NEW Fifth Grade Families and CHKS Survey
Fifth grade students will be taking The California Healthy Kid Survey in Social Studies class on Friday, March 15.
The CalSCHLS system was created by the California Department of Education (CDE) in 1997 to efficiently and cost-effectively provide school districts and their partner communities with quality local data which can be used to improve student academic performance and social-emotional, behavioral, and physical health of all youth. It assesses key indicators linked to success in school, career, and life.
Parents can choose to opt their child out of the survey. Click this link to submit your opt out form: https://forms.gle/z6ZPcZf9xFJb69ey9. Parents requesting that their child not take the survey should complete the opt out form by Monday, March 11.
NEW 5th and 6th Grade Parents to Take California Schools Parent Survey Prior To March 29th
All 5th and 6th grade parents are encouraged to take the California Schools Parent Survey (CSPS) before March 29th.
Please click this link to access the survey: https://wested.ugam-apps.com/wested/ts/x7yr (when opening the link, choose parent survey/take survey, then select language).
The CalSCHLS system was created by the California Department of Education (CDE) in 1997 to efficiently and cost-effectively provide school districts and their partner communities with quality local data which can be used to improve student academic performance and social-emotional, behavioral, and physical health of all youth. It assesses key indicators linked to success in school, career, and life. There are three parts to this survey:
- California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) - Completed by 5th grade students in their Social Studies classroom on Friday, March 15th.
- California School Staff Survey (CSSS) - taken by Dana Staff
- California School Parent Survey (CSPS) - taken by Dana Parents before March 29th
All three surveys were developed by WestEd with the help of Duerr Evaluation Resources and expert advisory committees of educators, researchers, and practitioners. The staff and parent surveys were added to address the needs of districts for data on school working conditions, parent involvement, and enable comparison of staff and parent perspectives to student self-reports. Follow this link for more information. Parents can choose to opt their child out of this survey. Click this link to submit your opt out form.
Repeat News
6th Grade Panoramic Photos
Panorama Photo Day for 6th graders is coming up on Friday, March 1st!
Your 6th grader will be bringing home an order form on Tuesday, Feb 20. You have the option of ordering your photo or mug online. This is the quickest and most secure way to order. The order form asks for the name of your student’s teacher. Please be sure to write your student’s 6th period teacher’s name on the form.
If you choose to submit paper order forms, please have your 6th grader return their order form to Jackie in the front office by Thursday, February 29.
Dana Yearbooks
2023-24 yearbooks are now available for pre-order. Reserve yours now for $30. Online only. Find it on the Dana Website. https://sdusd.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/17417/312/False/True
After School Needs Assessment
Site Governance team is the structure used at a school site for shared decision making. Members of the SGT include parents, administrators, staff and students to make collaborative decisions to improve instructional programs and culture of our school.
Our Site Governance Team (SGT) needs your input to make collaborative decisions regarding our school's afterschool programming. Please take a moment to fill out this survey. We are gathering your valuable input to provide quality options for after school academic enrichment programs. Please complete the survey linked here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScu_dPP3dW3UTMq6Z-LyDA9avWslpGuFBDImqweGAUFfWqkCg/viewform
We will share your feedback at our next SGT meeting.
Middle School Athletics Spring Registrations Now Open
SDUSD Middle School Athletics will now be offering cheer and wrestling this spring season along with flag football. Wrestling will be offered as a cluster with middle school students representing the high school within their middle school cluster. More information is on the Dana website under the sports tab. Cheer will support flag football and wrestling events. Uniforms and pompoms are provided by SDUSD Middle School Athletics.
Spring registration is now open and accepting signups.
MSA Wrestling Registration - Spring
MSA Flag Football/Cheer Registration - Spring
Principal’s Coffee Update
Here is a link to the slides from this month’s coffee with the principal. Please join us in the coming months for topics like:
- March 7: Course Sequences
- How do elective and math choices impact a student’s future course sequence?
- April 18: SEL @ Dana- planning for the future
- How can we continue to embed more social-emotional learning in our school?
- May 2: State of the School- Looking to 24/25
- What is the student experience at Dana, and how do we plan together for the future?
Upcoming Dates in the next month
Feb 27 - Guitar Cluster Concert at 6:00 p.m. at Correia Middle
Feb 28 - School Site Council (SSC) Meeting at 3:00 p.m.
March 1 - 6th Grade Panorama Picture Day
March 8 - Spirit Day - Mustache Day
March 8 - Variety Show from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Dana Auditorium
March 12 - FoDaC Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at Dana Library
March 15 - 5th Graders take the California Healthy Kids Survey