Reminder: Annual Enrollment Packet Mailing
The DCPS Enrollment team, who facilitates the annual enrollment packet mailing each March, will not mail the multi-page enrollment packet to the homes of DCPS families this year. Reasons for this shift include: 1) Several thousand “undeliverable” packets; 2) lack of use by families; and 3) the growing expense of mailing. Instead, the team will send a postcard mailer to families, which will provide them with essential enrollment information and remind them to enroll starting April 1. (Note: This change will not affect the summer mailer that is sent out to families in August.) If you have questions, please contact the Enrollment team.
DCPS Study Abroad: Family Information Session (2/2)
The Global Education team is hosting a Family Information Session regarding free international travel for eligible 8th and 11th grade students. More information on the Study Abroad opportunity can be found in the attached “CKH Letter to Parents” letter. The meeting is on 2/2 from 6-8 p.m. at Eastern. Refreshments and childcare will be provided. All DCPS students and their families are encouraged to attend. Thestudent application deadline for DCPS Study Abroad is 2/15.
Alternative School Program for At-Risk 5th and 6th Graders
A resource for rising (or retained) at-risk 5th and 6th graders experiencing instability (foster care, homeless, family in crisis, living in kin-care),Monument Academy is a free weekday boarding with the mission of serving these students. Monument Academy offers personalized learning plans for each student, 8:1 student-teacher ratio and 13:1 student-social worker ratio, pediatric psychiatry through a partnership with Georgetown University, Trauma Systems Therapy through a partnership with New York University, and 5:1 student-houseparent ratio in a family-style boarding program. Please contact Danielle Nelson, Well-being Counselor and Family Recruitment Coordinator, by phone at (202) 545-3180 ext. 116 for more information.
File attachments:
CKH Letter to Parents_SIGNED.PDF