Dear Discovery Creative Pathways (DCP-Redford) Families,

We are overjoyed to have you and your family join us for the 2023-2024 School Year. Your participation in our school community is vital to the success and welfare of every child we serve.

By working together, we will create a stable, safe, caring, and intellectually demanding school environment in order to meet both the social and emotional demands of our students as well as the rigorous academic requirements for the state of Michigan.

We value your contribution to our learning community and look forward to collaborating with you to make this school year enjoyable. Our goal is to partner with you throughout this upcoming school year for the academic success of every student. I invite you to come into the school prior to the first day to introduce yourself, ask any questions that you may have, and take a tour of our school. We look forward to seeing you in the near future.

Warm regards,

Carlita Earl, Principal, DCP Redford

ARRIVAL PROCEDURES

Car riders are dropped off at the Gym (Family Center) door. Parents enter from 6 mile or Beech Daly entries and drive up to the gym door, release students and then exit pass the main office door, turning to the left onto Olympia.

8:00 am

• Students enter through the gym door and grab breakfast and remain seated until teachers pick up from the cafeteria.

8:05am

• Gym door will be locked and remaining students must come to the Main office door for entry.
• Class attendance taken in PowerSchool by 8:45am.

Late Arrivals

Late students will enter the office for attendance before reporting to class and will be given a breakfast bar to eat in class.

Dismissal Procedures

Same manner as Arrival.

If parents arrive early, they have to wait in the car line. Mr. Rabbit and Ms. Lashon will grab names and put them in the G-chat. Once names are released, students will exit their classroom and go to the gym door, where support staff will make sure they get to their cars safely. Parents exit the parking lot in the same manner as arrival.

3:20 pm

Bus students are called down when the bus arrives.

Moseley and Olds will monitor students until bus drivers are ready for students to enter

3:30 pm

Students exit through the gym door as their name shows up in the G-chat

Teachers must stay and actively monitor their homeroom classes until all students are picked up for dismissal.

3:45 pm

• Teachers escort any remaining students to the office to call parent or guardian.
• ALL Teachers/STAFF must monitor students during dismissal time.

STUDENT SUPPLY LIST 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR

KINDERGARTEN

○ 1 pair of Fiskar scissors (Blunt-tip/Child size) ○ 2 boxes of Crayola crayons (24 counts) ○ 2 Large Crayons (fat)

○ 8 Elmer’s glue sticks

○ 2 boxes of Kleenex

○ 2 Clorox Wipes

○ 1 set of colored pencils

○ 1 box of gallon bags (Ziploc)

○ 2 composition notebooks (no spiral) ○ 1 package of Expo Markers

○ 1 package of Construction Paper ○ 1 Box of (my first pencil)

○ 4 Plastic Folders

○ 1 Box of #2 Pencils

○ 1 Watercolor

○ 1 Plastic pencil box

○ 2 rolls of paper towels

○ 1 canister Clorox Wipes

○ 1 Headphones (not Bluetooth) ○ Backpack (no wheels)

GRADE 1

○ 2 Boxes of #2 Pencils

○ 6 Elmer’s glue sticks

○ 1 pair Fiskar scissors (Blunt-tip/Child size) ○ 2 boxes of Crayola crayons (24 count) ○ 1 Box of Classic Color Markers (8 count) ○ 1 package of Construction Paper

○ 2 packages of Expo Markers

○ 2 Plastic folders (1 Red, 1 Blue)

○ 2 boxes of Kleenex

○ 2 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer

○ 2 Clorox Wipes

○ 1 Roll of Paper Towel

○ Water Bottle

○ 1 Headphones (not Bluetooth)

GRADE 2

○ 2 Boxes of #2 Pencils

○ 4 Elmer’s glue sticks

○ 1 pair Fiskar scissors (Blunt-tip/Child size) ○ 1 box of Crayola crayons (24 count) ○ 1 Box of Classic Color Markers (8 count) ○ 4 Plastic Folders (1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 green) ○ 2 Wide Ruled Composition Notebooks ○ 2 Boxes of Kleenex Tissues

○ 2 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer

○ 2 Clorox Wipes

○ 1 Roll of Paper Towel

○ 1 ruler with centimeter and inch markings

○ 1 package of Expo Markers

○ Water Bottle

○ 1 Headphones (not Bluetooth)

GRADE 3 & GRADE 4

○ 1 pack of Expo Markers

○ 12 #2 sharpened pencils with erasers ○ 1 box of Crayola crayons (24 count) ○ 1 pack of Markers (8 count)

○ 1 pair of pointed scissors

○ 2 glue sticks

○ 1 ruler with centimeter and inch markings ○ 1 pkg. loose leaf notebook paper (wide ruled) ○ 4 plastic 2-pocket folders

○ 2 composition notebooks

○ 1 pack of highlighters

○ 1 pack of sticky notes

○ 1 Clorox Wipe

○ 1 pencil box

○ 1 roll of paper towel

○ 1 red correcting pen

○ 1 large box facial tissue

○ 1 Hand Sanitizer

○ Water Bottle

○ 1 Headphones (not Bluetooth)

GRADE 5

○ 1 box thin-tipped colored markers ○ 4 plastic 2-pocket folders

○ 1 box-colored pencils

○ 24 #2 sharpened pencils

○ 1 pack of Expo Markers

○ 1 pair scissors

○ 1 bottle of white glue

○ 1 ruler with centimeter and inch markings ○ 1 roll of paper towel

○ 1 large box of facial tissues

○ 1 pkg. loose leaf notebook paper (wide ruled) ○ 1 Clorox Wipe

○ 4 composition notebooks

○ 2 pink pearl erasers

○ 1 pack of highlighters

○ Water Bottle

○ 1 Headphones (not Bluetooth)

(MIDDLE SCHOOL 6-8)

○ Reusable Water bottle

○ 1/2 inch 3-Ring Binder w/clear cover ○ 1 set/8 - count notebook dividers

○ Notebook Paper (Wide Ruled)

○ Graph paper (1 inch)

○ Pencils

○ Ink Pens (Blue or Black)

○ Ink Pens (Red or any other color)

○ Pencil Case

○ Headphones/Earbuds (Not Bluetooth) ○ 7/1- subject spiral notebooks

○ 7/ 1- subject composition notebooks ○ Dry Erase Markers

○ Fine Tip Markers

○ Colored Pencils

○ Highlighters

○ Glue Sticks

○ 6/ 2- pocket folders with brads

○ Index Cards (size: 3x5 or 4x6)

○ Student Dictionary

○ Student Thesaurus

○ 4/ Post-it Notes (size: 3x3 or 4x4)

○ Hand Sanitizer

○ Kleenex

○ Clorox Clean-Wipes

○ Lysol Spray

PLEASE NOTE

• Please send supplies in on the first day of school.

WISH LIST ITEMS (ALL GRADE LEVELS)

• Class snacks
• cheese and crackers
• graham crackers
• animal crackers
• fruit snacks
• case of bottled water

Leadership

Carlita Earl, Principal - cearl@dcpschools.org

Jason Moseley, Dean-jmoseley@dcpschools.org

Alana Olds, Operations Manager - aolds@dcpschools.org

Acquila Moore, Office Manager - amoore@dcpschools.org

Special Education

Karlena Harrison Sped Lead Teacher/MS - kharrison@dcpschools.org

Sherry McMurtry, Sped Teacher - ES- shill-mcmurtry@dcpschools.org

Kindergarten

Wendy Sanders, Teacher - wsanders@dcpschools.org

First Grade

Victoria Gallup, Teacher - vigallup@dcpschools.org

Second Grade

Nicole Stevens, Teacher - nistevens@dcpschools.org

Third Grade

Thunder Haney, Teacher - tthunder@dcpschools.org

Fourth Grade

Betsy Krueger, Teacher - bkruerger@dcpschools.org

5th through 8th Grades (Middle School)

Courtney Mostyn, Teacher- cmostyn@dcpschools.org

Jea'na Warden, ELA Teacher - jwarden@dcpschools.org

Dan Childerston, Teacher, Social Studies Teacher - dchilderston@dcpschools.org

Mystigue Till, Science Teacher - mtill@dcpschools.org

Steffy Stevenson, Math Teacher--sstevenson@dcpschools.org

Electives

Shani Ramsey Art Teacher - sramsey@dcpschools.org

Alexander Rabbitt, Physical Education/HealthTeacher - alrabbitt@dcpschools.org

Reading Intervention

Muezette Jordan, Reading Interventionist-mjordan@dcpschools.org

Margaret Hailey, Reading Interventionist-nmhailey@dcpschools.org

Math Intervention

Shermone Wade, Math Interventionist - swade@dcpschools.org

Support Staff

Lee Buchanan, Flex Teacher- lbuchanan@dcpschools.org

John Dygert, IT- jdygert@dcpschools.org

Tyler Jackson, Social Worker- tyjackson@dcpschools.org

Brianna Bentley, Nurse- bbentley@dcpschools,org

Lashon Miller, Paraprofessional--lmiller@dcpschools.org

Angel Kindred, Paraprofessional- akindred@dcpschools.org

Mariaha Pulliam, Paraprofessional--mpulliam@dcpschools.org

Abraham Diab, Paraprofessional--adiab@dcpschools.org

PLA MISSION

Our mission is to ensure that each of our scholars meet high academic and social standards, and thrive as leaders at home, in their communties, and in the world.

PLA VISION

Our ultimate goal is that our scholars master key academic skills, and demonstrate strong character as exhibited by: honesty, service to others, a superior work ethic, and and strong vision for and belief in their futures.

Website: https://www.dcpredford.org/