2019-2020 CALENDAR

2019-2020 Calendar

The administration has approved the following dates for the 2019-2020 School Calendar:

  • Monday, August 12
    ECC and elementary "Meet Your Teacher" appointments begin
    MS and US Orientation begins for 6th & 9th grade students and all new MS and US students (attendance is required)
  • Tuesday, August 13
    Orientation begins for returning students (attendance is required)
  • Thursday, August 15First full day of classes ECC - Grade 12
  • Fall Break:  Monday - Friday, November 25 - 29
  • Winter Break: Monday, December 23 - Tuesday, January 7
    Faculty/staff returns to school on Mon, January 6
    Students return to school on Wed, January 8
  • Spring Break: Monday - Friday, March 16 - 20
  • Friday, May 22: Last day of school for students
IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Parents must send an email to the appropriate attendance desk prior to 2:30 pm if their child needs to be picked up or dismissed early. All students being dismissed early must be picked up by 2:30 pm.


Remember that the East (elementary) entrance gate is closed from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. During those hours, parents should enter through the West (main) entrance gate and can drive to the elementary parking lot via the connecting access drive off the front loop.

  • The front loop is closed during MS/US lunch - from 10:50 am - 12:05 pm.
  • When the front loop is closed, visitors to the elementary campus must park in the west parking lot and enter through the main entrance.

No lunches, homework or other packages can be dropped off at the Welcome Center for MS or US students. Be sure your child comes to school prepared with everything he or she will need.

ELEMENTARY AFTER CARE REMINDERS

KidCheck®
CDS uses KidCheck® to provide an online check in/check out system for the safety and tracking of our children. Every ECC and elementary family should create an account. This assures that our AfterCare program is equipped to care for your child in the event that unplanned circumstances prevent you from picking up your child at the regular dismissal time. If you used KidCheck last year, your account is still active.

How to create your KidCheck account

Register for KidCheck

Picking up from Elementary AfterCare
After Care is located in the Elementary Multi-Purpose Room. When picking up child(ren) from AfterCare, parents should pull into the School Bus Loop and pick-up children directly from the Elementary Multi-Purpose Room (glass doors facing the bus loop).

Phone Numbers
There is a receptionist on duty until 6:00 pm every school day. The Bearss Avenue campus phone number is 813.920.2288.

AfterCare Hours and Dates
AfterCare is available until 6:00 pm every day there is school with the exception of Friday, October 26, 2018, Friday, December 7, 2018 and Friday, March 15, 2019. AfterCare is offered on half-days; students who need to stay for after care on half-days need to bring their lunch and a beverage.  School lunches are not served on half-days.

GRADES 6 - 12 AFTER SCHOOL@CDS

Middle School and Upper School students are welcome to remain on campus after dismissal. The administration has established after school policies to enable students to remain on campus after school and attend home athletic games in the Hayes Family Gymnasium and Wagner Athletic Complex.  No student will be allowed to "hang out" on campus unsupervised after dismissal. Students who are not participating in an athletic team practice session are not allowed to be in the gymnasium or fitness center after school. These facilities are fully booked by the athletic teams.

MS/US Study Hall

By 3:45 p.m. all students must be in an extracurricular activity (working with a teacher, attending an after school program, athletic team practice, drama/music rehearsal, etc.) or report to the supervised MS/US study hall that will be held in the US Humanities Quad (Rooms H129 and H130). Teachers staffing study hall this year are Mr. Jannereth, Ms. Flansburg, and Ms. O'Neill.

  • There is no charge for students to attend the MS/US After School Study Hall.
  • Normal study hall hours are 3:45 pm - 6:00 pm every school day.
  • All students reporting to MS/US study hall must sign in and sign out.
    • Students will be allowed to sign themselves out of study hall when their ride home arrives or to go to a sports event; parents will not need to come in to sign out their child. Parents should call or text students once they have arrived on campus. Some cell service does not work inside the school building; if you are unable to contact your child directly, parents should call the school (813.920.2288) and the Welcome Center will notify the study hall supervisor to dismiss your child.
    • Once a child is signed out of study hall, he/she will not be allowed to return. Once children are signed out of study hall, they will no longer be supervised by CDS faculty.
  • The expectation is for a "quiet" study hall, but the teacher supervising may allow exceptions for groups working together on school projects or assignments.
  • Study hall classrooms must be left as clean as found.
  • All school rules/policies apply during study hall hours. Behavior issues will be reported to the parent. Repeated behavior issues will be referred to the appropriate Assistant Division Head.

Questions? Please contact Mr. Jannereth, MS/US After School Study Hall Coordinator.

AfterCare
The AfterCare program that is held in the Elementary Multi-Purpose Room is for students in grades 1 - 5, only. MS students who need to remain past dismissal time must report to the MS/US Study Hall.
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MEDICATION ALERT

Over the Counter Medications

Attention parents!

If your child will need over-the-counter medication during school or school-sponsored activities, you will need to fill out the "Over-the-Counter Medication Form" and submit it to Magnus Health. (Click here to download the form; the attached cover sheet is needed only if you will be faxing or mailing the form to Magnus Health.)

Please note, this form must be signed by BOTH parent and physician . 

If your child gets a bug bite or has a headache, school is able to give your child OTC medication only if the "Over-the-Counter Medication Form" is submitted to Magnus Health. 

Magnus Health

TARDIES AND EARLY DISMISSALS

Visitu

Parents of students in grades 1 - 8 are now receiving automatic email and SMS notifications from "Visitu Notifications."  Visitu sends automatic email and text messages directly to parents when their student signs in tardy or is dismissed early from school. 

Parents are reminded to notify school by 2:30 pm via email if students need to be dismissed early.

REPORTING ABSENCES

Policy for reporting an ECC student absence

Attendance records are kept for all students at the ECC. If a student is going to be absent, parents should notify Cindy Hittle or Amanda Lang, ECC receptionists, before school by phone (813.963.2388). 


Policy for reporting an elementary student absence

Parents should notify Vicki Rivas, elementary school receptionist by 8:00 a.m. by phone (813.920.2288) or by email at vrivas@carrollwooddayschool.org

Students who arrive to school after the elementary gate is closed must check-in with Mrs. Rivas in the elementary school office to obtain a tardy pass. After 9:00 am parents will need to enter through the west driveway entrance (by the main building) and use the access drive to continue to the elementary parking lot.


Policy for reporting a MS student absence

Parents should notify the school by 8:00 a.m. at the following email address to report their child's absence.  We suggest that parents add this email to their "contacts" for quick access. 

MSAbsence@CarrollwoodDaySchool.org

Your message will be retrieved by the middle school secretary. If a student is not reported absent at the email above, an email notification of the absence is sent to the parent requesting a response confirming the absence. 

Please note that attendance is recorded each day by the first period teacher at 8:00 a.m. Students who arrive to school after 8:10 a.m. must check-in with the receptionist at the front desk in the main lobby to obtain a tardy pass.


Policy for reporting an US student absence

Parents should notify the school by 8:30 a.m. at the following email address to report their child's absence.  We suggest that parents add this email to their "contacts" for quick access. 

USAbsence@CarrollwoodDaySchool.org

Your message will be retrieved by the Registrar-Senior Systems Database Manager. If a student is not reported absent at the email above, an email notification of the absence is sent to the parent requesting a response confirming the absence. 

Please note that attendance is recorded each day by the first period teacher at 8:30 a.m. Students who arrive late to school must check-in at the Welcome Center in the main lobby to obtain a tardy pass.

SEESAW

Seesaw

Seesaw is the primary communication tool used by elelmentary teachers.  Seesaw provides a secure and safe, easy-to-use, way for students, teachers, and parents to seamlessly communicate and collaborate to enhance students’ learning and success. Seesaw is a digital portfolio that students will use to showcase what they are learning and doing at school and share with their family. 

Once Seesaw is activated for this school year, returning families will use their same account. Access codes and instructions for creating parent Seesaw accounts will be sent home to new elementary parents during the first two weeks of school. Here is a quick introduction to how Seesaw will connect you to your child's learning and classroom!

SCHOOLOGY - MS AND US

Schoology

Schoology is a web-based learning management system that  provides a secure and safe, easy-to-use, way for teachers, students, parents, and administrators to seamlessly communicate and collaborate to enhance students’ learning and success.

The access codes and instructions for creating your parent Schoology account were sent home with your student. Check with your student's advisory teacher if you have not received your access code.

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ONLINE STUDENT DIRECTORY
Online Student Directory

The Online Student Directory is now available for families to access through their My BackPack account.

If you have not yet activated your account on My BackPack, you can set up your account by clicking here.

If you do not know your user name and password, click on "I Forgot My User Name/Password" at the bottom of the box. Fill in your email address and the information will be emailed to you.