As we mentioned a couple months ago at the close of Round 1 of SchoolChoice, ensuring that our schools are fully enrolled and securing that vital funding continue to be a challenge. The following article highlights a decline in SchoolChoice participation at the elementary level, potentially indicating future enrollment challenges at the middle and high school level in the years to come.
A few weeks ago, we asked families to share their thoughts on several different aspects of their student’s school, as well as the DSST network overall. It’s hard to keep good news to ourselves, and we’re excited to share some of the awesome feedback we saw from families across the network.
As we near the end of the school year, and look towards the Fall, we are dedicated to ensuring there are amazing teachers in our classrooms! While we have been extremely successful in filling most of our core roles already for next year, we are still searching for a couple more champions to help us achieve our mission. We know from experience that one of the best sources for new team members is YOU, so we are reaching out to ask for your help in recruiting fantastic Math and Science teachers, as well as licensed Special Education Teachers for our students for the 21-22 school year.
As the college acceptance letters have rolled in and plans for senior celebrations are well underway, let’s take a moment to celebrate just a few of the achievements of this amazing class. You’ll find below some key numbers that help tell the story of the remarkable Class of 2021!
While Women’s History Month gave us the opportunity to celebrate some notable female leaders, past and present, local and national, we want the party to last all year! This week, we’ll be highlighting just a few of the many DSST staff members who are STEM leaders in their own right, making an impact not just on the world today, but the STEM innovators of the future!
Big dogs are having a moment on Pet of the Week lately, including some young but rapidly growing pets like Ziggy the Bernese Mountain Dog and Duke the Bernedoodle! This week, we’re honored to feature another big guy: Frank, a former foster pet who schemed his way into a permanent residence at Emily Lafferandre’s home.
The 74: One after another, like a relentless set of dominoes falling, states closed their schools as the pandemic swept across the nation last March. For America’s students and their families, so much has changed and been lost, but somehow also found in the last 52 weeks. Students learned to live without in-person classes, sports, proms, friends and teachers — and to live with remote classes on laptops, in quarantine.
Mentor teachers play an important role at DSST by supporting the growth and development of our new teachers. From mentoring DSST Apprentice Teachers or Student Teachers to hosting part time Field Placement Interns or EnCorps Fellows, our DSST Mentor Teachers help to ensure we have pipelines of talented and diverse first year teachers for our school communities.
