Ready to LEAP into some fun?
Check out all of this year’s great LEAP events and even sign up online!
LEAP Registration Instructions
Visit www.dbqschools.org/leap to get started.
What's New at Dubuque Community Schools
‘Midwest Menu’ in Schools,
Oct. 6
The Dubuque Community School District will join school districts across the Midwest in celebrating the third-annual Midwest Menu event on Thursday, Oct. 6. Over 7,000 students in Dubuque and over 500,000 throughout the region will join in the event, which celebrates healthy, regional, and sustainable school meals.
District-wide Update 1 (2016-2017)
Check out this year’s first District-wide Update! This edition features Sageville Teacher Ann Johnson receiving the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching, District schools participate in the Farm-to-School Crawl, elementary students try out instruments for the first time, and a PPEL thank you!
Middle School 8th-Grade Football Games Postponed, 9/22
All middle school eighth-grade football games for tonight, Thursday, Sept. 22, have been postponed due to weather.
Two-Hour Delay Today, Tuesday, Sept. 20
The Dubuque Community School District will operate on a two-hour delay today, Tuesday, Sept. 20, due to dense fog.
All district-run morning pre-school is canceled.
Dubuque Community Schools Television Channel Moves to 117-6
Looking for the Dubuque Community School District Channel on the Mediacom cable system? We’ve moved! You can now find us on digital channel 117-6 (or analog channel 16). Tune in to watch live School Board meetings and a host of other district programming.
VIDEO: First Day of School 2016
This school year is now in full swing — and it all started with day one. Check out this year’s first day of school video:
Preschool Spots Still Available
It is not too late to sign your child up for Iowa’s free four-year-old preschool in a Dubuque Community School District school or at a community partner preschool for the 2016-2017 school year.
To be eligible, students must be Iowa residents and must turn four years old on or before September 15, 2016.
The following district preschool classrooms still have openings: Audubon, Bryant, Fulton, Hoover, Irving, Lincoln, Prescott, Sageville, and Table Mound.
To enroll, visit any of these elementary schools or a community partner preschool. Students may attend preschool at any school and homeschool boundaries do not apply.
Sageville Teacher Honored by President Obama
Sageville Elementary School Math Teacher Ann Johnson was among 213 mathematics and science teachers honored by President Obama as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. These awardees represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity schools. Johnson, and the other educators honored, will receive their awards at a ceremony in Washington, DC on September 8.
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Shout Out: Dubuque Lifeguards
This summer, lifeguards at the City of Dubuque pools learned leadership skills while keeping swimmers safe. And, many of them have ties to the Dubuque Community School District. Check it out: