• Buy uniforms – Mills Uniform Company 
• Sign-up for emergency and grade-level alerts
• Need after school care? Register for Kids on Campus
• Week of August 13: Schedules and Advisory released in MyBackPack
• August 20: New Student Orientation, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• August 20: Back-to-School Night, parents only
• August 21: Lunch and Lockers event, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., students only
• August 22: Yay! It’s the first day of school!
• September 7: Middle School ESDPA Coffee, 8:15 a.m.

View and print the complete New Family checklist here. 

CHROMEBOOK INFORMATION:

All Middle School students use school-managed Chromebooks. Having a single platform environment allows teachers to use the device as a learning tool, and having managed Chromebooks allows the School to push out applications that all students need to use. These are the only devices permitted on campus during the academic day except by written permission from the Division Head.

• Fifth grade: ESD provides a school-owned and managed Chromebook to be used during the school day and stored in ESD charging carts overnight.

• Sixth grade:  The School purchases Chromebook and this costs is paid through your child’s tuition.  If a student damages his or her device, he or she must buy a replacement Chromebook in the Eagle’s Nest.

• Seventh grade:  Students continue to use the School-managed Chromebook

• Students in the rising eighth grade class (Class of 2023) will continue to use their own Chromebook.

• Chromebooks should arrive at school fully charged.

CELL PHONE POLICY

Students in grades five through seven are not permitted to have cell phones or smart watches on campus.  This policy covers phones, smart watches, and other portable or wearable devices. Use of these devices is an eighth-grade privilege and, as such, can be revoked in cases of non-compliance with these guidelines:

• Eighth grade students are permitted to bring these devices to school but may not be used from the time they arrive on campus until 3:25 p.m.

• Eighth grade students’ cell phones or smart watches must be TURNED OFF and placed in lockers during the entire day.

• Cell phones are NOT permitted in locker rooms for any purpose.

• Should a student fail to follow these guidelines, the device may be picked up by a parent in the Middle School Office.

If a student needs to contact his or her parents, he or she may do so in the Middle School Office on a school phone. If a parent needs to contact a child, he or she may contact the Middle School Office at (214) 358-5847.

Middle School Handbook (New!)

2018-19 Middle School Daily Bell Schedule

Middle School Textbook Information

Student Support Services

Middle School begins at 8:15 a.m. and ends at 3:25 p.m.

ESD Athletics - Coach Contacts

ESD Sports Fellowship Information for PK-6

Registration for flag football, soccer, and volleyball for 5th and 6th graders will took place in July. Please see the Sports Fellowship Email that went out.

Please contact Coach Tollison with questions.

Seventh and Eighth Grade School Sports:

There will be two teams per grade. Please contact program leaders or Coach Gomez, Assistant AD for Middle School, with questions. More information about practices, etc, will be posted here later this summer and emailed to all families in early August.

Cross Country -  Evan Hadrick hadricke@esdallas.org 

Field Hockey -  Ashlyn Hudson   hudsona@esdallas.org 

Football for seventh and eighth grade will start August 15: 

7th Grade Football Policy Manual Please contact Jay Michael at michaelj@esdallas.org if your student is interested in the 7th grade football program.

Football Program Director- Richard Williams  williamsr@esdallas.org    

Volleyball team practices will begin August 27: 

Camp for All Ages
July 30 - August 2 
Sign up through summer programs

Tryouts for seventh and eighth grade teams:
August 22 - 24 

Please contact Laura Gomez at gomezl@esdallas.org if your student is interested in the volleyball program.

All Middle School students are welcome to stay on campus until 6:00 p.m. at our supervised After School Program. This program is free to our families and allows students to complete their assignments as well as to become acquainted with members of their class.