Panther Parent Update

De Portola welcomes individuality by empowering and developing students’ communication, curiosity, and critical thinking skills through a growth mindset. We are Panthers! Rooooaaaarrrrrrrr!!

01/22 First Day of 2nd Semester

01/24 8th Grade Panoramic Picture

01/26 First Semester Grades Posted

02/01 Minimum Day 2:00pm Dismissal

02/06 DP Foundation Meeting

02/09 SSC Mtg 8:00am

02/15 School Dance

02/16 NO SCHOOL

02/19 NO SCHOOL

02/22 SGT Mtg 8:00am

02/23 Panther Pride Run

04/26 Panther Bowling Night (save the date)

Thank you to the 120 parents who participated in the Budget & Bell Schedule Survey and to the parents who attended the zoom meetings. 65% of the respondents marked extra counseling as a high priority. The SSC approved this expenditure at our SSC meeting last Friday. We will continue to have an extra counselor for four days a week. The only reason we were able to continue to fund this is because 99% or our parents completed our LCFF forms in the fall. Yahoo!

59% of the parents are in favor of the 55 minute bell schedule without advisory.

27% of the parents are in favor of the 52 minute bell schedule with advisory.

14% of the parents did not have a strong opinion.

The SGT reviewed these results last Thursday. The survey showed a lot of comments requesting an earlier start time. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to change our start time. A schedule with advisory requires a vote from the teachers. This is scheduled for this week. I will post the final bell schedule recommendation next week. Stay tuned.

8th Grade Families: Your student received a flyer for Yearbook 8th Grade Ads (it is neon pink). 8th Grade Ads are now on sale at www.yearbookforever.com. The prices for the 4 different sizes are outlined on the flyer. The last day that yearbook ads can be purchased/created is March 1st. It is HIGHLY recommended that you do not wait until the last minute to create the ad, as sometimes there are computer glitches that are out of our control. Here is a link to the flyer if your student lost it: Yearbooks are also on sale at www.yearbookforever.com for $55. The price will increase to $60 on March 1st, so get yours today! Please contact Ms. McIntosh with any questions at smcintosh@sandi.net

Attention theater tech kids - those of you that are wanting to work backstage and on design elements of the musical Matilda Jr. - set, props, costume - we will be meeting after school on Tuesdays from 4-430 in room 706

We welcome Charisma Johnson to our front office as our new attendance clerk. Her email is cjohnson7@sandi.net. Please be sure to state your students full name, grade level, date of birth, and specific reason for absence. You can also email them if you need to pick up your student early. Please provide at least a two hour notice to ensure that we can write and deliver a pass for your student. You can also call the school at 619-605-4800 and press 3 for attendance.