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.

School Event Safety Protocols – Limited attendance

We have now begun athletic programs and student athletes are preparing for their games. There have been changes to our event safety procedures to include limited event attendance. For outdoor games, we are limiting visitor attendance to 50% of stadium capacity. So it will be important to get to the event early to ensure ticket availability. For athletic events in our school gymnasium, ticket sales will limited to four tickets per athlete. Additionally, although we will continue to sell tickets at the gate, some schools have moved exclusively to online ticket sales. All event visitors will be expected to wear a face covering. We understand these are significant changes and appreciate your understanding as we attempt to make every athletic event safe for our student athletes and their families.

Beginning in 2018, Pasco County Schools will have new safety procedures in place for all sporting events.  Only clear plastic , clear vinyl,  and clear Ziploc bags will be permitted.  Diaper bags and medically-necessary bags are permitted and are subject to search.  No other bags of ANY kind will be permitted, including backpacks, fanny packs, purses and duffle bags.  All bags are subject to search. Please click here for more information: http://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/comm/page/new_event_security_procedures