DeSoto County Schools

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Important! May 21st & May 22nd are 60% days. Posted: Thu, April 26, 2012

Important! May 21st & May 22nd are 60% days. There will be NO YMCA AFTER-SCHOOL CARE ON THOSE DAYS.

PARENT NOTE EXCUSE FORM for child absence... Posted: Mon, March 19, 2012

Please use the following form for absences. CLICK HERE FOR THE FORM.

NEW FORM FOR STUDENT ADDITIONS TO TESTING PROGRAMS Posted: Tue, January 11, 2011

Teachers and Lab Managers: Need to add or transfer a student to a testing program? (MAP and Classworks) You can now...

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Important Parent Portal Announcement

Desoto County Schools is moving to online registration for students for the 2012-2013 school year.

Please log in to your parent portal account and verify your email address. Online registration codes will be sent out via email this summer. If you do not have a parent portal account, please go to your child's school and pick up your access ID and password. The access ID is used to create your parent portal account.

"Hashing out the CCSS"

3-5 Symposium

...from "Read All About It" to "Tweet All About It"...

#dcs2core

3rd grade teachers Click HERE to register

4th grade teachers Click HERE to register

5th grade teachers Click HERE to register

CCSS Math Symposium Registration is Open!

Kindergarten- July 17th

1st Grade-July 18th

2nd Grade-July 19th

*All sessions will be at Southaven High School from 7:30 to 4:00

Kindergarten Math Teachers Click Here to Register

1st Grade Teachers Click Here to Register

2nd Grade Teachers Click Here to Register

Important! May 21st & May 22nd are 60% days

THERE WILL BE NO
YMCA AFTER-SCHOOL CARE ON THOSE DAYS.

Tdap Vaccination Now Required for All Students Entering 7th Grade

Click here for more information

2012-2013
Kindergarten & First Grade Registration
(for those not currently enrolled in our kindergarten)
Click here for more information

K-5 SCHOOL SUPPLIES LIST

VISIT THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS CALENDAR FOR MORE EVENTS

	UPCOMING EVENTS & HOLIDAYS:
05/18/12	ELL STUDY GROUPS 1:00 pm
05/21/12 & 05/22/12	4TH NINE WEEKS TESTS/EXAMS
05/22/12	STUDENTS' LAST DAY DCHS GRADUATION 7:00 PM Landers Center (DeSoto Civic Center)
05/23/12	TEACHERS' LAST DAY PAY DAY
05/24/12	HLHS GRADUATION 7:00 PM Landers Center (DeSoto Civic Center) 190 EMPLOYEES LAST DAY
05/25/12	SHS GRADUATION 7:00 PM Landers Center (DeSoto Civic Center)
05/26/12	CHHS GRADUATION - 10:00 AM LHS GRADUATION - 3:00 PM HHS GRADUATION - 7:00 PM all @ Landers Center (DeSoto Civic Center)
05/27/12	OBHS GRADUATION 3:00 PM Landers Center (DeSoto Civic Center)
05/28/12	MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY (All Employees)
05/29/12	LCHS GRADUATION 7:00 PM Landers Center (DeSoto Civic Center)
06/01/12	200 EMPLOYEES LAST DAY
06/04/12, 06/05/12 & 06/07/12	ELA COMMON CORE SYMPOSIUM GRADES 3-5 @DeSoto Central Elementary School
06/05/12	205/210 EMPLOYEES LAST DAY
06/06/12	PRINCIPALS' MEETING 10:00 AM - District Office
06/11/12 - 06/15/12	KAGAN TRAINING 8:00 AM- 3:30 PM District Office Board Room
06/11/12 - 06/14/12	CEU: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TEACHER WORKSHOP K-12 Teachers (@HMS & Arkbutla Lake Operations Center)
06/12/12	STAFF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY: "Taking the Fear out of the FBA 8:30 AM- 3:30 PM
06/13/12	220 EMPLOYEES LAST DAY
06/19/12	NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
06/20/12	STAFF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY: "ABC's of Behavior Plans" 8:30 AM- 3:30 PM
06/22/12	12 MONTH EMPLOYEES OFF
06/26/12	NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
06/28/12	PAY DAY
06/29/12	12 MONTH EMPLOYEES OFF
07/18/12, 07/19/12 & 07/20/12	MATH COMMON CORE SYMPOSIUM GRADES K-2 @ Southaven High School
07/26/12 & 07/27/12	ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF DEVELOPMENT @ DeSoto Central High School
07/31/12	NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION Location to be determined.
	FIND YOUR BUS STOP BY CLICKING THE IMAGE BELOW:

	QUICK INFO:
	REGISTRATION INFO HEALTH FORMS BUS STOP FINDER CHILDREN FIRST ANNUAL REPORT DISTRICT AND SCHOOL REPORT CARDS SCHOOL ZONE MAP DRESS CODE POLICY ANTI-BULLYING POLICY PARENT PORTAL

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FOR THE YMCA AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

Campaign against bullying website:

Click the picture below to view a short video created by Horn Lake High School students.

EMERGENCY WEATHER E-ALERT
IMPORTANT!

Please click on this link to read some important information about the Emergency Weather Alert since the latest test. You can also follow this link to sign up for the alert.

The DeSoto County School District is dedicated to ensuring academic excellence through quality leadership and instructional efforts within a conducive learning environment. The DeSoto County School District provides competent instructional leaders at all levels with ongoing evaluations of performance. All certified staff have received their undergraduate degrees in the field of education or related areas. Over 25% of all certified staff have advanced degrees encompassing masters, specialists, and/or doctoral degrees.

Our Mission:
The DeSoto County School District is dedicated to ensuring world-class academic excellence within a safe learning environment, while providing a variety of exceptional extra-curricular programs that foster the physical, social, and emotional growth of all students.

Our Vision:
The DeSoto County School District will be regionally and nationally recognized as a system of superior-performing schools that ignite a passion for learning, while inspiring student success through instructional excellence and exemplary leadership.

The DeSoto County Public School System is governed by the County Superintendent of Education, elected by qualified voters.

CLICK HERE TO REPORT BULLYING AND CAMPUS CRIME

CLICK HERE TO REPORT OUT-OF-DISTRICT TAGS

DISTRICT KNOWLEDGE BOWL TOURNAMENT
@ DeSoto Central High School
2 pm

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