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Bryant Elementary School in Dubuque has been named the Iowa winner of Fuel Up to Play 60’s local “Are You In?” Pledge Campaign Challenge for its efforts in encouraging kids to eat healthy and get active. The effort was led by Bryant teacher Chad Hamilton, who teaches wellness education at the school. Read More about “Bryant Elementary Wins ‘Fuel Up to Play 60’ Pledge Campaign Challenge”

Dubuque’s Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is one of only 24 plans honored in Washington, DC, for the Together for Tomorrow Challenge

Dubuque’s Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, facilitated by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, was named a Together for Tomorrow Challenge Winner today at a special event in Washington, DC. Hosted by the U.S. Department of Education along with the Corporation for National and Community Service and the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the challenge is aimed at advancing community partnerships and citizen service that will support school improvement. Read More about “Dubuque Campaign Named Together for Tomorrow Challenge Winner”

The Dubuque Community School District Board of Education voted unanimously today to appoint Stan Rheingans as the district’s new superintendent of schools, effective immediately. Rheingans has served as the executive director of human resources for the district since 2004 and has been the interim superintendent since May. Read More about “Rheingans Named Dubuque Community School District Superintendent”

A new community initiative is aiming to address the needs of those who have recently dropped out of school by connecting them to alternative educational options and post-secondary education. A partnership consisting of the Dubuque Community School District, Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC), and Project HOPE and its many partners will form a new “Re-engagement Center” based on best practices across the nation and coming after many months of planning on the local level. Read More about “New Center Looks to Re-engage Dropouts with Educational Options”

The Dubuque Community School District is pleased to announce the appointment of Rozanne Warder as the district’s new director of special education. Warder will replace Lynn Helmke, who will retire from public education on August 31 after 15 years as the district’s director of special education. Warder will begin her new role with the district on August 27. Read More about “District Names New Director of Special Education”

As Dubuque area middle and high school teachers prepare for the upcoming school year, a new professional development activity aims to connect them with the latest trends in business and industry through the eyes of area experts. Read More about “Teachers ‘Connect the Dots’ with Area Employers”

Tucked away in a warehouse on Dubuque’s west end, there is a world of words and stories that will soon unlock the magic of reading to the city’s youth. In this same warehouse, Dubuque Community School District staff members are busy barcoding and organizing thousands of program materials for the fall launch of LEAD21, the district’s new reading curriculum for students in kindergarten through grade five. Read More about “Dubuque Community Schools Prepare to Launch LEAD21 Reading Program”

The Dubuque Community School District is pleased to announce that Lori Anderson, transition facilitator for the district, will receive a 2012 Governor’s Volunteer Award during a special recognition ceremony held on June 29 in Cedar Falls. Read More about “Lori Anderson to Receive Governor’s Volunteer Award”

The Dubuque Community School District is pleased to announce the appointment of Ron Armbruster as the district’s new director of technology. Armbruster will begin the position in mid-July. Read More about “Dubuque Community Schools Name New Director of Technology”

Karla Digmann, an eighth-grade math teacher at George Washington Middle School in Dubuque, was among 97 mathematics and science teachers named by President Obama as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Digmann and the other recipients will receive their awards in Washington, DC later this month. With this recognition, she joins three other previous Presidential Award recipients who currently work in the Dubuque Community School District. Read More about “Dubuque Community School District Teacher Honored by President Obama”