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2022 - 2023 High School Registration Informational Meetings

MHS- January 14th 8:30-9:30
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Meeting ID: 827 7494 4280
Passcode: 090345

MNHS-January 12th 10:00-11:00
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Meeting ID: 822 9606 7741
Passcode: 073306

MBHS - January 14 9:30-11:00
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Meeting ID: 894 8267 9800
Passcode: 149696

New online payment site for ANNUAL ASSURANCE FEE (Student Laptop)
2021-2022 Payment Deadline: October 1, 2021

*After October 1, 2021 students will be limited to basic computer access until the fee is paid. Students who still owe the 2020-2021 Assurance Fee (from last year) are currently limited to basic computer access until the fee has been paid.
MISD is using a new company this year to make payments online. MISD will be adding single sign-on (one click) access to make payments, but initially payments for MISD fees, including laptop fees, requires registering for an account with PaySchools.
Any fees assigned to a student will show in the same place in HAC, but the link to pay has moved to the Home tab under School Instructions
You can access PaySchools at PaySchools Central

Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures

Students not riding buses should be dropped off in the front of the building and doors open for the school at 8:15 a.m. The back parking lot is for MISD buses only from 8:00-8:30 am.
There are 2 entry lanes at the front of the school next to each other. The right lane is for dropping students off. Please be patient and read/respect the signs posted to help understand the procedures. The left lane is for vehicles going to the south parking lot or exiting onto Ridge Road. For the safety of our students we ask that you never cut into the right lane from the left lane and that you never unload students from the left lane.
After 8:30 am, parents are welcome to drop students off in the back.
The procedure will be the same after school with 2 lanes and we ask that no cars enter the back parking lot until buses have left. Please see the above directions for maneuvering through the drop off/pick up lanes in the front.
Vehicles exiting from the front or back of the building will be directed to turn right only on to Ridge Road.
Please be careful and watch for students walking in front of your car.
As it gets closer to 8:45 am the traffic increases, so please try to arrive earlier for more convenience and a shorter wait.
Be courteous to one another and help us keep our Dowell community safe!

Box Tops for Education

Clipping Box Tops is an easy way for you to help our school earn cash. Our school receives two checks from the Box Tops for Education™ program each school year based on the box tops we submit. Hurry, clip your Box Tops and turn them in to the office. Thanks for your help!

Tardy Policy

Our goal at Dowell Middle School is to maximize learning time. One of the ways we do this is by establishing a standard of students' arrival in the classroom. When a student arrives late to class, we call this "tardy”.
This year we are using a new communication tool, which will email a parent each time the student is tardy to a class. The tardy count resets each quarter.
Policy :
·         First Unexcused Tardy is a warning
·         Second Unexcused Tardy is a 30 minute after-school detention
·         Third Unexcused Tardy is a hour after-school detention
·         Fourth Unexcused Tardy is a two hour after-school detention
·         Five or more Unexcused Tardies per quarter, are a three hour after-school detention each occurrence
* All detentions are served on Thursday afternoons