JHS/WHS Families: On Tuesday, Oct. 20, all sophomores and registered juniors will take the PSAT/NMSQT. Students taking the test should bring a fully charged device, get a good night’s sleep, and eat breakfast that morning.
All other students (freshmen, non-registered juniors, and seniors) will stay home for online learning through Canvas. James Rumsey, BRCTC/Jump Start, MedEd, and EmComm are canceled for the day.
JCS Families: All JCS schools will operate on a 2-hour early dismissal tomorrow, Friday, October 9, for faculty senate meetings. Find the full JCS calendar online at jcswv.org/calendar.
The WVDE and JCS invite parents and guardians of students receiving special education services to complete the Special Education Parent/Guardian Survey. Your feedback helps us understand what is working well and where we can better support your child and family. Complete the survey online: https://forms.office.com/r/mZwqwd0N65
Prefer paper? Download a printable copy here: https://aptg.co/CMQp0h
All Jefferson County Schools and offices are closed on Monday, Sept. 7, in observation of Labor Day. Classes will resume on Sept. 8. Have a safe and relaxing weekend!
JCS Families: There is one day left in our first week of school! If you haven't completed your student information update yet, now's the time. Accurate contact info means we can reach you when it matters. Update here: jcswv.org/update
We want your feedback! Please take a moment to complete our JCS Communications and Engagement Survey to help us plan and improve: https://forms.office.com/r/a7sZnG0uuR
JCS Families: All JCS schools and offices will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, May 12, for Election Day. Find the full JCS calendar online at jcswv.org/calendar.
CANVAS UPDATE: 5/8/2026
Canvas was down the evening of Thursday, May 7, 2026, due to a reported data breach. Early reports indicate this impacts over 8,000+ public schools, colleges, and institutions across the country. JCS is an impacted organization.
Indications so far are that the information involved includes student/staff names, JCS/WVDE-issued student/staff ID numbers (not social security numbers), email addresses, and messages between users on the platform.
JCS has no evidence of a compromise to internal district systems. Our Technology Team is actively assessing impact and implementing precautionary safeguards.
We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates as needed. For more information, visit the Instructure Incident Updates & FAQs: https://www.instructure.com/incident_update
Dear JCS Families,
I want to start by saying that all students and staff are safe.
Jefferson County Schools will operate on an NTID tomorrow, Friday, May 1. At the recommendation of law enforcement, our school buildings will be closed tomorrow, Friday, May 1. All evening activities and use of our facilities are also canceled.
This has been a difficult week that has caused a lot of shared stress and fear. We take the physical and mental well-being of our students and staff seriously. Please speak with your student about this week's events and reach out to your building admin team if you need additional resources to support your student. We will be sharing more mental health resources in the coming days.
Full update on the threat at Charles Town Middle School: https://www.jcswv.org/article/2856278
JCS Families: We can't wait to see our students' smiling faces tomorrow morning, Monday, April 13, as they return from Spring Break! We've missed our students and look forward to welcoming everyone back to finish the year strong!