Parents Can Purchase Chromebook Chargers Online
Parents can purchase replacment chargers and cases for chromebooks online at  https://bisonpride.revtrak.net/ Once a product is paid for tech will get notice and we will see that the product is delivered to the student at school. 

DCR1 Board of Education Scheduled to Meet August 26
The Dallas County Schools Board of Education will meet Monday, August 26, 2019 beginning at 6:15 p.m. for a Tax Rate Hearing TAX RATE HEARING AGENDA and at 6:30 p.m. for the regular monthly meeting AGENDA. The meetings will be held in the board room at the district administation building located at 1323 S. Ash Street, Buffalo, MO.

Virtual Courses Policy IGCD
The Dallas County School District provides virtual courses according the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education requirements for Missouri Courses Access Program (MOCAP). For more information about virtual courses available for school district students, please review the Virtual Courses Policy IGCD.

Welcome Back Students
We are in the final count down to the first day of school, Thursday, August 22. Don't miss open house at all buildings, including the Dallas County Technical Center in Louisburg, Tuesday, August 20 from 6-8 p.m. There will be no district provided after school programming at this time as the past 21st Century Community Learning Centers funding has ended. Parents of students in grades Kindergarten through 6th grade can utilize the Dallas County Area YMCA's Primetime program after school until 6 p.m. at Mallory Elementary. Please contact the YMCA for more information. Finally, I'd like to encourage you to download our Dallas County School District app in your app store as our school will primarily communicate general information through the app and app notifications. We will still utilize calls, emails, and texts for important information, school closings, and emergencies. Remember, we always send an email with each phone call. If you miss the call, you can always check your email for the information. Elementary parents should have received additional, specific information from their school tonight in a phone call and email about open house and school day procedures.

Transportation Reminders
DCR1 Transportation Director Dianna Cowden, would like to remind parents of a few things to keep in mind when they are enrolling students online.

• Be sure to know and enter your full address, as it appears on official letters, etc. This will ensure the transportation department will know exactly where your child is located.
• Be sure to mark the box stating whether the child will be a bus rider or not during registration.
• We do not pick up or drop off at a student's house in town. There are designated pickup and drop off points, intersections, end of streets, etc.
• The district strictly enforces the policy that all students in second grad and younger must have a parent visible at the drop off in the afternoon. No child will be dropped off if a parent is not visible at the stop. They will be taken back to Mallory Elementary School.
• The transportation director will be at Mallory Elementary Open House to answer transportation questions, August 20, 6-8 p.m.
• The transportation department phone number is 417-345-2899.
• Finally, it is a law to stop for school buses when read lights are flashing.

Let's keep kids safe.