The Foundation for Dubuque Public Schools recently held its annual Enhancing Excellence Luncheon celebrating the foundation’s work and honoring Jeff Mozena, a 1972 Hempstead High School graduate, with the 2018 Distinguished Hometown Alumni Award.
The Dubuque Community School District is thankful for the ongoing support of the foundation. Watch the video below, which was shown at the luncheon and highlights the impact of the foundation.
The Iowa Department of Education released statewide graduation rates for the Class of 2017 – showing that the Dubuque Community School District again had strong results, with the district’s four-year graduation rate at 89.68 percent, just below the state average of 91 percent and essentially stable from last year’s 89.76.
“To put this rate into perspective, it is important to look at Dubuque’s performance compared to large district’s in the state that are similar to us,” said Superintendent Stan Rheingans. “When you look at Dubuque in this peer group, we have the second highest graduation rate – something we are very proud of for a complex district like ours.”
The Dubuque Community School District has named new principals at Bryant Elementary School and Kennedy Elementary School for the 2018-2019 school year, pending School Board approval at its April 9 meeting.
Megan Richardson, currently an instructional coach at Irving Elementary School, will assume the principal role at Bryant Elementary School. Brenda Duvel, currently an assistant principal at Roosevelt Middle School, will assume the principal role at Kennedy Elementary School.
“Megan and Brenda have both exhibited outstanding leadership in our district and they possess the skills and enthusiasm we look for in members of our leadership team,” said Superintendent of Schools Stan Rheingans. “They stood out among a pool of extremely strong candidates and we are excited to have them moving into these new roles.”
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Student across the district immersed themselves in the 2018 Winter Olympics as great learning tie-in to current events. See more in the video below:
The Dubuque Community School District’s Spring Music Festivals are right around the corner.
This year, with a continually growing number of students involved in music programming, we have reached the level of having so many participants that we have decided to divide each of our district choral and instrumental music festivals into two nights each.
We hope that this new format will help better accommodate the extremely large number of family and community members who attend the festivals – all with ample seating, increased parking and improved safety for students and families.
Here is the schedule of events:
(Held at the Grand River Center due to construction at Dubuque Senior High School)
(Held at Hempstead High School)
The Dubuque Community School District was recently awarded a Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) for having met or exceeded the program’s high standards for financial reporting and accountability. The award is for the district’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ending in 2017. This is the ninth consecutive year the district has received this honor.
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There will be NO SCHOOL in the Dubuque Community School District TODAY, Tuesday, March 6, due to icy conditions.
There will be NO SCHOOL in the Dubuque Community School District on Monday, March 5, due to icy conditions and the forecast for a continued winter storm.
J-Term at the district’s Alternative Learning Center on the Alta Vista Campus provides enhanced hands-on learning experiences for students. Check it out in the video below:
Up Close introduces us to the amazing individuals that make up the Dubuque Community School District. In this edition, meet Jefferson Middle School student Payton Reid.