Deer Park is growing! To address the changing capacity needs of the district, we are asking the community to consider a Capital bond.
Prop. 2 on the February 13 ballot would fund a new elementary school to serve grades 2-5, modernize Deer Park Middle School and accommodate Home Link at Arcadia.
Learn what else the bond funds at https://www.dpsd.org/page/bond-levy-information.
Deer Park's bond & levy article is featured in today's Spokesman Review. Author Roberta Simonson is a Deer Park High School graduate.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/jan/10/deer-park-school-district-asking-voter-approval-of/
Congratulations to DPMS student Keith Schick for earning 3rd place in the “Patriot’s Pen” writing competition for District 9 (encompassing Spokane and several other cities). Keith received this award at the V.F.W. Post 51. This nationwide writing contest is judged and sponsored by the V.F.W. This year’s prompt was, “How are you inspired by America?” Keith's essay began at the local level and then made it to districts. Well done Keith!
January 17, 2024: All after-school activities are canceled today. This includes all afternoon activities and athletics. We ask that you please be patient with our staff as we work to ensure our children arrive home safely this afternoon while navigating the current road conditions. Drive safely!
January 17, 2024: Deer Park Schools will be running on time today. We will continue to monitor the weather and make adjustments to after-school activities if needed.
January 16 is Good Temperance and Citizenship Day. Following RCW 28A.230.150 our social studies teachers will provide opportunities for our high school seniors to register to vote! If you have not registered to vote. Please remember to vote in the February election! Register to vote here: https://olvr.votewa.gov/
Friendly reminder: in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., no school tomorrow.
You are invited to Home Link's play, "Cactus Pass"
Location: Deer Park High School Theater
January 12th and 13th: 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm
Prop. 1 on the February 13 ballot is an EP&O levy renewal, which replaces an expiring levy that was approved by our community in 2020.
The EP&O levy continues funding for staff (to keep class sizes small), student activities (athletics, drama, arts, etc.) and technology.
K-12 education is not fully funded by the state, which is why we rely on the EP&O levy to bridge the gap between what the state funds and what we need for our students, staff and schools.
Learn more about the measure at https://www.dpsd.org/page/bond-levy-information
Important January dates to remember:
15 - No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
30 - K-12 1st Semester Report Cards Posted in Skyward
31 - 1 hour late start (not Home Link)
1/9/24
Good morning,
Due to icy and slushy road conditions, all DPSD schools and programs will be on a 2-hour late start today, Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
All schools and programs will be delayed by 2 hours. There will be no AM ECEAP classes. Home Link students will begin their day at 11:00 AM, for 3rd period class. Food services will provide grab-and-go breakfast at the schools.
The Clayton Community event will still be occurring this evening unless you hear otherwise.
Please drive safely!
What's on the February 13 ballot for Deer Park schools? An EP&O renewal levy and a capital projects replacement bond.
Together these measures ensure we have access to the funding needed to provide our students with the resources, programs, staff, and modern learning spaces that support their education.
Learn more at https://www.dpsd.org/page/bond-levy-information
Congratulations to the Deer Park High School cheerleaders! They took first place last weekend qualifying them to compete at state in February! Good luck DPHS Cheer!
Wishing you and yours a safe, relaxing, and joyful set of holidays! From the Deer Park School District
Deer Park DECA students put in the work and it showed! Our students qualified in twenty (20) events! Twenty-four (24) of the twenty-seven (27) students will advance to compete in the State Competition in February. Way to go Deer Park!
Deputy Moffett visited Home Link children for Superhero Training Class! We are grateful to have Deputy Moffett full-time supporting all of our schools, pre-K - 12. Our school Resource Deputy is funded through our levy (local) funds.
You are invited to join us for a Tour of Arcadia Elementary School and the Deer Park Transporation Facility! Thursday, December 14th at 11:00 am, starting at Arcadia Elementary. The tour will begin at Arcadia Elementary and then participants can take a bus ride to the transportation building for a tour of the facility. The bus will return to Arcadia at the end of the tour.
Did you know we have 350+ students participating in winter sports in middle and high school? We are thrilled about student participation! Did you also know that 100% of funding for extra-curriculars comes from our EP&O levy (local funds)?
How does school funding work? Districts like ours rely on three main sources of funding: the state government, the federal government, and local funding measures.
Local funding measures include levies and bond, which provides funding not provided by the other two groups, to fund school building projects, staff positions, programs such as athletics, STEM, nursing, safety and security, technology, and custodial and maintenance.
Learn more about Deer Park School District's budget: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2495/dpsd/2648927/2023-2024_Citizen_s_Guide_to_Budget.pdf.
DPHS Drama presents a Christmas Carol on December 7, 8 & 9 at 7:00 pm featuring the DPHS band. Please join us!
