• Southern High School -  January 9, 2012 @ 6:30p.m.
  Contact Person: Cliff Jones - cjones11@email.unc.edu
• C. E. Jordan High School - January 24, 2012 @ 6:30p.m.
  Contact Person: Elizabeth Gordon – elizabeth.gordon@dpsnc.net
• Riverside High School - January 30, 2012 @ 6:30p.m.
  Contact Person: Jennifer Nauss – jennifer.nauss@dpsnc.net

The workshops will share information about College Foundation Inc. programs, the North Carolina student loan program and the North Carolina Student Incentive Grant. Also, the workshop helps prepare parents and students for completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

The Youth Career Expo on Thursday, November 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Northgate Mall is your chance to start exploring careers that may be of interest to you.  Get advice from professionals about their jobs and learn what you have to do to get to where they are!  The opportunities are endless!

Students can enter to win $100 and parents/guardians can win a $50 gas card.

The Youth Career EXPO is a collaborative effort of Durham Public Schools Career-Technical Education, Futures for Kids, the Triangle Society of Human Resource Management and the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce.

For more information, contact your middle school’s Career Development or Guidance Counselor.

• Transportation will be free from the comprehensive high schools for students participating in this program. Buses will not transport students from the specialty high schools.
• Summer School will include four weeks of instruction from June 20, 2011-July 19, 2011 with two days designated for EOC testing. 
• The school schedule will be divided into two sessions: (1) 8:00 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. and; (2) 12:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. 
• Classes will operate Monday through Friday on the third (3rd) floor of Holton Career Center located at 401 North Driver Street Durham.
• Lunch will be provided free of charge to students attending first session. The designated lunch period will be over when students arrive for the second session at 12:30 p.m.  Therefore, they will not be included in the meal count.
• Graduation for all qualifying candidates will be July 22, 2011 in the auditorium of Hillside High School at 3727 Fayetteville Street Durham.
• Registration is managed through the school counselor and ends June 14, 2011.
• State legislation G.S. 115C-105.41 prohibits charging tuition or fees to students at risk of academic failure. Therefore, this opportunity is provided without fees.

Please call your child’s guidance office at their school if you have questions, desire to register a student, or need additional details.

Download Registration Form

Each principal at each school has designated a Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment Alignment (CIA2) Team of teacher leaders to ensure that each school has an opportunity to provide feedback in reviewing the curriculum documents.  Additionally, the CIA2 Team will have an opportunity to review local assessments, if applicable, and provide feedback before the administration of the assessments.

Staff Development Center – 2107 Hillandale Road
6:00-8:00

What is PAC?
Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is a district-wide group of parents from our 27 Title I schools. PAC is an excellent opportunity for open dialogue with district-wide staff to learn more about:

• Supporting your child’s success
• Your school’s progress
• Title I programming within your school and across the district.

 Childcare and dinner will be provided. Please note childcare is for school age children.

Learn more about Title I Parent Involvement

Students entering the 6th grade during the 2011-2012 school year, and attending public schools are required to receive a booster dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) vaccine before the start of school.

Parents/Guardians will be asked to provide proof of immunization (i.e. Certificate of Immunization) on the first day of school which is July 18, 2011 for year-round schools and August 25, 2011 for traditional schools.

The Durham County Health Department will provide the Tdap vaccine free of charge while supplies last at:

Durham Public Schools Staff Development Center
2107 Hillandale Road
Durham, NC 27705
Dates:  May 3, 2011 and May 24, 2011
Time:   3:00pm-6:00pm

Please bring your child’s current immunization records!

Information regarding the Tdap requirement may be found at:

http://www.immunizenc.org/PDFs/TdapQ&Afinal041409.pdf

For more information contact:

Clementine Buford, RN NCSN BSN MPH
Middle & High School Nurse Supervisor
Durham County Health Department
cbuford@durhamcountync.gov
919-560-7835

Pre-Kindergarten registration is going on now through the end of April. In order to be considered, a child must be four years old on or before August 31.

Parents interested in pre-Kindergarten for their children, can call 919-403-6950 (x6820) to make an appointment for registration. A universal application is used for the Title I, More at Four and Head Start programs. Registration also involves an interview and screening process.

Notifications of acceptance into the program will be sent by the first week of June.

• SAT Fee Waiver Brochure
  

The North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Art Museum presents “Durham's Finest,” an exhibition of outstanding student artwork from Durham Public Schools (DPS) from January 8-28, 2011.  In this select show, four two-dimensional pieces of art represent each of the district’s schools, plus three-dimensional artwork is also featured.  This unique show is the school system’s only district-wide art exhibit and shows the progression and artistic development of the students from kindergarten through high school.  By hosting the exhibit, NCCU Art Museum gives the students the rare opportunity to see their artwork in a real museum setting.

The opening floating reception is Saturday, January 8, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. for the student artists, their families, friends, art teachers, school officials, and board members from both DPS and NCCU.  Welcoming remarks and the announcement of the three ‘Purchase Awards’ will be made throughout the afternoon by Kenneth Rodgers, Director of the NCCU Art Museum, and Mary Casey, Director of K-12 Arts Education for DPS. A string quartet will perform and refreshments will be served.  Friends, families and the public are welcome.

After the reception, “Durham’s Finest” can be viewed during the museum's regular operating schedule:  Tuesday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. until January 28, 2011.  The museum is closed weekends, Mondays and university holidays.  Group visits may be arranged.  (530-5079 or krodgers@nccu.edu)