As we near the end of our first 13 weeks of school, scholars are preparing to show what know they know by taking a variety of exams. Elementary scholars will take Interim Assessments (an SBAC preview exam) and the Secondary School has Trimester Final Exams. Please make sure to be on the lookout for review packets and additional study sessions.

After finals, we will have our first Parent-Teacher conferences of the year. On Thursday, November 21 parents will have an opportunity to come to campus to pick up your scholar's T1 report card and speak to your scholar's teacher(s) about progress during T1. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Finally, we have been working diligently to share the story of Democracy Prep. This link is the first of a number of videos that will be coming out this year. The purpose of these videos is to help our community learn about the mission, vision, and values of Democracy Prep. Please enjoy and share freely!

DPAC Free Dress Day:
On Friday, November 22, you will have an opportunity to come to school in Free Dress. In order to have a Free Dress Day, you will need to pay $1. The money you pay will be donated to a charity 

If you would like to participate, please give $1 to your teacher during morning advisory between November 4 - November 21.

T1 Parent-Teacher Conferences
On Thursday, November 21 from 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm we will have our first Parent-Teacher conferences of the school year. At this conference, parents will receive scholar's T1 report card and have the opportunity to speak to teachers 1:1 about your scholar's progress and ways to support your scholar for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.

Parent-Teacher conferences are a wonderful opportunity for parents and guardians to visit campus and get a strong understanding of their scholar's daily work. Our goal is to have 75% of families pick up their report cards and visit teachers on Thursday, November 21. As we continue to grow more connected as a school community, we want to have more families on campus for critical moments in the academic year!

DPAC Volunteering.

Parent involvement in a scholar's education is a critical part of children's academic success and we want to provide all families at DPAC the opportunity to come to take part in their child's education by volunteering at school.

We realize each of our families is unique, with its own talents and time constraints and would like to provide as many different volunteer opportunities as possible.

If you would like to volunteer on campus, please complete THIS FORM and we will contact you to set up your volunteering opportunity.

 

Thanksgiving Pot Luck
On Friday, November 22 DPAC will host its 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Pot Luck! If you are able to bring a STORE BOUGHT dish to share, please see below for what you and your scholar should bring:


This is a family event and you ARE NOT required to donate food to participate. If you are able to donate food, please complete this form by November 7

 

DPAC Sweatshirts
The weather is changing and it is important to keep warm coming to school. If you do not already have one, you can come and get your DPAC Hooded sweatshirt in gold, royal, light, or navy blue!

Adult Sizes = $30
Youth Sizes = $20

DPAC Performance Information:
Each year DPAC receives a STAR rating based on performance from the previous school year. You can find a comprehensive breakdown of each school's performance at the links below:

DPAC Elementary
DPAC Middle
DPAC High
 

DPAC Laundry Services:
This year DPAC will participate in the Whirlpool Care Counts™ Laundry Program! With the support of Whirlpool, DPAC has been granted a commercial laundry and dryer that all DPAC families will be able to use FREE OF CHARGE Monday - Friday from 8:00am - 6:00pm to clean their laundry. DPAC provides ALL the laundry detergent FREE OF CHARGE.

 

Please contact Mrs. Garcia (Isabel.Garcia@democracyprep.org) to schedule your laundry time.
 

Senior College Trips:
Our seniors are exploring their college choices and filling out applications to find their perfect fit. In early October DPAC HS senior Prinnes Wilson was accepted through a competitive application process to fly to Bates College in Lewiston, Maine to visit one of America's top-rated liberal arts colleges. Take a look at some of the wonderful pictures below:

Trimester 1 Exam Week Schedule:
The week of November 4 is our week of Trimester 1 exams in Middle & High School. During this week we have a modified school schedule. Our schedule for the week is below:

STARS, Boys & Girls Club, and Doolittle will run a normal Wednesday schedule on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. Please be advised.

Amazon Smile:
We have an opportunity during the holiday season to help support DPAC and Democracy Prep by ordering through Amazon and having a portion of your sale donated to DPAC. You just need to follow these four (4) steps:

1. Using your regular Amazon username and password, log in at smile.amazon.com.   
2. Locate the “Find a different charitable organization” search box and type: “Democracy Prep Public Schools.”
3. Click "Select."
4. Next time you make an Amazon purchase, make sure you navigate to smile.amazon.com to do your shopping!

Important Dates:
Nov. 4-5: Elementary IA exam makeups
Nov. 7-8: MS Trimester 1 Exams
Nov. 6-8: HS Trimester 1 Exams
Nov. 11: Veterans Day (No School)
Nov. 20: DPAC Data Day (No School)
Nov. 21: Parent-Teacher conferences (School Dismisses 12:30; Conferences 1:00-8:00 pm)
Nov. 22: DPAC Family Potluck
Nov. 27-29: Thanksgiving Holiday (No School)