Joe Carlson Elementary School

VALENTINE'S DAY FLORAL DELIVERIES: We have contacted the local floral shops to request that all valentine related deliveries not be made to any District school on Valentine's Day, February 14th. Your continued support of our attempts to keep distractions to the educational process in our schools at a minimum is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Please support our Douglas High School Drama Club on Saturday, February 24, 2024, starting at noon, at the James Brenden Auditorium. See you there!

Dear Joe Carlson Parents and Guardians, Due to possible rain, weather, and soaked playground, we will have pick-up on the south side of the library and cafeteria. Please follow the usual pick-up route, and you will be detoured to the pick-up area. Please stay as a one car lane. Thank you for your patience and understanding. The safety and well-being of your child is our number one priority.

Please be advised that Wednesday, February 7th, is NOT an early release day, it will be a regular school day. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, February 8th (from school release time until 7PM). Both Thursday, February 8th, and Friday, February 9th, are early release days. Thank you!

Dear Joe Carlson Parents and Guardians, Due to possible rain, weather, and soaked playground, we will have pick-up on the south side of the library and cafeteria. Please follow the usual pick-up route, and you will be detoured to the pick-up area. Please stay as a one car lane. Thank you for your patience and understanding. The safety and well-being of your child is our number one priority.

Dear 3rd Grade Parents and Guardians, Please join us for a parent meeting for students in 3rd Grade this evening, Tuesday, January 30, 2024, in our MPR for information about the state’s Move on When Reading law, which affects all 3rd Grade students’ promotion to 4th Grade. All parents and guardians of 3rd Grade students are urged to attend this important meeting. This meeting will be in at 5:00 PM. Thank you for your support. We hope you can join us.

Dear 3rd Grade Parents and Guardians, Please join us for a parent meeting for students in 3rd Grade on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, in our MPR for information about the state’s Move on When Reading law, which affects all 3rd Grade students’ promotion to 4th Grade. All parents and guardians of 3rd Grade students are urged to attend this important meeting. This meeting will be in at 5:00 PM. Thank you for your support. We hope you can join us.

Dear Joe Carlson Parents and Guardians, In order to keep you updated on our drop-off route, today, Monday, January 29, 2024, Douglas High School will begin utilizing the North side of their campus to drop-off and pick-up their bus students. DHS buses will exit through Eddie Ave, use the left lane and exit toward 19th st., which is our morning drop-off area. This should not affect our traffic. We ask that Joe Carlson traffic continue on the right lane, your child will continue to exit from the right side of your vehicle at the drop-off area, and proceed with caution when the bus is exiting through Eddie Ave. We thank you for your patience and understanding as we work together and provide a safe school environment for our students.

Dear Joe Carlson Parents and Guardians, In order to keep you updated on our drop-off route, beginning Monday, January 29, 2024, Douglas High School will begin utilizing the North side of their campus to drop-off and pick-up their bus students. DHS buses will exit through Eddie Ave, use the left lane and exit toward 19th st., which is our morning drop-off area. This should not affect our traffic. We ask that Joe Carlson traffic continue on the right lane, your child will continue to exit from the right side of your vehicle at the drop-off area, and proceed with caution when the bus is exiting through Eddie Ave. We thank you for your patience and understanding as we work together and provide a safe school environment for our students.

Special Olympics Douglas is looking for participants for their Track & Field Semester (January-March). Practices start now! If you want to participate & for information, please contact Leslie Wolfe at (520) 236-9435 or Letty Garcia at (520) 368-6179. Forms filled out and completed needed to practice!

Dear Joe Carlson Parents and Guardians, Due to possible rain, weather, and soaked playground, we will have pick-up on the south side of the library and cafeteria. Please follow the usual pick-up route, and you will be detoured to the pick-up area. Please stay as a one car lane. Thank you for your patience and understanding. The safety and well-being of your child is our number one priority.

We now offer an online platform for Donations and Tax Credit! Please support our students & donate today! Thank you!

We are happy to announce that we now offer an online platform (https://douglasunified.revtrak.net/dusd-business-office/#/list) for Donations & Tax Credit! Please support our students & donate today! Thank you!

Douglas High School - Coaching Positions Available! Please see flyer for more information. Thank you!

Dear Joe Carlson Parents and Guardians, Due to possible rain and weather, we will have pick-up on the south side of the library and cafeteria. Please follow the usual pick-up route, and you will be detoured to the pick-up area. Please stay as a one car lane. Thank you for your patience and understanding. The safety and well-being of your child is our number one priority.

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there will be NO school and all District Offices will be closed on Monday, January 15th. Thank you!

LATE START CORRECTION FOR BUS ROUTES ONLY: Bus routes will begin at 7:30 AM. Thank You!

Parents/Guardians: Due to weather conditions, tomorrow, Monday, January 8th, will be a LATE START day for all DUSD schools. School will begin at 9:00 AM. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 AM. Bus routes will be picked up one hour later than normal time. Thank you!

Parents/Guardians: Just a reminder that the anonymous tip line, P3 Campus, is for reporting : bullying, suicide concerns, depression, inappropriate texting, stealing, threats, cutting, abuse, dating and domestic violence, fights, drugs, alcohol, weapons or other types of dangerous situations that threaten your child's safety or the safety of others. We ask that if you have any concerns or complaints regarding staff or anyone associated with DUSD, to please contact the school/site administrator and follow the policies in place. Please do not use the P3 Campus platform for complaints as it is not the reason it was intended for. We thank you for your support and understanding in this matter.

Dear Joe Carlson Parents and Guardians, As we near the end of the quarter, please make sure to contact our office if your child is going to be absent or has an unexcused absence. It is important that absences are verified on a daily basis. In addition, it is important that are our students are at school on time. As a reminder, breakfast is served from 7:30-8:00 a.m. in the cafeteria and classes begin at 8:00 a.m. Please contact our office if you have any questions.