Fall 2024 Open House
You are cordially invited to the Eastern 2024 Fall Open House on Wednesday, September 4 at 6:00pm.
Welcome by Dr. Orman and the Administrative Team
PTSA General Meeting
Follow your student’s daily schedule
Meet your student’s teachers
You can go to parent portal to see your student’s teachers and schedule. If you have difficulty accessing parent portal, please contact Jennifer Williams at jennifer.williams3@jefferson.kyschools.us.
Information from the School Treasurer
Class Fee Invoices:
Class fee invoices will be issued through MySchoolBucks.com in late September. Updated
information will be sent via this newsletter.
Information About Applying for Fee Waiver Status
Fee waiver status of free or reduced may cover class fees and/or ACT/SAT testing fees.
Extracurricular activities are not covered.
The link to apply for Fee Waiver status is https://www.myschoolapps.com/. You must first apply to
have any fees exempted. If you have any questions during the application process, then you will
need to contact School and Community Services .
Once you receive your approval letter from school and community services, then the following
Instructional Fee Waiver Request Form needs to be completed. You may email this form, once
approved, to the school treasurer - laura.spalding@jefferson.kyschools.us or send it in with your
student to deliver to the school treasurer’s office located in student services.
We, at the school level, do not have any control over the approval process; those questions need to
be addressed with School and Community Services.
Family Scholar House (For Students that have not Reported to School)
Beginning the first week of school, JCPS families of students who do not report to their assigned school within the first few days of school may receive a check-in call from Family Scholar House staff. JCPS has partnered with Family Scholar House to learn about any possible barriers that may be preventing students from attending. Your information is safe with them! We are working together to support JCPS students!
Eastern High School SBDM Elections
Eastern High School PTSA will hold the annual parent member election for Eastern High School SBDM School Council on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
INFORMATION ON SBDM SCHOOL COUNCILS
What is the Site Based Decision Making Council? The council is the governing body for our school. It
determines school policy for curriculum, staffing, discipline, scheduling, instructional practices,
extra-curricular activities and other matters pertinent to the operation of the school.
The council
meets monthly.
Parent members are elected to a 2 year term. A parent must have a student attending Eastern High
School during School years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. One parent member will be elected to the
SBDM Council during this time.
Email the PTSA if you are interested. Deadline is Wednesday August 28, 2024. Email
easternhighptsa@gmail.com Please, be certain to include Eastern High School/SBDM in the
subject line to receive a receipt confirmation You may nominate yourself or another parent only if
you have that parent’s consent.
Nominations from the floor will not be permitted.
District Mandated Suicide Prevention
The District Mandated Suicide Prevention training will take place on Wednesday, September 4th, during 3rd period. All students MUST receive this training.
For more information about Childhood and Teen Depression, please see the parent handbook below:
Care Solace- Mental Health Care Coordination Services for JCPS