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Welcome to Doctors Charter School

A FLORIDA GOLD SEAL OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL
NAMED ONE OF NEWSWEEK'S "AMERICA'S BEST HIGH SCHOOLS 2011"

Proud to be an "A" School!

Calling all Educators

Plan to attend the "Fun-n-Sun Teaching and Learning Conference" from July 5th to 7th, 2012 at the Westin Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale. Visit the website for more details: Fun-n-Sun Teaching and Learning Conference

Testing Dates

End of Course Assessments :
U.S. History Field Test - May 21st

AP testing takes place from May 7th through May 18th.

Remember these dates:

Last day of school for seniors: Friday, June 1st

Graduation: Wednesday, June 6th, at 7:00 pm at the Broad Auditorium at Barry University

Summer Reading List

The link to the Summer Reading list is below. Please note that projects are no longer required but students are required to annotate all books and bring their annotated books to school at the beginning of the school year. See page two of the list for instructions on annotation.

A limited number of copies of these books will be for sale at the DCS Family Picnic on Saturday, May 12th.

2102 Summer Reading List

ESE Survey

If your child is receiving special education services, the Florida Department of Education would like your feedback. Please complete the Annual ESE Parent Survey.

Student Insurance

Student Accident Insurance applications are available in the school office. You can also get information and apply online at www.K12StudentInsurance.com.

Information Regarding FCAT 2.0 and EOC Assessments

For information regarding graduation requirements and assessments, read the Graduation Requirements for Florida's Statewide Assessments.

For information about the upcoming FCAT 2.0 testing, read the Spring 2012 FCAT 2.0 Fact Sheet.

For information about the Algebra 1 EOC, read the Spring 2012 Algebra 1 EOC Assessment Fact Sheet.

For information about the Biology EOC, read the 2012 Biology End of Course Assessment Fact Sheet.

For information about the Geometry EOC, read the 2012 Geometry End of Course Assessment Fact Sheet .

For achievement levels for the FCAT 2.0 and End of Course Assessments, read this publication from the Florida Department of Education.

Teacher Wish Lists

View the Teacher Wish List if you would like to make a contribution; please remember that some of the items on the list may have already been purchased. To make a contribution towards these items, please download a pledge card. Donations for these items can also be made online using the "Donate" button on the menu on this page.

Check out our Photo Gallery of recent events. We will periodically change these pictures to show photos of various activities at Doctors Charter School.

Important Notice about After-school Supervision

All students remaining on campus after 3:15 who are not in a supervised activity will be required to wait outside in the front of the school . Students attending tutoring, club meetings, and other supervised activities must be in those classrooms by 3:30.

At 4:00, students remaining on campus will be escorted to wherever detention students are located (normally the cafetorium) and will participate in supervised study hall until their ride arrives. At 4:30 all students will be walked to the fence in front of the school.

Student Drop Off

Under NO circumstances should students be dropped off on the street in the front of the school. Cones will be placed on the street to prevent drop-offs. All students should be driven to the drop-off circle on the north side of the building. There will be no exceptions.

Viewing Grades and Homework

Your child's grades as well as homework assignments will be posted in the Pinnacle Internet Viewer accessed through the Parent Portal.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools provides a Parent Portal section on its website to allow parents to view student information, including schedules and grades. In order to access this portal, you must VISIT our school to obtain a Parent PIN. WE CANNOT give the PIN on the phone or to a student. You will be asked to show ID and sign a form that will be put in your student's file to show that you have obtained the PIN. You will also need your student's ID number to set up access.

We strongly recommend that you consult the user's guide, which can be downloaded from the Parent Portal, before registering. The password parameters are very specific and the registration will not be successful unless every step is carefully followed.

Policy regarding releasing students before school is dismissed:

No student is to be released from school in the last half hour of the day without authorization from the Executive Director or his designee. Student absence from class in the last half hour of the day will be counted as unexcused. Parents, please keep this in mind when scheduling appointments.

Look for the Doctors Note Every Friday

It is available by clicking on the Newsletter link on the right side of this page. If you would like the newsletter emailed to you, please enter your email information in the box at the top of the Newsletter page.

Don't forget to purchase a brick for your family.

The revised Student Code of Conduct and Student Parent Handbook are now online. The uniform policy is also available on the site.

Download our Wellness Plan. Doctors Charter School participates in the National School Lunch Program. For more information, download the National School Lunch Program Information.

View:
Food Service Inspection Report
Public/Private School Inspection Report
Department of Health Sanitation Certificate

Last updated 5/17/12