyes” to students, while also collecting student work and inputting assignments for grading.
Student Personal Belongings:
Student personal belongings will be able to be picked up from May 18-21. More information pertaining to this subject will be sent out in a Principal Update in the near future.
Report Cards:
Report cards are still scheduled to be mailed home by the 1st week of June.
As always, please feel free to reach out to me at any time with any questions, needs, or assistance.
Have a great week,
Jon Franks, Principal
Springboro Junior High School
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Iowa Testing Results
In February of 2020, all 7th grade students at the Junior High School took the IOWA assessments. Parents/guardians will receive complete IOWA score reports from the 2020 February Assessments with their student’s fourth quarter report card in the mail. Gifted identification letters for new identifications from the 2020 February IOWA assessments are being sent to parents/guardians via email. Please note, if your child has already been identified as gifted in this same area, then you will not receive an email. Emails are for new identifications only.
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Previous Principal Update Newsletters
Review information from these previous Principal Updates to find detailed information regarding online instruction and assignments during the extended school building closure.
Throughout our extended school building closure, the best way to receive up-to-date information is through (1) district communications, (2) Junior High Principal’s Updates, and (3) visiting the Junior High School website. In addition, there is comprehensive information regarding the extended school building closure on the district’s
COVID-19 Resources webpage.
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Repeated Announcements
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A Message from the Junior High School Counselors
Our school counselors are available throughout the school day hours (7:15am - 2:20pm) to communicate with students and parents via email (Ms. McConnell, A-K:
mmcconnell@springboro.org
,
Mrs. Mitchell, L-Z:
dmitchell@springboro.org
). Please reach out with any questions or concerns you may have.
If you have specific questions regarding an academic class/lesson, please reach out to the teacher of that class directly. We understand this is a difficult time for our families. We are here to support you in any way that we can.
Free E-Books for Junior High Students
Does your student need a
FREE
book to read during this extended school building closure? Springboro Jr. High School has a large collection of e-books through Overdrive Sora. To access this system, please have your student go to
https://soraapp.com/welcome/login/202306
and have them log in with their Springboro Google account username and password. If you have any questions or problems accessing the system, please contact Sarah Thornbery, Junior High Teacher-Librarian, at
sthornbery@springboro.org
.
EPIC Teacher of the Year Nomination 2020
It is time to nominate our EPIC Teacher of the Year Awards for 2020. Engage. Prepare. Inspire. Challenge. (EPIC) - Fill Out an EPIC Nomination Form Here -
https://forms.gle/HkTmaSSvX2mc67pM8
All parents and students of Springboro Schools are encouraged to fill out a nomination form for their choice of EPIC Teacher of the Year. Each school building (Clearcreek Elementary, Five Points Elementary, Dennis Elementary, Springboro Intermediate, Springboro Junior High, and Springboro High School) will have one EPIC Teacher of the Year Recipient, so everyone is encouraged to nominate!
All nominations must be received by 11:59pm on May 3, 2020, to be considered. Due to the district's state-mandated closure, as a result of COVID-19, all nominations must be submitted electronically via this form.
Immunizations
Incoming 7th graders for the 2020-21 school year are required to submit an immunization update by the start of the 2020-21 school year.
There are two vaccines required by the Ohio Department of Health for all incoming 7th Grade Students:
- A diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus (Tdap) booster. This immunization needs to have been given no sooner than the child’s 10th birthday;
- First Dose of the Meningococcal (MCV4) vaccine
- If you choose not to immunize your child, then an Exemption Letter must be completed. This can be found on the district website
With our buildings being closed, we are asking that all updated immunizations be scanned and submitted to the email address listed below:
Did you know that if you have an iPhone or iPad you actually have a scanner? You can use the "Notes App." Open a new note, press the camera button, the option to scan a document will pop up. Once the document is scanned you can email it with less file size than that of a photo.
Follow these easy steps from Apple Support
