WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY
Have you recently moved to the area?
Looking for a way to connect?
Do you need a network to help you answer all those questions?
The Welcome Committee here at Rock Canyon would like to meet you and your family.
Join us for a potluck get together on Thursday, November 5. We’ll get you off to a great start and introduce you to other families who are getting settled also.
Date: November 5, 2009
TIME: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
PLACE: Rock Canyon High School in the Commons
RSVP: by Nov.1 to Karen Brankin
WHAT TO BRING: Last Names ending in:
A-I Main Dish to serve 8 to 10 people
J-R Salad to serve 8-10 people
S-Z Dessert to serve 8-10 people
Online Payment
You may pay student fees online with DCSD ExpressLine. To make a payment, simply click on the link, enter your student’s ID number (twice) and then enter your student’s birth date. Rock Canyon High School, ThunderRidge High School and Mesa Middle School are the first schools in the District to use the system. Please wait to use ExpressLine to pay fees for your students at other schools until notified.
Community University
Douglas County School District is offering a new way to provide adult education courses that serve community interests and needs. Formerly known as The Parent University, The Community University is expanding its course offerings. In addition to the popular parenting courses that have been offered since 1997, there will be new courses in response to non-parent community requests. In addition to the traditional face-to-face offerings, The Community University is in the process of developing online courses that can be taken anytime or anywhere.Courses are being added regularly based on demand, so visit the online Community University Course Catalog periodically to see what’s new.
H1N1 Update
Influenza spreads easily. If you suspect your child is ill and/or shows any signs of influenza noted above, keep your child home. If your child is diagnosed with influenza they must be out for at least 24 hours after their fever is gone without fever-reducing medications. A fever is defined as 100°F or 37.8°C. Due to the fact that pre-school children are in a higher risk group, the school exclusion for them is 7 days. If we are able to keep sick children and employees at home, we can greatly reduce the spread of influenza.
Please click here to see the full letter to parents
Frequently Asked Questions about H1N1
Open campus
Beginning with the 2009 – 2010 school year, open campus was approved for high schools. The policy change does not allow freshman students to leave school grounds. 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students, who do not have a regularly scheduled class period, may leave campus (including lunch). Click here for details about the open campus policy.
Benefits of Having an Infinite Campus-Parent Portal Account
What can I see in the Parent Portal?
- Attendance
- Schedule
- Grades
- Fees
- Assignments
- Reports
- Missing assignments
- Report cards
- Unofficial transcripts
- Important messages from the school
- Copies of emails and phone messages sent by the school regarding your student
What can I do in the Parent Portal?
You can:
- Can change your email address
- Tell the school how you would like to be contacted (email, phone, etc.)
- Email teachers
- Reset your own Parent Portal password
- With a Parent Portal account you’ll be able to participate in Online Check-In for the
2009-2010 school year. This will greatly reduce the number of paper forms you must
complete and time spent standing in line.
For more information click here for the district flyer.
Volunteer Opportunities
Fashion Show Committee Meeting
November 3rd @6:30
Welcome Committee New Family Pot Luck
November 5th 6-8pm
Please contact Karen Brankin at (303)387-3008 to schedule a time to volunteer
Safe to Tell
Research shows that kids most often know about troublingevents before they occur. How-ever, according to the Columbine Review Commission’s report, young people are reluctant to report threats due to a student culture that fosters and enforces a ‘code of silence’.
The Safe2Tell Hotline gives students and adults in all Colo-rado
schools and communities an increased ability to both prevent and report
violence by making safe, anonymous calls.
Anonymity is key. Both state law and the procedures estab-lished by
Safe2Tell for receiving and forwarding tips guaran-tee the anonymity
of every caller. Calls to the Hotline are answered around tat a Colorado
State Patrol communication center. When action is needed, information
is immediately forwarded to local school officials and law enforcement
agencies, as appropriate.
Safe2Tell then goes the extra step and follows up with the school who received the tip to ensure that it was investigated and that action was taken. The assurance that calls cannot be tracked and that appropriate action will be taken is helping persuade young people to move away from a code of silence and to take a stand.
