Good Morning Cavalier Families, 

Our Cavaliers remained fully engaged in learning and making the most of every moment even though it was a short week at school! Their focus and enthusiasm remind us that our Cavaliers are Empowered to LEAD: to Learn, Engage, Achieve, and Discover each day at Dayton Creek.

Field Trips:

BOE Policy IFCB

Class field trips from school require parent permission. Field trip permission forms will be sent home with students in advance of the date of the trip. The form must include the nature of the trip, departure time, expected return time, name of sponsor(s), and mode of travel. All students are required to ride the bus to and from the field trip, unless a parent/legal guardian who is attending the field trip signs their student out with the designated teacher before leaving the field trip location. This helps us ensure that all students are accounted for before departing. Parents or legal guardians who plan to take their student home directly from the field trip should provide written communication to the school, preferably 24 hours in advance.

A student may not accompany his/her class if the school does not receive a permission form. Students must not be under suspension, expulsion restrictions, and/or have no outstanding detention time to serve in order to attend field trips.

Field Trip Parent Volunteers:

Parent volunteers may be needed to help supervise trips. Please be advised that only parents or legal guardians will be allowed to attend field trips with the school. This policy was put in place in response to growing safety concerns and the increased number of non-parent attendees on field trips (family friends, neighbors, cousins, aunts, uncles, high school brothers and sisters, etc.).

It is not uncommon to have a limited amount of parent volunteer spots available for these field trips. In many cases, parents will need to provide their own transportation. Younger siblings may not accompany parents on these trips since it distracts from the supervision required to make the trip a success.

Kindly review our  Elementary Handbook 2025-2026 for more information on Academics, Activities, Attendance, Code of Conduct, Health, Nutrition, Transportation, Safety & Security.

Recognize a DCES staff going above and beyond to serve our students, staff, and school community by completing the short USD 230 Standing Ovation Awards. The district will select Core Value Award recipients from this pool of nominations.

All employees nominated will be recognized with a certificate and three of the nominees (Administration, Certified, Classified) will be chosen as the monthly USD 230 & Price Chopper Standing Ovation honorees.

Nominations are now being accepted for the Spring Hill Schools’ 2027 Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year! To nominate an exceptional teacher, complete this form by the end of Friday, Sept. 12. Please submit one form per nomination.

• Sign-up Form: Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) & M.O.M.S. (Moms of Marvelous Students)

• PTO Newsletter

• 1st Quarter DCES Community Feedback Form: We value your feedback so please  share your thoughts on how we're doing through this form.

• 2025–2026 School Calendar

• Breakfast and Lunch Menu

• Volunteer Registration

• DCES 2028 Strategic Plan

• PTO Volunteer & Class List Contact Form

• Elementary Handbook 2025-2026

We’re off to a great start, and it’s only the beginning of the year! Thank you so much for your support as our Cavaliers continue to settle in, learn, and grow. Wishing you a restful and fun weekend ahead!

Sincerely, 

Dr. Miller 

Office: 913-592-7266 or 913-592-7162

E-mail: millerthe@usd230.org