Good Day Everyone
As mentioned in last weeks newsletter we are in the assessment season. Beginning Monday, December 5th, our high school students will be taking the Fall Administration of the Georgia Milestones End of Course Test. Additionally, our middle school students will be taking the BEACON assessment. Please refer to the link below to access the DCS assessment guide if you have any questions about either of the tests. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS-PrX-Mqth2JPDKbH1aH4-gT4WN_RLB3c1XAteMssjPSHLQ4-CCjeufQVz0C-XHzZme3RaXqeMuPvU/pubhtml
I want to commend the students, parents and the MSS staff for an 89.4% attendance rate. This will continue to be a focus. Please ensure your child is at school everyday and on time. For those students who are not in Tier 1 of the DCS attendance protocol, Evening School will continued to be used as attendance recovery. Please refer to the DCS attendance protocol linked below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRzkOvbGTkRIRVMqy3yuEI6NkOVH4x3xErbLod9f0UNpk9_drR-CSW_WCPaaH2Rqw/pub
I realize the holidays can be hard for some people. I want to remind you of a great resource in the DCS Behavior Health Department. For more information go to the DCS homepage and click the Be Well Shamrock or contact the school for more information.
Weekly COVID-19 testing is ongoing If you would like for your child to receive weekly onsite testing please request a form, complete, sign, and return it. Testing is just one of the many mitigation strategies we are using. Students are encouraged to wear a mask while in the building, to wash or sanitize their hands frequently, and to watch their social distancing. As we enter the cold and flu season we ask that you monitor your children closely and if they are sick please keep them at home.
Parents, as a reminder, if your phone number changes please notify the school with the updated information. Also remember students may use evening school hours to make up attendance. Six evening school hours can replace one absent day. Our school hours are from 7:30 a.m.-2:10 p.m. Our evening school hours are 2:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. Monday -Thursday. As a reminder feel free to contact the school at (478) 353-8400 with any questions or concerns.
