Dobson High School

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We have an hour long lunch to run an intervention during the school day - welcome to the RoundUp! This intervention has proved very effective and resulted in a 49% decrease in Fs campus wide! Round 'em up, Round 'em up...to pass their classes!

Please come to our Open House tomorrow night to meet the teachers and learn more about Dobson!

Here we are finishing up the first official three days of school. It has been so wonderful to see all of our Mustangs on campus together. I was just thinking that our freshmen haven’t had a first day of school on campus since their 7th grade year! And can I say that they are already an incredible class of freshmen. We are so happy that they are here! Here are a few reminders from this week and information about Open House.

PARENT PICK UP & DROP OFF Please make sure to avoid the small parking lot in the front of the school for picking up and dropping off students. That lot is very small and becomes congested very quickly. We also have a lot of foot traffic through that area so please do not use it as a way to go between parking lots. Please pick up and drop off at the blue awnings in the east and west parking lots.

ROUNDUP SCHEDULE Please see the RoundUp schedule for August. Note that the first few weeks are structured so we can put policies and procedures in place while meaningful grades are entered into the gradebooks. Next week we start the A/B schedules where some students will have an hour lunch and some will have a 30 minute lunch and then they change the next day. This is VERY important for our seniors who are used to leaving right after 4th period.

MASKS Although we have no mandate for wearing masks, we are steadily seeing more of our Mustangs opting to wear them. We encourage all of our Mustangs to do what makes them feel comfortable and safe while on campus.

LEGACY & FALL SPORTS ASSEMBLY We will have our first assembly on Friday, August 6th and it is an 80s theme! Retro spirit shirts are on sale in the bookstore for $10 and can be purchased on campus starting now. Please encourage your students to participate with their 80s style! Please also be aware that we have an alternate bell schedule for assembly days. You can access that schedule HERE.

OPEN HOUSE We would like to welcome our families to meet our teachers and see some programs that Dobson has to offer on Thursday, August 12th. Teachers will be available in classrooms starting at 6:30pm. There is no bell schedule to follow but we encourage you to visit all of your student’s teachers. This is also a great opportunity to advocate for your student’s individual needs. We will also have an athletics and club fair on site and you’ll be able to purchase our spirit shirts for $10.

BREAKFAST & LUNCH Just a quick reminder that breakfast and lunch are free again this year and that we still do not accept food deliveries for students on campus.

Dear Mustang Families,

The 2021-22 school year is off to a great start here at Dobson High School. At this time, we are home to over 2,600 students, and we look forward to helping unlock the potential in each and every one of them.

I would like to assure you that Dobson High remains committed to the health and safety of all students and staff. We continue to have mitigation strategies in place and a strong communications plan to keep you informed of any active COVID cases on our campus. It is for this purpose that our website, mpsaz.org/dobson, now features a red button titled "COVID-19 community letters" on the far right-hand column. The button will take you to a google folder where we will house all COVID-related schoolwide notifications. We encourage you to check it regularly. Students and staff who shared a classroom(s) with the sick individual will continue to receive direct emails from the school.

I'm truly grateful for your continued support and resilience as we learn to navigate a new school year together. Please don't hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Gabbi Buckley
Principal

Dobson High School

Can you believe it? School starts TOMORROW! First hour starts at 8:15 am and it takes a few minutes to walk from the parking lot to the buildings, so please plan accordingly. If you are dropping off students, please do so in the east and west parking lots by the blue awnings. Please avoid dropping off by the front office as the lot is very small and becomes congested very quickly.

STUDENT SCHEDULES Schedules are shifting even into this afternoon, so please make sure you have your student sign out of their portal and back in tomorrow morning before school to see the most current version of the class schedule.

ROUNDUP SCHEDULE Please see the RoundUp schedule for August below. Note that the first few weeks are structured so we can put policies and procedures in place while meaningful grades are entered into the gradebooks.

A HOUR BREAKFAST If your student attends A Hour, they can get breakfast at 7:00 am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. A Hour breakfast will be served at 7:15 am on Wednesdays.

FREE BREAKFAST & LUNCH Breakfast and lunch are free to all students on campus, but this year is only different in that we will ask students to enter their student number or scan their IDs in order to get a lunch or breakfast.

STUDENT IDS IDs will be handed out in 1st hour tomorrow. If your student doesn’t have a first hour, we will deliver them to a different hour.

LAPTOP DISTRIBUTION Laptops will be distributed during English classes this first week of school.

BUS ROUTES Bus routes are now loaded into the student portal screen. Route pickup and drop off will be updated by the end of this week and posted to the front page of the website.

LEGACY ASSEMBLY We will have our first assembly on Friday, August 6th and it is an 80s theme! Retro spirit shirts are on sale in the bookstore for $10 and can be purchased on campus starting now.

WELCOME BACK, MUSTANGS!!

We are so excited to welcome back our staff, students, and community back this year! For those who are new to Dobson, we wholeheartedly welcome you to the Land of the Mustangs. This year is a great year to be a Mustang as we celebrate our 40th year in the community. And let’s just say, middle age looks good on us!

We wanted to let you know about what to expect before you come back to Dobson, so here are a few details:

FRESHMAN ORIENTATION All freshman families will receive separate communication, but it is scheduled for Monday, August 2nd from 8am to noon. More information will be attached in the invitation.

NON-FRESHMAN ORIENTATION Any newly registered sophomore, junior, or senior student or student who did not attend last year due to remote learning will have the opportunity to explore the campus and receive information for families on Thursday, July 29th from 5pm to 6:30pm. These families should also receive a separate invite to this meeting with more information.

THE RETURN OF ROUNDUP The RoundUp is our built in enrichment and tutoring time during the school day. Students who are failing one or more classes are required to attend Round Up until they are passing the class or classes. Although seniors with blue IDs are allowed off campus for lunch, it is expected that if they are failing, they will attend Round Up. We recommend that work schedules be altered as necessary. If you have a specific concern, please contact the grade-level administrator. And don't worry about lunch! We are able to serve all students with time to spare! For the first few weeks, students will be on an A/B schedule. This means that on some days they will have an hour for lunch starting at 12:15pm and on other days they will start lunch at 12:45pm. We use the first couple of weeks to get meaningful grades in the gradebook and provide important information to students. There will be no RoundUp on Wednesdays as we have an early release every Wednesday.

TECHNOLOGY Every student at Dobson will have a laptop and we received new laptops for students this summer. Laptops will be distributed in English classes during the first week of school. In years past, we have hosted “Mustang Days” prior to the start of school. We are no longer hosting those days as much of the information is already online.

IDs Students will receive IDs during 1st hour on the first day of school. Students first ID is free and replacements are $5 in the bookstore.

ATHLETICS Fall Sports will kick off on August 9th. If your student is interested in participating, please see the ATHLETICS WEBSITE or contact Chris Ginty at [email protected] or 480-472-3054.

LEGACY ASSEMBLY We will have our first assembly on Friday, August 6th and it is an 80s theme! Retro spirit shirts are on sale in the bookstore for $10 and can be purchased on campus starting now.

ATTENDANCE We hope all of our families support the fact that attendance in class throughout the day is extremely important. We know illnesses and emergencies happen, and we will work with our families one on one with that, but getting to class and being on time are very important to the success of each student. Students who miss more than ten days or hours of instruction for one class risk losing credit by law. These are excused or unexcused absences. For those familiar with the audit process, we are bringing that back and holding our students accountable for being in class.

SCHOOL DAY Please find our most current bell schedule on the front page of our website. RoundUp will be the first 30 minutes of lunch and a modified schedule will be posted and shared prior to the start of school. Seniors are not exempt from attending class meetings, alternate schedules, or RoundUp, if they have release for lunch or afternoon release times. We recommend that work schedules be altered as necessary.

STUDENTS WHO ARE LATE TO SCHOOL/CLASS If a student comes to campus and is late, they can go directly to the front office to get a pass to class. If the student is more than ten minutes late to the office, by state law and board policy, it will be counted as an absence. If a student is already on campus and late to a class, the teacher will mark the student tardy. If the student is more than ten minutes late to class, it may be counted as an absence. Tardies may also result in a Minor Incident Report (MIR) whether they come through the office or not. There is no longer a SWEEP room for students who are tardy, but this is not a reason to not be on time.

EXCUSING AN ABSENCE If your student is going to be absent, please call the attendance line at 480-472-3002 or 480-472-3003. We are so busy that you will most likely need to leave a message. We do clear the lines frequently during the day, so one message is sufficient.

STUDENT SCHEDULES You can access student schedules in the student Portal. If you feel that a change needs to be made, please have your student contact their counselor using the link on our website. You can also log into your parent portal and pay for course fees through WebPay. Our bookstore is also open if that’s a better option for you.

BUS ROUTES Bus routes are now loaded into the student portal screen. Route pickup and drop off will be updated by the end of this week and posted to the front page of the website.

If anyone in the community needs help signing up for the Mesa Convention Center vaccine POD, Mesa Fire and Medical Department will be at Dobson High School on 4/26 and 5/3 to help!

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Tuesday has Coco like...zzzzz!

ACT Testing TOMMORROW for 11th graders ONLY! Arrive by 8 am.
ALL OTHER STUDENTS (9th,10th & 12th)...class begins 6th hour @ 1:09pm.

ACT Testing Schedule for 4/6/2021 ACT Testing Schedule Tuesday, April 6, 2021 ACT Exam 8:15 AM - 12:30 PM Please arrive at your testing room by 8:00 AM. *No A Hour* Lunch 11:50 - 1:03 Period 6 1:09 - 2:09 Period 7 2:15 - 3:15 Important Info about the ACT Arrive at your testing room by 8:00 AM on Tuesday, A...

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