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[cid:image002.png@01DB2ECC.7D6CCCD0] GET READY TO SHOP & DROP! Make plans to fill your facility’s bin or box with new, unwrapped toys by the deadline. The Superintendent's Toy Drive launches November 18 and will conclude on December 13. Learn More

[cid:image001.png@01DB3AA1.ABA14460] As we near the first early release date of the 24-25 school year, we would like to share with you some essential and informational items to help this set of procedures run smoothly. Each campus will have a set early release dismissal time on the days previously identified on the board-approved DeSoto ISD 24-25 academic school year calendar. On Early Release days, the following expectations should be met by students: * Students should arrive at their campus according to their regular schedules and transportation modes. * Students should NOT bring backpacks to campus; small clutch-style bags are permitted as detailed in the uniform policy * Students should be in the approved district uniform dress code attire u

[cid:image001.jpg@01DB3AA1.27CD6740] DeSoto Eagles will play the 6A Division 2 Area Playoff game on Thursday, November 21 at 7 p.m. at the McKinney ISD Stadium. Tickets are $8. Click below to purchase Hometown Ticket Links

DESOTO – As Dallas clears its homeless population out of that city, it is no surprise suburbs like DeSoto are finding more of an uptick in the “unhoused” situation. At a Special DeSoto City Council meeting Monday night, one item on the agenda addressed the coming need to address this increase in numbers. The homeless situation in DeSoto falls to the Tri-City Regional Care Team, which encompasses not only DeSoto but also Cedar Hill and Duncanville, and it plans to include Lancaster and Glenn Heights in the future. DeSoto Lt. Melissa Franks is the Regional Team Coordinator, and at Monday’s meeting, she reminded the council that the City of Dallas has initiated programs to move its homeless encampments out of the city to clear up its communities.