Welcome to Dobson 2011-2012
Link Crew Freshman Orientation Tuesday August 9, 2011 8 – 11:30 AM Large Gym
The purpose of this orientation is to make the transition to Dobson a positive one. Seniors and juniors will be serving as leaders and mentors to help freshmen and new students. Large and small group activities are designed to address student’s needs and concerns in an enjoyable manner. Wear comfortable clothes and don’t bring all your stuff… travel light. Transportation will not be provided. If you have any questions call Tiffany Bunstein at 480-472-2316.
All Things Dobson www.mpsaz.org/dobson The Dobson web site contains information on a wide variety of topics such as bus schedules (1 week before school starts), contact numbers, teacher web sites, bell schedules, policy and last but not least the Dobson school calendar. Please bookmark the site and check back regularly.
For those parents new to Mesa Public Schools the web site also has a link to the Parent Portal where parents can access student information such as schedules, grades and attendance.
Senior Yearbook Photos
Senior portraits must be taken by Lou Coopey Photography in order to be in the yearbook. There is no charge for the yearbook sitting, and students are under no obligation to purchase pictures. If a student has not received a letter or set-up an appointment he/she should call 480-830-5667. Portraits must be taken by September 6, 2011 for the pictures to be included in the yearbook. Boys must wear a jacket and tie; girls may wear a dress, blouse or sweater. No bare shoulders accepted. No picture from any other studio may be substituted for the yearbook publication. Open House
Monday, August 8, 2011, is Dobson’s Open House. Open House will be held before school starts. Open House allows students and parents to tour campus, meet teachers, and have questions answered before the school year begins. Students, parents, families and others are encouraged to stop by the school that evening.
Open House officially begins at 6:30 PM. Each family will begin the evening in their child’s first hour class. Families will follow their child’s schedule with a designated amount of time for each period.
We look forward to welcoming all of our new Mustang families on this night.
Attendance Procedures
Absence: Call Dobson attendance on or the day before an absence. You have a 24 hour time frame to excuse an absence. 480-472-3002 or 480-472- 3004. Tardy: If your child is tardy please walk them into the attendance office prior to your student coming to school so they can receive a pass to class. 480- 472-3003. Early Pick-up: If you need your student released early please call at least 45 minutes prior to the release time so we can get a call slip to your student in time. Students need to be picked up in the attendance office. Parents must have a picture ID & sign the student out to take the student off campus. study skills, test preparation, and time management. Spirit Shirts The writing process, Socratic questioning, collaborative learning, and reading are the core Be sure to purchase a 2011-2012 strategies of the program. Twice a week, college Spirit Shirt. Be part of the Mustang students visit the AVID class as tutors. For more Nation. Get ahead of the crowd and purchase with information about the AVID program, please contact your registration fees. the school. AVID Dobson is offering its fifth year of AVID elective Student Drop Off classes for freshmen, sophomores, juniors and To adequately handle the increasing number of seniors. students dropped off in the morning, Dobson has What is AVID? created a plan for student drop off. We have AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) designated areas in our front parking lots for this is a program serving grades 7-12 that identifies purpose. Please enter each lot from the center most students in the academic middle but with further entrance, close to the marquee, and drive to the potential and prepares them for four-year college designated drop off area of the parking lot closest to entry. AVID is in nearly 1600 secondary schools in the campus. This is a designated zone for drop-off 24 states and 15 foreign countries. More than only. 65,000 students in the U.S., Asia, and Europe participate in AVID. Student Planners What is the mission of the AVID elective class? All students will be given a Dobson The AVID elective class meets daily to help support Handbook/Planner during the first week of school. the students so that they can succeed in a rigorous All classes use the planners. Students are expected curriculum. Students are required to take daily to have their planner with them daily. Replacement notes in all academic classes and to maintain an Handbook/Planners can be purchased in the academic notebook. In addition, they are taught bookstore for a $2 fee. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Senior Student Non-Release Explanation and Form The Mesa Schools Governing Board has determined that 12th grade students in “good standing” who have permission of their parent/guardian may leave campus for lunch. The Governing Board has defined “good standing” as 12th grade students who are taking enough classes to qualify and who plan to graduate in May of 2012. Therefore, all 12th grade students who have senior class status will be issued an ID card that allows them to leave campus unless a parent requests that their student not be allowed to leave. Please see Non-Release form below.
Leaving campus is a privilege, and the privilege will be revoked if the guidelines for behavior are not followed. A senior student may lose their off-campus privileges by: transporting an underclassman off campus in a vehicle. transporting another senior who does not possess proper ID. driving and parking cars without an appropriate school parking permit. not exiting and entering campus through the established school day entrances/exits. During the school day, all entering and exiting of campus must be through the stairways located in the northeast and northwest parking lots. The other parking areas on campus are off-limits to all students except before and after school or with the school’s permission. violation of other school rules.
I do not give permission for my senior student, ______, to leave campus.
Parent Signature ______Printed Name ______(return this only if your senior is not allowed to leave campus)