D-B EXCEL
Excellence in a Creative Environment for Learning
Teacher Feature: Meet Mrs. Pierce
Mrs. Christi Pierce has been the lead office assistant at Dobyns-Bennett EXCEL for over three years. She enjoys her job because every day is unique and different. Before joining the DBE Team, Mrs. Pierce worked as an Instructional Assistant at Kennedy Elementary, Early Interventionist for TEIS, and an Office Assistant at Johnson Elementary.
Christi is married with two lovely children whom she adores spending time with, especially if it's while kayaking and exploring the great outdoors!
Planning for Next School Year
In preparation for next school year, D-B EXCEL students will be required to attend every Friday regardless of progress, grades or attendance. Fridays will no longer be for extra support but instead a regular school day.
Another change for the 2017-18 school year will be that all D-B EXCEL courses that have an EOC (End of Course Exam) will be taught in Canvas, not Edgenuity. Because of this, all parents will need to set up the Canvas Parent Application to view grades and progress. For specific instructions on how to set up the Canvas Parent App, please see the article at the bottom.
Summer School at DBE
Are you interested in taking courses during the summer? You can take this opportunity to earn credits in courses that do not have an EOC.
June 5th - June 30th
Monday - Thursday
9am - 12pm
Ms. Shaffer will be supervising summer school so you may see her if you have questions. If you are interested in taking courses this summer please go to the link below and fill out the form:
http://tinyurl.com/DBEsummerschool
Summer school may be required if there are courses that a student has not completed this school year. If you are required to attend summer school and choose not to attend, truancy will be involved.
Important Graduation Information
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SoWbPpRHjNcYo82fLVHtYmoh75s7Jw4lSqFSDw-qjyo/edit?usp=sharing
D-B Spring Band Concert
When:4/25/2017, 7:00 PM
Where:Toy F. Reid Eastman Employee Center
EOC Testing Schedule for the Week
Tuesday, April 25th
US History - Session 2
English 9, 10, 11- Session 2
Any student not testing will work virtually on this day. Any student finishing "early" must stay until all are complete.
Wednesday, April 26th
Make ups
All students attend.
*Students not testing on a particular day will work virtually that day.
**Everyone attends on the make up days.
Be prepared for the test!
- Go to bed early and get plenty of sleep.
- Wake up early.
- Eat a good, healthy breakfast.
- Get to school on time
D-B EXCEL Open House
Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 03:00 PM
400 Clinchfield Street, Kingsport, TN, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Are you interested in the S.H.O.U.T Leadership Program?
About S.H.O.U.T:
To develop, in an interactive environment, the leadership skills and community awareness of selected high school students. Since 1989, the program has developed young leaders and exposed them to various elements which help form a strong, dynamic community.
Summer S.H.O.U.T Schedule:
1 full week in June and 1 day in July
If you are interested in the S.H.O.U.T Youth Leadership program you may pick up an application from Mrs. Kerkhoff or in the lobby.
Volunteers Needed at the Exchange Place in Kingsport
Volunteers are needed for the Spring Garden Fair!
April 29th & April 30th
Volunteer work will include parking cars and keeping the grounds clean.
Interested students may contact Mr. Marshall Adesman by email at msadesman@gmail.com or call 423-357-5352.
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.
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Email: shensley@k12k.com
Website: http://dbexcel.k12k.com/
Location: 400 Clinchfield Street, Kingsport, TN 37660, United States
Phone: 423.378.2185
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dbexcelkcs/
Twitter: @KCS_DBEXCEL