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.

Open House Scheduled for August 20
All school buildings, including the Dallas County Technical Center in Louisburg, will be hosting Open House, Tuesday, August 20 from 6-8 p.m. The transportation department will be set up at Mallory Elementary to answer parent questions about transportation.

Back to School Registration and New Student Enrollment
The back to school registration for current Dallas County School District students and new student enrollment will again be conducted online through the parent portal for the 2019-20 school year.  Registration will be open at 8 a.m., Tuesday, July 23, 2019.  The deadline to complete registration will be Friday, August 9. Parents can access and complete all forms online, from the parent portal. If you do not have access to the parent portal, you may contact the building offices, August 1. A link to the parent portal will be provided here July 23 on the bisonpride.org website.

Parents of preschool and kindergarten students who completed the screening process last spring, will complete the back to school enrollment. Parents of preschool and kindergarten students who did not complete the screening process will complete the new student enrollment.

For families that are enrolling for the first time and parents of preschool and kindergarten students who did not complete the screening process, they will access a Quick Registration Form from our www.bisonpride.org website. Once our office receives the completed Quick Registration Form, a district employee will contact the parents with their Parent Portal information so the family can complete the forms on the Parent Portal.

Don’t have Internet access at home?  No, problem. There will be registration stations setup for your use at the high school, middle school, and elementary buildings, August 6-7, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Contact a building office if you need additional help.

RETURNING STUDENT REGISTRATION

NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION