Dahlstrom Middle School
Mustang Minute--Summer Edition #2
Summer Update
The district just released the Hays CISD back to school COVID safety plan. Please take a few minutes to review the district plan. Here are a few important pieces:
1. The school start date has been pushed back to September 8, 2020
2. The first three weeks of school will be conducted virtually
3. If no further delays occur, those selecting to return to in-person education will begin September 28, 2020
4. The 2020-2021 school year will now end on June 15, 2021
Please see the new 2020-2021 school calendar.
The virtual learning environment will look different this school year than it did in the spring. In the spring, we all were thrust into a whole new world and everyone had to adapt quickly to the changing environment. Our district has now purchased an online learning management system, Schoology and our teachers have already been training on this new system. Please click to view the parent version of Schoology. We will provide more information on Schoology once the district has completed the student and teacher set-up process and we will establish a system for students to learn how to utilize Schoology as well.
We will develop our campus plan for virtual learning and the potential return to campus and share our plan with you as soon as it is completed. We do know parents will still be given a choice to have their student(s) attend school virtually or to attend school in-person once it is deemed safe to do so.
In the last newsletter, I shared and still feel strongly that students attending school virtually will have a rigorous online program to ensure we are moving ahead and continuing to educate our students at the level we have all come to expect from DMS. Our staff has already been working on additional training for virtual learning over the summer and are ready to educate our students in both formats. Our students are amazing and their education and success are of utmost importance.
I don't know what all will happen as we move forward in these unprecedented times, but I do know that we have the best students, staff, families, and community and together, we will not only get through this, but we will thrive! Together we can and we will because WE ARE DAHLSTROM!!!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Ginn
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Dahlstrom Middle School
Email: Dedrah.Ginn@hayscisd.net
Website: https://www.hayscisd.net/dms
Location: 3600 FM 967, Buda, TX, USA
Phone: (512)268-8442
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