Please view the JWMS Master Calendar for all upcoming events. This will be updated throughout the school year. If you need access or need assistance in how to add to your current calendar, please reach out to me or Stephanie.

Please join me in welcoming Hillarey Rowland to JWMS. Hillarey will be starting with us on Monday, September 15. Hillarey will be the new SPED Case Manager in Grade 5. Christine Colenbaugh and Bonnie Lespier have been supporting grade 5 to start the year.

Christine will be moving to her new position as SPED Case Manager for our Wallace CREC students in multiple grades.

Bonnie has accepted a position with the Hartford Public Schools. Please join me in wishing Bonnie the best in her new endeavor and join me in thanking Bonnie for her support and work with our students and staff at JWMS.

Staff can opt to use hour increments in Frontline under the category for CT Sick Pay. This is the only option for customizing hours.

In addition, regardless of category, our substitutes are only allowed to work and get paid a 1/2 day or full day. Substitutes are not allowed to work less than 1/2 or full day and get paid. If you enter a CT Sick Pay time request are for less than a half day, you must choose "No Sub Required". In the notes section, enter the hours you need coverage so we can plan ahead. We will do our best to manage by using a building based sub or creating a 1/2 day floater position if needed.

CT Sick Pay increments can only be in hour increments, so for example, if you have an appointment at 9:00 and will be back by 10:30, you could not enter 9:00-10:30, you would have to enter 8:40-10:40 or base your request around your travel time and ensure it is in hour increments.  

One hour increments can not be used outside of CT Sick Pay.  Staff can not customize Illness Self or Family, Field Trips, Temp. Leave, or Conference Days. These must be entered as either half days or full days as in past practice.

Finally, any staff member attending a field trip must enter the absence in AESOP as a field trip so we are able to account for their time/work day. If you are chaperoning a field trip, please ensure you enter the date in AESOP under the field trip category.

If you are unsure how to enter, please reach out and ask the office or send Stephanie an email first as this saves us time adjusting the hours and contacting substitutes when entered incorrectly.

We appreciate your support with assisting us in managing this and please see us with any questions.

Under Connecticut General Statute 31-57r, an employee may use their CT Paid Sick Leave time as follows: 

(1) For (A) an Employee's illness, injury or health condition, (B) the medical diagnosis, care or treatment of an Employee's mental illness or physical illness, injury or health condition, or (C) preventative medical care for an Employee, or (D) a mental health wellness day;

(2) For (A) an Employee's child's or spouse's illness, injury or health condition, (B) the medical diagnosis, care or treatment of an Employee's child's or spouse's mental or physical illness, injury or health condition, or (C) preventative medical care for a child or spouse of an Employee; and

(3) Where an Employee is (A) a victim of family violence or sexual assault, or (B) the parent or guardian of a child who is a victim of family violence or sexual assault, provided such Employee is not the perpetrator or alleged perpetrator of such family violence or sexual assault, for (i) medical care or psychological or other counseling for physical or psychological injury or disability, (ii) obtaining services from a victim services organization, (iii) relocating due to such family violence or sexual

Open House for JWMS will be held on Thursday, September 11 from 6-8 p.m.

We will open our doors at 6:15 so parents can make it to Core 1 for a 6:25 start time.

Marco and I will be posted in the cafeteria with our Encore staff and our Coaches to meet and greet families and share information about our renovation project. Please send any families our way if they have questions about the project or our temporary spaces.

A reminder that staff hours for Open House are 6:00-8:00 p.m. regardless of the last scheduled session with families.

The updated Open House information listed below is also in the Staff Handbook under Section #2 Open House Info. 

*Reminder to please have your HR/Core 1 students fill the schedule templates for their schedule. This is an important step as parents/families will need to follow this schedule at Open House. Please distribute to parents/families on Open House during Core 1. We will communicate that parents/families report directly to their child's Core 1 class.

Please make sure you use the template for the correct grade. Also, there are special templates for Academy students in grades 7 and 8.

Homeroom/Core 1 teachers - It would be great if you can share Open House information with your families via Parentsquare. I will also share info. in the newsletter and ParentSquare.

Please reach out if you have any questions or need any support and please let me know if you see any issues in the schedule or the templates.

Looking forward to a great night and to spending time with our school community!

Mike Morgan, Director of Security, asked me to remind everyone that the district protocol for all staff is to wear their NPS issued lanyard and identification badge when school is in session.

Thanks in advance for your compliance with this protocol.