What's New at Dubuque Community Schools

GOVERNOR EXTENDS SCHOOL CLOSURE THROUGH APRIL 30

This afternoon, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds issued an emergency proclamation extending the statewide school closure through April 30. In addition to no school during this time, all activities and events are also cancelled.

The district learned most of the information shared in the Governor’s press conference as it occurred, leaving many questions unanswered and many other points needing clarification.

We understand and share in the frustration of families who have questions and seek additional details – we strive for those details as well. We are working to gain additional information and will share it with you as soon as we can provide accurate, understandable details regarding the shifting guidance we continue to receive.

While many questions remain, be assured that our teams have been planning to serve families knowing that an extension of this closure was a possibility.

Here are a few items we know today:

• As we shared earlier this week, beginning next Wednesday, middle school and high school teachers will provide optional, teacher-guided learning opportunities for students. We will continue to move forward with this plan while also awaiting guidance from the state to determine whether or not it is feasible to make these opportunities required.
• For elementary students, teachers are adding activities for students in Seesaw and they continue to engage with students and families via Seesaw, email and phone calls.
• As always, we will strive to equitably serve the needs of all students in our district by reducing barriers and providing services in order to make learning accessible to all.
• Regardless of whether the district chooses a voluntary or required method of continuous education, as defined by the state, the requirement to make up instructional time has been waived by the Governor.
• We have been told the application to select either the voluntary or required option will be available on Monday, April 6, with a due date of Friday, April 10. We will review the application once available to determine the next steps moving forward.
• We are committed to ensuring that seniors on track for graduation are able to graduate.
• We will continue to provide no-cost meals for students who need them during this time.

Again, the district learned most of this new information today as it was announced publicly and we know that you will likely have additional questions as well. While we don’t have the answers to many of the questions at this time, we are working to obtain them and will continue to share them in future updates.

These are challenging times, and we know many individuals and families are facing unanticipated pressures. As a district, we are committed to moving through these times with you and are always committed to supporting the health, safety and education of our students.

Stay safe and stay healthy.

Every five years, the Dubuque Community School District updates its Special Education Service Delivery Plan, which outlines how the district implements services for students eligible for an Individualized Education Program (IEP).

As part of this process, public comment is sought on the draft version of then plan.

View the Draft Special Education Service Delivery Plan

Comments on this draft are being accepted through Tuesday, May 5, using the form below.

Erkein enaan ko rokaal tok jen Dubuque Community School District:

EWOR KEIN JIBAN KATAKIN KO RAR ALIKAR IM TOBRAK ILO RAININ
Mwenan eo kein karuo an kein katakin ko rar komman jen Ro Rej Jiban ilo Lolorjake Jelalokjen ilo district in rej kio bed im walok ilo website eo am. Bar juon alen kein katakin kein ilo wiik in rej Kolmenlokjen ko kin Kilen Katakin + Ta ko Maron komani im ewor Kilen Katakin ikijen Jomdon ko im Enjake ko, im ebar lon kain Peba ko nan an Rijikuul ro Jerbal im Kaminene nan wiik in. Ewor kein jiban ko nan rijikuul ro ilo elementary, middle school im high school. Kajojo iian kein katakin kein bar juon alen rej elmakot wot, kein kaminene nan aolep ro rej ekatak ilo aolep kilaaj ko, im ej walok website ko ebool kain kein ekatak ko elap aer emman in lap tokjaer ilo online. Enaj iwoj komele kein ilo peba ilo jikin ebbok mona ko ilo Bolaide in, Eprol 3 ran.

LALE KEIN EKATAK KEIN ilo webpage eo ad kon Coronavirus nan ami maron loi wewen katakin kein.

KOKAJOOR IM JIBAN KATAKIN RO EWOR UTAMWE ILO ENBWINIER
Jejkate wot koj nan jiban rijikuul ro rej aikuji jiban ko nan ro ewor utamwe ipeer ilo tore in ej kilok wot jikuul im jar ejaki kein jiban im lewaj komlele im ewor ijoko konaan ro rej ekatak ilo aolep level. Einwot an district jab maron komman katakin ilo tore in ekilok jikuul, im jab maron Jiban rijikuul ro ewor aer mojno ilo ekatak ko aer, rikaki ro an ajiri ro ewor aer utamwe rej jab jomlok aer bukot kilen aer tobar rijikuul ro im baamle ko aer nan lewaj jiban ilo kwalok komlele kein jen district nan jiban debij wot rijikuul ro nan aer komman ekatak. Elane ajiri eo nejum ej maron delon ilo burokuram ko an special education ak kojanin ron jen iben rikaki ro an special education, jouj im jab mijak in kajjeon tobar rikaki eo ak principal eo an jikuul eo nan bukot jiban.

Here are the latest updates from the Dubuque Community School District:

NEW EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TODAY
The second phase of educational materials developed by the district’s Educational Support Team are now available on our website. This week’s resources again include Suggested Learning Resources + Activities and a Social Emotional Learning Guide, with the addition of a variety of Student Handouts and Worksheets for this week. There are resources available for elementary, middle and high school students. Each guide again includes suggested activities, accommodations to assist learners of all levels, and links to a variety of helpful suggested online tools.

Printed copies of these packets will be available at meal delivery sites this Friday, April 3.

VIEW EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES on our Coronavirus Webpage to access these materials.

SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT
We remain committed to assisting our students requiring special education during this closure and we have developed our educational resources to include accommodations for learners at all levels. While the district is not requiring instruction during this closure, and therefore not providing Individualized Education Program (IEP) services, special education teachers are continuing to reach out to their students and families to provide support in navigating district resources and helping keep students engaged in learning. If your child is eligible for special education services and you have not yet been contacted by their special education teacher, please feel free to reach out to the teacher or building principal for support.

Erkein Enaan ko rokaal tok jen Dubuque Community School District:

AN RIJIKUUL RO MARON EKATAK ONLINE
Einwot ijo ej Eddoik Jikuul ko, Jej kate wot koj jerbal ilo ad kajjeon loor ukoktak kein jej jelmai im an wor oktak ilo karok ko jen ritel ro rej eddoik jelalokjen ilo state. Bolaide eo lok, Ra eo an Jelalokjen ilo Iowa ear ukot an lomnak im komman oktak ilo kakien eo an etto an bed im kojjela ke enaj kar komokajkaj an wor kitien kotobar in bwe jikuul district ko ren komman katakin nan rijikuul ro online.

Ilo ad kottar wot an wor kitien wewen in, jej tomak bwe eaorok nan ad wonmanlok wot im lelok katak nan rijikuul ro. Principal ro ad im ro uaan tiim eo ej lonaj im lolorjake jelalokjen rej kwelok jen iien nan iien nan lale ewi wewen eo emman tata nan ad lelok katakin nan rijikuul ro.

Ilju, district enaj lewaj mwenan eo kein karuo ikijen kilen im wewen jiban katakin rijikuul ro ilo elementary, middle school im high school ko im baamle ko aer. Kilen katakin kein enaj wor peba ko aer komman ekatak im kaminene ko roukoktak jen don im rijikuul romaron kommani ilo moko.

Jino jen naj lukon lok wiik in lal, middle im high schools renaj jino lelok nan rijikuul ro ta ko rokkar, katak ko karok lok bwe rikaki ro ren katakin kaki im naj bok melele ko jen rikaki ro kin jonan an rijikuul eo emaron kommane. Rikaki in elementary ro renaj wonmanlok wot ilo aer konono im jerbal iben rijikuul ro im baamle ko ilo Seesaw, email ak ilo talboon.

Rikaki ro renaj kwalok kilen komadmodi ekatak im jerbal ko nan jiban ekatak ilo kajojo ran nan ro renaj monono in bok konaer ak komman ekatak, botaab jeban kajjeon in ella lok jen awa in jerbal ko ilo juon ran in jikuul. Ilo an lon rutto rej jerbal jen moko im keto-ketak ikotan eddo ko aer rollon, jej konan kotlok elap iien nan an rijikuul kadedelok ekatak ko aer ilo tore ko ej wor ilo baamle eo ej maron jiban im iiun er nan ekatak.

Ilo ad jab meloklok aorok in an aikuj wor internet, ilo tore in jej bukot kilen an wor hotspots ko nan baamle ko an rijikuul in middle school im high school nan jiban kadiklok aban eo ikijen an aikuj wor internet. Enaj bar iwoj elon lok komlele ko ikijen ad etale im ekatak kin hotspot.

Einwot ad jela ke komman ekatak ilo online eban ein an emman im wor tokjen wot ad komman im bok katak ilowan kilaaj ruum ko, jej kate koj komman ta jemarone emman tata nan rijikuul ro ilo ad erre maan waj ilowan ran kein rej jab bidodo nan koj woj jimor.

Jej kajjeon kadedelok ad bukot kilen kilen ad kommani ekatak kein im naj bar elewaj melele ran kane tok jet ilowan wiik in.

Here are the latest updates from the Dubuque Community School District:

ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
As a district, we continue working hard to keep up with changing circumstances and shifting guidance from our state education leaders. Last Friday, the Iowa Department of Education changed course when it reversed its long-standing guidance and announced that it would provide an expedited application process for school districts to provide online education for students.

While we have yet to see this application process, we believe it is important to move forward with providing students with learning. Our school principals and members of our educational support team have been meeting regularly to discuss how to best proceed with providing learning opportunities to students.

Tomorrow, the district will launch a second phase of educational resources for elementary, middle and high school students and families. These resources will be expanded to include a variety of handouts and worksheets students can do at home.

Beginning mid next week, middle and high schools will transition to providing students with optional, teacher-guided lessons and feedback from teachers on student work. Elementary teachers will continue to reach out and engage with students and families via Seesaw, email and phone.

Teachers will guide instructional activities and tasks that support daily learning for those wishing to participate, but we will not attempt to replicate a six-hour school day. With many adults working from home and juggling other responsibilities, we want to provide flexibility for students to complete learning at times when they have family support and supervision.

Keeping internet connectivity in mind, we are in the process of acquiring hotspots that will be available for checkout to families of middle and high school students to reduce the barrier of internet access. More details will be forthcoming regarding checkout of these hotspots.

While we know that online delivery will never look the same or be as beneficial as the education that happens in our classrooms, we are committed to providing the best possible experience to students as we navigate these uncertain times together.

We are finalizing the specifics of how this learning will be delivered and will share additional information later this week.

Erkein enaan ko rokall tok jen Dubuque Community School District:

KJITOK KO KIN KOJJOMLOK IM KADIWOJLOK
Ibwiljin elon kajitok ko komij loe rij delon tok ej ko ikijen kojomlok ko im kadiwojlok. Komij kile ke elap an wor tokjaer, iien ko raorok im lap tokjaer nan rijikuul ro ilo kilaaj jonoulruo im baamle ko aer. Ilo an janin wor jabddwot men en enanin cancel tok nan rainin, iben an lokjak aolep men, eben nan am jela ilo tore in enaj ewi wewen men kein. Botab, komij, maron naj jiban ilo kotlok jidik iien monono im kamoolol ko an armej kin iien kein elane enaj emman im ejjelok kauwotata im jenaj ba elewaj enaan nan kojelaik kom elane enaj wor im alikar.

EKILOK JIKIN IKKURE KO
Eniwot an ben karreoik jikin ikkure im kein ikkure ko, im an kanuj lon rej etal im jibjibwi kein ikkure ko, aolep jikin ikkure ko ilo jikuul ko iumin district in rej kilok nan aolep armej mae bar juon iien naj bar kojjela kake. Kilok in aer komman elkin wot an kar itok kean eo jen Bukon in Dubuque in im ebar lon Bukon ko jet.

Here are the latest updates from the Dubuque Community School District:

QUESTIONS ABOUT PROM/GRADUATION
Among the most common questions we receive are those inquiring about the status of high school proms and graduation. We recognize that these are incredibly meaningful, right-of-passage events for our high school seniors and their families. While nothing has been cancelled as of today, given the fluidity of the situation, it is not possible for us to know at this point what the status of these events will be. We are, however, committed to providing some in-person celebration honoring these events when it is safe to do so and will provide updates as possible.

SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS CLOSED
Given the difficulty in maintaining the sanitization of playground equipment, and the volume/frequency of contact points on the equipment, all school playgrounds in the district are closed to the public until further notice. This closing comes following a similar decision by the City of Dubuque and a number of other municipalities.

Erkein enaan ko rokall tok jen Dubuque Community School District:

EBAR LON LOK JIKIN EBBOK MONA JINO JEN MANDE, MAAJ 30 RAN
Jino jen Mande, Maaj 30 ran, district in enaj bar kalonlok kin jilu jikin ebbok mona ko ejjelok wonaerEBBOK-IM-ETAL mona nan ro eben aer ebok ijoko jet. Mona kein naj ektaki lok kin wa ko waan district ilo kajojo ran in jerbal ko (Mande-Bolaide) im naj maron bed ilo kajojo jikin kein iumin20 wot minit nan ro rej etal ilal lok im ebok wot. Nan kojbarok rijikuul ro im baamle ko aer, ejjelok ej etal kin wa im ebbok jen jikin kein jilu. Lale kojjela eo kin jikin ebbok mona ko ilo webpage ikijen ia wa ko remaron ettorlok im ebok mona jeni.

Ijoko kein:

Table Mound Mobile Home Park (iturin imon komman license eo/DOT ): KOJJAB ETTOR LOK KIN WA, ETETAL WOT.
JIKIN EO: 700 Noonan Street
AWA KO: 11-11:20 a.m.
IIEN MONA: MONA IN RAELEP IM KOJOTA (ebbok mabun nan ran eo tok juon ilo am ebbok mona in raelep!)

Table Mound Mobile Home Park (Iturin Casey): ETETAL LOK WOT/EJJELOK WA
JIKIN EO: 1221 Maquoketa Drive
AWA KO: 11:40 a.m.-Noon
IIEN MONA: Mabun im mona in raelep (ebbok mabun nan ran eo tok juon ilo am ebbok mona in raelep!)

Kojota nan 20 Mobile Home Park: ETETAL LOK WOT/EJJELOK WA
JIKIN EO: 14501 North Cascade Road
AWA KO: 12:30-12:50 p.m.
IIEN MONA: Mabun im mona in raelep (ebbok mabun nan ran eo tok juon ilo am ebbok mona in

KAKEMEMEJ IKIJEN PSEO EO ILO UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE
Ebwe an lon rijikuul in high school ko ilo district in rej ebbok kilaaj ko routeej lok an college ilo University of Dubuque ilo semesta in. Aolep kilaaj ko an UD rej bed online ilo aolepen semesta in, im ewor rijikuul in high school rej ebbok aer kilaaj in college ilo semesta in ijen.Tore in, rikaki ro ilo UD emoj aer ba lok nan rijikuul ro nan kwalok ta ren kommane im kilen aer tobar im kadedelok semesta in. Jouj im kur lok ak kebak rikaki in UD eo am elane ewor am kajitok ikijen kilaaj eo am.

Here are the latest updates from the Dubuque Community School District:

ADDITIONAL MEAL SITES BEGINNING MONDAY, MARCH 30
Beginning Monday, March 30, the district will offer three additional locations offering no-cost GRAB-AND-GO meals to those not easily served by other sites. Meals will be delivered to these locations by a district vehicle each weekday (Monday-Friday) and will be available at each site for a 20-minute period for walk ups only. In order to keep students and families safe, no drive-up requests will be served. Visit our FOOD RESOURCES webpage for a list of drive-up locations.

New locations are:

Table Mound Mobile Home Park (DOT side): WALK-UP ONLY
LOCATION: 700 Noonan Street
HOURS: 11-11:20 a.m.
MEALS: Lunch and Breakfast (grab breakfast for the next day when you pick up lunch!)

Table Mound Mobile Home Park (Casey’s side): WALK-UP ONLY
LOCATION: 1221 Maquoketa Drive
HOURS: 11:40 a.m.-Noon
MEALS: Lunch and Breakfast (grab breakfast for the next day when you pick up lunch!)

Super 20 Mobile Home Park: WALK-UP ONLY
LOCATION: 14501 North Cascade Road
HOURS: 12:30-12:50 p.m.
MEALS: Lunch and Breakfast (grab breakfast for the next day when you pick up lunch!)

UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE PSEO COURSE UPDATE
The district has a number of high school students enrolled in post-secondary courses at the University of Dubuque this semester. All of UD’s courses are online for the rest of the semester, which includes high school students enrolled in college courses. By now, UD instructors should have reached out to their students along with instructions on how to access/complete the remainder of the semester. Please contact your UD instructor if you have specific questions about your course.