Students in Dexter schools are one step closer to the first day of classes with registration in the district held this Monday and Tuesday.

Dexter schools instituted a new “streamlined’ and “family friendly” registration process this fall. Instead of a day of registration in each of the four buildings in the district, two days of registration was held for all students in a central location.

All registrations were held at the Bearcat Event Center, with families registering all children at the same time. A large portion of the BEC was devoted just to school photographs, with a team of eight Inter-State Studio photographers on hand to snap the all-important school photo.

Students and parents were able then to move through the step-by-step process and update student information, and then visit appropriate building’s line and pay for school lunches, learn teacher assignments, and then move on and purchase a new PTO Bearcat t-shirt as well as a DHS activity pass. A special area was also devoted to registering new students to the Dexter district.

“It’s gone well,” said Dr. Kim Flowers, assistant superintendent for the district. She and fellow assistant superintendent Dr. Roger Alsup took time on Monday afternoon to step back and assess the positives and what can be improved for registration next fall.

Classes begin Thursday, Aug. 18 in Dexter with a half-day of classes. The first full day for students is Friday, August 19.

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