Learning is built on a day to day basis. Regular school attendance is very
important to your child's educational experience. His or her success in
school depends on having a solid educational background - this is best
gained through regular school attendance.
Parents are important role models in developing good attendance habits
during these early school years. Studies have shown that students with poor
attendance habits stand a greater risk of dropping out of school and often
score lower on standardize state tests, while children with good attendance
habits consistently score higher on the same tests.
Did you know that a student who is 10 minutes late each school day will miss
30 hours of instructional time during the year! Arriving on time for school
increases a child's learning. Mornings are less stressful with just a
little planning each night.
The Dawson County School System recently went through an accreditation
process and scored an overall rating of Operational. The Visiting Committee
was so concerned about the poor student attendance in our county that they
singled it out for improvement. We need all stakeholders help in
order to improve in this area for our School System, our school, and most
importantly our students.
El aprendizaje se emplea una base cotidiana. La atención de escuela regular es muy importante para la experiencia educative de su niño. Su éxito en escuela depende de tener una formación académica sólida - esto se gana mejor con la atención de escuela regular.
Los padres son modelos importantes en desarrollar buenos hábitos de la atención durante éstos los años escolares tempranos. Los estudios han demostrado que los estudiantes con hábitos pobres de la atención colocan un mayor riesgo de caída extraescolar y la cuenta más bajo en estandardiza a menudo exámenes del estado, mientras que los niños con buenos hábitos de la atención anotan constantemente más arriba en las mismos exámenes.
¡Usted sabía que un estudiante que es 10 minutos tarde cada día escolar faltará 30 horas de tiempo educacional durante el año! La llegada el la hora para la escuela aumenta aprendizaje de un niño. Las mañanas son menos agotadoras con apenas un pequeño planeamiento cada noche.
El sistema de la escuela estatal de Dawson pasó con un proceso de la acreditación y anotó recientemente un grado total de operacional. El comité que visitaba era así que tratado sobre la atención pobre del estudiante en nuestro condado que lo escogieron hacia fuera para la mejora. El sistema de la escuela estatal de Dawson alinea actualmente por último fuera de 13 condados circundantes en la categoría del porcentaje de los estudiantes que faltan 15 o más días escolares. Necesitamos toda la ayuda de los tenedores de apuestas para mejorar en esta área para nuestro sistema escolar, nuestra escuela, y más importante nuestros estudiantes.
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April 29, 2011
Dear Parents
Parents of students enrolled in Georgia public schools may request to transfer to another school within the school district if the school district determines there is classroom space available and that other specific provisions, as outlined in the link provided, are met. If a transfer is approved, the parent must assume the responsibility and associated cost of transportation to and from the school.
Classroom space may be available at certain grade levels in the elementary and middle schools. If transfer requests exceed the available space, then a lottery selection process will be utilized after the following priorities are satisfied:
1. Students who are attending a school that is in any level of Needs Improvement
2. Students who have a disability whose IEP or IAP requires placement at a particular school
3. Students who are homeless
4. Students who have programmatic needs that are only available at a certain school
5. Students entitled to attend a certain school as a result of being children of employees
6. Students who are twins or other multiples in accordance with state law
The District will accept new transfer requests for the 2011-12 school year from May 2, 2011 until 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2011. Parents will receive notification of approval or denial by email or standard U.S. mail on or before July 1, 2011.
Transfer Request Forms can be picked up at the school from which the student is seeking to transfer or be downloaded from www.dawsoncountyschools.org website. Choose House Bill 251/School Choice to obtain the actual form.
Complete this form only if you are moving out of the Black’s Mill District and wish to remain at Black’s Mill or you live in the Black’s Mill district and wish to attend Kilough Elementary, Riverview Elementary or Robinson Elementary. Fifth grade students will need to complete the form if they choose to attend a middle school out of their assigned zone.
Completed form must be returned to the school of your choice by the date shown above. No form will be accepted after this date.
Sincerely,
Cindy Kinney
