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Upcoming Events
Public Notice
Meeting of the Downtown Miami Charter School, Inc. Board of Directors on November 15 at 4:00pm is cancelled.
Dates to Remember
January
23- Teacher Planning Day
24- Writing Prompt #6
24- 3rd Grade Reading Portfolio Assessments Begin
25- EESAC Team
26- Report Cards/Possible Retention Letters Go Home
26-MDCPS School Board Member Raquel Regelado and DMCS Board Member Javier Betancourt visit at 10 am
27- DMCS New Student Enrollment Session @ 9:00 am in the Cafeteria
February
1- Field Trip-Community Smiles 30- 2nd Grade Students by bus at 8:15 am
2- Celebrating Success Assemblies
2- Field Trip-4th Grade Everglades or FLL Science Museum
3-Teacher Planning Day
3- Ms. Stephenson and the DMCS Step Team travel to Cape Coral for a Step Show to Celebrate Black History Month
6- DMCS Charter Renewal Meeting @ MDCPS
6-17- Service Learning Activity/1st Grade Souper Bowl Can Food Drive
6- Benchmark 3 Begins
7-Parent Co-op/Curriculum Night-Math
8-Professional Development
9- Field Trip- K Miami Zoo
10- Valentine’s Dance Sponsored by 5th Grade
10- DMCS New Student Enrollment Session @ 9:00 am in the Cafeteria
14- Class Photo Day
15- Parent Co-op Activity- Movie Matinee
16- Service Learning Lemonade Sale- 3:30 pm-4:30 pm
17- DMCS New Student Enrollment Session @ 6:30 pm in the Cafeteria
17- Service Learning Lemonade Sale- 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
18- Service Learning Activity/1st Grade Valentine’s Nursing Home Visit
20- President’s Day-School Closed
21- DMCS Board Meeting
23- Progress Reports Go Home
23-Field Trip-1st Grade to Miami Children’s Museum
24-Black History Month Celebration
28- Writing Prompt #7
28- FCAT Writing Begins
News
Prominent law firm raises $22,000 to help elementary school
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/14/2453787/prominent-law-firm-raises-22000.html#ixzz1anL0CV5L
DMCS gets a visit from Attorneys from Greenberg Traurig
Read the article from The Florida Bar News
DMCS is a "B" School.
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Downtown Miami Charter School
Mission
The DMCS family "believes in the magic of education" and will work together with teachers, faculty, parents and community members to instill in students a lifelong love for learning by delivering a challenging, stimulating and individualized curriculum that meets each students' unique needs, and allows students to realize the global impact of collaboration and contribution.
What is a Charter School?
Charter schools are part of a sweeping educational reform that places the highest priority on providing a better education. Charter schools are tuition free and are funded much like a public school, but each charter school is governed privately. Private governance places accountability squarely on the shoulders of the entity running the schools. Every dollar spent through the charter school system is focused on furthering each student’s education. Unlike traditional public schools, charter schools must demonstrate success, or they will lose their charter. Charter schools can be managed by municipalities, private companies or individuals.
Downtown Miami Charter School is a member of the Charter Schools USA family of schools. Charter Schools USA is one of the largest providers of charter school management services in the state of Florida. CSUSA manages private and municipal charters for grades Pre-K through 12.
For more information on charter schools or Charter Schools USA, please visit www.charterschoolsusa.com.