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Welcome back to school! We hope your break was restful and filled with joy. The first half the year flew by and we are looking forward to what the new year has to offer. Thanks for the constant support and trusting the staff at JA CCC with your child(ren), we are honored that you choose our small yet mighty community every day.

I wanted to share a couple of updates in relation to some goals we set at the beginning of the year. The first two are an update on the goals we set for our Unified Improvement Plan (UIP). Writing a UIP is  required by the State of Colorado, and is based in data driven decision making. Our two UIP goals and our progress towards meeting them are:

Early Literacy Goal: By the end of the 2025–26 school year, 60% of K–3 students will earn a composite (overall) score at or above grade-level benchmark on the DIBELS 8 assessment.

Currently, 68% of our K–3 students are at or above grade level. This is exciting news, as early literacy is a cornerstone of long-term academic success.

ELA Growth Goal: Kindergarten through 8th grade ELA MAP growth will reach the 53rd percentile by the end of the 2025–26 school year.

Our current schoolwide growth is in the 67th percentile in Reading MAP. JA CCC has consistently been a high-achieving school, which made setting a growth goal especially important. We are committed to meeting each student where they are academically and supporting continuous growth for all learners.

In addition to these goals, we are proud to share several other positive data points:

Math MAP growth is at the 61st percentile during the winter assessment window, up from the 49th percentile in the fall.

Math achievement has increased by 8% since the beginning of the year.

Reading achievement has increased by 7%, and we currently have no students performing well below benchmark at JA CCC.

As we move into the second semester of the 2025–26 school year, we remain focused and committed to continued growth. We will use this data to guide targeted instruction for all learners, knowing that sustained growth can be tricky and takes intentional effort. We are encouraged by the progress so far and hopeful that these strong trends will continue through the end of the year.

Individual student data along with first semester grade reports will be coming home in Friday folders over the next couple of weeks.

Warmly,

Principal Mott

The ice skating field trip will be rescheduled in the near future. We will be looking at our schedule for the coming weeks to see where we can best fit it in. We want to get it scheduled as soon as possible but also don’t want to interfere with teachers getting the new semester off to a good start or plan it too close to our Stock Show field trip on January 16th. We will communicate the plans as soon as we finalize them.

Thanks to everyone who attended our Holiday Music program. Being able to come together for this special event helped us close out the semester on a positive note after an uncertain and difficult week. A special thanks to to Mrs. Gardner for putting together a program of unique and fun songs, we are so grateful for all of her hard work.

We are looking for someone to work a couple of hours a day in after care Mon-Thurs. This is a great job opportunity for high school or college students who need a little extra money and only want to work 10 hours a week or less. If you know of someone who might be interested please have them email Carol Wilson and Carrie Mott.

REPEATED

First round of Open Enrollment is open now through Jan. 9th, 2026.  Please keep the following information in mind:

Current JA CCC Pre-K Families
If you have a student currently in Pre-K, you will need to participate in the Open Enrollment process to apply for kindergarten. We highly recommend completing the process during Round 1.

Incoming Pre-K Families
Any family wishing to enroll their child in next year’s Pre-K program must participate in Open Enrollment. We strongly encourage completing this during Round 1, as preschool seats across Jeffco are very limited.
If you know someone interested in JA CCC’s preschool program for next year, please share this information with them.

Exiting 8th Graders
Families of 8th graders must participate in Open Enrollment if their student plans to attend any high school other than Jefferson Academy Secondary.
If you do not participate in Round 1, your student’s enrollment will automatically roll over to Jefferson Academy Secondary.

Current JA CCC Students (Kindergarten–7th Grade)
Students currently in grades K–7 will receive an email on Dec 2nd asking for their intent to enroll for next year. You will login and confirm that enrollment. If you do nothing, you will automatically be enrolled at JA CCC for next year. If for any reason you are making a change this is when you need to take action. 

REPEATED

IF we ever get snow...

As we enter our snowy months JACCC’s procedure for snow days and late starts is as follows. If all Jeffco schools are closed JACCC is also closed. If Jeffco Mountain Schools are closed JACCC is also closed. If all Jeffco Schools or just mountain schools call a late start we will run a modified schedule from 10:30am-3:30pm. You should also receive a phone call and email with closure/delay information. It is always a good idea to pay attention to the local news and check social media or the JACCC website if you are ever unsure of whether we have a delayed schedule or a snow day. 

Scenes from the Holiday concert.

Dear Families,

We are excited to share that all students will be attending a field trip to the Stock Show on Friday, January 16.

Transportation & Schedule

Buses will arrive at JA CCC between 9:15–9:30 a.m.

We will return to school around 1:30–1:45 p.m.

Lunch Information
We will be eating lunch at the Stock Show. Please be sure your child has lunch planned by January 12.

Students may bring a sack lunch from home, or Families may order a sack lunch through the school

👉 Sack Lunch Sign-Up (due by January 12):
Sack Lunch sign up

Volunteers
We are in need of parent volunteers for this field trip. If you are available to help, please contact your child’s teacher. Parents are welcome to ride the bus with us, or Meet us at the Stock Show if that is more convenient

Cost
There is no cost for students to attend the Stock Show. PTO has generously covered the cost of transportation.

Homeschool Families
Homeschool families are always welcome to join us. Please call the school office if you would like your child(ren) to attend and/or if you are available to volunteer.

As with the Ice-skating field trip, we will be looking for a date to re-schedule the Talent Show. Please stay tuned.

Thank you to everyone who donated and volunteered for our 2025-26 Santa Shop. We want to extend special gratitude to Mrs. Ward, Emma O’Connor (Mrs. Ward’s teacher cadet from RV) and our 4th and 5th grade students who set up and ran the Santa Shop. This was some great real world experience for our students and we are so proud of the hard work and extra time they put in to make it a success.

REPEATED

To ensure strong, stable funding for generations to come, Jeffco Public Schools is inviting community members to volunteer for the Partnership for Fiscal Sustainability — a working group that will explore potential opportunities for new local revenue through a possible Mill Levy Override ballot measure in November 2026. All meetings will be held at the Jeffco Education Center, 1829 Denver West Drive, Bldg 27, Golden from 5-6:30 p.m.

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May 7, 2026

The superintendent is requesting charter representation in the Partnership meetings. RSVP linked here.  This is a great opportunity to be a voice for JA CCC and all charter schools, making sure funds are distributed so funding goes to all students.

January Menu's coming soon....

Warm regards,

Carrie Mott

Principal

cmott@jajags.com