DPS middle schools and high schools will re-open with students in three cohorts (Cohorts A, B, & C), attending school for 2 days, then working remotely for 6 school days and rotating while the other cohorts are in person.

• Cohort B – 7^th Grade Begins: April 8 & 9

• Cohort C – 8^th Grade Begins: April 12 & 13

• Cohort A – 6^th Grade Begins: April 15 & 16

The full cohort calendar for the remainder of the school year is linked here: DPS Cohort Calendar.

In-person students will need to arrive to school between 7:00am and 7:30am to be screened, eat breakfast, and be ready for Discovery to begin promptly at 8:00am

Both in-person and virtual students will follow our Quarter 4 Bell Schedule linked here beginning April 8th.

Carpool students may arrive anytime between 7:00am and 7:30am. To help speed the carpool process along, please complete the daily electronic symptoms screener to receive a green check on your phone before arriving to school. Please note, carpool students may not be dropped off. All students must remain in vehicles until a staff member comes to the vehicle to complete the daily screener process which includes taking the temperature of all students.

Once cleared by the staff member then the student will be given permission to exit the vehicle and enter the building. Please note, parents and visitors will not be allowed to enter the building. However, you may call to schedule an appointment anytime.

Carpool students wanting breakfast will Grab and Go from a cart/table located in the main lobby. All carpool students will report directly to their core 1 class.

All in-person learners will adhere to the 3 Ws:

1. Wear their mask

2. Wait 6 feet apart

3. Wash their hands frequently

Safety procedures and expectations have been explained to students in great detail and students will receive reminders.

Students who are non-compliant or refuse to follow safety procedures, such as, but not limited to, wearing masks will be assigned to virtual learning for the remainder of the year.

Thank you for reiterating these safety procedures and expectations at home with your child!

Breakfast and lunch are free options for all in-person learners. However, students may bring lunch from home.

If students are bringing lunch from home, they must bring it with them when they arrive to school in the morning. If a student forgets lunch, a free lunch from the cafeteria will be provided. Parents may not bring lunch to school during the school day.

No off-campus lunch privileges will be available for students.

All students participating in in-person learning will be expected to bring their assigned Chromebook and charger back and forth between home and school on their assigned cohort days. If your child is participating in in-person learning and DOES NOT currently have a DPS-issued device, please schedule a time to pick up on the sign-up form linked here.

To ensure optimum performance of the Chromebooks,

• Restart the computer daily

• Don’t open a lot of tabs in the browser

• Close programs when you are done

• Allow the computer to run and install updates