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Welcome to Doctors Charter School

Proud to be an "A" School!

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

Calendar Reminders:

Thursday, February 2nd: Early Release Day; noon dismissal

Friday, February 3rd: REGULAR SCHOOL DAY (due to planning day the day before Thanksgiving); students should be in school

Monday, February 20th: President's Day Holiday - school is closed

Principal's Challenge

DCS has a great opportunity to raise $15,000 for the school and Mr. Meredith is asking you to help. Miami Shores/Barry University Connected Learning Community (MS/BU CLC) has graciously offered to match two-for-one up to $5,000 that DCS raises. Thus, if DCS raises $5,000, MS/BU CLC will donate an additional $10,000 to our school.

Mr. Meredith has offered to donate the first $500; therefore, if our parents and/or school community raises $4,500, we will receive $15,000.

If you are willing to donate to this cause, please make your check out to MS/BU CLC and send it to Mr. Meredith at DCS so he can forward all checks to the foundation at one time. Please send your checks no later than February 10, 2012.

Homecoming! Check out our Homecoming 2012 Video.

Middle School students will kick off homecoming with a dance on Friday, January 20th, from 7:00 to 9:30 pm.

Spirit Week is January 24 - 27th; the theme for this year's homecoming is Wacky Worlds.

Homecoming Game: The boys and girls varsity basketball games will be held on Wednesday, January 25th, at 6:00 pm at the Barry University Gymnasium.

Homecoming Dance: Friday, January 27th, at 7:00 pm. Advance tickets are $8.00; tickets at the door are $10.00 (tickets are cash only).

School Insurance

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

Understanding FCAT 2.0 Reports and End-of-Course Assessments

This spring, students in grades 3 to 10 took the FCAT 2.0 Reading, and students in grades 3 to 8 took the FCAT 2.0 Mathematics. A booklet has been prepared to help you understand the reports. You can download the Understanding FCAT 2.0 Reports here.

The Algebra EOC Assessment was a new, computer-based test for Algebra students this year. For assistance in understanding those reports, please download Understanding Florida End-of-Course Assessment Scores.

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 contact newsletter@doctorscharterschool.org with your email information.

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.

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

Last updated 1/19/12