Jasper High School
Jag News
Week of April 1st, 2019
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General Announcements:
Plano ISD and Collin College Dual Enrollment Informational Meeting
STAAR EOC Testing
Student Drop Off and Pick Up
GPA and Class Rank Changes
Final Exam Grade Waiver and Final Exam Exemption Guidelines
Student Drivers
Online Fee Payment
Drop-Off Table, Third Party Vendor Deliveries, and Federal Food Guidelines
Important Changes to AP Exam Procedures for 2019-20
Plano ISD and Collin College Dual Enrollment Informational Meeting
10th grade parents and students are invited to attend the following informational meetings about the Plano ISD and Collin College Dual Enrollment program. Collin College will be reviewing admissions and registration procedures for students enrolling in a dual credit class. Please plan to attend to learn more about this opportunity. Please contact your student’s counselor with questions.
Thursday, April 4, 2019
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Jasper High School
6800 Archgate Dr.
Presentation Room
STAAR EOC Testing
STAAR EOC Testing will take place for 9th and 10th grade students next week.
Tuesday, April 9 - STAAR English 1 EOC
Thursday, April 11 - STAAR English 2 EOC
- Students are not allowed to have electronic devices in the testing room, this includes cell phones, e-readers and apple/smart watches. Students are also encouraged to bring a book with them on the day of testing to read once they are finished.
- All 9th and 10th grade students are expected to be in attendance each day. Students not taking the EOC will have structured academic activities. In addition to missing valuable academic experiences that are planned for the day, student absences directly affect school funding that allows us to offer the curricular experiences that you come to expect from Jasper HS and Plano ISD.
- Campus will be closed to visitors on each testing day. Parents, this means that lunch and other belongings must be sent to school with your child. You will not be able to drop off lunches or other materials on these days.
- If your child has an appointment on any of the testing days that affects him or her, please try to change the appointment. If a student does leave in the middle of a test, for any reason, the test may be submitted to be scored, and the student will be unable to make it up.
- Students should not attend school on a testing day if they are sick. Please follow the district guidelines for illness and keep your child home, if needed.
- We will have make-up testing days after each test for students who were absent the day of testing.
Student Drop Off and Pick Up
As our construction project comes to a close, we want to make sure everyone is aware of the procedures for student drop off and pick up and changes in our traffic patterns.
Student Drop Off: No student should be dropped off in the front (North parking lot) of Jasper before school. This includes extra curricular activities at any time. All students should be dropped off in the circle drive or South student parking lot. In the morning, both lanes of the circle drive are drop off lanes. Please make sure your student is aware to watch for traffic of other cars and buses in the bus lane as they cross to the student entrance. If you are dropping off in the right drop off lane closest to the building, please watch for students crossing in front of you.
Student Pick Up: All students should be picked up in the South circle drive or South parking lot. There should not be any student being picked up in the North parking lot. This includes tennis players and all fine arts students.
Specific Directions for Circle Drive: Please be aware that the right lane of the circle drive is for pick-up only. Cars may park along the curb and move forward as cars exit the pick up lane. The left lane of the circle drive is not a pick up lane and should be used for exiting the circle drive only. Please do not stop and block the left lane.
Specific Directions for the South Student Parking Lot: Parents are encouraged to utilize the South student parking lot for student pick up. There are certain traffic flow specifics everyone needs to adhere to. Please see the map below for specifics. No one should use the center lane at any point. This is a bus lane only.
GPA and Class Rank Changes
Changes to the GPA and ranking system for students have been approved by the PISD Board of Trustees and will take effect with the class of 2023. There are some elements of the new policy that are being implemented for current 9th and 10th graders.
- Early fall of the 11th grade year
- January of the 11th grade year
- June of the 11th grade year
- Early fall of the 12th grade year
- January of the 12th grade year
- End of the 3rd 9 weeks grading period of the 12th grade year
There have been no changes made to the weighting of courses or the method for calculating GPA or rank for students currently in grades 9 - 12.
The lowest GPA in the top 10% of the last graduating class will be made available each spring in order to assist students and families with determining possible placement in the top 10% of their class and potential eligibility for automatic admissions to Texas public colleges and universities.
The lowest GPA in the top 10% of the 2018 class from Plano West Senior High was 4.331.
If you have questions about GPA, rank in class or Texas Automatic Admissions requirements, please contact your student’s counselor.
Final Exam Grade Waiver and Final Exam Exemption Guidelines
Final Exam Grade Waiver Applies to 9th, 10th, and 11th grade AP and IB: Students enrolled in an AP or IB course for the second semester of the school year may be eligible for a grade waiver from the final exam in that subject for the second semester if the following conditions exist:
- A minimum overall 2nd semester average of 80 (per class) and a minimum grade of 80 in the final grading period.
- Student takes the National AP exam for that course in May.
- Student shall attend class 90% of the days class is offered and have no more than nine (9) absences during the second semester (per class).
- Student shall have no more than five (5) tardies in that AP class.
- No major infractions resulting in ISS, Saturday School, Out of School Suspension, or Special Programs Center.
- Student must have no outstanding fines, fees, or debts for school property or other PISD services.
- Student takes the semester exam on the date/time originally scheduled or, in the case of an excused absence, during the determined make-up exam time.
To qualify for the grade waiver, a student must report to class on the day of the exam and take the final exam for the course. If the semester exam grade benefits the student, it will be recorded and counted toward the student’s course grade.
If a student has an unexcused absence during the exam, the student forfeits the option to take advantage of the exam grade waiver, and will take the exam for credit.
Student Drivers
Please remember as students begin driving this year, to park on campus all students must purchase a parking sticker. These can be obtained in the student center for $20. Also, any student that drives to West for athletics or academic reasons, must fill out a permission slip before they start commuting between campuses. If you have any questions about the student parking stickers, please see Lisa Morrison in the Student Center. Any questions about commuting to West, please see Coach Z.
Parents and students, please keep in mind the following law for all student drivers at Jasper High School. Individuals under the age of 18 are restricted to a Phase Two driver’s license. These individuals may not drive a motor vehicle:
- With more than one passenger in the vehicle under the age of 21 who is not a family member
- While using a wireless communication device, including a hands-free device, until they reach the age of 18, except in the case of an emergency
Online Fee Payment
Many of our clubs and organizations are now accepting online payments for dues, t-shirts, fundraisers, and more! Visit https://parentportal.pisd.edu to see if you have any outstanding Jasper Club/Organization fees to pay online. When you log in, look for the section labeled as “Program Enrollment & Payments”. Within this section, click the TEAMS Campus Payments link under STUDENT CLUB ACTIVITY FEES. Please visit the link below for additional information.
Drop-Off Table, Third Party Vendor Deliveries, and Federal Food Guidelines
We would like to make everyone aware that the drop-off table located at the Jasper front doors is an unsupervised area. Jasper's staff does not have the capacity to supervise the table or monitor items that become missing. We strongly suggest parents that want to bring food up to their students wait and hand deliver the food to their student. If not, there are other options the student can utilize like bringing their lunch or purchasing a lunch from our school cafeteria.
We also would like to remind everyone that third party delivery of food is not permitted. All vendors will be turned away. No vendor should attempt to drop food off in the south student entry way.
Per the Federal Nutritional Guidelines, food that is brought to school cannot be shared with other students. Parents cannot bring extra drinks and food for anyone other than their student. This applies even on birthdays and special occasions.
Important Changes to AP Exam Procedures for 2019-20
PTSA/ Jasper Booster Club Announcements:
Join PTSA
We encourage all of our families to join our PTSA by going to JasperPTSA. This website allows parents and students to join the Jasper PTSA , purchase spirit wear and planners, access student directory, sign-up to volunteer at events, and make donations to the Jasper PTSA. If you have any questions, please email president@jasperptsa.org.
PWSH PTSA Presentation:
Jasper Jazz Presents "Passport"
On Friday April 5th and Saturday April 6th, The Jasper Jazz Presents: Passport. Come along for the adventure as we travel in dance. Get you tickets now! Boarding begins (doors open) at 7:00 p.m. and the adventure starts at 7:30 p.m.
Go to www.jasperjazzdance.com to purchase your tickets. Tickets will be available at the door but prepaid tickets are recommended for faster seating. There will be a snack cart on this "flight" available for a cash donation, Make your adventure plans now for Passport!
Casserole Day
Click Link to Order: https://jasperptsa.membershiptoolkit.com
Jasper Clubs/ PWSH Announcements:
Jasper High School
Website: https://www.pisd.edu/Page/81
Location: 6800 Archgate Drive, Plano, TX, United States
Phone: 469-752-7400
Twitter: @jasperjaguars