August 17, 2026
SCHOOL NEWS
STUDENT IDS
If your student missed picture day and was not able to get their student ID on August 13th, we will have temporary IDs available for them to use for school lunch purchases. Have your student stop by the main office on the first day of school or anytime during the first week.
STUDENT CHROMEBOOKS ARE READY FOR THE FIRST DAY!!
Thanks to Ms. Davis and the JA Staff for getting all the chromebooks ready for students! This means students DO NOT NEED to bring devices to school on Monday, August 17th. JA will now be providing on-campus classroom devices beginning August 17th. This decision was made to create consistency within classrooms, allow for increased security measures, and decrease family expenses. School chromebooks will only be available for on-campus use, will not be assigned as a personal student device, and will not be taken home.
Student’s personal devices will not be allowed on campus for use and students will only need an at-home device. Should you have difficulty providing a student device, please contact Jen Davis, Technology Coordinator, jdavis@jajags.com to discuss possible options.
STUDENT SCHEDULES
All student schedules are now visible in Infinite Campus for Jeffco Public schools. 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). Schedule changes for Quarter 1 will end on Tuesday, August 19th @ 3pm.
IMPORTANT CELL PHONE UPDATE
You have probably heard about our new cell phone policy. This will go into effect on the first day of school. 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.”
In June 2026 our Board of Directors approved the new Personal Technology Policy which outlines the use of cell phone use at school.
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
Canvas parent/guardian accounts for new students to JA Secondary are now active. If you have another student at JA and already have a Canvas account with them, your new student should appear in your Canvas observer account, provided the email in Infinite Campus matches.
If you are setting up a new account, go to the Canvas for Parents page on our website for help. You will need to set your password for the initial login by following the steps on this page. The Canvas Login page for parents is not the same as the student login.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Thank you to all the families who purchased general school supplies on the supply list. Students can bring those items to the drop off area in the Commons.
LOCKERS
8-12 grade students interested in obtaining a locker can do so upon request in the office. 7th grade students can request a locker via a sign up in their 7th grade School Orientation class. Lockers will be assigned approximately the second week of school.
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.
STUDENT ASSESSMENT REPORTS
Student Insights is a resourceful tool for K-12 families and students in grades 6-12 to view current and historical assessment data and plans that are applicable to your student.
2025-26 Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) and CoAlt student score reports are now available electronically in Student Insights. Our school will also be sharing paper reports with families for current 8, 9 & 12 grade students who took CMAS here at JA Secondary last spring. The week of September 8, your student will receive a sealed envelope addressed to parent/s. If you would like your paper reports sooner, please request this with Marti Porreco at mporreco@jajags.com.
Login to Student Insights here using your Infinite Campus parent portal login credentials to view the following applicable* information:
Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) - 2025-26 results now available!
WIDA ACCESS - 2025-26 results now available!
MAP Growth results
DIBELS 8 results
Lectura results
READ Plan goals and supports
Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) goals and programming supports
Graduation requirements progress report
High School Transcript Grades
PSAT & SAT results
Click here to learn more about Student Insights and here to learn more about our state and district assessments.
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.
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 testing schedules for our students in grades 7-11 to Tuesday, May 18, 2027 & Wednesday, May 19, 2027.
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
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
JUNIOR HIGH ATHLETIC ONLINE REGISTRATION
Online registration for junior high sports opened 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 at 6:00 pm. Junior High School Parents you can access the meeting by clicking on 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 Monday, August 17th at Westbrook Park from 4:00 pm to 5:30pm. During the season practices will usually be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
JH BOYS SOCCER
First day of practice is Monday August 17, 2026
Practice starts at 4:00 pm and runs to 5:30 pm
Practice location: JA Secondary Soccer field
CONCESSION STAND SIGNUPS WANTED
Support our school and your student's club, team or school activity at the same time by volunteering to run the JA Boosters Concession Stand at an upcoming game! We have the Fall Sports Season schedule open for you and your crew to sign up now! All groups running the concession stand receive 50% of the concession sales for their club, team or activity!
https://concession-stand-volunteers-2026-27-school-year.cheddarup.com
ATHLETIC EVENTS ARE FREE FOR OUR STUDENTS
New this year, students will not need to purchase a ticket to regular season home games. Students must have their school ID with them in order to gain free entrance. If school ID cannot be presented at time of entrance, a student ticket must be purchased.
PUBLIC SAFETY AT ATHLETIC EVENTS:
Public safety at our athletic events is a top priority for Jefferson Academy Athletics. We want to ensure that our spectators, student-athletes, coaches, officials, and staff feel safe and comfortable at every event. Jefferson County Public Schools Safety and Security has provided updated guidance and language that we will follow throughout this school year. I have included a letter with this information, which also includes a helpful video demonstrating how to respond appropriately if a safety issue occurs during a sporting event. Please take some time to review the information and watch the video. It is important that we are all familiar with the expectations and know how to respond if an incident occurs.If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me (dquaratino@jajags.com). Thank you for helping us create a safe environment for everyone at our athletic events.
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC MEETING INFORMATION
Below are the links from the High School Athletic Parent Information meeting: