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Springboro Junior High Newsletter
January 31, 2021
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Calendar & Event Information
Feb 1-4: IOWA Tests (7th graders only - Model A & B)
Feb 1&3: IOWA Tests for Model B students (Part I & II)
Feb 12: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Inservice
Feb 15: NO SCHOOL - President's Day
Mar 11: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Mar 12: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
Mar 29 - Apr 5: NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
May 31: NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
June 3: Last Day of School for Students
For more information, read the ...
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Seventh grade student, Nora Parlett, recently painted some broken and unrepairable instruments for Mrs. Benedict's Strings classroom. These art pieces will decorate the Strings/Band classrooms for years to come! |
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Announcements for Parents
IOWA Testing - 7th grade, February 1-4
Students in Grade 7 will be taking the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) on February 1-4. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills is a nationally-normed achievement test that compares your child’s achievement to that of students across the nation. What is this test used for? IOWA test scores are used: (1) to guide efforts to adapt instruction to the needs and abilities of students; (2) to provide a measure of each student’s level of cognitive development that captures important information not represented in school grades or in other measures of school achievement; (3) to identify students whose predicted levels of achievement are markedly discrepant from their observed levels of achievement.
Parents/guardians can help their child to do well by making sure s/he gets a good night’s sleep, has breakfast, and arrives at school on time. Students are not expected to study for the Iowa Tests. The results of this test have no impact on students’ grades or movement to the eighth grade. Score reports will be made available to parents during the Spring of 2021. If you have any questions about the IOWA tests, please contact Chuck Wiggins cwiggins@springboro.org or Beth Holtrey bholtrey@springboro.org.
What do students need to bring to school for IOWA testing? All that students need to bring to school for IOWA testing is a #2 pencil and their red calculator that they received in 6th grade. Extra pencils and calculators are available for those students that do not have one.
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Past Junior High Principal Updates
To view past Junior High Principal Updates, please visit the Junior High main webpage and scroll down the right hand side of the page.
COVID-19 Health Information
As a reminder, it is critical that if your student, or a family member in your household, has been tested for COVID-19 and you are still awaiting results, please remain home until the results of the test are known. Do not have your student report to school while you are awaiting results. Also, if your student or a family member in your household has tested positive for COVID-19, please stay home to self-quarantine.
Do not report to school if either of these scenarios apply to you or your family. Only, if we work together, as a district, as parents, and as community members can we continue to maintain a safe school environment for all of our students and staff.
School Fees Update, 2020-21
This school year is unlike any other. In particular, as it relates to school fees, we wanted to share a few details on the particulars of school fees given the structure of this current school year.
As all students in Springboro Schools are given the option of transitioning between our Model A (in-person) and Model B (at-home/virtual) by quarter, this proves difficult when assessing school fees mid-year. Given this, we will review the school fees for our Model B students at the conclusion of the school year. In the event a Model B student did not receive all items within the school fee structure, those particular fees (or fee) will be prorated by quarter, and a credit or refund will be applied. Again, this will be done so at the end of this school year for any student who was in Model B during a particular quarter.
School Fees
School fees for the Junior High are now able to be viewed and paid online through Pay Schools Central. To access Pay Schools Central, click on the ‘Parents’ tab on the main webpage for Springboro Schools - www.springboro.org
In addition, schools fees can be paid by check made payable to ‘Springboro Junior High School.’ Please contact the main office at 937-748-3953 with any questions.
As a reminder, eighth grade students attending the 2021 Washington, D.C. trip must have their fees paid in order to attend the trip.
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Postponement of the 2020-21 8th Grade Washington, D.C. Trip |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020-21 8th grade Washington, D.C. trip has been postponed - eighth grade students will not be going on the Washington, D.C. trip during the 2020-21 school year. This trip had previously been rescheduled from its original 2020 November trip date to May 4-7, 2021.
Why is the district postponing the 2020-21 8th grade Washington, D.C. trip?
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Health and Safety of Staff and Students: We cannot anticipate that any of our students will have had the vaccine by May 2021 since the vaccines are not currently available for SJHS-aged students. In addition, transportation seating arrangements and hotel room assignments do not allow social distancing to be achieved. One positive COVID-19 individual in a closed-circulation setting could result in the virus spreading to multiple peoples.
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COVID-19 Pandemic & Related Rules and Guidelines: There is no guarantee that we will be able to travel to Washington, D.C. in May 2021 due to the (a) ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; (b) continued increase in COVID-19 cases; (c) and perpetual changes in guidelines regarding travel restrictions within the United States.
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Parent/Guardian Money: The logistics of sending over 400 eighth grade students to Washington, D.C. requires that the tour company, Classic Student Tours, set hotel and bus reservations well in advance of the May 2021 trip date. If we ended up postponing the trip closer to the May 2021 date of the trip, then it is very realistic that parents/guardians would not receive back a majority of their money already paid to Classic Student Tours, as the money would have already been handed over to the bus lines and hotels.
Is the district canceling OR postponing the 2020-21 8th grade Washington, D.C. trip? The district has decided to postpone the 2020-21 8th grade Washington, D.C. trip and reschedule it for the end of the class of 2025’s (current 8th grade students) freshman school year, 2021–22. We will plan to leave for Washington, D.C. in late May/early June after the conclusion of the students' last day of school on May 26, 2022. While there are no specific dates reserved for this trip, students can anticipate leaving late May/early June 2022 for this trip. More information, including trip dates, will be released in the upcoming months.
What about the money I have paid to Classic Student Tours? Families that want to send their student on the Washington, D.C. trip after their student’s freshman year in late May/early June 2022 can leave their current deposit/payments with Classic Student Tours as payment toward the late May/early June 2022 trip. The final cost of the late May/early June 2022 trip will not be determined until the Spring of 2022; however, Classic Student Tours has stated that the final price of the late May/early June 2022 trip will not exceed the highest monetary amount listed on the initial paperwork for the May 2021 trip, ($785-$887). Therefore, the late May/early June Washington, D.C. 2022 trip for the class of 2025 will have a final cost of no more than $887. Final payment for the late May/early June 2022 trip will be due in April 2022.
What if I want to get my current deposit/payments back from Classic Student Tours? If you want your current balance refunded from Classic Student Tours, please contact the company using the information below. Classic Student Tours will refund your entire balance except for a $25 processing fee if you contact them by Monday, March 1, 2021. Please note that by receiving your refund, your student will no longer have a reserved spot for the late May/early June Washington, D.C. 2022 trip.
Contact Information
Classic Student Tours
75 Rhoads Center Drive
Centerville, OH 45458
Phone: (937) 439-0032
All of the information above applies only to the 2020-21 8th grade Washington, D.C. Trip for our current 8th grade students (Class of 2025).
Information regarding the 2021-22 8th grade Washington, D.C.
Trip for our current 7th grade students
(Class of 2026) will be released in the upcoming months.
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Springboro Junior High School
1605 S. Main Street
Springboro, OH 45066
937-748-3953
Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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