ALL 4C ACADEMY STUDENTS: If you are thinking about starting a business while in high school, FLEX is the program for you! FLEX is a great opportunity for your entrepreneurs where students can learn about sales, marketing, pricing, and financials - all the things required to start a business. It is a competition where students not only start their businesses, but also compete for prize money. If you would like to learn more, please email Mr. Chris Hatcher at chris.hatcher@4CAcademy.org
WEATHER STATEMENT: In light of the most recent updates regarding the track of Tropical Storm Debby, school for Monday, August. 5, 2024 has been canceled. See more here: https://bit.ly/DebStatement1
SUMMER BUS ROUTES: Summer bus routes have been added to the website! Just click the link or search with those keywords: https://www.docoschools.org/page/summer-school-bus-routes
GRADUATION LIVE: Can't make your school's graduation ceremony? You can catch a livestream of each high school ceremony by subscribing to the district's YouTube Channel or by going to the DCSS website at https://bit.ly/24GradsLive
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT: The Dougherty County Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 13, 2024 on the second floor of the student center at Albany State University West Campus located at 2400 Gillionville Rd, Albany, GA 31707. The agenda is available here: https://bit.ly/4buLeJR
SUMMER LEARNING: Click the link for information on the district's Summer Bridge program. https://bit.ly/3WqncLP Solicitud en español: https://bit.ly/3wkHlZ3
DELAYED START: After additional review of the weather forecast, and out of an abundance of caution, we will delay reporting times for students and employees by one hour on Thursday in order to give the weather system time to clear our area.
NEW CALENDARS: Parents! The Board of Education approved both the 2024-2025 School Year Calendar and the 2025-2026 School Year calendar at last night's meeting. You can view them both here: https://bit.ly/DocoCalendars
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT: The Dougherty County Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2024 in the board room of the administration building at 200 Pine Avenue. The agenda is available here: https://bit.ly/BDMtg2122024
GRADUATION INFO: Graduations for the three DCSS high schools will take place on May 17 and 18 at the Albany Civic Center. Times are listed below.
Friday, May 17th - Monroe Comprehensive High School (6:00 PM)
Saturday, May 18th - Dougherty Comprehensive High School (9:00 AM)
Saturday, May 18th - Westover Comprehensive High School (1:00 PM)
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES - EARLY DISMISSAL: Please be reminded that Parent/Teacher Conferences and Early Dismissal is set for Feb. 1&2 this week. Pre-K and Elementary Schools will dismiss students at 12:30 p.m., Middle Schools at 1:30 p.m. and High Schools at 2:30 p.m. Please contact your school for details.
The district is closely monitoring an approaching storm system that has the potential to cause severe weather across the area tomorrow (Friday - 1/12/24). We will provide updates through our district mobile app and Remind as they become available.
After careful deliberation and consultation with state and local officials, the district has made the decision to cancel school for Tuesday, January 9, 2024 ahead of a potentially dangerous storm system that is set to move through our area. School operations will resume as normal on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. We encourage you to download the DCSS mobile app and Remind to get updates as they are communicated from the district office.
WEATHER UPDATE (8/29/2023, 4:30 p.m.) After conferring with local and state emergency management officials, out of an abundance of caution, Dougherty School System schools will be closed Wednesday, August 30th in anticipation of the arrival of severe weather associated with Hurricane Idalia. We will resume normal operations on Thursday, August 31st.
CONGRATS: A big congratulations to Coach Gilbert on his move to support district students and to Coach Joyner for stepping in as Interim Head Coach. You can read more at https://www.docoschools.org/article/1202192
OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE: We've posted information on our school Open Houses. Click the link for more information: https://bit.ly/2023OpenHouseInfo
OPEN HOUSE: Check out the flyer for Open House information!
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: If you haven’t seen them yet, you can find school supplies list for your school here: https://www.docoschools.org/o/dcss/page/school-supply-lists
REGISTRATION: Hey parents, you can access the online registration link by going to the district homepage then clicking on "Menu" then clicking the link for Online Student Registration under "Resources." You can also use the link below: https://www.docoschools.org/olr
Hey Parents!
District-wide open house is set for July 31. Details will be coming soon!