JeffCo Back-To-School Check List

GOLDEN, CO – Shhhh. It's still July, but school supplies are dotting the aisles at local grocery stores. Don't tell the kids, but Jefferson County Public Schools want you to know that Aug. 16 is right around the corner.

Here's an update and reminders about changes this year to JeffCoConnect and a new meal payment system, SchoolCafe.

JeffcoConnect Not Open Yet

From the district: JeffcoConnect is receiving an upgrade this summer and is projected to go live the week of July 23 (tentative!). Until it is up and running, please do not take any actions in that system - do not make a new account or edit your information - as these changes may not flow through to our registration and communications systems.

We will send all families an email when the system is ready to go and you can begin the annual registration process. New families, follow us on Facebook and Twitter so you will know when the system is open.

There will be plenty of time to complete registration before school starts August 16.

Until then, here are some things you can get started on:

• In addition to the new JeffcoConnect, we also have rolled out a new meal payment system - SchoolCafe! Families were contacted about this on July 1. This system replaces MyPaymentsPlus and is where families can apply for the Free and Reduced Meals Program and add money to student meal accounts. You can go there now to set up your account! Funds leftover from 2017-18 in MyPaymentsPlus will automatically roll over to your new SchoolCafe account.

Here are ways you can get information from Jeffco Public Schools:

• Follow Jeffco on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Facebook and Twitter are also the fastest way to get urgent information from Jeffco. We post there first! (It's fastest.)
• Download the "jeffco schools co" app from the Apple store or Google Play. Go to Settings to "turn on" schools you for which you wish to get notifications. Everyone with the app gets district-wide notifications automatically.

• Don't forget to use our handy Back-to-School web page - it features a list of everything you need to do to get ready for school.
• Jeffco students, parents, families, staff, and community members may engage with Dr. Glass via Twitter @COJasonGlass and through his blog, https://advancejeffco.blog/.
• Check out your child's school website for additional, school-specific registration and start-of-school information like supply lists, forms due, etc.

Assistance with School Supplies

Families having difficulty providing school supplies should talk to their school principal.

Additionally, The Action Center is providing free school supplies for students who register in advance and qualify, call 303-237-7704.

The Action Center's 2018 distribution will be
August 6 - 11, 2018
10 a.m. - 3 p.m
Stevens Elementary School
7101 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
See this flyer for more information. Here in Spanish.
Note: You will be required to provide photo ID, child's birth certificate or proof of guardianship, and proof of Jefferson County residency.

Would you like to donate school supplies to JeffCo kids? Contact the Action Center at: 303.237.7704 or at office@theactioncenterco.org.

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