After the Acceptance
Congratulations on your acceptance to Keefe Tech as a member of the incoming freshman class! We look forward to working with you as you transition to high school over the next 4 years!
Next steps:
We encourage you to confirm your enrollment as a member of the Class of 2023. This can be done by:
- Mailing back the enrollment confirmation card
- Accepting the acceptance online (this is only for students who applied using our online application)
- Contacting our Guidance/Admissions office directly at 508.416.2270
- Please also send back your child's health forms, home language survey, course verification sign-off. This needs to include a physical exam with the last year if you did not have one on record at your child's middle school
- If your child did not attend our Accepted Student's Day on June 6, 2019 after-school and did not choose their career exploratory selections at another time, they need to do so prior to the start of the school year. An additional mailing will go home with this form. You can also download the form below and return to the Keefe Tech Guidance Office or scan and email back to our Guidance Secretary, Sonia Galeano at sgaleano@jpkeefehs.org
Career Exploratory Selection Form - Class of 2023
If you missed our Parent Information Night on March 14th you can download the powerpoint presentation here:
PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT PRESENTATION
We had a talented panel of students help present information with our administrative team about the education and experience that we offer at Keefe Tech.
If you missed our Accepted Student's Day Parent Information Session on June 6th you can download the handout below. It includes information on our summer reading program and transportation.
Accepted Student's Day Parent Information Session Handout
Click here to be redirected to our summer reading information.
Welcome Gathering Schedule 2019
Welcome Sessions:
All accepted students were invited to a Welcome Session at their Middle School. Students received certificates, t-shirts and had the opportunity to ask current Keefe Tech students questions about the transition to high school. Students also provided feedback on course levels and elective courses they are interested in.
Schedule for Welcome Gatherings at all in-district Middle Schools is below:
Hopkinton Middle School - Welcome Gathering - March 7, 2019 at 9 AM
Ashland Middle School - Welcoming Gathering - March 8, 2018 at 11 AM
Fuller Middle School - Welcome Gathering - March 21, 2019 at 10:45 AM
McAuliffe Charter School - Welcome Gathering - March 21, 2019 at 12:30 PM
Walsh Middle School - Welcome Gathering - March 22, 2019 at 12:50 PM
Kennedy Middle School - Welcome Gathering - March 28, 2019 at 1:30 PM
Cameron Middle School - Welcome Gathering - March 28, 2019 at 9:00 AM
Kennedy Middle School - Welcome Gathering - March 28, 2019 at 1:30 PM
Wilson Middle School - Welcome Gathering - March 29, 2019 at 10:20 AM
Welcome Orientation Dinner May 2, 2019
Welcome Orientation Dinner - Thursday, May 2 from 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Accepted students and their parents/guardians are invited to join us for a Welcome Orientation Dinner on Thursday, May 2, 2019 beginning at 6:00 PM. Invitations were mailed home to families earlier this month. Please select one Career and Technical Program to spend time in that evening and either mail back your RSVP, or email sgaleano@jpkeefehs.org with the student name, number of attendees, and program of choice for that evening. Kindly RSVP by Friday, April 26th.
This is a great event to connect with our faculty and Student Ambassadors, meet other members of the Class of 2023 and get your questions answered about Keefe Tech.
Event details:
Please enter the building through the doors closest to Loring Arena off Fountain Street. There will be a large sign with information about where to go first, depending on the program you selected to spend time with that evening.
We are splitting up dinner into two sessions to accommodate all guests. There will be Student Ambassadors at the entrance to help families get to Career and Tech areas and signs in the cafeteria for families to find their tables.
| Dinner First at 6:00 PM | Start in Career and Tech Program at 6:00 PM |
| Carpentry | Automotive Technology |
| Design and Visual | Cosmetology |
| Early Childhood Education | Culinary Arts |
| Electrical | Dental Assisting |
| Horticulture and Landscape | Health Careers |
| Legal and Protective Services | Information Technology |
| Plumbing | Metals Technology |
| Programming and Web Development |
Information that will be sent home:
Parents/Guardians will receive a mailing in April that includes important information to complete enrollment. We ask that you review and mail back to Keefe Tech in the addressed stamped envelope. This includes:
- Health Forms
- Home Language Survey
- Course Verification sign-off
Transition Meetings:
If your child is currently receiving special education services at their middle school a member of the Keefe Tech Special Education Department will attend their transition meeting. These meetings take place as early as March and go through the end of the school year. Parents/guardians should request team members from both Keefe Tech and sending town high school if you are deciding on the best placement for your child.
Please save the dates for the following events for the Class of 2023:
Information will be sent home to accepted students and families about each of the events below.
Welcome Orientation Dinner - Thursday, May 2, 2019 from 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Accepted students and their parents/guardians are invited to attend a dinner with their future classmates. Families will be asked to select a Career and Technical Program they would like to spend more time in that evening.
Accepted Students Day & Parent Information Session - Thursday, June 6, 2019 (After-School till 5:00 PM)
Keefe Tech invites all accepted students to a program after school that includes signing up for activities and athletics, connecting with future classmates and selecting their 8 Career and Technical Programs for exploratory. Keefe Tech provides transportation from each middle school at their specific dismissal time and a parent/guardian pick-up is required at 5PM. There will be a Parent Information Session held on the same day from 4:30-5:00 PM for interested families, in the East Side Room Restaurant prior to student pick-up.
Freshman Step-Up Day - Thursday, August 22, 2019 from 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Transportation will be provided to and from Keefe Tech on the regular bus schedule (this will go home in August). Students will have the opportunity to connect with their classmates and many of our faculty members and Student Ambassadors. All students will go through multiple sessions to help them get comfortable with Keefe Tech and ready for high school. This includes receiving a copy of their schedule. Students will end the morning practicing going through the lunch line and using their lunch codes and get to eat together as the Class of 2023!