Important Information from Dragon Nation
DES Office Hours – 8:45 AM – 4:15 PM
Student Hours – 9:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Note – Dismissal begins at 3:35 PM. Buses usually pull off of our lot at 3:50 PM.
All students utilizing our carpool lane must be picked up by 3:55 PM.
IMPORTANT
Impact Aid Forms
Each year we ask all families to update your contact information on the Emergency Information Form and to complete the Federal Impact Aid Program Survey form. St. Mary’s County Public Schools System is asking families to submit their Impact Aid information online via a digital format if at all possible.
- SMCPS is encouraging all parents/guardians to please take the time to access and complete the form online, which can be located in the Home Access Center (HAC). Directions on accessing the form can be found here: LINK to directions on Impact Aid.
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Once you have logged into HAC you simply click the “Registration” icon and then the “Update Enrollment” tab. There you will see a link to the form. Click “Start” next to Federal Impact Aid Survey”. If you have multiple students please make sure you complete the form for all of them. There is a shortcut embedded in the form so that you don’t have to complete the entire form for each of your children.
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While submitting the electronic form via HAC (Home Access Center) is the simplest way to the form, you may submit a paper form to school via one of the following ways:
-Fax (301-769-4808)
-Mail (23510 Bushwood Road Chaptico, MD 20621)
-E-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Impact Aid Background: Our families in the St. Mary's County Public School System are entitled to receive funds from the federal government for the operation of schools. The funding is based on an accurate count of students whose parents or guardians work on federal property. All of the information collected is strictly confidential and used only for the stated purpose. The Impact Aid grant application provides information on the numbers and locations of federally-connected students attending our schools.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
December 10th - Two Hour Early Dismissal
No School for Head Start and PreKindergarten Students – Professional Responsibilities
December 13th-December 17th - Holiday Spirit Week
December 14th - Winter Chorus Concert, 6:30 p.m.
December 20th-January 1st - Winter Break
January 17th - Martin Luther King Day
All SMCPS offices and schools closed
January 21st - Two Hour Early Dismissal
No School for Head Start and PreKindergarten Students – Professional Responsibilities
2021 - 2022 Registration Information
2021-2022 Pre-Kindergarten/Head Start
All Families are welcome to apply.
Online Common Application Link
Paper Common Applications are available in English and Spanish at school.
Students must be 4 years old by September 1, 2021 for Pre-K 4/Head Start 4.
Students must be 3 years old by September 1, 2021 for Pre-K 3/Head Start 3.
Children from Financially Eligible Families are placed first.
Kindergarten Registration
- If you need to register a child for Kindergarten for general information.
- We would prefer that you complete the required paperwork and email that to Laura Husted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- The forms that need to be completed for Kindergarten registration. Most of the forms are fillable on your computer. Just download each form and the fillable fields will be activated. Otherwise you can print and fill out each form by hand.
- Detailed list of additional required documents for Kindergarten registration.
1st Grade - 5th Grade Registration
- Forms that need to be completed for 1st - 5th grade. Most of the forms are fillable on your computer. Just download each form and the fillable fields will be activated. Otherwise you can print and fill out each form by hand.
- Detailed list of additional required documents for 1st - 5th grade
DES Lunch Menu/Take Home Meals
- Please bookmark the DES Lunch Menu link so that you have access to it whenever you need it.
- DES will continue to send home meals with your child if requested. Please click HERE and complete the electronic Pre-Order Form each week you wish to have your child bring home meals.
Dynard Elementary School is excited to offer MySchoolBucks! This online payment service provides an easy and secure way to pay for school meals. Sign up for a FREE myschoolbucks account today and you’ll be able to:
- View account balances and meal purchases
- Schedule automatic payments
- Set up low balance alerts
- Make payments on-the-go
