What’s New – Announcements
Doss HS Families and Students,
Many of you already receive timely communications from Doss on your cell phone through the School CNXT app. If you are not on this convenient system yet, we will be sending out an email/text invite on Friday through Messenger based on the contact information we have in Infinite Campus for your son or daughter. When you receive your invite, please follow these simple directions:
- Download the app on your phone and computer. We highly recommend your phone so alerts will be in the palm of your hand.
Directions for downloading app - Use the code sent to your email to log on to the system. If you do not receive a code through your email/text for some reason, or you just do not want to wait for the invite, please go to the link below. You can retrieve your own code by entering some basic, household information.
https://register.schoolcnxt.com/
If you have any questions about School CNXT, you can contact Mr. Slider by email @ michael.slider@jefferson.kyschools.us. As always, thank you for supporting the students and staff at Doss HS!
DRIVE-THRU TESTING | Our 22 drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites for JCPS staff, students, and families are open from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m Monday-Friday every week. Doss High School, Highland Middle School, Meyzeek Middle School, and Newcomer Academy are NEW sites starting this week. SphereDX, the testing company, highly recommends pre-registering to ensure you will be tested. Click here to register. Please be sure you enter the correct information like name and birthdate, or your test results won't be available.
FREE VACCINATIONS | COVID-19 vaccinations are available across Jefferson County to anyone 12 years of age or older. Click here to find locations providing the vaccine near you.
Hello Dragon Nation!
We are excited to share with you our August 2021 Doss HS Newsletter!
You can view it by clicking HERE to learn about all the great things happening at Doss!
Attention Doss Parents and Students!
We want to better serve YOU! Please take this needs assessment so we know how to best support you. Thank you..
Complete the YSC Parent Survey Here
Complete the YSC HS Student Survey Here
Complete the YSC Parent Survey Here
Complete the YSC HS Student Survey Here
IMPORTANT: Parent Place Account for Required School Forms
Doss HS Parents and Guardians,
Pleas follow these steps to set up your Parent Place account in order to complete the required yearly school forms online instead of paper copy. If you set your account up last year, you can just sign in and complete the forms, or if you have never done this online, you can set up an account and then complete the forms. Thank you!
Go to JCPSKY.NET
Scroll down and click on "REGISTER AND APPLY" BUTTON
Click on the "COMPLETE FORMS" button.
If you have previously set up a PARENT PLACE account, you can sign into your account and complete the required forms for this year.
If you have not set up a PARENT PLACE account, you can create your account and complete the forms.
THIS IS NOT YOUR PARENT PORTAL ACCOUNT. YOUR PARENT PLACE ACCOUNT IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM WHERE YOU SIGN IN TO CHECK YOUR STUDENT'S GRADES.
Pleas follow these steps to set up your Parent Place account in order to complete the required yearly school forms online instead of paper copy. If you set your account up last year, you can just sign in and complete the forms, or if you have never done this online, you can set up an account and then complete the forms. Thank you!
Go to JCPSKY.NET
Scroll down and click on "REGISTER AND APPLY" BUTTON
Click on the "COMPLETE FORMS" button.
If you have previously set up a PARENT PLACE account, you can sign into your account and complete the required forms for this year.
If you have not set up a PARENT PLACE account, you can create your account and complete the forms.
THIS IS NOT YOUR PARENT PORTAL ACCOUNT. YOUR PARENT PLACE ACCOUNT IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM WHERE YOU SIGN IN TO CHECK YOUR STUDENT'S GRADES.
Welcome Back!
August 5, 2021
Dear Doss HS Parents and Guardians,
On behalf of our entire school community, I want to welcome you back to school! I’m so excited to open our doors to students and staff, five days a week, and begin to create a sense of normalcy for our families. As we have done since the start of the pandemic, we will continue to be flexible and adapt to any changes, and of course our priority will remain on providing engaging, challenging and equitable opportunities to all our students.
A summary of our district’s back to school plan, called A New Way Forward, can be found here. The plan includes the latest state guidance and recommendations, district PPE guidelines, virtual school options, and racial equity protocols.
In addition, there are many updates I want to highlight for families:
● The Jefferson County Board of Education approved a requirement of masks for all vaccinated and unvaccinated students, staff, and visitors inside school property and on school buses, unless this requirement has been waived due to an individual’s medical necessity. Staff and students are not required to wear masks outside on school property.
● Masks should adhere to the school’s dress policies (i.e., no offensive words or drawings.) The CDC recommends surgical or disposable face masks, or masks that are made of breathable material such as cotton or other tightly woven fabric. They should fit properly, have 2-3 layers or inner filter pockets. Specific guidance can be found at CDC Guidance for Wearing Masks.
● While the mask mandate is universal at this time, you may occasionally see a student or staff member in our building without the required face covering. Individuals with a completed medical waiver on file are exempt from this requirement. In these instances, the individual has completed a Medical Mask Waiver Request Form, which has been signed off on and submitted to the school by his or her health provider. For a copy of the Medical Mask Waiver Request Form for Students, please click here.
● Our school, like every school in JCPS, has a Healthy at School Officer, who will be your primary contact to report a Covid-19 exposure, positive Covid-19 case, or ask questions regarding the virus. Our school’s Healthy at School Officer is Michael Slider. Mr. Slider can be reached at michael.slider@jefferson.kyschools.us. He will work with the district’s contact tracers to identify possible exposures, coordinate school-level data with district and local health officials and provide important information that you’ll need to keep your family safe.
● Contact Tracing - If your child is exposed or possibly exposed to an individual with Covid-19 at school, a contact tracer will reach out to you and advise of steps you should take, including quarantine guidelines.
● JCPS will continue to clean facilities carefully. In general, cleaning once a day is enough to sufficiently remove potential virus that may be on surfaces. High-touch, shared surfaces may be cleaned more frequently.
● Finally, communication is critical during this time and you will continue to receive frequent updates from the school and district. Please sign up for School Messenger and/or School CNXT, if you haven’t already. SchoolMessenger is a one-way messaging tool used at some schools and by the district to send texts and emails directly. Click here to sign up for this platform.
To further enhance family communication, we encourage you to also utilize SchoolCNXT. With SchoolCNXT, you can receive messages from the district, schools and teachers, and families can connect with one another and connect with teachers through the messaging function. SchoolCNXT also offers a setting to receive information in your family's preferred language. Click here to sign up for this platform. If you have already signed up but are not receiving daily emails from the district, please check and make sure your contact information is up-to-date.
Sincerely,
Todd Stockwell
Executive Principal
Dear Doss HS Parents and Guardians,
On behalf of our entire school community, I want to welcome you back to school! I’m so excited to open our doors to students and staff, five days a week, and begin to create a sense of normalcy for our families. As we have done since the start of the pandemic, we will continue to be flexible and adapt to any changes, and of course our priority will remain on providing engaging, challenging and equitable opportunities to all our students.
A summary of our district’s back to school plan, called A New Way Forward, can be found here. The plan includes the latest state guidance and recommendations, district PPE guidelines, virtual school options, and racial equity protocols.
In addition, there are many updates I want to highlight for families:
● The Jefferson County Board of Education approved a requirement of masks for all vaccinated and unvaccinated students, staff, and visitors inside school property and on school buses, unless this requirement has been waived due to an individual’s medical necessity. Staff and students are not required to wear masks outside on school property.
● Masks should adhere to the school’s dress policies (i.e., no offensive words or drawings.) The CDC recommends surgical or disposable face masks, or masks that are made of breathable material such as cotton or other tightly woven fabric. They should fit properly, have 2-3 layers or inner filter pockets. Specific guidance can be found at CDC Guidance for Wearing Masks.
● While the mask mandate is universal at this time, you may occasionally see a student or staff member in our building without the required face covering. Individuals with a completed medical waiver on file are exempt from this requirement. In these instances, the individual has completed a Medical Mask Waiver Request Form, which has been signed off on and submitted to the school by his or her health provider. For a copy of the Medical Mask Waiver Request Form for Students, please click here.
● Our school, like every school in JCPS, has a Healthy at School Officer, who will be your primary contact to report a Covid-19 exposure, positive Covid-19 case, or ask questions regarding the virus. Our school’s Healthy at School Officer is Michael Slider. Mr. Slider can be reached at michael.slider@jefferson.kyschools.us. He will work with the district’s contact tracers to identify possible exposures, coordinate school-level data with district and local health officials and provide important information that you’ll need to keep your family safe.
● Contact Tracing - If your child is exposed or possibly exposed to an individual with Covid-19 at school, a contact tracer will reach out to you and advise of steps you should take, including quarantine guidelines.
● JCPS will continue to clean facilities carefully. In general, cleaning once a day is enough to sufficiently remove potential virus that may be on surfaces. High-touch, shared surfaces may be cleaned more frequently.
● Finally, communication is critical during this time and you will continue to receive frequent updates from the school and district. Please sign up for School Messenger and/or School CNXT, if you haven’t already. SchoolMessenger is a one-way messaging tool used at some schools and by the district to send texts and emails directly. Click here to sign up for this platform.
To further enhance family communication, we encourage you to also utilize SchoolCNXT. With SchoolCNXT, you can receive messages from the district, schools and teachers, and families can connect with one another and connect with teachers through the messaging function. SchoolCNXT also offers a setting to receive information in your family's preferred language. Click here to sign up for this platform. If you have already signed up but are not receiving daily emails from the district, please check and make sure your contact information is up-to-date.
Sincerely,
Todd Stockwell
Executive Principal
DRESS CODE
Doss High School 2021-2022The administration reserves the right to determine whether or not clothing and/or accessories are inappropriate for the school environment and/or disruptive to the educational process. Students who are not in compliance will be given the opportunity to correct the problem, and if not able, will face disciplinary action.
Head Wear
- No head coverings of any kind may be worn (except those approved by administration for religious observance).
- No hoods may be worn over the head at any time in the building.
- No bandanas (of any color) may be worn, carried, or visible at any time in the building.
- These items may be confiscated by administration and returned to the student at the end of the day, semester, or upon administrator discretion.
Shirts/Blouses/Tops/Jackets/Coats
- All top clothing must overlap the bottom clothing. No stomach/mid-section can be uncovered.
- No tank tops, no spaghetti strap shirts, no off-the-shoulder shirts, and no jerseys (unless a sleeved shirt is worn underneath) may be worn.
- No inappropriately sheer, tight, loose, or low cut tops that bare or expose the stomach, back, cleavage, buttocks, or underwear may be worn.
- Clothing that displays references to drugs, alcohol, smoking, or other controlled substances, illegal activity, weapons, violence, offensive slogans or designs, sexual innuendo, or emulation of gang affiliation will not be permitted.
Pants/Shorts/Skorts/Skirts/Dresses
- Pants/bottom clothing is to be worn at the waist.
- Sweat pants must be banded at the waist.
- No sheer pants/bottom clothing may be worn.
- Any and all bottom clothing (including shorts/skorts/skirts/dresses) must be longer than finger-tip length (where the student’s fingertips fall when they naturally hang arms by their sides).
- Pants/bottom clothing with “distressed” styling or holes must not reveal any skin higher than finger-tip length.
Shoes
- Shoes must be worn.
- No cloth-soled shoes or house shoes may be worn.
Other Restrictions
- No clothing or accessories (shirts, tags, buttons, ribbons, hats, etc.) may be worn in memorial of the deceased (for example: RIP, MCIP, MBIP, etc.).
- No blankets or pillows may be carried by students or utilized in the classroom.
Weekly Covid 19 Screening is available for all Doss students right at the school. If you would like for your student to receive weekly screening, please go to the JCPS Parent Portal Page to fill out the proper form. You may also print out this ATTACHED DOCUMENT and have your student turn it in at the front office. Please contact Doss’s Healthy at School Officer, Mr. Slider, with any questions. (michael.slider@jefferson.kyschools.us).
Doss HS 2021-2022 School Year
Parents and Guardians, you should have received a packet in the mail including important information for the upcoming school year. This information includes dates for Registration for all grades, an overview of our Athletic Programs, an updated 2021-2022 School Calendar, a copy of the new Block Schedule for Doss this year, and a Flyer for the July 22 Doss ExDRAGONza - a community, job, health, and back to school fair!Please see the attached documents to reference these materials. They are the same as we mailed out. Please visit dosshighschool.com for up-to-date information at any time, and feel free to call (502)485-8239 with any questions.
Parent Letter
Back to School ExDRAGONza
New Daily Block Schedule
School Calendar
Athletics Information
Doss High School is proud to partner with several local businesses to guarantee authentic, relevant learning experiences for our students. These partners engage with the Doss community during advisory board meetings; make generous donations of money, time, and talent; host field trips; come in as. guest speakers; and employ our students. We are grateful for all they do to support the Doss family!
