Note From Principal Atkins

New & Returning Stedman Families,

As the school year draws to a close, we are already at work preparing for next year. I wanted to make sure you had some important information and access to important dates for your calendar.

School Supply Lists
We're trying out a new optional program where families can purchase a school supply box that has been specifically put together for each grade level. This is completely optional and purchased through an outside organization. Families are still welcome to purchase their own items from the supply list. However, if you are interested in purchasing a pre-made school supply box, orders must be placed before June 3. See below for more information.

Teacher Planning Days
We have finally received approval for our Stedman-specific planning days. Please make sure you note these non-contact dates on your calendar, as students will not have school on these dates in addition to the regular DPS no school dates. See below for more information on our why behind these planning dates.

Early Bird Registration
Early Bird Registration is now open, if you register before May 20, you won't have to this Fall! Every student entering or returning to a DPS school has to complete registration every year. Why not knock it out now? See below for links and instruction. Transportation opt-in is also open through June 30.

Discovery Link
Registration for Discovery Link for the upcoming school year is now open. See below for how to register. (At this time, they are hoping/planning to serve ECE students but if they do not hire enough ECE-certified staff, they will let us know at the end of July to postpone ECE programming.)

Healthy Start Time Changes
The new start/end times for schools in DPS were released recently. These times go into effect Fall 2023, so not this upcoming school year. We will still start at 8:55am next year, but starting in Fall 2023, we will start at 9:10am and release at 4:10pm.

Staying Up To Speed
Please be sure to stay up to date with information from our community via Instagram, Facebook, and our website. We post our weekly newsletters on our website and share our school calendar there as well. It's a great place to check for information!

Please be sure to continue scrolling through this entire newsletter so you don't miss anything important. We're very much looking forward to another great year as we each grow and strive to be better tomorrow than we are today.

Michael Atkins
Principal