Did You Know?
The STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) test is changing! The STAAR redesign is a result of House Bill (HB) 3906 passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in 2019. The redesign will be implemented in the state summative assessments administered in the Spring of 2023.
Major changes:
-Online testing
-New Question Types (no more than 75% of the STAAR test can be multiple choice questions)
-Cross-curricular passages
-Evidence-based writing
Click on the link below to see more information regarding the changes to the test.
Jobe PTA Update
Announcements:
Watch DOGS (PTA Dad’s Club) kickoff was 11/29/22. If anyone is interested but missed the meeting, please reach out to Chad Lovell at 817.422.6122.
Thank you to everyone who has volunteered time and donated items this semester to teacher appreciation events and the MISD clothes closet as well as the families who have joined us for spirit nights and those who have named Jobe PTA as their Amazon Smile charity!
- December's Spirit Night information is coming!
- December 15: Jobe Teacher Appreciation Monthly Birthday Celebration and Lunch
- February 13: Jobe PTA Meeting @ Jobe Library, 6 PM
Drop OFF/Pick Up Reminders
Please read these important reminders about dropping off and picking up your students.
Both Morning and Afternoon: Drop off/pick up is in the front of the building (not the back or side).
Both Morning and Afternoon: Students should walk bikes and skateboards across and should not ride them in the crosswalks or on school sidewalks.
Both Morning and Afternoon: Do not stop in the crosswalks.
Mornings: Drop-off is one lane against the curb for safety reasons. There is NO second lane drop off in the mornings.
Mornings: Please pull forward past the front door to drop off your student, and do not stop in the crosswalk.
Mornings: If you need to drop items off, please park in the parking lot. The parking lot is reserved for handicapped parking, and those needing to park.
Afternoon: Pickup is two lanes, the third lane is for passing only. Please see this link for a map of afternoon pickup procedures.
Afternoon: The lane closest to the curb should pull forward past the front door to pick up students. This helps move traffic through the lines.
Afternoon: The second lane stops before the crosswalk leading to the front doors of the school. (This is the second crosswalk.)
Afternoon: Please do not park on the street or on private property to pick up your student.
Afternoon: The parking lot is reserved for handicapped parking, and those needing to park in the afternoons. There is no pickup from the parking lot.
Linda Jobe Middle School
Email: jobeweb@misdmail.org
Website: https://jobe.mansfieldisd.org/
Location: 2491 Gertie Barrett Road, Mansfield, TX, USA
Phone: (682) 314-4400
Twitter: @jobemavericks