January 27, 2023
Good Afternoon,
I hope that this note finds you doing well and enjoying this mild January weather. I’m writing today with a few important items about transitioning from first to second semester and beginning to think about the 2023-2024 academic year.
At 4 PM today, (Friday, 1/27), your student’s grades became available to you via your parent login on MyD-E. The students were able to see their grades, and discuss them with their advisor yesterday during Advisory. If anything about a grade is unclear, please encourage your student to connect with their teacher directly to better understand their first semester grade. For instructions on accessing your student’s grades please see below.
On Wednesday, I spoke with the 9th, 10th, and 11th graders about grade-level course Interest Forms that we’re using this year to ensure that students have an opportunity to express a desire to be considered for placement into Honors and AP level courses for next year (2023-’24). The “interest form” is a google form that all students in each of those grades must complete. The form was made available to students on Thursday morning and will be closed on Monday, 1/30 at 8 AM. It is critical that the completion of this form be done by individual students as it’s designed to help them reflect on those disciplines that are of great interest to them.
Below is the framing that we provided to students and believe is important for their caregivers to understand as well:
The purpose of this form is to give rising 10th/11th/12th grade students the opportunity to express their desire to be considered for placement in Honors and AP level classes that they would like to take next year. This form is NOT a means of signing up for these classes or a guarantee that you’ll be placed in any of these classes. All students must complete this form to ensure that each student is given the opportunity to demonstrate interest in advanced courses.
Please remember, each student’s academic path is unique and highly individual. Our goal is for you to pursue an academic schedule that meets your interests and challenges you but also gives you time and energy to pursue interests outside of the classroom, stay healthy, and enjoy your time at D-E.
This form will remain open and editable until 8 am on Monday, 1/30. Please take your time when completing this as this form as it is an integral part of our placement process. Also, please note that all members of each class are required to complete this form. Narrative responses should be 5-10 sentences.
**If you would like to be considered for an honors or AP level course in any department, be sure to review and consider The Honors Criteria**
On the topic of scheduling, please be sure that you have your calendars marked for Curriculum Night on Monday, 2/13. The evening will begin at 7 PM with an All-Family meeting in Hajjar Auditorium. From there, caretakers will go to grade-level meetings with their student’s Dean to learn about the specifics of scheduling. Please note that this event will not be available via zoom. Deans will send their slides presentations later that week and then be available for a drop-in Zoom meeting on Friday, 2/17.
Two reminders for Grade 10 (Class of 2025) Families only:
1) Please be sure to read the email from Dr. Merry, (click here), regarding the optional Grade 10 Class Overnight Trip to Washington D.C. in March. The deadline to register is Wednesday, 2/8. Please note that financial assistance is available. Feel free to reach out to Dr. Merry (Email: merryb@d-e.org) with any questions!
2) Please plan to attend our College Counseling Office (CCO) 1oth Grade Family Night, on Wednesday, 2/15, at 7 PM. This is a live, in-person event. For additional details please click here for the most recent CCO Email Pushpage to all Grade 10 Families.
Finally a reminder that this information is also posted to US News.
Sincerely,
Kim Lalli
Interim US Principal
Instructions to Access Grades
By following the directions below you will find your way to both the grades and comments for your child(ren):
- Go to the MyD-E area of the Dwight-Englewood School website by visiting www.d-e.org and clicking on MyD-E at the top-right of the page.
- Log-in to MyD-E using your assigned password or the password you established for yourself. If you need help with your password, follow the prompt screen. If you continue to have difficulty please Email help@d-e.org or call D-E Tech Team at 201-227-3177.
- Click on your child’s name near the top of the page.
- Click on Progress (if not already selected), then click on the current grade for your child immediately below that.
- After selecting the grade, click on the Report Cards link in the Performance area.
- You will see two links for the Fall Interim: Academic Report Card and Physical Education Report Card.
When you click on either of those links, a pdf file that contains your child’s progress information will open in a new window. This file can be saved to your computer or printed directly from the screen. These reports will remain viewable while your child is enrolled in the School.
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