Week of August 22, 2016

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Meet the Teacher Night planned at several campuses Monday, August 22

Students and their parents at several Dickinson ISD campuses are invited to meet their teachers for the 2016-2017 school year at a Meet the Teacher Night scheduled for Monday, August 22 at nine of the district's campuses.

This is a time for students to drop off school supplies and meet their teacher so they are ready to go on the first day of school on Wednesday, August 24.

Meet the Teacher Night events are scheduled on Monday, August 22 at the following campuses and times:

Bay Colony Elementary - 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Calder Road Elementary - 5-6:30 p.m.
Hughes Road Elementary - 5:30-7 p.m.
K.E. Little Elementary - 6-7 p.m.
Lobit Elementary - 6-7 p.m.
San Leon Elementary - 6-7 p.m.
Silbernagel Elementary - 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Dunbar Middle School - 6-7 p.m.
Lobit Middle School - 6-7 p.m.

DHS football season kicks off this week

Meet the Gators - Wednesday, August 24

The community will get a chance to "Meet the Gators" at a pep rally at 6 p.m. Wednesday, August 24 in Sam Vitanza Stadium.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will showcase fall sports as well as the Dickinson High School Marching Band, the Dickinson Diamonds and the Cheerleaders. Players and coaches for tennis, golf, cross country, volleyball and football will be introduced. The community Little Gators and Lions football teams will also be included in the event.

Houston Texans helping kick off Gators football season Friday

The Houston Texans have selected Dickinson High School's first home football game on Friday, August 26 against Fort Bend Elkins to be a part of the "Friday Night Lights" program presented by Nike!

The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Sam Vitanza Stadium. Tickets are being sold in advance this week at the Dickinson High School Field House from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, 1-6 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m.-12 noon Friday. Advance tickets are $8 for reserved seats, $6 for adult general admission and $4 for students. Tickets purchased at the gate are $10 for reserved seats and $8 for general admission. No student-priced tickets will be sold at the gate.

Fans are invited to meet and greet with Houston Texans cheerleaders before the game, spin to win at the Houston Texans giveaway tent and watch as Houston Texans ambassadors perform the coin toss.

Dickinson ISD kicks off new school year Wednesday

The first week of school is here and Dickinson ISD is set to kick off the 2016-2017 school year with students returning on Wednesday. To help get the school year off to a great start, there are several newsworthy items to pass along to parents, students and the community.

The Texas Legislature passed House Bill 2610 which requires schools to provide 75,600 minutes of instruction per year instead of a certain number of days. Because of this change, Dickinson ISD was able to develop a school calendar which allows for the first week of school to start mid-week and for teachers, parents and students to ease back into the routine of the school year with a shorter first week.

The school days had to be slightly extended to make this work, so new school hours will be implemented. Dickinson ISD elementary campuses, including pre-kindergarten through fourth grade, will attend school 15 minutes longer with new times of 8:20 a.m.-3:35 p.m. New hours for secondary students, grades 5-12, are 7:20 a.m.-2:35 p.m., which is only five minutes longer than last year.

Thousands of Dickinson ISD students will get a glimpse at the new school year tonight when several campuses are hosting a Meet the Teacher Night. This is a time for students to drop off school supplies and meet their teacher so they are ready to go on the first day of school on Wednesday. Campuses participating in the Meet the Teacher Night include

Bay Colony Elementary, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Calder Road Elementary, 5-6:30 p.m.
Hughes Road Elementary, 5:30-7 p.m.
K.E. Little Elementary, 6-7 p.m.
San Leon Elementary, 6-7 p.m.
Lobit Elementary, 6-7 p.m.
Lobit Middle School, 6-7 p.m.
Dunbar Middle School, 6-7 p.m.

Approximately 700 Dickinson ISD students starting school this week will have the supplies they need to help them be successful thanks to the M.I. Lewis School Service Center School Supply Distribution. Each year, M.I. Lewis purchases school supplies and with the help of volunteers sorts them into backpacks donated by Lighthouse Christian Ministries. The supplies are waiting on the students at the schools when the year begins. This annual distribution of school supplies has been helping families in need for several decades and has grown over the years.

The new school year also marks the grand opening of the Lobit Education Village, featuring Louis G. Lobit Elementary and Elva C. Lobit Middle School. The district is excited to explore the opportunities available to our teachers and students in this new school design.

The Barber Middle School STEM Academy will be available to 100 fifth grade students from across the district that were chosen this past spring through an application process. This new academy will engage students in innovative science, technology, engineering and math instruction through their core subject areas. The district plans to expand the program to sixth grade in 2017-2018 and is working to design the new junior high approved by voters this past May with more STEM-related opportunities for seventh and eighth grade students.

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It is the policy of the DISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap for services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. It is the policy of the DISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Robert Cobb, at 2218 East FM 517, Dickinson, TX 77539, (281) 229-6000, and/or the Section 504 Coordinator, Laurie Rodriguez, at 2218 East FM 517, Dickinson, TX 77539, (281) 229-6000. Es pol�tica del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dickinson no discriminar en base de raza, color, nacionalidad de origen, sexo o discapacidad, por servicios o actividades como es requerido en el T�tulo VI del Acto de los Derechos Civiles de 1964, seg�n enmendado; el T�tulo IX de la Enmiendas de Educaci�n de 1972, seg�n enmendado; y la Secci�n 504 del Acto de Rehabilitaci�n de 1973, seg�n enmendada. Es pol�tica del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dickinson no discriminar en base de raza, color, nacionalidad de origen, sexo, discapacidad, o edad en las pr�cticas de empleo como es requerido por el T�tulo VI del Acto de los Derechos Civiles de 1964, seg�n enmendado; el T�tulo IX de la Enmiendas de Educaci�n de 1972; el Acto de la Discriminaci�n de Edades de 1975, seg�n enmendado; y la Secci�n 504 del Acto de Rehabilitaci�n de 1973, seg�n enmendada. Para informaci�n sobre sus derechos o procedimientos de quejas, contacte el Coordinador del T�tulo IX, Robert Cobb, en 2218 East FM 517 Dickinson, TX 77539, (281) 229-6000, y/o el Coordinador de la Secci�n 504, Laurie Rodr�guez, en 2218 East FM 517 Dickinson, TX 77539, (281) 229-6000.