It's hard to believe the summer is almost out but it's already time for back to school! Here's what you need to know if your child attends a DCPS school.

Daviess County Public Schools 
2015-2016 Back-To-School Information
Parents and students are encouraged to attend these events. For more information, contact the school your child will attend. Students who are new to the district (first time attending a DCPS school) may register between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily at their school (call school for appointment). The following documents are required: Birth certificate, Social Security card, medical exam, Kentucky immunization certificate, Kentucky eye exam, dental exam and proof of address.
Call your school at the numbers listed below or the DCPS Central Office at (270) 852-7000 for more information. (Note: All phone numbers have 270 area code.)
For more information, contact DCPS Public Information Officer Lora Wimsatt at (270) 852-7000 ext. 215 or Lora.Wimsatt@daviess.kyschools.us

First day of school for DCPS students is Wednesday, Aug. 12.

Elementary Schools

Audubon Elementary School – 852-7150

Kindergarten screening – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 29 (at DCPS Learning Center)
Back-to-School Event – 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6

Burns Elementary School – 852-7170

Kindergarten screening – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 29
Kindergarten screening – 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 3
Preschool orientation – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 4
Open registration for grades 1-5 – 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 6
Kindergarten orientation – 6 p.m. Aug. 6

Country Heights Elementary School – 852-7250

Kindergarten screening – Last names A-M – 8 to 10 a.m. Aug. 3
Kindergarten screening – Last names N-Z – 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 3
Preschool Orientation – noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 4
Kindergarten visits – 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 5
Open House (all grades) – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6

Deer Park Elementary School – 852-7270

Kindergarten parent night - 6 to 7:30 p.m. July 29
Preschool orientation – 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. July 29
Grades 1-5 Open House - 5:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 10

East View Elementary School – 852-7350

“Fun with the Suns” home visits – Aug. 5
Preschool orientation – 4 to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 6
Open house/ classroom tours – 5 to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 6
Introduction of staff members – 5:30 to 6 p.m. Aug. 6
Kindergarten orientation – 6 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6
Back-to-school picnic with free supper – 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 6
Information about transportation, After-School Program, Family Resource Center,
Watch DOGS program, PTO membership; fee payments; and homeroom visits – 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 6

Highland Elementary School – 852-7370

Kindergarten screening – 4 to 6 p.m. July 28
Fifth-grade back-to-school picnic – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at Yellow Creek Park
Kindergarten parent orientation and student JumpStart – 8 to 9 a.m. Aug. 4
Preschool orientation – 5 p.m. Aug. 5
Back-to-School Bash – 4:30 to 6 p.m. Aug. 6

 

Meadow Lands Elementary School – 852-7450

“Meet in the Meadows” home visits – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 4
Kindergarten jumpstart – 9 to 11 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 5
Kindergarten orientation – 5 p.m. Aug. 6
Back-to-School Night – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 6

Sorgho Elementary School – 852-7470

Preschool orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 4
Back-to-School Bash (complete paperwork, pay fees, set up lunch account, confirm bus routes, meet teachers) – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6
Kindergarten orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 17
P1 orientation – 6:30 p.m. Aug. 17
P2 orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 20
P3 orientation – 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20
Grade 4 orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 24
Grade 5 orientation – 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24

Southern Oaks Elementary School – 852-7570

Kindergarten screening and orientation – 5:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 3
Back-to-School Bash – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6

Tamarack Elementary School – 852-7550

Preschool parent orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 3
Kindergarten student and parent orientation – 6 p.m. Aug. 6
Home visit blitz – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 7
Preschool and grades 1-5 Open House – 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 10

West Louisville Elementary School – 852-7650

Kindergarten screening – noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 3
Kindergarten screening – 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 4
Preschool orientation – 5 to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 4
Kindergarten orientation – 5:30 to 6 p.m. Aug. 4
Back-to-School Picnic – 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4

Whitesville Elementary School – 852-7670

Golden Ticket delivery/home visits – 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 21 and July 23
Kinder-Camp – 8:30 a.m. to noon Aug. 7
Kindergarten parent orientation – 4:30 p.m. Aug. 10
Back-to-School Picnic – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10
Grade 1 parent orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 17
Grade 2 parent orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 18
Grade 3 parent orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 20
Grade 4 parent orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 24
Grade 5 parent orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 25

Middle Schools

 

Burns Middle School – 852-7400

Jumpstart for Grade 6 – 8 to 11 a.m. Aug. 10
Open House for Grades 7-8 – 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 10

College View Middle School – 852-7500

New student registration – begins July 27
Grade 6 orientation – 8:30 to 11 a.m. Aug. 6
Grades 7-8 schedule pickup and fee payment – 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 6; 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 7

Daviess County Middle School – 852-7600

New student registration – 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 3
Grade 8 schedule pickup – 8 to 10 a.m. Aug. 5
Grade 7 schedule pickup – 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 5
Grade 6 schedule pickup – 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 5
Grade 6 Plan for Success Day – 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 6
Grade 6 Back-to-School Picnic – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 18
Grades 7-8 Back-to-School Picnic – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 25

High Schools

Apollo High School – 852-7100

Fee payment and schedule pickup (grades 10-11-12) – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 5-6

Fee payment and schedule pickup (grade 9) – 2 to 6 p.m. Aug. 5-6
Freshman orientation – 8:30 a.m. to noon Aug. 7

Alternative High School – 852-7200

Credit Recovery Camp – 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. July 27-31 (call the school to enroll)
Back-to-School picnic – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5

Daviess County High School – 852-7300

Schedule pickup and fee payment (grades 9-12) – 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 4-7
Schedule pickup and fee payment (grades 9-12) – 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 6
Senior parking tags and locker assignments – 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 4
Junior parking tags and locker assignments – 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 5
Sophomore locker assignments – 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 6
Freshman orientation – 8 to 9 a.m. for parents; 8 a.m. to noon for students Aug. 7

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