The Calloway Dean’s Memo serves to provide community wide updates, events, and student highlights at your fingertips. There will be follow up communication from our administration team to reinforce community commitments and expectations.
On behalf of the Cab Calloway School of the Arts community, we take this moment to honor and remember the heroes and families impacted by the events of 9/11/01. We will take a moment of silence to remember all of those impacted but specifically we’re residents of Delaware:
- Jon Richard Grabowski
- Davis Grier Sezna Jr.
- Matthew Flocco
- Robert John Fangman
- Robert Peraza
- Richard Stewart Jr.
Table of Content:
- Archived Dean’s Memo
- RCCSD Calendar
- CCSA Calendar
- Parent and Student Support: Contact List
- Delaware Student Success: College Application Timeline and Resources
- 11th and 12th Grade School Counselor Updates
- Middle School Community Expectations and HS: 9-11 Grade Community Expectation Assembly Powerpoint
- PTSO Membership and Cabbie Spirit Gear
- Band Booster Club Mums Fundraiser
- Cab Calloway School Fund Meeting Agenda
- Community of Care: Family Engagement Opportunities
The RCCSD calendar and CCSA calendars will keep you informed about upcoming district and school events.
The CCSA Calendar link below provides directions on syncing the CCSA calendar and Block Rotation calendar to your allows for your phone or google calendar.
- September 12th: BLT Meeting @ 2:30 PM
- September 13th: Staff In/Service (School Closed)
- September 13th: Cab Calloway School Fund Meeting @ 7:00 PM
- September 15th: PTSO Meeting @ 7:00 PM
- September 22nd: District Board Meeting at 7:00 PM
- September 29th: Back to School Meet the Teacher
We enjoyed another miraculous week here at Cab Calloway. As we spent sometime orientating all students on school wide expectations.
Our 6-9th Grade Students completed their i-Ready diagnostic testing in Math and Reading.
The class of 2023 met with administration to review graduation, prom, senior class trip, and graduation ceremony requirements.
Academic Updates
iReady Testing
The iReady diagnostic test in Reading (Grades 6-9) and Math (Grades 6-8 and Grade 9 Algebra) will take place the week of September 6th. Testing sessions are approximately 30-minutes in length over two class sessions.
What is i-Ready?
i-Ready is an online program that will help determine your child’s strengths and areas for growth, personalize their learning, and monitor their progress throughout the school year. i-Ready allows teachers to meet your child where they are and provides us with data to inform instruction. Click on the link below for more information.
Delaware Student Success Resource
Now is the time to encourage your student to dream big and to find a meaningful and rewarding career path. Career planning is a lengthy process that will continue for several years. The below link will lead you to resources for each grade level including a Senior College Application Checklist
Culture and Climate Updates
From the desk of Dr. Dawn Downes
Last week all students attended and Expectations Assembly with Dean Bolden, Dr. Warshany, and Dr. Downes. During the assembly, we shared this slide deck. After sharing the Cab Calloway vision, mission, and core values, we shared our expectations with students regarding our most common discipline infractions from last year – students being late to class and students with other attendance issues (such as skipping class or loitering in unauthorized areas).
In addition, we reviewed the new dress code guidelines from the Red Clay School Board, and the cell phone policy. Our intention was to share expectations so that our community starts strong with the same expectations that are understood by everyone. Click on the link below to review expectations and Calloway Behavior Matrix.
In addition to the Red Clay Student Handbook and Code of Conduct, students also reviewed the Cab Calloway Student and Family Handbook. It reviews information specific to Cab Calloway School of the Arts. If you have questions, please direct them to Dr. Downes or Dr. Warshany.
Student Extracurricular Activities
Clubs and after school activities will be starting up over the next two weeks. The current list of activities is at the link below. The administration will be working with club advisors to finalize meeting days and times, so check the list often as it will be updated daily as we receive confirmation from club advisors that the club will continue to meet this year and the schedule is created.
If parents are not able to provide transportation home for students after and after school activity, we do have an after school activity bus that will pick up students at 4:30 PM and take them to hub stops throughout the district. If your student needs to ride the activity bus, review the bus stops at this link. They will not be the same bus stop your child rides to and from school, and your child needs to know which activity stop they will use when they get on the bus at 4:30 PM.
Additionally, the time that the student arrives at the hub stop depends on how many students are riding the bus and if any stops may be skipped.
Cab Calloway’s Parent Teacher Student Organization
We hope you will consider joining us for our first meeting of the school year on Thursday, September 15th in the school library. Please also join the Facebook group ‘Cab Calloway PTSO’ or check the school calendar for more information.
It only takes a few minutes to join the PTSO via this link below: MemberHub. By signing up you will automatically be added to the email distribution list for monthly minutes from the PTSO meeting, volunteer opportunities, and newsletters. Come join PTSO for their first meeting this Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Cab Band Booster Club
Please support our nationally recognized and award winning marching band and purchase a beautiful mum!
Just a reminder, all mum orders must be submitted online by this upcoming Monday, Sept 12th. Once the online mum order is placed, a Square invoice will be emailed (within 24 hours) to the purchaser so they can pay via credit/debit card. The invoice must be paid in full before Tuesday Sept 13th else the order will not be fulfilled.
Stand By Me Next Generation
From the Desk of the School Counseling DEPARTMENT
Stand-by-Me Next Generation will begin its popular Virtual Public Sessions of "Scholarships 102" and "Paying for College" weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting next week weekly until November 17.
Every Tuesday from 9/13 - 11/17 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM. Scholarships 102 (including NEW DHEO program) Every Thursday from 9/15 - 11/176:30 PM -7:30 PM Paying for College
Cab Calloway School Fund
The Cab Calloway School Fund is a non-profit 501©(3) organization that maintains and enhances excellence in arts-based education at The Cab Calloway School of the Arts.
Come join the CCSF for their first meeting on Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Click below to see the meeting agenda: