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Welcome to Dexter School

SUMMER REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS MUST BE COMPLETED ONLINE

First Day of School for K-5 is August 10, 2020
First Day of School for Pre-K is August 24, 2020

Once online student registration is complete please call the school to confirm registration and eligibility documentation requirements @ 706-545-3424

Age Requirements

PRE-KDG ………….. Must be four (4) on or before September 1, 2020
KDG …………….……Must be five (5) on or before September 1, 2020
1st Grade …………… Must be six (6) on or before September 1, 2020

Documentation Required for New Registration

Certified birth certificate (original)
Current Orders of Sponsor
Immunizations/Shot Records
Housing Lease Agreement or letter from housing verifying family is on waiting list
Spouse’s ID Card

A copy of these documents will be kept on file for student eligibility.

Race, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

June 16, 2020 Challenging every DoDEA employee to be courageous, persistent and effective in confronting and resolving racial and cultural issues that impact everyone but disproportionately impact the academic and social emotional success of students of color.

End of Year Message for DoDEA Families

June 10, 2020 As we reach the end of the school year, I hope that you, your children, and all your loved ones are safe and healthy.

Region Update June 1

Fort Benning Schools offering FREE Breakfast and Lunch

Fort Benning Schools will be offering FREE breakfast and lunch meals for ALL children ages 0-18 during the school closure. Beginning Monday March 23, 2020 the Fort Benning School Meals Program will offer FREE Grab-and-Go breakfast and lunch meals to ALL children ages 0-18 for as long as the school closure continues. This program will be solely for the pick-up of meals; no meals will be consumed at the school. Children do not have to be Fort Benning students to participate.

All meals will be offered Monday –Friday from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch for one day and breakfast for the next day will be distributed at the same time. Please note that meals will be served every day, Monday-Friday, excluding holidays until schools re-open, regardless of the school calendar “off” dates, such as spring break or teacher training days.

At this time, children must be present to receive meals.

For more information about this program, please see the attached flyer.

Dexter School Hours

School and Office Hours

Grade	Regular Hours	Tuesday Hours
K - 5	8:45 AM - 3:30 PM	8:45 AM - 2:15 PM
Pre-K AM Session	8:45 AM - 11:15 AM	8:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Pre-K PM Session	1:00 PM - 3:30 PM	12:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Tuesdays are Early Release days

DoDEA Summer Learning Program

This website provides grades K-8 students and parents educational resources to bridge learning between the current and upcoming school years.

Dexter Awarded with Grant for SY 20-21

CSC awards Dexter with an educational grant for the purchase of three Kindle Fires and three Osmo Genius Kits.

Dexter Elementary's 50th Anniversary

Herbie the Eagle

From Around DoDEA

DoDEA Teachers Miss Their Students

May 22, 2020 DoDEA teachers from around the system miss their students and have created innovative ways of staying connected with their students during the global pandemic.
Education

Dexter ES

School Address
99 Yeager Ave, Bldg 1400
Fort Benning, GA 31905-6522
Phone: 706-545-3424
Fax: 706-545-9106
DSN Phone: 835-3424

Ft. Benning SY 20-21 Parent Calendar Dexter ES Parent-Student Handbook

Upcoming Events

There are no upcoming events within the next 5 days. For a complete list of events please see the full calendar. Full Calendar

NOTE: Please check your school's calendar for information on additional release days for training, parent teacher conferences, and other activities.

Our Mission

To provide a safe and supportive learning environment enabling military children to develop to their fullest potential. We offer all students the opportunity to achieve the skills and confidence necessary to develop into independent thinkers - capable of creating a vision for their future.

Our Vision

We learn from the past to create our own future.

Literacy Goal

By May 2019, all students in grades K-5 will increase their achievement in Reading Comprehension as measured by the EOY Scholastic Reading Inventory and/or Benchmark Assessment System.

Math Goal

All students in grades 3-5 will increase their achievement in Mathematics on the CCRS Summative Assessment from 50% in SY 17-18 in Performance Levels 4 and 5 to 60% in SY 19-20.