Parent Information

Resources

At Dossin K-8 School, we care about each student's development. We offer a wide variety of resources that address your child's academic, health and physical wellness, and social and emotional needs.

Academic Resources

1 to 1 computer access
Tutoring
Summer School
Quarterly Honors Assemblies
Student of the Month
LEGO Team
Chess Team
Robotics Team
Quarterly Field Trips for students in each grade level

Health & Physical Wellness Resources

Gleaners Food Bank (meets monthly)
Dossin Physical Education
Soccer Team
Cheer Team
Basketball (Middle School Boys)
Basketball (Elementary Boys)
Basketball (Girls)

Social / Emotion Resources

G.L.A.M.S.
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Career Spotlight

Students are to enter through the main entrance located on Gledale street beginning at 8:15 a.m. Students who would like to eat breakfast are to proceed to the lunchroom, entering through door nearest the counter to receive their meal. All students must remain in the lunchroom until meal is complete. Students must clean their area and then line up in the hall outside of the lunchroom until the bell rings at 8:30 a.m.

Dismissal

Students are to wait with their teacher inside the building until the dismissal bell rings at 3:40 p.m. or until a parent/guardian signs them out in the office.

Bell Schedule

School Dress Code

Our school does not require a uniform, however, students must abide by this dress code:

General requirements

Students may be required to wear certain types of clothing, usually for safety reasons, while participating in classes such as physical education, shop, chemistry, etc., or in curricular and extracurricular classes or activities such as band, choir, dance, drama, and theater.
Students are responsible for keeping themselves and their clothes neat and clean.
Students may wear their hair in any style they choose.
Students may wear headdress (such as hats, religious headwear, hoodies, etc.) if it allows the face to be visible to staff and does not interfere with the line of sight of any student or staff.
Students may wear PPE (masks, gloves) to continue to guard against COVID-19.

Students May Not Wear

Styles of clothes that endanger themselves or other students.
Bedtime attire such as pajamas, undershirts, or undergarments as outerwear.
Students’ clothing or tattoos may not display statements or pictures that are related to the use of drugs, alcohol, tobacco products, or sex, or that promote hate and/or violence or signify gang affiliations.
Attire that may be considered weapons, including but not limited to chain belts or wallet chains.
Jewelry or similar artifacts that are obscene or may cause disruptions to the educational environment.
Hair rollers or hair curlers.
Flip-flops, house slippers, steel-toe-shoes or boots, or any other type of footwear that could constitute a safety hazard.

Transportation

Detroit Public Schools Community District is proud to adhere to a Standard of Excellence in the provision of student transportation services.

The District provides safe, efficient and timely transportation services to families weekly to ensure students are ready to learn. Students are offered transportation under the following guideline:

Regular education in grades K-8 who reside more than 3/4 of a mile from Dossin Elementary/Middle School.
Exceptional education students according to their IEP

To learn more, please contact:

ABC TRANSPORTATION

313-945-8600 or 313-835-2700 (main office)

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