Phoenix Facts

We are READY TO ROLL and excited to welcome students for the 2020-2021 school year! We can't wait for you to meet your teachers and take advantage of all of the opportunities that Don Tyson School of Innovation has to offer. Information for Face-to-Face and Virtual students is linked below. As always, feel free to reach out any time.

See you soon!

Kelly Boortz

To all our VIA virtual and blended learners K - 12 - we are so excited to have you joining us along with over 3,000 other virtual learners on this great adventure.

During the first week of school, August 24 - August 28, you can expect:

K - 5th grades

• to meet your teacher (on email)
• to practice logging into your device
• to create an "All About me Slideshow"
• practice sending email to your teacher when you need help
• Chromebook care
• share information about your learning coach with your teacher
• to set up your workspace and learning schedule
• to begin fun lessons about school, yourself, your Chromebook and your teacher on Seesaw (K - 2) and Google Classroom (3rd - 5th)

If you need help, please email your grade level advisor.

VIA Email: viadtsoi@sdale.org

6th - 12th grades

• to hear from your grade level advisor
• practice email communication
• share a photo of your workspace
• share information about your learning coach
• start to familiarize yourself with Schoology and Edgenuity through tutorials
• login to Clever, Edgenuity, Schoology

If you need help, please email your teacher.

These are great resources for what you need to know for the first day! Check back often to see the most up to date information.

• Your Day at DTSOI
• VIA DTSOI K-5 Orientation Slides
• VIA DTSOI 6-12 Orientation Slides

Here is a helpful video about accessing HAC. If you still have issues getting in to HAC, please do not call or email the school. Instead, complete the form below and a staff member will email you back. Issues will be addressed by email in the order of form submissions.

HAC HELP Video

Click Here For Password Reset Form

• Ms. Stonebarger - 6th and 7th - kstonebarger@sdale.org
• Ms. Duane - 8th and 9th - aduane@sdale.org
• Ms. Nutter - 10th and 11th - jnutter@sdale.org
• Ms. Elzer - 12th and Virtual - telzer@sdale.org

If you have not updated your student's information in Registration Gateway, please take a moment to do so. This is how we will receive the most accurate ways to contact you this year. Use the red button above to access Registration Gateway.

Bits from our previous newsletters:

• Campus Map/Transportation Map
• Bus Transportation Information - All bus riders 6-12 will ride their assigned bus to their zoned junior high school. A transfer bus will bring them from their zoned junior high to DTSOI and the process is reversed in the afternoon. DTSOI staff will be at the junior high schools during the first week of school to assist your student in the mornings and afternoons.

• Find your Bus & School Zone (bus information will appear beneath each school)

  Some bus routes are subject to change
• Student Schedule Information
• School Supply List
• Face-to-Face Back to School Info Center
• VIA Back to School Info Center
• NWACC tuition is due and can be paid online HERE

Coming up in next week's newsletter:

• Welcome Back!

Email: kboortz@sdale.org
Website: soi.sdale.org
Location: 2667 Hylton Road, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: (479) 750-8780
Facebook: facebook.com/SpringdaleSOI
Twitter: @dtsoi_phoenix

• Tom Doppe - Grades 7, 9, & 11
  
• Amy Harrison - Grades 10 & 12
• Shay Hopper - Virtual Innovation Academy Students
• Aurelian Sennett - Grades 6 & 8