Handbook
Dismissal time for 25-26.
What is 2:20pm?
When a student is missing, the announcement will state.
What is check the hallway?
This space allows students to step away and regain control before resuming their classwork.
What is a cool-down or calm down area?
The process of using letter-sound knowledge to read unfamiliar words.
What is decoding?
DCSD Mission is - "We ______ prepare every student for their successful future."
What is collaboratively?
The time students stop eating breakfast in the cafeteria and are sent back to classrooms.
What is 8:10am?
Keeping students in school buildings and providing them with shelter when it is deemed safer for students to remain inside rather than to return home or be evacuated.
What is Shelter-in-Place?
The goal of an effective discipline policy is to teach students.
What is self-discipline?
The relationship between letters and the sounds they represent.
What is phonics?
DSCD vision is - "We create an ____ and ____ environment that provides students with the skills and expereinces they need to thrive as confident, successful, and contributing members of society."
What is inclusive and engaging?
What is 7:00am?
Students and staff remain inside locked and secured school buildings during incidents that pose an imminent concern outside of the school.
What is a Secure Lockout?
Research shows that students are less likely to engage in disruptive behavior when teachers focus on reinforcing these rather than only correcting misbehavior.
What are positive behaviors?
This component of reading comprehension requires students to actively connect background knowledge with text, monitor their understanding, and adjust when meaning breaks down.
What is metacognition?
Core value - We strive to understand and value the experiences, emotions, and perspectives of others. By fostering empathy, we build deeper connections and create a more compassionate, caring environment for all.
What is empathy?
Students with peanut butter or nut allergies should be seated here in the cafeteria.
What is by the star?
This is used to secure the safety of students and staff from immediate or imminent danger.
What is a lockdown?
Systematic over-rewarding of students can undermine.
What is intrinsic motivation?
Students who read fluently free up this mental capacity, allowing them to focus on comprehension.
What is cognitive load (working memory)?
Core value - We recognize that success is a shared endeavor and we work as one team for our outcomes. Together, we support one another, celebrate achievements, and address challenges through a united front.
What is collective responsibility?
In your position with access to sensitive information, it is not simply a matter of not using names but rather of maintaining silence.
What is confidentiality?
Means the restriction of movement of students and staff within the building while dealing with short term emergencies.
What is a Hold-in-Place?
Through principles that stress taking responsibility for hurtful conduct and repairing harm, this approach integrates students into the community as they learn, grow, and change.
What is restorative justice/practice?
Research shows this foundational skill is the single best predictor of whether children will learn to read successfully.
What is phonemic awareness?
Core value - We commit to taking responsibility for our actions, decisions, and outcomes, focusing on transparency and trust in everything we do. We hold ourselves and each other accountable to the highest standards of excellence.
What is accountability?