Announcements for Parents
To the Parents/Guardians of Springboro Junior High School:
The plan for online instruction for the Junior High during this extended school building closure can be found below. Springboro staff are actively working to ensure that your student’s education continues during our extended school building closure. During the extended school closure, students will continue with an online education and all students are expected to turn in their assignments. However, we recognize that our families will be undergoing all types of hardships during this time - we will be flexible with our due dates and providing opportunities for students to redo assignments in order to demonstrate mastery. Our overall goal during this extended school building closure is to provide the necessary support so that all students are able to continue their education and be academically prepared when we return to school.
If you are like me, you are trying to process all of this information while trying to prepare for this new reality. If you are like me, you are trying to balance working from home while making a plan for your children's online activity completion. We understand that you may have multiple students and only one device on which students can complete school work. Just today, I had the dishwasher repairman come during a virtual staff meeting! Please understand that we are in this together.
Please read below regarding what this online learning will look like:
Instructional Schedule:
Online instructional videos and assignments from your student’s teachers will be posted on Google Classroom according to the daily schedule identified below. The posting of these assignments (Electives/Specials) will begin on Friday, March 20. Each instructional video will be accompanied by an assignment that your student will be responsible for completing. Student grades on these assignments will be posted in Progress Book under 4th quarter grades. New videos and assignments will be posted for each subject area on the days listed below only. If you would like more work for your student than is being provided, please reach out to your teacher so that they can provide enrichment and/or skill-based learning opportunities.
- Monday and Wednesday: ELA, Social Studies, and Foreign Language
- Tuesday and Thursday: Math and Science
- Tuesday and Friday: Electives/Specials
Google Classroom Codes:
Teachers will be utilizing their Google Classroom as their main source of providing instruction.Students can access these videos and assignments from their teacher’s Google Classroom webpages. Most teachers already have Google classroom webpages set up. If they do not, such as students beginning a new class for the 4th quarter, students can visit this
Google Sheet
to find the necessary Google Classroom code.
Office Hours:
All teachers will have scheduled office hours. The purpose of office hours are for teachers to answer parent and student questions via email, phone, or video chat. Office hours will be posted on teachers Google Classroom, teacher webpage (if applicable), and Progress Book. These office hours can change from day-to-day based on a teacher’s availability; any changes will be communicated via the interfaces listed above.
Other Information:
Students are encouraged to check their school email often. Students are also encouraged to communicate via email with their teachers regarding any questions they may have. All instructional-related and tech-related questions should begin with first contacting your student’s teacher. The teacher will help answer the question or forward the question onto the necessary personnel. The link to the
district staff directory can be found here
. Please email me directly at
jfranks@springboro.org
if you received a letter on Thursday, March 12 in regards to the need for assistance to access the internet and/or technology devices AND you have not yet received this technology.
All of these educational plans are subject to change based upon further guidance/directives through Governor Dewine’s Office, Ohio Department of Health, and/or Ohio Department of Education. Any changes to these plans will subsequently be communicated via a Principal’s Update
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.
Thank you and do not hesitate to reach out to my personally if I can be of assistance during this time,
Jon Franks, Principal
Springboro Junior High School
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Springboro Community Assistance Center (SCAC)
Those experiencing hardships or in need of help during our extended school building closure can contact the Springboro Community Assistance Center. For more information, visit the
SCAC webpage
.
Beginning Monday, March 16 food distributions will be:
- Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. outside the SCAC facility in the Educare building next to Springboro Junior High School, 1605 Main St. Both perishable items and boxes of food will be distributed at this location.
- Wednesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. outside Springboro First United Methodist Church, 60 E. North St. Boxes only.
- Fridays from 6 to 7 p.m. outside the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, 125 E. Central Ave. Boxes only.
All residents are required to show proof of residency in the Springboro School District and may only receive one box per week. Records will be kept. In order to limit contact, residents picking up food are asked to stay in their car and drive to the designated area. At the designated area, one person should exit the car to retrieve the box of food. The hope is that each box should last one week. Residents with unusual circumstances that prevent them from visiting one of the three sites, should call the SCAC at 937-572-6488.
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College Credit Plus 2020-2021
Universities are now accepting College Credit Plus applications for the 2020-2021 school year. Any student who is interested in participating in College Credit Plus for the 2020-2021 school year must complete the Intent to Participate Form (google form) by April 1, 2020. All students (current CCP students and new CCP students) are required to submit the Intent to Participate Form each year. A link to the form is available on the guidance website:
http://www.springboro.org/CollegeCreditPlus1.aspx
.
Students must be signed into their Springboro student google account to submit the form. Please refer to the "College Credit Plus Informational Meeting 2020-2021" presentation on the guidance website and university websites for additional application information.
