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District Technology Is Supported

JPS Technology Integration Specialists, Jason Kathman and Jeff Kresge, have created a tech support page at jspny.org/techsupport for students and families to go if they have questions or need help. There is information on Internet assistance and video tutorials for families. Video tutorials include: how to sign into your district laptop or iPad and the basics of the iPad. The page also features video tutorials on Google Classroom, writing on a PDF, how to turn in a Google Doc on an iPad and how to use the classwork section. For elementary students using Seesaw, there are tutorials ...

YMCA,YWCA Partner With Schools

JPS is lucky to have a great partnership with our local YMCA and YWCA to help our working families. During the pandemic, these organizations have helped provide after school programming for our students, kindergarten through 8th grades. Currently the YWCA runs afterschool programming at Bush ...

Health And Safety Are No. 1 Priority

“We know that school buildings must be safe places in order for our students to learn effectively,” said JPS Chief Director of Schools Tina Sandstrom. “Safe and healthy schools are not only critical to the education children receive, but also to the teachers and staff who deliver that ...

JPS Offers Parents Help With Childcare And Meals

JPS understands the stress and anxiety families are feeling during this time. We are here to help you with childcare and school meals. If JPS working parents need help with childcare for students in grades UPK to 6, please contact 483-7121 or visit www.jpsny.org/childcareinfo for more information. Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, Jamestown Public Schools will provide grab and go breakfast and lunches for all students, whether attending in-person or remotely. Meals will be sent home with students who are in-person learning.  Meals for students attending remotely or by distance learning ...

2 Learning Models Provided For Students, Families

JPS students and staff will return for the 2020-21 school year in a Hybrid Learning Model, which is a combination of in-person and remote learning, or full-time distance learning as requested during our stakeholder survey. Based on guidance from the State Department of Health and State ...

Whitaker: Reopening Of Schools Will Be Done In The Safest Way

Dear JPS Community: With the reopening of schools just days away, I want to assure the community that Jamestown Public Schools is excited and ready to welcome our students back for the 2020-21 school year. Whether students are attending in-person, remotely or a combination of the two, we are excited to get our kids into the back-to-school routine. I would like to take this opportunity to give you an update on some of the important aspects of our reopening plan. Please know that our number one priority continues to be the health and safety of our students and staff, followed closely by ...