The Johnson County Board of Education will meet for their regular monthly school board meeting on April 9th, 2020. Please find the agenda for this months meeting below.

School Board Agenda, April 9th 2020

New extended closure information for school employees and curriculum and instruction information for teachers has been posted to our website. Please reference the COVID-19 response page to check out more info.

https://www.jocoed.net/Content2/covid-19-information

The Johnson County Schools Book Bus will be making it's way around the county to serve our students! Please see the schedule below and go by!

Thursday, March 26th

Trade Community Center- 9:00-9:45
Forge Creek Community Center- 10:00-10:30
Rainbow Mennonite Church- 10:45-11:15
Roan Creek Elementary School- 11:45-12:15
Village Apartments- 12:30-1:00

Friday, March 27th Faith Gospel Church (across from Dollar General)- 9:00-9:30
State Line Baptist Church (Laurel)- 9:45-10:15
Shady Valley Elementary- 10:45-11:15
Butler Trading Post- 11:45-12:15
Corner Pocket- 12:30-1:00

Our number one priority is to feed the students of Johnson County. Even in a crisis, we are still striving to feed every child we possibly can. I'm asking parents to please help support this program so we can operate as long as we are allowed to.

UPDATED: After giving much thought and considerations, we have decided to alter our original meal delivery program. Beginning Monday, March 23^rd we will continue to have the one drive-up pick-up location at Mountain City Elementary. However, we will begin to have our bus drivers deliver meals to houses located on their normal routes. This will allow meals to be delivered to children throughout the county that would otherwise not be able to receive a meal.

Buses will begin their routes at 10:30 a.m. each day Monday through Friday. Students will receive two meals, one for breakfast and one for lunch. If your Child currently does not ride a bus or is not enrolled in school yet, but need a meal delivered please call central office at 727-2640.

Once again beginning Monday we will be delivering meals to our students using our buses and bus routes. This is open to any child 18 years and under. For more information or to request a delivery please call us at 727-2640.

The following information concerning the upcoming 2020-21 Kindergarten registration has been published and is available for parents.

We've created a page full of online activities and study materials for all Johnson County Students to check out and enjoy during the upcoming schools closure period. Please check it out and feel free to use these resources daily!

Johnson County Schools Online Resources Page

Johnson County Schools - Health and Safety Update - March 6, 2020

Johnson County Schools is monitoring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website for information and guidelines regarding the status of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We understand that school staff, parents and the community are concerned about everyone's health and safety. Administrators in Johnson County will keep a close eye on guidance from state, local and national experts on the issue. Our custodial staff continue to disinfect the classrooms and buildings with disinfectants that are shown to protect against the coronavirus COVID-19. Since this is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation, the CDC and other health authorities from around the globe are closely monitoring the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and are implementing measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

It is our goal to keep students, employees and the community healthy and safe. We will continue to work with local, state and federal health agencies to make necessary revisions to our Response Plan as new information becomes available. At this time, the CDC recommends guidelines and precautions similar to the flu; wash hands regularly with warm water and soap, and cover coughs and sneezes. For information and resources on the coronavirus COVID-19, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

The Johnson County School Board officially set the graduation date for the Class of 2020 at last night's school board meeting. Our graduation ceremony this year will be held on May 16th, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Ray Shoun Memorial Gymnasium, Johnson County High School. Details are still being worked out at this time, but if you would like more information concerning tickets or attendance guidelines, please contact the high school at 423-727-2620.

Johnson County Schools have been using software for several years to communicate with its parents, staff and students about local events, school schedule changes and general school related information. There have been some major updates to the software over the past couple of months that have not allowed our e-mail communication to go out alongside our voice messages. This has created some confusion and has limited effective communication between the schools and parents. With assistance and guidance from our software team at School Messenger, we have a solution in place that will allow everyone to continue receiving calls via voice and e-mail.

Monthly LEAPs schedules are available under School Forms > LEAPs Schedules

Please note that schedules are subject to change, and will be updated often. 

Johnson County Schools is please to announce the upcoming 2019-20 school sports schedules. Please find below the links to your favorite upcoming sporting events for the new school year!

JCHS Football
JCMS Football
JCHS Volleyball
JCMS Volleyball
JCHS Golf

Parent involvement is crucial to academic success no matter how old your child is. The Skyward Family Access Parent Portal is a tool for parents to stay informed and engaged in their child's education. The Parent Portal gives parents and guardians access to their child's attendance, grades, and missing assignments. Weekly progress reports are available as well.

This newly passed law provides revisions and updates regrading school attendance, truancy, and discipline.