Downingtown Cyber Academy Update

Marking Period 2 report cards are now available in Infinite Campus. If your student is part-time, there will be one report card for their home building and one report card for DCA.

Course selection for the 24-25 school year closes today. Please open this link to register for high school DCA courses or open this link to register for middle school DCA courses for the upcoming school year. Do you want more information about DCA course selection? Visit our website to join the Course Selection Nearpod where we share information about selecting courses in grades 6-12 in the DCA.

The DCA Student Council has planned a fun bowling event for all students on Tuesday, February 6th. Please see below for more information. This is a great opportunity for our students to socialize with their classmates.

Have a great weekend!

Fondly,

Dr. Kecia Nesmith, Principal and Curriculum Supervisor

Dr. Kristie Burk, Coordinator for Online & Blended Learning

• 2/6 - Souper Bowl Event
  

• 2/7 - CDT Testing for grades 6-8 @ Admin Office Trestle Place

• 2/8 - CDT Testing for grades 6-8 @ Admin Office Trestle Place

• 2/19 - No School for Presidents' Day
  

• 3/11 - No School

• 3/22 - (Fri) Week 28 work due at 3 pm

• 3/25 - 3/29 - Spring break

Grades 6, 7 and 8 will take in-person at the Trestle Place Administration Building

DCA Classroom Diagnostic Tools Testing for Grades 6-8 - in-Person - Family Letter

DCA Grade 6-8 Parents/Caretakers - please complete this form to let us know about your child's attendance for CDT testing on Wednesday and Thursday.

Thank you!

It's course registration time! To help students and parents, we have created a Course Selection Nearpod on our website. Type in your name and click "join lesson" to get more detailed information about selecting courses for the 24-25 school year.

As a parent/guardian of a student taking one or more classes in the Downingtown Cyber Academy, your input is valuable to us. Please take a minute to respond to our brief parent survey.

We are in the process of updating our parent orientation materials on our website. We appreciate your feedback.

The DCA Student Council has been working to put on a fun event on Tuesday February 6th, 2024 at 5:30-7:30 PM. Please RSVP if you're planning to attend!

Downingtown Area School District is thrilled to announce that Philadelphia Eagles' defensive end, Brandon Graham, will be visiting Downingtown Highschool East on February 26th, 6-8 pm, for a special program titled "The Importance of Community." The event is organized by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office, showcasing Graham's insights on fostering unity, looking out for one another, and sharing lessons learned during his time with the Eagles, including his experience as part of a Super Bowl-winning team.

To register: Click Here

Cornelius Minor, a distinguished Brooklyn-based educator is set to lead a transformative training session for the Downingtown Area School District (DASD) Cultural Equity Taskforce. The training, scheduled for February 26th at 3:45 pm, will take place on the Zoom platform and is open to teachers, staff, and community members. This event is offered free of charge, aligning with Minor's commitment to advancing equitable literacy reform.

Date: February 26th

Time: 3:45 pm

Location: Zoom Platform

Registration: Click Here

All course selectionsfor next year will be completed on-line through the Student Portal on Infinite Campus using the student login.

Please be reminded that the students will login to Infinite Campus using the single-sign on (SSO) with their network username and password. If students are unable to login to the Student Portal, they should submit a ticket through the DASD technology website.

Students must also complete the registration form found on the DCA website.

All DCA students are considered students in their home buildings even if they are full-time DCA. Please check your child's school below for upcoming events and activities in which they can participate!

This is just a reminder that our elementary students should be following the BVA calendar for school. Please note that BVA's spring break will be March 28th-April 1st. As always, if students are going to be absent when BVA is in session, please send an excuse note to cyber_attendance@dasd.org. Thank you!

The second marking period in the BVA has ended. Report Cards will be uploaded into Infinite Campus Backpack by Monday, January 29, 2024. Please be sure to check it and review progress with your child next week.

If your child is in K-5, receives instruction from the Brandywine Virtual Academy (BVA) and wishes to return to their home school building, please follow the procedures outlined below:

1) Send and email to cyberacademy@dasd.org and complete the K-5 DCA/BVA Withdrawal Form 2023-2024.

2) An admin from the DCA will reach out to your child's home school building principal and the BVA admin to make a determination.

3) Once it has been determined that your child can return to the home school building, the building admin will reach out to you regarding information for the start date, the bus, classroom teacher, etc.

*All admin from the DCA, BVA, and Home School building should be included on correspondence.

Please visit our DCA website at dc.dasd.org for more information.

Backpack Resources

K-5 Brandywine Virtual Academy website - https://www.cciu.org/bva

Email: cyberacademy@dasd.org
Website: dc.dasd.org
Location: 540 Trestle Place, Downingtown, PA, USA
Phone: 610-269-8460
Facebook: http://facebook.com/dca
Twitter: @dasd_dca