Attendance Matters!! At DES, in August, 4 out of every 10 students missed at least 1 day of school. Help us improve this rate by being at school, on time, every single day (when you are not sick)!
Grilling with Grands, Thursday 5:00-7:00 at DES!
Join us for Grilling with Grands!
Please return all Save the Children forms by Thursday 31st or program spots will go to those on waiting list. If you do not receive an acceptance letter from Save the Children on Friday September 1st, then your child has been placed on the waiting list.
The Decatur County School System is seeking applications for Custodial Workers. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED prior to employment and successfully pass a TBI fingerprint background screening. The applicant will need a completed Health Screening Physical Form from a licensed Physician Applications may be filled out at www.decaturcountyschools.com under the Employment tab, Noncertified Application, and resumes sent to Hugh Smith, Human Resources Supervisor, at Decatur County Board of Education hugh.smith@decaturschools.org. The deadline for submitting an application is August 31, 2023.
The Decatur County School System is seeking applications for a Paraprofessional PreK (Teacher Assistant) position. Applicants must be 21 years old and have a high school diploma or GED. Prior to employment, the applicant selected must verify 2 years of college or pass the Parapro Assessment. Applicants must also successfully pass a TBI Fingerprint Background check as well as a physical by a Licensed Physician. Applications may be picked up at the Board of Education Office or downloaded from www.decaturcountyschools.com under the Employment tab, Noncertified Application, and sent to Hugh Smith, Human Resources Supervisor, at Decatur County Board of Education, P.O. Box 369, 59 West Main Street, Decaturville, TN 38329 or emailed to hugh.smith@decaturschools.org. The deadline for submitting an application is August 31, 2023.
A big THANK YOU to DES parents and families for making attendance a priority!
#attendancematters
Please visit https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/page/esser and click on the link for public spending plan to read about updates to the ESSER remaining funds budget! Thank you!
The Decatur County School System is seeking applications for Custodial Workers. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED prior to employment and successfully pass a TBI fingerprint background screening. The applicant will need a completed Health Screening Physical Form from a licensed Physician Applications may be filled out at www.decaturcountyschools.com under the Employment tab, Noncertified Application, and resumes sent to Hugh Smith, Human Resources Supervisor, at Decatur County Board of Education hugh.smith@decaturschools.org. The deadline for submitting an application is August 31, 2023.
The football game at Lexington tomorrow, 8/25 will be moved to an 8pm kick off!
Our school was invited to participate in the K pilot of the early literacy home li early. All K students will receive 6 books at no cost this fall. To opt out please call Renae Lomax at the board office.
Join us tonight at the Stadium as we begin the 2023 Panther football season! Kick off will be 7:00 pm!
The internet and phones are back up and running! Thank you for your patience!
All phones and internet are currently down at all locations. We will update when it's working again.
Just a reminder about the after school open house/meeting today at DES at 4:30 and PES at 5:30. Thank you!
Please visit https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/page/esser for the updated ESSER Safe Return to School Plan.
Panthers for Christ will begin at all schools next week. In order for students to participate, they must return a signed permission form that has been sent home. Please sign and send those forms back with students as soon as possible! Thank you from Panthers for Christ team.
PTO Meeting at DES on Monday, August 21st at 3:00 p.m.
Tryouts for the DCMS Lady Panthers' basketball team will be held on August 14th from 4-5pm in the DCMS gym. This will be for girls in grades 4th-8th grade that missed tryouts back in March. Please see the attached picture for more information.
Due to driver shortage, buses 7 and 29 will run approximately one hour behind picking students up in the morning, Monday, August 15th. Buses 7 and 29 will run late tomorrow but will pick up students as soon as they can. Thank you for your understanding!
