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Summer School

Students smiling and hugging outside on a sunny summer water day, with hoses spraying in the background.
A group of elementary students on a field trip to a farm pose before an old wooden barn, there is a donkey blocking part of the image in a well-timed photo bomb
A group of elementary students on a field trip to a baseball game smile together in the ballpark stands.
Five middle school students sit on the front of a Joplin Fire Department fire truck, with flashing red and blue lights in the background, during a field trip as part of the JPD Summer Kids Academy partnership.
Three photos: each includes a student holding up a Lego creation made in summer school classes.
5 elementary school girls pose in a line with their arms around each other, smiling in the park.

Summer School 2026

A colorful poster promoting Joplin Schools' summer program, 'Summer Dreaming'. All pertinent details are included in plain text on the web page.

Summer School 2026 will be offered from June 1 – June 30, 2026 at the following locations:

  • Joplin Early Childhood
  • Dover Hill Elementary
  • Irving Elementary
  • Soaring Heights Elementary
  • East Middle School
  • Joplin High School (including Roi S Wood and FTC)
  • Duenweg Education Center (including Beacon Autism)

Summer School Hours

  • Elementary - 7:35am to 3:05pm
  • Middle - 8:20am to 3:40pm
  • High - 8:30am to 3:30pm

Summer School Transportation

Summer School Meals

  • All students will receive free breakfast and lunch.

Considering Middle School Weights?

Middle School students who sign up to take Summer Weights/PE can do so as a stand-alone course or as part of their enrollment in the full middle school summer program. Please note the Middle School Weights Summer program will use a new process this year:

  • Middle School weights will run from 7:30am to 9:00am Monday through Thursday. 
  • Boys weights will be held at South Middle School
  • Girls weights will be held at North Middle School

  • Transportation is not provided for arrival at weights. However, students enrolled in the full-day Summer School program may take a bus to East Middle School afterward to continue their day.

     

    Summer School Open Houses:
    Elementary: Tuesday, May 26
    Middle School: Tuesday, May 26
    High School: no open house planned
    JEC: no open house planned

Kindergarten Jumpstart

Kindergarten Jumpstart is a summer school program that invites incoming kindergarten students to get a jump start on their school year!

Students are enrolled in a summer school classroom and will become acclimated to the habits and rhythms of a typical school day including lessons, naptime, breakfast and lunch, recess, restroom breaks, standing in line, making new friends, and so much more. Jumpstart will run alongside the district’s elementary schedule from 7:35am to 3:05pm each weekday from June 1 through June 30, 2026.

We can’t wait to welcome your little Eagle to summer school!

Where will your kindergartner attend Jumpstart?

  • If your student will be enrolled at Cecil Floyd, Dover Hill, or Jefferson elementary schools for the 2026-27 school year, they will attend Jumpstart at DOVER HILL ELEMENTARY.
  • If your student will be enrolled at Irving, Kelsey Norman, or Stapleton elementary schools for the 2026-27 school year, they will attend Jumpstart at IRVING ELEMENTARY.
  • If your student will be enrolled at Eastmorland, McKinley, Royal Heights, or Soaring Heights elementary schools for the 2026-27 school year, they will attend Jumpstart at SOARING HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

A colorful flyer promotes the Kindergarten Jumpstart Summer Program. All important info is included in plain text on this webpage.

How to Enroll in Summer School

  • If your preschool, elementary, or middle school student is currently enrolled at Joplin Schools or has already enrolled for the 2026-27 school year, please use the following steps to sign up for Summer School:

  • For PreK-12th grade students who do not currently attend Joplin Schools but would like to enroll in Summer School, please complete the following steps.

    • Click here to complete the Summer School Registration Form.
    • Complete all fields in each section of the form.
    • Be sure to choose Next Year Education level as either PreK, Elementary, Middle School, or High School. The rest of the form’s questions are based on this answer. 
    • Complete all additional fields as required, then click Submit.
    • Watch your email! When your registration form has been processed, you will receive an email with an access ID and password along with instructions for creating a PowerSchool Parent Portal account. You will log into the Parent Portal to complete the additional information required for enrollment.

  • For High School students who are currently enrolled in Joplin Schools, Summer School enrollment starts in your PowerSchool Parent Portal account. Please follow the steps below to complete enrollment. For help, please contact DustinDixon@JoplinSchools.org.

    1. Log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal or PowerSchool app.
    2. Click Forms.
    3. At the bottom of the list of forms under Summer School, select Summer School 2026 Registration – Internal.
    4. Answer all questions on the form and click submit.

    If you are enrolling for Credit Recovery or Extended School Year, your enrollment process is complete with the above steps. 

     

    For all other classes, please continue with the following steps in a web browser.  

    1. Watch your email! Parents will be notified by email once the form (submitted in step 4 above) has been approved by the school. When approved, log in again to your PowerSchool Parent Portal in a web browser.
    2. Click Summer School Schedule (left menu toward the bottom). A chart with four class spaces will appear. 
    3. To enroll in Weights (last two columns): click on Course Options and choose between PE for Credit and PE not for Credit.
    4. For non-weights classes (first two columns), click on Course Options to see what classes are available for you. By clicking on a class, you have added it to your schedule.
    5. Once your schedule is complete, you can log out. 

  • For Middle School students who are currently enrolled in Joplin Schools, Summer School enrollment starts in your PowerSchool Parent Portal account. Please follow the steps below to complete enrollment. For help, please contact JasonVieselmeyer@JoplinSchools.org.

    1. Log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal or PowerSchool app.
    2. Click Forms.
    3. At the bottom of the list of forms under Summer School, select Summer School 2026 Registration – Internal.
    4. Answer all questions on the form and click submit.

    If you are enrolling for JPD Academy or Extended School Year, your enrollment process is complete with the above steps. 

     

    For all other classes, please continue with the following steps in a web browser.  

    1. Watch your email! Parents will be notified by email once the form (submitted in step 4 above) has been approved by the school. When approved, log in again to your PowerSchool Parent Portal in a web browser.
    2. Click Summer School Schedule (left menu toward the bottom). A chart with four class spaces will appear. 
    3. To enroll in Weights (1st column, Period 1): click on Course Options and choose between PE-Weights (Boys) or PE-Weights (Girls). Weights is only offered in 1st period so if your student is participating in weights it must be the 1st period choice!
    4. For non-weights classes (first two columns), click on Course Options to see what classes are available for you. By clicking on a class, you have added it to your schedule.
    5. Once your schedule is complete, you can log out.