European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes August Back to school registration time of prepare for fhe school year by Mary Hladky staff writer those hazy Days of summer Vaca Tion arc almost school registration time is Here All students attending department of defense dependents schools must Register every some students registered at the end of last school for those who some schools already have started enrolling students for the 198586 school Many others will Register students next week in preparation for the Start of classes this year Dodds is tightening up the procedures for enrolling the school system is requiring sponsors of school age children to present irrefutable proof of eligibility to attend this Means that parents wanting to Reg ister a child must present reassignment travel orders listing the child As the depend or a full privilege student identification card that lists the if these documents Are not the school system will require a signed statement from the sponsors military or civilian personnel officer that says the Stu Dent is an eligible dependent and indicates whether the sponsor is serving on a com Man sponsored or noncom Mandson sorted if the sponsor is a the personnel officer statement must also say whether the sponsor is or is not entitled to living quarters school officials also will ask for the sponsors duty Home spouses work phone and the phone num ber of a neighbor or Friend who can be contacted if neither Parent is if proper documents Are not parents May not be allowed to enrol their children or they May have to pay for their Childs education until the proper paper work is then parents will be re students who have never before enrolled in a Dodds school must also be Able to present a birth certificate if entering kindergarten or first kindergarten see school on Page 9  help new Dodds teachers by Mary Hladky staff writer Rubin main Germany even teachers sometimes have a few lessons to for a group of 21 teachers who arrived Here tuesday for work in department of defense dependents those lessons had nothing to do with writing and the fresh off a mind numbing flight from the were learning How to fill out forms to get and Vance what it costs to set up House keeping in Germany and a zillion other details of starting a new professional life in a new in dazed and said Laura a new second Grade teacher at Schweinfurt elementary shortly after she arrived at the Airport and Learned one of her two suitcases didst land with she arrived from san where she has taught for the past two what am i doing Here in the first place said Susan who taught in new Orleans for two years be fore coming to Germany to teach first Grade at Schweinfurt its really but their entry was smoothed by nine old hands in the Dodds system who Are part of a welcoming committee that will Greet More than 400 teachers new to schools in Germany before classes Start the meeter greeter team meets new teachers at the military or civilian Airport in Frankfurt and loads them and their lug Gage into buses for transport to Rhein main Junior teachers can receive Advance get questions an and receive transportation to Mili tary buses or trains that will take them to their military the team also makes arrangements to meet teachers arriving at other team members arrange hotel rooms if the newcomers must stay overnight before travelling and they help take care of initial such As lost they arc apprehensive about what they will even if they Are adventure said Frank a 7thgrade so Cial studies teacher at Wiesbaden Middle school who is team Leader this they Are tired and worn they dont want to look for a 1 think Many of them Are just glad to see us there with our the team finds new teachers amid the hordes of arriving passengers by holding up signs Welcome new Dodds we try to get them out the same Day because we find the quicker they get out to their Community and settled the Hap see teach on Page 9 learning the ropes photos by Lynda Sparks above Carol Parmenter holds up the Welcome sign at Marlin Erickson of the army finance and a Rhei main a to help locate newly arrived Dodds counting Center in talks with Laura Bracciotti of next to Bonnie Anderson Speaks to the in the photo Al concerning her Advance