August 3, 2026

SCHOOL NEWS

It’s back to school time, and all the staff at the Secondary are so excited for the 2026-2027 year! We have updates for our returning students, new students and families, so please read the entire newsletter so you don’t miss any information regarding the start of school for the 2026-2027 school year!

WELCOME TO OUR NEW INTERIM PRINCIPAL  Back in March 2026 when Dr. Schultz was chosen as the Jefferson Academy Charter Schools Executive Director replacing Tim Mattlick who retired, our team immediately started a search for a new JA Secondary Principal.  When that search ended and we did not find the right leader, we considered a dual role for Dr. Schultz as both the Executive Director and the Secondary Principal and we also began a search for a possible Interim Secondary School Principal. 

In late May and early June, Dr. Schultz met with Jeff Pierson, who was serving as the Executive Director for the Department of School Safety for the Jeffco School District for the last eight years.  Mr. Pierson announced his retirement from that position this past spring. Mr. Pierson’s safety team has always supported JA Secondary, and he is very familiar with our school community.  Prior to his role as Executive Director of the Department of School Safety, Mr. Pierson served 10 years at Standley Lake High School.  Mr. Pierson was the Athletic Director for two years and the Standley Lake High School Principal for eight years.  Jeff is a strong, respected leader in the Jeffco School District. 

Mr. Pierson is a servant leader at heart and highly respects the vision and mission of JA Secondary.  After meeting with our Leadership Team, the decision was made to bring Mr. Pierson on board to serve as our Interim Principal for the 2026-2027 school year beginning August 1, 2026.  Mr. Pierson is eager to return to the Principal role and work directly with you, our students and staff. 

IMPORTANT CELL PHONE UPDATE (NEW THIS YEAR!)

In June 2026 our Board of Directors approved the new Personal Technology Policy which outlines the use of cell phone use at school. Along with many schools across the country Jefferson Academy has adopted a “Bell to Bell No Cell Phone Use Policy”  which means that cell phones are not allowed to be used on campus during the entire school day from 7:30 am - 3:30 pm or from “Bell to Bell - No Cell.”  

Cell phones will not be allowed in any classroom at any time.  Cell phones will not be allowed during passing times in the hallway, cell phones will not be allowed before school in the lunchroom or at lunch time.  Cell phones will not be allowed during free periods or off periods when students are on the JA campus. Your child’s cell phone needs to be turned off and in their backpack, and cannot at any time be brought out during the school day. This is truly a no cell phone use policy.  

We understand that this change will be challenging for our students and our parents.  We ask that you work with your child and explain the new policy to them and work together to determine how you will communicate with each other.  We will continue to use the “old fashioned" method of communication.  If you need to contact your child during the school day, please call the main office.  Your message will be written down and taken to your child in class. If your child needs to contact you during the school day they may come down to the office, when approved by their teacher, and use the main office phone to call you.  

We will be reviewing with all students the consequences for having their cell phones out during the school day. Please click here to see the Cell Phone Consequences 

IMPORTANT COMPUTER DEVICE UPDATE (NEW THIS YEAR!)

What does this mean for families? Students may need their own device temporarily on-campus until September 7th. Once we have school chromebooks ready in classrooms, students will only need an at-home device.  Student’s personal devices will not be allowed on campus for use. 

We thank you for your patience as we get all new devices ready for classrooms. Should you have difficulty providing a student device, please contact Jen Davis, Technology Coordinator, jdavis@jajags.com to discuss possible options.

JA REGISTRATION OPENS  TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH at noon! Please mark your calendars to complete our online registration process for your student(s).  This process must be completed fully for each student who will be attending school this year and is separate from Jeffco Schools Annual Update.  On Tuesday, use this link: https://secondary.jajags.com/page/registration to confirm your students’ enrollment to JA Secondary and sign agreement forms (students and parents).  All families MUST complete this process for each student.   

ATTENTION 7TH GRADE FAMILIES If you were a JA Elementary 6th Grade Student, you are invited to go back to JA Elementary school to pick-up your chromebook from last school year.  That chromebook is yours to keep and can serve as your “at-home” device to use. 

JA EMAIL ACCOUNTS FOR RISING 7TH GRADE STUDENTS  If your student attended JA Elementary last year, their Elementary jajags account will be deleted on August 14th. Their new Secondary Google accounts are now active. Their new account is their full legal name @jajags.com. For example, John Smith would be john.smith@jajags.com. The password for the account is their last name capitalized and student id. For example, if John Smith has a student ID of 1234567 then his password is Smith1234567  Remove any spaces in names but leave hyphens. Students will set their own password after the initial login. 6th grade email accounts were sent this information on July 31st and the email contained directions to move any files students might want to keep. Check with your student concerning this information. Login information can also be found on our website at secondary.jajags.com under Students -> Links for Login. Other accounts will be set up before school starts.

NEW TO JA STUDENT EMAIL ACCOUNTS  New Secondary Student Google accounts are now active. Their new account is their full legal name @jajags.com. For example, John Smith would be john.smith@jajags.com. The password for the account is their last name capitalized and student id. For example, if John Smith has a student ID of 1234567 then his password is Smith1234567  Remove any spaces in names but leave hyphens. Students will set their own password after the initial login. Login information can also be found on our website at secondary.jajags.com under Students -> Links for Login. Other accounts will be set up before school starts.

SCHOOL PHOTOS AND STUDENT IDs (NEW THIS YEAR!)

OPEN HOUSE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ON AUGUST 13TH

UPDATED 2026-2027 FAMILY CALENDARS  Please see the attached updated family calendar for the 2026-2027 school year. Our calendar has changed due to the availability of the Green Center at the Colorado School of Mines for our  2027 Graduation which will now be held on Monday, May 17, 2027 at 10:30 am shifting our final schedules for students in grades 7-11 to May 18 & 19, 2027. 

PURCHASING A PARKING PERMIT Any student who will be parking in the student lot for the 2026-2027 school year, must have a valid parking permit displayed on their car.  Permits are paid online through Infinite Campus and the parking form must be completed (both sides) and submitted to the main office during the first week of school.  Mr. Melville will issue parking permits at lunch during the week of August 24th to the students who have completed the paperwork and paid.  Students parking in the lot without a valid permit are subject to parking warnings and fines.

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

SCHOOL SUPPLIES  For general supplies, please use THIS supply list. You can also find the list located under the RESOURCE tab on our school website. Thank you in advance for your donation of supplies! High School and Junior High students will receive course-specific supply lists during the first week of school on their course syllabi. 

STUDENT SCHEDULES  - AVAILABLE August 4th  All student schedules will be visible in Infinite Campus starting August 4th @ noon. Both parents and students have an IC login. Schedule changes can be requested by students via email. 7th-9th grade students should email Ms. Adams (kadams@jajags.com) and 10th-12th grade students should email Ms. LeValley (alevalley@jajags.com). 

STUDENT SCHEDULES - ADVISEMENT CLASS  Many Junior High students will see “Advisement Class” in B block. Student placements in Advisement Class are based solely on each student’s individual learning data. This class will offer targeted support in ELA and/or Math by our ELA and Math Intervention Teachers  for Quarter 1 only. For the remainder of the school year, intervention teachers will support students within ELA and Math classrooms in partnership with core teachers.

ATHLETICS

PADDLES FOR A PURPOSE  Join us for Paddles for a Purpose, a fundraiser supporting the Athletic Department! This Pickleball Fundraiser Tournament will happen on Sunday August 16th from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at the Apex Simms Street Recreation Center. The proceeds from this event will help offset the costs of equipment, uniforms, and other program needs for our student-athletes. Our goal is not only to raise funds for our athletic programs but also to provide an opportunity for our community to come together, have fun, and enjoy each other's company.

We invite you to sign up and participate in this exciting event. Whether you are an experienced player or simply looking for a fun way to support Jefferson Academy Athletics, we would love to have you join us. Please use the link below to register for the event:

Sign Up Here Paddles For A Purpose

Thank you for supporting our student-athletes and helping us continue to provide outstanding opportunities for our programs.

HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ONLINE REGISTRATION  Online registration for high school fall sports will close on Friday, August 7, at 3:00 p.m. To be eligible to participate in the first day of practice on Monday, August 10, all registration requirements must be completed and your athlete must be fully cleared by the end of the day on August 7.Student-athletes who are not cleared by the August 7 deadline will not be permitted to participate in practice on August 10.Please note that late registrations submitted after August 7 may not be accepted, and student-athletes may not be eligible to participate in a fall sport.We encourage all families to complete the registration process as soon as possible to avoid any delays.

HIGH SCHOOL FALL SPORTS PARENT MEETING 

Our High School Fall Sports Parent meeting will occur on:

• Wednesday August 12th- High School Parents

• Via Google Meets at 6:00pm

• meet.google.com/jqe-vbij-wck

• Dial-in: (US) +1 234-265-1504

• PIN: 589 046 677#

HIGH SCHOOL FALL SPORT PRACTICES  The majority of our high school fall sports will begin official practices during the week of August 10, 2027.  Below is the practice schedule for each program during the first week of the season. However, please note: Boys Golf follows a different timeline and will begin practices during the week of August 3.

Please review the schedule below for your sport's first official practice date, time and location.

• HS VOLLEYBALL 

  • High school tryouts are August 10th-14th

  • 10th and 11th are 4:30pm-6:30pm 

  • 12th 4:30pm-7:00pm

  • 13th 4:30pm-6:30pm 

  • 14th 4:30pm-6:30pm welcome dinner 6:30pm in the commons

• HS SOFTBALL 

  • August 10th - 13th 

    • 5:00 pm to 7:15 pm - Broomfield Industrial Park- Clapper Field 

  • August 14th - Youth Camp 

    • 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm - Broomfield Industrial Park- Clapper Field

  • August 15th - Youth Camp 

    • 8:00 am to 1:30 pm- Broomfield Industrial Park- Clapper Field

• HS BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 

  • August 10th-14th 7:30am to 9:00 am @ The JA Elementary

• HS BOYS GOLF 

  • Practice starts on Monday August 3rd.

  • Monday August 3rd. 4:00 pm -5:30 pm Monday - Thursday at Broadlands.

• HS BOYS SOCCER 

  • August 10th - 14th-5:15 pm to 7:15 pm  

JUNIOR HIGH ATHLETIC ONLINE REGISTRATION  Online registration for junior high sports opens on Monday, August 3, 2027 at noon. To be eligible to participate in the first day of practice on Monday, August 17, all registration requirements must be completed and your athlete must be fully cleared by the end of the day on Friday, August 14, 2027.  Student-athletes who are not cleared by the August 14th deadline will not be permitted to participate in practice on August 17th. Please note that late registrations submitted after August 14, 2027  may not be accepted, and student-athletes may not be eligible to participate in a fall sport.We encourage all families to complete the registration process as soon as possible to avoid any delays.

JUNIOR HIGH FALL SPORTS PARENT MEETING

Our Junior High School Fall Sports Parent meeting will occur on: 

Tuesday August 18th 6pm- Junior High School Parents

meet.google.com/fnc-chgr-oxo

Dial-in: (US) +1 320-818-0824

PIN: 981 583 217#

JUNIOR HIGH FALL SPORT PRACTICES 

• JH VOLLEYBALL 

  • Starts on the first day of school since this is a class. Practice will occur during the school day.

• JH BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 

  • First Practice will be August 17 @ JA Elementary School (North East Lawn). From 4:00 pm to 5:30pm. During the season practices will usually be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 

• JH BOYS SOCCER 

  • Tryouts will be on August 11th and August 13th @ JA High School 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. We understand conflicts occur. We are asking you to attend at least one of the tryouts. 

  • First day of practice - Monday Aug 17th

  • Practice start and end time - 4:00 pm to 5:30pm

  • Practice location: JA Secondary Soccer field 

YOUTH VOLLEYBALL CAMP INFORMATION  Our Jefferson Academy High School Volleyball Team is excited to host a Youth Volleyball Camp on Friday, August 7, in the Jefferson Academy Main Gym! Camp Information

• Date: Friday, August 7

• Location: Jefferson Academy Main Gym

• Kindergarten–6th Grade: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

• 7th–8th Grade: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• Come out, improve your skills, and have fun! 

JEFFERSON ACADEMY ELEMENTARY  & MS SOFTBALL SKILLS CAMP 
Our high school varsity softball team is excited to host a Skills Camp for Elementary and Middle School girls. Campers will learn and practice proper warmups and throwing mechanics, infield and outfield fielding techniques, baserunning fundamentals, and batting form and hitting drills. The camp will be led by JA varsity softball players and coaches, many of whom have experience competing at high levels, including college ball. We'll also have fun games, giveaways, and chances to win prizes throughout the camp!

• All camp sessions will take place at Clapper Field at the

  Broomfield Industrial Park - 7000 W 116th Ave Broomfield, CO 80020

• Please click on the link below to sign up for the camp you wish to attend:

  • Softball Skills Elementary Registration — Friday, August 14, 2026

  • Camp runs from 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm. Cost: $20 (includes a camp shirt)

  • Softball Skills Middle School Registration — Saturday, August 15, 2026

  • Camp runs from 8:30 am – 1:30 pm. Cost: $35 (includes a camp shirt and lunch)

• Register soon! Please fill out a unique registration form for every child you wish to participate.