Douglas School serves all fifth grade students. Each student is assigned to a team for the school year. The fifth grade curriculum includes reading, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, technology, physical education, and fine arts. Douglas also offers ACE G/T and strings. Dyslexia students are served using the multisensory approach. The ESL program includes small group instruction aligned with class objectives; the students are monitored and the lessons are reinforced in the classroom. Special education services include resource and content mastery. According to the student's needs addressed in the IEP, inclusion is part of the daily program, The school nurse is on campus every afternoon. We have a full-time counselor. Homework is given Monday - Thursday. Please monitor your child's school work and sign your child's take-home folder daily.

Tardy Bell - 8:30

Dismissal Bell - 3:30

Breakfast is served from 7:30 - 8:10

School buses leave Douglas at 3:30. All other students are dismissed at 3:30.

Breakfast - $1.00; reduced - $0.30

Lunch - $1.75; reduced - $0.40; adult - $2.50

Snacks may be purchased for an afternoon snack break. Bottled water may also be purchased.

Car Drop-Off
The students may be dropped off at the front of the building, by the school sign, on Calvert Street.

Car Pick-Up
If your child has any of the following teachers, please pick up your child on the Freeman Street side of the building.
Wilburn, Calfy, Holloman
S. Alexander, Varosi
Armstrong, Ramsey, Glenn

All other students will be dismissed at the front of the building on Calvert Street.

Buses
Buses will drop off and pick up students on the east end of the building.

For your child's safety, we will not let your child go home a different way than you have previously arranged unless you notify us. Please let us know by writing a note or calling the office if you want to make special arrangments for your child to be picked up or if there is a change in bus transportation.

We encourage you to have your child here each day unless he/she is ill. Please call the school if your child will not be at school and send a note stating why your child was absent when he/she returns to school. Please do not pick up your child early unless it is an emergency. Each child's schedule is arranged so that morning and afternoon classes are equally important. For perfect attendance parties and awards, a student must be in attendance the full class day.

For the safety of our students and faculty, all visitors must report to the office upon entering the building. All visitors must wear visitor badges to be in the hallway.

Emergency Number: Please be sure we have a phone number where we can reach you or a designated person in case of an emergency. Let us know if your address and/or phone number changes during the year.