Smartwatch Reminders
Please review the following reminders about the use of smartwatches by students and families during the school day:
- Audio recording of other students and staff members with smartwatches is prohibited.
- Students should keep smartwatches in silent or airplane mode once inside the school.
- Students are not permitted to call home (or to others) using personal mobile phones or smart watches.
- If students need to speak with a parent or family member, they need to seek staff approval to use the phone located in the office.
- Students that are ill or not feeling well must be seen in the health office and are not to call home using a smartwatch - the health office staff will make phone calls home when students are ill.
- Family members should not call or text students during the school day - if a student's smartwatch alerts the student of an incoming notification during class time, it distracts everyone that hears the device.
How to Order School Pictures
School pictures have been uploaded to our photographer's website for ordering. Please visit Wayne's World of Photography to order your photos. Detailed instructions for how to do this are below.
The company offers retakes if eyes are closed, glasses have glare, or hair is blown in the face. If you have any additional questions about orders or retakes, please contact Wayne Bratten at 412-257-1506. To view and order your photos:
- Visit Wayne's World of Photography.
- Click on "JMS."
- Enter your student's MTLSD 7 digit ID number. (This number can be found on dashboard in the Student Information section.).
- Click on "Order Prints/Products.
- Complete your purchase online.
Orders placed by Sun Oct 8th will be delivered to school and no sales tax will be applied. Orders placed after Oct 8th will be shipped and sales tax and shipping fees will be charged.
Students in grades 6-8 are required to bring a non-cell phone device with them to school every day. If you would like to borrow a device for your student in grades 6-8, you can submit a request to borrow one from the District on this page.
This page is also where you can report a problem/damage to your student's District-owned device using our form. This page also explains and provides a link to enroll in the District's annual Equipment Protection Plan (EPP) to limit any charges that might come from accidental damage to your student's District-owned device. This plan is optional and is not required.
You can learn everything you need to know about Middle School Athletics, including starting dates, by visiting the MS Athletics Webpage.
Boys Basketball
7th and 8th grade boys basketball tryouts are set for Oct. 25th and Oct. 27th.
All boys trying out must be registered through family ID and have an updated physical uploaded as well. Students are not permitted to tryout if they do not have both of these completed by the start of tryouts. There is a yellow informational form in the Jefferson Middle Attendance Office. The form is also linked here Jefferson Basketball Tryout Information Form. If you have any questions, you can email Coach Dietz at rdietz@mtlsd.net or contact the athletic office.
Safe2Say Something is a youth violence prevention program run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. The program teaches youth and adults how to recognize warning signs and signals, especially within social media, from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others and to “say something” BEFORE it is too late. With Safe2Say Something, it’s easy and confidential to report safety concerns to help prevent violence and tragedies.
Here’s how it works:
- Submit a report through the Safe2SaySomething system
- Crisis center reviews, assesses and processes all submissions
- Crisis center sends all submissions to school administration and/or law enforcement for intervention
- If needed, crisis center may contact tipster anonymously through the app
Children need healthy meals to learn, so the Mt. Lebanon School District is committed to offer healthy meals every school day for our students. For the 2023-2024 school year, breakfast is free for all students; lunch costs $2.65 for elementary students and $2.80 for middle school and high school students. Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals. Reduced price is $.30 for breakfast and $.40 for lunch. Click the link below for free or reduced price meal benefits, and a set of detailed instructions to help you apply.
You can also apply for free and reduced meals online via the state's COMPASS portal.
The MTLSD School Counselors in partnership with The Allegheny Children's Initiative Inc., have compiled a list of social services resources that may be helpful to you and your family. Please take a look and reach out to these organizations. They are here to help with any of the following:
- Food
- Rent/Mortgage
- Utilities
- Pets
- Abuse
- Mental Health
- General Assistance
Jefferson Middle School
The Jefferson Middle School learning community has an exceptional reputation for its dedicated teachers, staff and parents working together to provide learning experiences for our children that include high expectations, a challenging curriculum and a shared commitment to provide the best education possible for each and every student.
Website: https://jms.mtlsd.org/
Location: 21 Moffett Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Phone: (412) 344-2167
Facebook: facebook.com/jmslebo
Twitter: @JMSMTLSD