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If you are new to Joy or any other district school, it's time to register for school. If you need assistance with online enrollment, Joy's office will be open from 9 am -2 pm to assist you and receive paperwork (birth certificate, shot records, proof of physical address.)
August 16th -Back to School Social 6pm-7pm
August 18th- Students Return to School 9am-3:30pm
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Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Arrival and dismissal procedures will remain the same for the 21-22 school year. Please view the maps below to help assist you in knowing where to drop off/ pick up your student.
- Doors open at 8:40am for students having breakfast or being dropped off for outside precess.
- Doors are locked at 9am.
- Students arriving late will need to enter at the front door by the office
- We have a buzz in entry system to the left of the front door.
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We appreciate volunteers and look forward to having you help at school.
Please be sure to fill out the district Volunteer Packet and submit it to Human Resources downtown.
August Joyful Welcome Back Newsletter
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Joy is a "Green Star" School
Joy Elementary is a "GREEN STAR" school which means that we take extra care of our environment.
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Joy Student and Parent Handbook
The Joy Student and Parent Handbook was last updated 8/17/2020
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Statewide Testing Parental Rights
Parents have the right to make educational decisions for their child, including whether to participate in statewide testing. Please check with your school principal for more information.
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Student Drop Off/Pick Up
All buses, big & small, will be dropping off students in the front of the building in the bus lane and in the lane that leads to staff parking.
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FNSBSD: Transportation Update | October 27, 2021
We’re pleased to announce the district has started the process of restoring bus routes back to full service due to an increase of trained drivers starting Monday, November 1st. Though the majority of bus routes will continue using the rotating schedule of one week on and one week off, this is a small step towards all routes returning to full service.
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Press Release: Transportation Update- New Route Suspension Rotation | October 7, 2021
As a result, starting Monday, October 11, 2021, all bus routes will be placed on a suspension rotation list every other week for the foreseeable future. We are hopeful that this will help alleviate some of the last minute cancellations that families and schools are dealing with in the recent weeks.
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Press Release-FNSBSD partners with Beacon for COVID Testing | October 4, 2021
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is pleased to announce it has contracted with Beacon Occupational Health and Safety to expand COVID-19 testing availability for district students and employees.
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PRESS RELEASE: FNSBSD Mandatory Masks | September 8, 2021
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Board of Education voted 5-2 in favor of requiring masks for the first semester. Mandatory masks will go into effect on Monday, September 13, 2021.
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FNSBSD: Transportation Update-Route Cancellations effective Monday, August 30, 2021
Beginning Monday, August 30, 2021, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and Durham are suspending some bus routes, on a rotating basis. This is due to the labor shortage that is affecting our community as well as other Alaska school districts and businesses nationwide. Families will need to find alternative transportation based on the schedule below.
