Jasper High School
Jag News
Week of April 8th, 2019
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General Announcements:
STAAR EOC Testing
Free Breakfast Week
Special Education Program Parent Survey
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
STARR EOC Testing
STAAR EOC Testing will take place for 9th and 10th grade students this 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.
Free Breakfast Week
This week, from 4/8 to 4/12, is free breakfast week to all students at Jasper High School. Breakfast is served from 8:15 to 8:45.
Special Education Program Parent Survey
Valued parents of students with disabilities,
The special education program is exploring ways to increase communication, training and involvement opportunities for families of students with disabilities, and we need your input. I know that you are very busy working and taking care of your family, but I encourage you to give us your voice by answering the thirteen (13) questions in this survey. We value parent input and want to know how the special education program is doing towards meeting you and your child's needs. Please click the link below that corresponds to your language of preference and complete the survey by Friday, April 26th.
- Special Education Program Parent Survey
- Encuesta Para Padres Del Programa De Educación Especial
- برنامج التعليم الخاص استبيان
- 特别教育计划家长调查
- Khảo Sát Phụ Huynh Chương Trình Giáo Dục Đặc Biệt
- ప్రత్యేక విద్యా కార్యక్రమం తల్లిదండ్రుల సర్వే
- विशेष शिक्षा कार्यक्रम माता-पिता सर्वेक्षण
- خصوصی تعلیمی پروگرام سے متعلق والدین سروے
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.
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.
Jasper Clubs/ PWSH Announcements:
Plano West Swim Team Tryout Clinic and Parent Meeting
There will be a mandatory Parent Meeting for all parents of students interested in trying out for the Plano West Swim and Dive team on Thursday, April 25th, at 7 pm in the Presentation Room at Plano West. The team is open to students attending Jasper, Shepton, and West for the 2019-2020 school year. Swimmers are encouraged to attend this meeting.
New Swimmer Stroke Clinic will be held Saturday, April 27th from 7:00-8:30 a.m. at Tom Muehlenbeck Center. This is for any swimmer who is not currently on the Plano West Swim Team. The stroke clinic will start promptly at 7:00 am. Please RSVP to Coach Looney at Allison.looney@pisd.edu or Coach Poland at Amanda.poland@pisd.edu. Swimmers will need suits, goggles, and caps. The try-out will be a swim practice designed to assess the swimmers' competitive swimming skills (including all strokes), ability to work as a part of a team, and competitive drive.
Please check the Plano West swimming web page for more details: www.planowestswim.org
If you currently are receiving accommodations for a disability under Section 504 or Special Education and believe your need an accommodation in order to have equal access to participate in the Plano West Swim Team, please let Allison Looney or Amanda Poland know as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours before the tryouts are scheduled.
Jasper High School
Website: https://www.pisd.edu/Page/81
Location: 6800 Archgate Drive, Plano, TX, United States
Phone: 469-752-7400
Twitter: @jasperjaguars