D-B EXCEL
Excellence in a Creative Environment for Learning
Teacher Feature: Meet Mrs. Norris
Mrs. Laurie Norris is Kingsport City School’s eLearning Coordinator. Mrs. Norris partners with both teachers and students to help guide and support with eLearning platforms and strategies such as: Canvas, technology integration, and professional learning. Mrs. Norris is a proud graduate of Marist High School in Atlanta, Georgia before continuing her education at Berry College in Rome, GA where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She then attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia; here she received a Master’s Degree in Art Education.
Laurie has worked in advertising and design. She is also a distinguished artist, and she began her career in the field of education as an art teacher. Later, Mrs. Norris became the district-wide eLearning Coordinator; a role which Mrs. Norris EXCELs at making her the perfect partner for D-B EXCEL.
In her spare time, Laurie enjoys spending time with her husband of twenty-eight years and their three grown children. As a family, they enjoy spending time outdoors appreciating nature. She and her husband also have a passion for interior design and architecture, which is evident by the time they spend designing and constructing their cabin in the woods.
Mrs. Norris loves working with Dobyns-Bennett EXCEL for the amazing teachers and students. She says that she is proud to be part learning culture DBE provides, and DBE is very lucky to have her on our team.
DBE Online Store!
Several students have expressed interest in having a DBE store. We have arranged to have a temporary online store so students, parents, and staff can purchase DBE merchandise (Shirts, hoodies, hats, bags, etc.). The store will be open until midnight on Sunday, March 26. Most shirts have color options and a back logo option. The back logo option is our purpose statement - “We are different… On purpose… For a purpose." If you choose to have that printed on the back then there is an extra charge. If you do not want it, just select NO from the Back Logo drop down menu. Merchandise will be ordered over Spring Break and will be delivered to students when they return from break. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Shaffer at sshaffer@k12k.com.
DBE Online Store: https://db-excel.itemorder.com
D-B EXCEL Open House Nights!
D-B EXCEL will be hosting to Open House events after school hours for families and parents to visit. This can be families of current students or families of students that are considering attending D-B EXCEL in the future. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Kerkhoff at rkerkhoff@k12k.com or 423-378-2186.
Wednesday, April 12th
5pm - 6pm
Tuesday, May 9th
3pm - 4pmAre you interested in being a middle school mentor?
have passing grades in all their classes
meeting or exceeding progress goals in their classes
demonstrate good behavior at DBE
have good attendance
DBE student mentors must be able to leave daily at 1:50pm. DBE mentors will dismiss from Sevier or RNR (which means you will ride the bus or get picked up from there). Anyone that does not mentor this semester will be added to the list for possible mentors next school year. Please go to the link below to sign up. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Kerkhoff at rkerkhoff@k12k.com or 423-378-2186.
High School STREAM Camp
Rising 9th - 12th Grade
Kingsport City School Students
June 12th - 16th
8:30am - 3pm
At D-B EXCEL
Registration forms will be available for students to pick up at D-B EXCEL. Registration forms and payment is due by May 12, 2017. The only payment method accepted will be checks. Please make checks payable to City of Kingsport. The memo line should include High School STREAM Camp and Val Love (Camp Coordinator).
You can mail the registration form and payment to:
Kingsport City Schools Summer STREAM Camp
Attn: Val Love
400 Clinchfield St. Suite 20
Kingsport, TN 37660
Or you can turn it in at DBE to Ms. Shaffer.
If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact Ms. Shaffer at sshaffer@k12k.com.
Canvas Parent App
Canvas Parent enhances the potential for parents to engage in their children's education. Parents can review upcoming or past assignments, check on grades, and receive course announcements.
Canvas Parent can be used by anyone who creates an account, has been added to Canvas with an observer role, or has signed up as a parent using the web browser.
Access to Canvas Parent is managed by the student's institution.
Parents can use the Canvas Parent app on all iOS and Android devices. View the Canvas Parent Android Guide and the Canvas Parent iOS Guide.
View Student Courses and Grades
The Courses tab displays the list of courses where their students are enrolled. For each course, parents can see course grades, the syllabus, and assignments and events. Grades display according to the course grading scheme.
View Student Assignments and Events
Assignments and events can be viewed by course or week. Parents can set reminders for a specific assignment or event, which are sent to mobile devices as push notifications.
Set Alerts for Student Activity
The app settings allow parents to set alerts for specific assignment and grade activity. Alerts are displayed in the Alerts page in the app.
Spring Break
D-B Prom - April 8th
Prom tickets will be sold March 20th- 24th, April 3rd-7th at the DB Activities Office from 7:15am-7:45am, 2:50pm-3:15pm.
$25 per person
Photo ID required to purchase tickets and to attend prom (driver’s license, driver’s permit, student ID)
Reminder, if a student has missed more than 9 unexcused days in either semester, they are not eligible to purchase tickets or attend prom.
Reminder, if a student has any outstanding financial obligations (library fees, etc), they are not eligible to purchase tickets or attend prom.
Dismissal Procedures
- At 2:30pm Bus Riders will dismissed by the bell.
- After students board the bus (At approximately 2:32pm)
Drivers will dismissed by an announcement
- At approximately 2:34pm
Car Riders/Walkers will dismissed by an announcement
Student Drop-off and Pick-up Map
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Email: shensley@k12k.com
Website: http://www.dbexcel.k12k.com/
Location: 400 Clinchfield Street, Kingsport, TN 37660, United States
Phone: 423.378.2100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dbexcelkcs/
Twitter: @KCS_DBEXCEL