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2026-2027 DISD Calendar

2026-2027 Long Calendar

You will receive Principal Cronin's Smore emails once you are registered for the school year. Please click above for key information from her June Smore. You can also find this information on our website:

Updated Dress Code Guidelines (note changes from last year below)

Updated Purse & Pouch Policy

School Supply List (Overall and by Grade)

Where Everyone Belongs Program 

- Uniform top colors are now red for 6th grade, white for 7th grade, and navy for 8th grade. These three colors are supported by the uniform assistant program.
- No hoodies. This is to increase safety and security (hoodies up limits visibility to campus cameras and staff).
- Skirts and shorts must be no shorter than 3 inches above the knee.

Reminders:
- Shorts are required under skirts.
- Long athletic shirts may only be worn on Fridays (this is applicable only for 7th and 8th graders).

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As we prepare for the upcoming school year, you may soon see student schedules go live in PowerSchool. Please note that our campus counselors are currently off contract and will return on July 29th. Additionally, please be aware that incoming 6th-grade students are not yet officially accessible in PowerSchool to fully and directly communicate with all stakeholders.

To ensure everything is ready, students will be able to officially pick up their finalized schedules during the final week of July. Ahead of that time, we will provide a Schedule Request Form. This form will allow you to share any scheduling concerns or course discrepancies, so we can address them promptly upon our return.

We appreciate your patience and partnership as we work to ensure a smooth start to the school year for every student!

Buc camp registration is live here!! Please register your student for this orientation event on Wednesday, August 5th, from 9am-12pm at J.L. Long. There is a parent info meeting from 9am-10am. More information will be sent in your registration confirmation email.

**Please be sure to add your student to your Membership Toolkit Account (full instructions on site) before trying to register for Buc Camp. We can't wait to have you on campus!

We need YOU to make 2026 BUC Camp the best one yet!!!! Volunteer your time, your talents or your finances to give these incoming 6th graders a great first impression of their new school! Note some time slots are for Tuesday 8/4/26 and others are Wednesday 8/5/26. 

All rising 7th and 8th graders are invited to attend an afternoon session at J.L. Long on August 5th from 1:30-3pm. The goal is to provide parents a chance to meet teachers, talk with counselors, and for students to have ID badge photos taken in preparation for the first day of school. There is no sign-up needed for this event.

Spirit Store will be back open online starting tomorrow, July 10th. Orders placed will then be available to porch pickup on July 28th. There are some skirts in stock, but we are still waiting for the new restock to come in – we will announce on Instagram (@JLLongPTA) as soon as we get them in and will do a quick pickup shortly after. The storefront Spirit Store will be open on August 5th during Buc Camp from 9-12:30 (Room 237 at Long). 

Questions? Contact SpiritStore@jllongpta.com.

New to Long or know someone who is? Make sure they are receiving this email (forward it along and flag directions above). All families MUST update their information on Membership Toolkit each year and subscribe to Buc News to continue to receive this email. Please also review and share our New Families Summer Checklist!

We hope you will consider joining the J.L. Long PTA. The cost is only $12 and you can do so here. Joining the PTA is a great way to connect with and support the J.L. Long community. Funds raised by the PTA provide much needed supplies, equipment and school programs not funded by DISD funding. In addition, all members of the PTA will receive access to our Online PTA Directory. If you have any questions regarding PTA Memberships, please email Courtney Shelton at courtneycshelton@gmail.com.

The SportsYou app is used by Long coaches to send relevant information for each sport throughout the year. Download the app and join through the below codes.

You can also find the following information on the Athletics page on the PTA website: 

• East Dallas Sports (for ordering athletic wear)
• Sports Physical Form (needed by any student wanting to participate in sports)

Students do not participate in sports at Long until 7th grade, so incoming 6th graders do not need to get SportsYou, order athletic wear, or get a physical yet.

Please consider contributing to the Geneva Heights Peace Pantry on Saturday, July 18th. 

2026-2027 School Year Registration

A friendly reminder to please register your student(s) for the 2026-2027 school year using the link below. This is very helpful for school leadership as they work on classes and teacher needs for the J.L. Long campus.

DISD Registration Link for 2026-2027 School Year: https://choosedallasisd.schoolmint.com/login

J.L. Long Middle School - 6116 Reiger Avenue, Dallas TX, 75214 - 972-502-4700

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