Start of School Reminders

• Students are allowed to bring their own laptop for use at school under the Durham Public Schools "Bring Your Own Technology Initiative" Board Policy.
• Student Chromebooks will be distributed from August 20th through August 23rd from 8:45 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. in the media center.
• Students who did not return a charger will not be issued one for the 2024-2025 school year. Replacement of lost chargers is the student’s responsibility.
  
• Students who did not return a Chromebook in June 2024 will not be issued a second Chromebook.

• The schedule change form was open from August 12th through 8 a.m. on August 20th. Due to the large number of submissions, school counselors will work through schedule change submissions this week and into the first few days of school. School counselors will send an email to the student and parent email submitted in the form with an update once the submission has been reviewed. No changes will be accepted through phone calls, in person, or through email. No changes will be accepted for lunch or teacher preference.
• Schedule changes are final and cannot be changed back. The master schedule is also undergoing minor revisions and your child's schedule may change even if a schedule change form was not submitted.
• If your child has recently enrolled and does not have a schedule, please review the email from Ms. Carmen Ramos, lead school counselor, or go to the Class Selection page to submit the appropriate Google form.

Food delivery for students during the school day is strictly prohibited due to consistent interruptions of instruction, theft of orders, and increased safety concerns (i.e., DoorDash, UberEats, GrubHub, Papa Johns, Jimmy Johns, etc.). Delivery drivers will be turned away upon entering the campus. Students and families must refrain from ordering food for delivery to students. Jordan High School is not responsible or liable for lost funds when orders are canceled.

• Students are able to enter the building at 8:45 a.m. since school starts at 9:15 a.m.
• Car riders should be dropped off at the traffic circle at the back of the school from the outer lane only. The inner lane is reserved for through traffic. Parents/caregivers should not use community venues such as Hope Valley Baptist Church and CVS, for drop-off and pick-up.
• The front lot is reserved for bus drop-off and the drop-off of students in the Exceptional Children’s program who receive special transportation. Any other family seeking to drop-off their child at the front of the school will be redirected to the traffic circle at the rear of the school. Student drivers have an assigned space in the student parking lots at the back of the school.
• At dismissal, car riders should be picked up at the traffic circle at the back of the school. Families cannot sign out their child “early” after 3:45 p.m.; after 3:45, students will need to wait for dismissal. Families are reminded that they will need to present an ID to check out their child.

Jordan will operate on the 30-Minute Activity Period Bell Schedule for the first five days of school. On Days 1 and 2, "A Lunch” students should report directly to Period 2 and will be dismissed for lunch from Period 2.

Families can look up transportation information on the district’s transportation app, Edulog Parent Portal. For bus stop concerns, a bus stop appeal form must be completed and submitted to transportation.

• Student Chromebook Distribution is August 20th through August 23rd, from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
• Floating Open House/Schedule Walkthrough is August 23rd, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• August 26th is the first day of school.
• September 2nd is a holiday; school is not in session.
• Meet the Teacher Night is September 12th, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.