Contact Us

Phone:

256-538-6301

Fax:

256-538-0037

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of Duck Springs Elementary is to instill a lifelong desire for learning into the hearts and minds of each student. We strive to promote a sense of pride in one’s self, community, and country. A standard of excellence will continue to be our purpose through the cooperative efforts of school, home, and community.

Registration Requirements

1. Certified Birth Certificates are required for all new students entering kindergarten or first grade.

2. A Social Security Card is required on each student. We register each child by the name on their social security card.

3. Children must be enrolled under their full name as it appears on their social security card..

4. Immunization Certificates (state law #12690) are required to be on file before a child is  registered. No child will be registered without an immunization certificate.

Building Based Student Support Team

The Building Based Student Support Team is a school-based committee designed to meet the needs of general education students who are at-risk of failure due to academics, behavior, or dropout. BBSST provides support when confronting classroom concerns that need to be addressed in a timely manner. It supports teachers as well as students who are struggling.

Further guidelines for the BBSST process can be found in the Lee v. Macon Consent Decree, the Alabama State Department of Education BBSST Manual, on the Prevention and Support Services Section web site at www.alsde.edu, in the Alabama Administrative Code 290-3-1-.02 for Regulations Governing Public Schools, and in the Alabama Administrative Code 290-8-9-.01-.72ER(2).

The Duck Springs Elementary Faculty is 100% highly qualified according to the No Child Left Behind Act.

Parents Right-To-Know

At the beginning of each school year, a local educational agency that receives Title I funds shall notify the parents of each student attending Title I schools that the parents may request, and the LEA will provide in a timely manner, information regarding the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers, including, at a minimum the following:

• · Whether the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
• · Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.
• · The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teachers, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.
• · Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

This information is to be collected and disseminated in a manner that protects the privacy of individuals. For additional information regarding this requirement, see Section 111(h)(6) of the NCLB legislation at

http://www.house.gov/rules/hr0001cr.pdf.