Parent Information
Welcome
to our parent and community resource section. Here we hope to build valuable
resources to help parents stay informed when it comes to the Dickson County
school system.
Parents can make a huge impact on a child's education by being aware of the changes and events in the local school system. As a parent, your influence and involvement directly affects your child's success in school. Studies have repeatedly shown that students with regular parental involvement have higher overall academic success.
Hopefully our website will provide you with plenty of helpful information to help your child succeed.
Dickson County Testing Dates
TCAP - Students in Grades 3-8 take the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Achievement Test each spring. For more information on TCAP testing guidelines, tips and other resources - TCAP Tennessee
TCAP in Dickson County is scheduled for April 14-20, 2011.
ACT - ACT tests for Dickson County students are administered at the Dickson County High School. For more information - ACT Website
ACT tips - College Readiness
ACT Testing Strategies - produced by Dickson County Schools
Gateway -The Tennessee State Board of Education designated ten high school courses for the development of end of course examinations. These are commonly known at the high schools as Gateway tests. For more information on preparing your high school child - Gateway Test Information
Writing Assessments - The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Writing Assessment requires students to write a rough draft essay in response to an assigned prompt (topic) within a limited time period. For more information on Writing Assessments for 5th, 8th and 11th graders - TCAP Writing Assessment
For attendance, calendar, school
policy questions send an email to:
attendance@dcbe.org
For questions regarding secondary education send an
email to:
secondary@dcbe.org
For questions regarding elementary education send an
email to:
elementary@dcbe.org
For other inquiries send an email to:
info@dcbe.org
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is an education reform designed to improve student achievement. The act embodies four key principles–stronger accountability for results; greater flexibility for states, school districts and schools in the use of federal funds; more choices for parents of children from disadvantaged backgrounds; and an emphasis on teaching methods that have been demonstrated to work.
AYP is an individual state's measure of progress toward the goal of 100
percent of students achieving to state academic standards in at least
reading/language arts and math. It sets the minimum level of proficiency
that the state, its school districts, and schools must achieve each year on
annual tests and related academic indicators.
For more information go:
No Child Left Behind