Welcome, newest Eagles to Paul R. Smith! Click here to view our incoming 6th Grader newsletter!

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding an in person 8th grade promotion ceremony for students this year. In order to make
this a safe and enjoyable event for every family, we would like to share some important information with you.

Based upon our district re-opening plan, we are limited to the number of guests that may attend the 8th promotion ceremony per student in
order to provide a safe and socially distant in person event for our students. For this reason, our 8th grade promotion ceremony will be
separated into two cohorts. Based upon the size and capacity of our gymnasium, guests limits per child will be no more than 3.

Entry into the event will require families to employ the following:

• Guests should not enter an event if they are feeling ill or have been in close contact with someone with COVID
  within the last 10 days (please see the visitors screener located at the top of the school’s website).
• Guests must wear a facemask/covering at all times during indoor events.
• Guests must be restricted from students and personnel before, during, and after events.
• Guests should not congregate in walkways, hallways, common traffic areas, or gymnasiums before, after or during event.
• Guests must always practice physical distancing with those outside of their direct families, and sit in family pods at all
  events.

If you do not wish to attend this event in person, we will be providing a live stream on our Paul R. Smith Middle School Facebook page.
**Please be aware that we cannot guarantee that there will not be technical difficulties with a live stream.**

The 8th promotion ceremonies will be as follows:

• Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 AM 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony in PRSMS Gymnasium
  • 9:30am-10:30am (Doors will open at 9am for families)
    SEALS Team including SEALS My School Online Students
    Infinity Team including Infinity My School Online Students
    Delta Force Team including Delta Force My School Online Students
• Tuesday May 25th, 2021 PM 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony in PRSMS Gymnasium
  • 1:30pm – 2:30pm (Doors will open at 1pm for families)
    Thunderbirds Team including Thunderbirds My School Online Students
    Cambridge Team including Cambridge My School Online Students

In order for a student to participate in our 8th grade promotion ceremony, the following conditions must be met:

• All middle school students are under the State mandated promotion rules, according to the State of Florida rules, middle school students
  must successfully complete English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies each year (6th- 8th) to be promoted to
  high school. Successful completion of these courses require the earning of a grade of “D” or higher. Your child will also be required
  to complete a Civics course and career component before leaving eighth grade and being promoted to high school.
• If your child is not in promotion status, there is still time. Students may recover a course through our Course Recovery class during the
  school day, or through Extended School day. If a child is taking an online course for their core subject area, they must be on track for
  completion of the course(s) by the end of the school year and fulfilled all three years of the subject area. Please contact Ms. Lux, School
  Counselor or Mr. Ebert, SSAP teacher to review your child’s promotion status.

Please fill out the form linked here and return it to the school no later than April 23, 2021.

Paul R. Smith Middle School is now offering our Extended School Day program to our families.  Extended school day gives your child an opportunity to get extra support from our teachers in developing basic language arts and math skills, in completing work for their classes, and in making up class credits for classes they did not receive passing grades for.

Our Extended School Day program meets from 3:15 pm till 4:45 pm Monday through Thursday and from 9:00 am till 12:00 pm on Saturdays.  Your child can attend any combination of days during the week, but we recommend that your child be in attendance for at least six hours during the week to fully benefit from the program.

Bus transportation is provided for any family requesting it, but please be aware the Extended Day busses use community stops that may be different than your child’s usual bus stop.  Bus requests may also take up to five school days to process.

If your family would like to have your child enrolled in Extended School Day, please fill out the application form linked here.