Due to the cold weather advisory, the Jim Thorpe Area School District will be on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, January 21, 2025.
The Jim Thorpe Area School District will be on a 2-hour delay tomorrow.
This is a reminder of this month's Parent Engagement Opportunity presented by the Special Education Department. This month on January 15, 2025 at 5:30pm we will be offering an informational engagement opportunity with the Director of Special Education as we present, Understanding the Evaluation Process: IEPs, supports and services, and helping with acronyms etc. If you have any questions, want to learn about these topics or engage with other families, please come out to the High School LGI room this Wednesday before the board meeting. We will have light refreshments for you as well.
Any questions about the Parent Engagement Series please contact the Director of Special Education, Fawn Meli at fawn.meli@jtasd.org
Due to the cold weather advisory, the Jim Thorpe Area School District will be on a 2-hour delay tomorrow.
Good morning. The Jim Thorpe Area School District will be dismissing early today. The high school will dismiss at 12:45 and L.B. and P.K. will dismiss at 1:30. We hope everyone has a great break and Happy Holidays to all.
Due to the snow squalls currently pushing through the area, the Jim Thorpe Area School District will be on a 2 hour delay today.
Good afternoon!
The annual reorganization meeting for the Jim Thorpe Area School District's Board of Education will be held this Wednesday, December 4, at 6:00 PM in the high school auditorium. Please take note of the change in time to 6:00 PM.
Have a great night!
The Jim Thorpe Area School District will be closed today on a traditional snow day. Be safe and have a great weekend!
Due to the possibility of snow starting around 7:00 PM tonight, all Jim Thorpe Area School District buildings will close at 6:00 PM. All activities scheduled to start after 6:00 PM are canceled. The music and theatre Cabaret performance scheduled for tonight at the high school has been rescheduled to Thursday, December 5, at 7:00 PM.
Jim Thorpe Area High School
Winter Keystone Testing will occur on the following dates in December 2024:
December 4, 2024 - Literature
December 10, 2024 - Algebra I
December 11, 2024 - Biology
There is an early dismissal for all students this Wednesday, October 30, for teacher in-service. Please see the updated calendar from September's School Board meeting on the district website under the "News" section for all future days with either an early dismissal or no school.
Good morning!
The ALICE intruder safety drills the district is mandated to do at least twice a year are designed to be unannounced, but with the notification that schools may be targeted with Swatting incidents today, the administration wants to notify all parents and guardians that an ALICE drill was already planned to occur today in all three buildings. This drill was coordinated and planned with the local police for several weeks, so we will go on with the drill as scheduled. The reason Swatting occurs is to disrupt school activities, and we do not want the threat of Swatting to disrupt this important drill that we have already coordinated and planned for weeks with the local police.
When the DRILL is called, the staff will make it VERY clear to their students that it is just a drill, and there is NO THREAT to them. During this DRILL, the students will learn to barricade their room, and they will NOT evacuate the building. After the drill, your child's teacher, in an age appropriate manner, will discuss what they would have done if it were a real situation.
Again, the district takes the safety and security of our students and staff very seriously, and doing these types of DRILLS is one way in which we try to ensure the safety of everyone.
Thank you, again, for your continued support and cooperation when it comes to the safety of our schools, students, and staff.
Parent Engagement Series
This month's parent engagement night focused on OHI will be addressed at the December Parent Engagement Night. Unfortunately, this month the meeting is canceled and the information will be shared in December.
For more information contact: Fawn Meli, Director of Special Education.
fawn.meli@jtasd.org
Good evening! JTASD will be conducting the state mandated bus evacuation drills tomorrow morning. This may make some buses late to their elementary stops as the high school buses will be doing their drills before going back out. We ask that you please be patient with us as we continue to work toward making sure our buses make it to their stops on time and safely. Thank you!
As was advertised in the newspaper, the Jim Thorpe Area School District's Board of Education meeting scheduled for tonight, August 21, 2024, has been moved up to a 6:00 PM start. Please note the start time change to 6:00 PM from the normal 7:00 PM start.
The Jim Thorpe Area School District is currently enrolling 3 and 4 year old students into its "Little Olympians" Pre-K Counts program. Please see the district website "News" section for contact information. This is a free educational program to students whose families reside in the Jim Thorpe Area S.D.
Good afternoon! The July School Board Committee Meeting that was scheduled for tonight, July 10, has been cancelled.
The Facility Use Guidelines and Fee Structure were updated by the JTASD Board of Education on June 24, 2024. For any groups requesting to use our facilities, please see the Facilities Request link on the JTASD website for the updated information.
As was advertised, the Jim Thorpe Area Board of Education will conduct their June Committee Meeting at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, June 19, and their June voting meeting at 7:00 PM on Monday, June 24. Both meetings will be held at the high school.
Are you interested in becoming a bus or van driver for the Jim Thorpe Area School District? On June 19 and 20, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the high school library, our bus contractor will be available to answer questions, fill out on-site paperwork, and provide applications for those that cannot stay to complete the paperwork. Please see our district website "NEWS" and "EMPLOYMENT" sections for more details. Please pass along this information to any family or friends that may be interested.