Zoom links were emailed to new families on Monday, March 20, 2023 from ESD Lower School Admission. Please check your spam folder if you did not receive it. 

March 21: New pre-k parents Zoom Q&A with the ESD Parents Association, 9:00 a.m. (optional).

March 21: New kindergarten parents Zoom Q&A with the ESD Parents Association, 10:00 a.m. (optional).

March 21: New first-fourth parents Zoom Q&A with the ESD Parents Association, 11:00 a.m. (optional).

All meetings take place in the Zachary Bell Theater in the Susan M. Frank Center for Arts & Humanities. No RSVP is required.

April 13: Parent meeting: sneak peek into fifth grade, 8:00 a.m.

April 18: Parent meeting: sneak peek into fourth grade, 9:30 a.m.

April 20: Parent meeting: sneak peek into third grade, 9:30 a.m.

April 25: Parent meeting: sneak peek into second grade, 9:30 a.m.

April 27: Parent meeting: sneak peek into first grade, 9:30 a.m.

May 2: Parent meeting: sneak peek into kindergarten, 9:30 a.m.

May 3: Parent meeting: sneak peek into primer, 9:30 a.m.

May 9: Parent meeting: sneak peek into pre-k, 9:30 a.m.

May 11: Parent meeting: sneak peek into beginner, 9:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m. All new lower school families are invited to this fun-filled event at the lower school. Please RSVP to attend.

RSVP HERE

May 13, 2023

9:30 a.m. New beginner families, Early Childhood Playground

9:30 a.m. New kindergarten families, Lower School Playground

10:30 a.m. New pre-k families, Early Childhood Playground

Summer socials for these primary ESD entry years are hosted by the ESD Parents' Association (ESDPA). Details coming soon. 

Eagle Camp is a fun and spirit-filled way to welcome students to campus to meet their teachers and classmates. It's also a great opportunity to familiarize them with the building prior to the first day of school. Camps take place the week before school starts.

Camps take place the week prior to the start of school. Details coming soon.

Details coming soon.

UNIFORMS

Mills Uniform Company is the official uniform supplier for ESD. Uniforms can be purchased directly from Mills or through the ESD Uniform Resale Shop.

You may also purchase uniform pieces, excluding the skirt, at other retailers or resale stores as long as they match the stated guidelines.

SPIRIT WEAR

The Eagles Nest campus store has gone virtual! Get your spirit wear essentials like athletic uniforms, shirts, outerwear, embroidered bows, hats, and a little bit of everything else. A limited selection of spirit wear items can also be found in the Resale Shop. Check us out on Instagram @eaglesnestesd for information regarding sales, curbside hour updates and new items!

Eagles Nest

ESD+ offers before and after school interest-based programs such as chess, archery, fine arts, engineering, and more, for lower school students. These programs are led by lower school faculty and meet weekly throughout the school year.

ESD+ Kids on Campus (KOC) is extended day care for lower school students staffed by lower school faculty.

Registration for programs and extended day opens in August at esdallas.org/esdplus.

More ESD+ Information

2023-24 School Day Hours

BEGINNER / PRE-K / KINDER / PRIMER
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

GRADES 1 - 4
8:00 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.

CARPOOL INFORMATION COMING SOON.

Have a question, need an answer, but not sure who to send it to? Lower School now has their own account for general, non-child-specific questions. Feel free to reach out, and someone on the Leadership Team will respond back promptly. LSquestions@esdallas.org

Email LS Questions

We’ve created an in-house point of contact for all new families with questions about anything school-related. Our new family liaison is the first point of contact for all new families with any questions about ESD’s lower school (curriculum, schedules, conferences, parking, chapel, carpool, etc.) Our PA does (and will continue to do) an amazing job welcoming new families into the ESD culture. We thought it only right to add an internal layer of support for our new Eagle families. For New Family questions, please contact us at newfamilyliaison@esdallas.org

Email Questions

Head of Lower School - Tracey Shirey
shireyt@esdallas.org

Assistant Head of Lower School and Director of Early Childhood - Amy Cuccia
cucciaa@esdallas.org

Lower School Front Desk - Carmen Nixon
nixonc@esdallas.org

Attendance Notifications/Carpool Changes - Veracross
Veracross Parent Portal

Nurse - Marcia Biggs
biggsm@esdallas.org

Counseling and Emotional Wellness - Cara Holmes, Ph.D.
holmesc@esdallas.org

All Faculty/Staff are also listed on our directory at esdallas.org/directory. 

• On the first, second, and fifth Monday of the month, you will receive an email with the subject line "ESD News You Can Use." It will be sent from Jackie Robertson, Digital Communications Manager.
   

• On the third Monday of the month, you will receive an email with the subject line "ESD Dates You Can Use." It will be sent from Jackie Robertson, Digital Communications Manager.

• Every Monday you will receive an email from your student's homeroom teacher.

• Grade Rep emails are sent mid-month or as-needed.

If you are not receiving these emails and have checked your spam filter, please contact our support team at parentsupport@esdallas.org.

The lower school handbook is available in your Veracross Parent Portal. 

Please check your email inbox for the enrollment and tuition agreement sent from the Office of Admission.

MAY 22, 2023 is the deadline to submit the lifetime immunization record. (New families only)

AUGUST 1, 2023 is the deadline to submit all supplemental medical forms including annual physicals. Please have your physician complete the Annual Physical Form. All students must have a new physical every year. 

All medical records and forms must be submitted through Magnus Health through the Veracross parent portal. Login to Veracross, scroll down to the Resources section, and click Student Health Forms (Magnus). We cannot accept forms sent directly to the school. 

Veracross Parent Portal Login to Access Magnus Health

Magnus Health is the provider of our secure web-based electronic medical record system and your child’s health records will be initiated online. This information is HIPAA and FERPA protected and is unique to each student.

Tuition and billing information can be accessed from your Veracross parent portal.

Training documents are available in your Veracross parent portal, on the Help Desk landing page shown below. Training materials specific to lower school will be displayed in your parent portal. The example below is from a middle school parent portal. If you have additional questions that are not answered in the training material, please email parentsupport@esdallas.org. 

ESD uses the Veracross system for our Parent Portal. Below you will find step-by-step guides to help you best utilize this resource.

Navigating Your Parent Portal (General)

How to View Your Student's Homeroom

How to Add Veracross to Your Smartphone Home Screen

You can access school, student-specific, and household-specific calendars on our website and in your Veracross Parent Portal. See below for guides on how to best access these tools.

How to Add School Calendars to Your Phone

Subscribe to Your Household Calendar: Apple

Subscribe to Your Household Calendar: Google