Please make sure that Week 28 is open before you leave for the weekend. This is the last week that we'll count for Marking Period 3. All work for MP3 is due by 3 pm on Friday, March 22nd. You have discretion to give students until April 2nd to turn in work if it's necessary.

Read below for more important updates. Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Sincerely,

Kecia & Kristie

• 3/11 - No School for Students/In-Person Professional Dev. Day with Curriculum Department 🏫
  
• 3/13 - Faculty Meeting - PSSA Online Training for MS/Faculty Meeting for HS
• 3/14 - Pi Day
• 3/15 - Teachers open Week 28 in Schoology
• 3/20 - Faculty meeting/PSSA In-Person Training for MS
• 3/22 - Week 28 work due by 3 pm/DASD Unity Day
• 3/25-3/29 - Spring Break
• 4/2 - Marking Period 3 officially ends
• 4/3 - Faculty Meeting
• 4/9 - Marking Period 3 grades due
• 4/10 - No School for Students - Work Collaboration Day

DASD will be on spring break for the last week in March. Spring break serves as a valuable opportunity for our students to take a break from academic responsibilities, promoting their overall well-being and mental health.

The Marking Period officially ends on April 2nd, which is the Tuesday after we return from spring break. If you want to give a student an extension over break, you are welcome to do so without requiring that they fill out an extension request form.

We have been getting a few questions from our part-time teachers about next year. Here is how the process works:

1. We have staffing discussions with all of the middle and high school building administrators, Dr. Reed, Dr. Chance, and Dr. Duda to determine sections that can be assigned to the DCA. We will know this information by the end of March.
2. The building schedulers assign the teachers to the DCA sections. For example, if East has a .2 social studies teacher for the DCA, the East scheduler (Karen Welch) will assign the teacher. Teacher assignments usually don't occur until the end of the school year. The DCA admin can make recommendations, but the teacher assignment it is ultimately up to the building admin. If you're interested in teaching part-time for the DCA again next year, please talk with your building scheduler after #1 has occured.
3. The DCA administrators assign all part-time teachers to their courses, not the building administrator. For example, East sends us the .2 social studies teacher, but we decide which class she will teach.

Supplemental teaching positions are not usually posted until the full-time and part-time staffing are finalized. Positions will be posted on the district website and in our newsletter when they become available. Often, these positions are posted over the summer, so please continue to check your DASD email and the internal postings.

We generally have 85%+ registrations occur after August 1st, so many supplemental positions don't occur until the start of the next school year and, sometimes, after school has even started.

Monday, March 11th is a professional development day. Teachers will be working in their curriculum departments in-person for both the morning and afternoon sessions. If you're unsure about where you are supposed to be, please reach out to your principal or your Curriculum Leader.

Here is the link to the March 11 PD Topics and Locations.

Be sure to have your Exchange Day Plans/ Hours approved and completed. See the PD & Assessment Calendar above for information.