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We are really excited that you and your children are members of our Viking community. Middle school is an exciting time- full of change, growth, and learning. Throughout the year, The Viking Times will provide you with important information about your child's time here at Strickland.

Sincerely,

Jeff Panter

Principal, Strickland Middle School

Families are encouraged to complete the Application for Free and Reduced-Price School Meals at www.schoolcafe.com. If you need a paper form, we have them in our front office. Ms. Rivera can help! We want to do all we can to assist you and help where we can, and a lunch that is free or reduced may help with your monthly bills!

The application will determine a child’s eligibility for free and reduced-price meals and may assist in the determination of eligibility for other state or federal benefits. Only one application needs to be completed per household. The Child Nutrition department will notify the household of the child’s eligibility. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) administers school nutrition programs in Texas and offers an eligibility calculator at www.SquareMeals.org/ProgramEligibility.

Decisions regarding payment for school meals are made at the national government level, not by our school child nutrition team. Our dedicated child nutrition staff is looking forward to serving healthy, balanced meals to students in the new school year. These meals, whether paid, free, or reduced price, offer a good source of nutrition for children.

For more information, visit our child nutrition website at https://www.dentonisd.org/childnutrition

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

Student Drop off Times: 7:45- 8:10

When students arrive, they may go to breakfast or their grade level hallway.

Students will be tardy after 8:15.

Student Pickup Times: 3:35- 3:45

Students need to be picked up or off campus by 3:45.

If you want to attend a field trip, help out with Viking Day, or participate in other fun school events, you must complete the Volunteer Application/ Background Check. It takes a while to process, and it is a quick form to fill out. I encourage everyone to fill it out, so you have it done, just in case!

Click here for access.

For School Supply Lists Click Here

Students can bring all their supplies that first morning and teachers will assist with where to place them.

Click here to see more info regarding vaping on and/or near school campuses.

Parents can pick up and drop off their students using the lane in front of the school on Bell Avenue. Please drive through our campus with care and consideration. If you have a teenager dropping off your child, please speak with them about looking out for others.

Refer to the blue lane in the map below for more information:

Home Access Center, or HAC, is how parents and students can see their grades and attendance. If you have it already set up, fantastic! If you need assistance, contact Jasmine Santamaria at jsantamaria@dentonisd.org. 940.369.4314.

We do not allow food delivery companies to drop off food. Students are not allowed to receive deliveries at school. This includes (and is not limited to) Uber Eats, Door Dash, flowers, cookies, balloons, etc. Please save the items for the home.

With the first day of school just around the corner, we wanted to take a moment to remind you that your 7th and 8th grade students will need to bring their fully charged DISD issued Chromebook back with them on the first day of school. 6th grade students will not be issued take home Chromebooks. For sixth graders, Chromebooks will stay on campus.

The Chromebooks are a vital piece of the learning environment in the classroom. By having them ready on the first day of school, this will help ensure a smooth transition to start the academic year.

Additional information regarding Chromebooks including Chromebook care and Chromebook insurance can be found here:

https://sites.google.com/g.dentonisd.org/digital-resource-student-famil/11-in-disd

Families are provided the opportunity to pay for Chromebook insurance during the registration process. The insurance will help offset any Chromebook repairs that may occur during the school year.

https://www.dentonisd.org/Page/102986

Each child will be provided a Chromebook. They will be responsible for bringing the laptop back to school each day, fully charged.

In Denton ISD, we provide 1:1 student computer access through our Chromebook laptops.

Students do not need to access their phones for school purposes. We want our students to focus on their learning and not social media.

Phones need to be turned off and put a way during the school day. For students who repeatedly have their phone out during the school day, their phones will be brought to the office. According to Denton ISD policy, parents can pick up their student's cell phone by paying 15 dollars.

An easy way to avoid the fee? Make sure your child knows you expect them to follow the policy.

Strickland follows the Denton ISD Dress Code. For more information, refer to the Denton ISD Student and Parent Handbook and refer to page 45.

Denton ISD reserves the right to establish rules during the school year regarding new fashions in dress and grooming. Students shall not wear any clothing, that in the principal’s judgement is startling, unusual, disruptive, immodest, brings undue attention to the student and/or interferes with the educational/learning process.

Students will be issued school ids and lanyards. They need to wear these on the lanyard around their neck. Ids need to be visible.

Students shall not wear any item that is lewd, offensive, vulgar, obscene, or depicts nudity. Students dress and grooming must be modest, decent, not distract other students and/or staff, and should contribute to a safe, healthy, and positive learning environment.

All students are to present a clean, well- groomed appearance at school and all school related activities. All clothing must be sized to fit properly. The following items have been determined to be unacceptable for wear at school:

• Accessories which create a disruption
• Accessories applied to the facial area, tongue, or body such as safety pins to the eye area, studs, or rings through the nose.
• Any headgear other than part of approved school uniform
• Bandanas
• Bare midriffs
• Chains or accessories which can be used as a weapon (such as spiked collars/bracelets)
• Display of undergarments
• Flip-flops (except in high schools, or as determined by administration on all campuses)
• Garments containing offensive or obscene words or phrases, pictures, symbols or images
• Garments which promote or advertise alcohol, tobacco or other prohibited products
• Halter tops or tank tops
• Mesh/net clothing
• Pajamas, slippers or house shoes
• Ragged or intentionally cut-torn clothing as determined inappropriate by the campus principal or designee
• Saggy/baggy pants
• See-through apparel, including leggings
• Shirts open at the sides (excessively large armholes)
• Short shorts/skirts (mid-thigh length) • Steel-toed shoes (except in identified CTE classes)
• Strapless dresses/blouses
• Sunglasses
• Unnatural cosmetic contact lens colors (considered distracting)
• Inappropriate hairstyles that cause a disruption
• Visible tattoos and body art which promote nudity, obscenity or gang activity are unacceptable and must be covered

Strickland's 504 coordinator is Krista Singleton.

ksingleton@dentonisd.org

940.369.4314.

Rhonda Duggan is Strickland's Diagnostician.

rduggan@dentonisd.org

940.369.4224

Website: https://www.dentonisd.org/stricklandms
Location: 3003 North Bell Avenue, Denton, TX 76209, USA
Phone: (940)369-4200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chesterostrickland
Twitter: @dentonisd