If you need access to a computer, please call our District Registrar, Deanna Sandegren at (515) 992-3866, email her at deanna.sandegren@dcgschools.com, or visit the Administration Office at 2405 W. 1st Street, Grimes.
Parents can access select Infinite Campus information by establishing a Campus Portal account. Campus Portal provides parents and students real time grades, assignments and their due dates, attendance, district news, lunch balances, and other important information about student classes.
The deadline is September 1 of the school year of enrollment for students in optional kindergarten or kindergarten. For further questions, please contact the District Registrar, Deanna Sandegren, at 515-992-3866 or deanna.sandegren@dcgschools. com
The Student Services department provides support to teachers, administrators, staff, students, and families across all instructional programs in the Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District. This includes all required student, state, and federal programs. Comprehensive services are provided to students who have unique learning needs or who require differentiation to instruction, learning, and/or assessment. Student Services includes: Special Education, ELP (Extended Learning Program), ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages), At-risk Programming, Section 504, Homeless, Counseling, and Homeschool/Competent Private Instruction (CPI).
Under Option 1 a parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian simply completes the report of Competent Private Instruction (Form A- available from district of residence) and returns it to the resident district by September 1or within 14 days of commencing CPl.
Dropout – A school-age student served by a public school district enrolled in any of grades seven through twelve who does not attend school or withdraws from school for a reason other than death or transfer to another approved school or school district or has been expelled with no option to return.
As defined by 281 Iowa Administrative Code 12.2 (256), an “at-risk student” means any identified student who needs additional support and who is not meeting or not expected to meet the established goals of the educational program (academic, personal/social, career/vocational).
Special Education services are mandated by state laws and by the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA), a federal law. The Individuals with Disability Education Act: Assures all children with disabilities are provided a free, appropriate, public education designed to meet their unique needs.
Under Option 2 a parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian may meet, but is not required to meet, all of the following requirements: C omplete and send, in a timely manner the report required under Iowa Code section 299.4 and this rule to the school district of residence of the child.
A parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian who chooses Option 2 with no reporting under the private instruction exemption relinquishes the ability to dual enroll for academics, extracurricular activities, or special education services.
You can access the open enrollment application by visiting the School Registration section of the website. Even if you already have students open-enrolled in the DC-G school district, you must also complete the open- enrollment application for your Kindergarten (or Optional Kindergarten) student.
Heritage Elementary: (515) 300-9627 . Dallas Center Elementary: (515) 992-3838. District Registrar: (515)992-3866. Who: Optional Kindergarten is a program for students who are Kindergarten eligible (must be 5 by September 15th) and may need an extra year to prepare for full-day Kindergarten. Why:
Optional Kindergarten is a half-day program that meets Monday-Friday. The morning section meets from 8:10-11:10 and the afternoon section from 12:15-3:15. All Optional Kindergarten classes are located at Heritage Elementary. Optional Kindergarten classes will not be in session on 1:00 dismissal days.
In Optional Kindergarten, we take the time to make sure the students know and are comfortable with letters before we move on.
Your initial log-in information for the Parent Portal will come via email. If you haven’t received your username and password, please reach out to your school’s registrar to make sure they have your correct email address and have granted you Parent Portal access in the system.
These instructional videos will guide you through the ins and outs of the Aspen Parent Portal.