Ann Johnson
Ann Johnson, a second-grade teacher at Sageville Elementary School was one of seven Iowa teachers recently named state finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
What's New at Dubuque Community Schools
Dubuque High Schools to Participate in Iowa College Application Campaign
Dubuque Senior High School and Hempstead High School will participate in this year’s Iowa College Application Campaign, a statewide program sponsored by the Iowa College Student Aid Commission. It is part of a national effort to encourage high school seniors to start the college application process.
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Portable Classroom Moving from Kennedy to Hoover, Oct. 9
A portable classroom from Kennedy Elementary School will hit the streets tomorrow morning, October 9, when it departs for its new home at Hoover Elementary. The move will begin at 9 a.m. tomorrow and is expected to last approximately two hours.
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Hempstead/Senior Football Tickets On Sale Tomorrow Morning
Tickets for the football games between Hempstead High School and Senior High School on Friday, Sept. 19, will go on sale tomorrow (Friday) morning from 7:30-9 a.m. and then from 1 p.m. through game time at the main ticket booth at Dalzell Field.
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District Launches Green Dot with Festival, Sept. 19
The Dubuque Community School District will officially kick-off Green Dot, the district’s new violence prevention program for middle- and high-school students, at a launch festival from 3-5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, at the Dubuque Senior High School Tennis Courts.
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Dubuque Community School District Auction, Sept. 18, 2014
The Dubuque Community School District’s annual surplus auction will be held on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, outside the district’s buildings and grounds office at 2300 Chaney Road. The auction, conducted by Hess & Johnston Auction Service, begins at 4 p.m. and is open to the public.
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Some Pre-school Spots Remain Throughout Dubuque
Additional pre-school spots exist in some Dubuque Community School District Schools as well as in community partners schools, all as part the statewide free four-year-old-preschool program.
For more information, contact the Dubuque Community School District Early Childhood Office at (563)552-5879.
Two-Hour Early Release Today, Monday, August 25
Due to excessive heat build-up in school buildings over the weekend combined with the forecast for dangerous heat-index values early this afternoon, the Dubuque Community School District will operate on a two-hour early release today, August 25, 2014. Read More about “Two-Hour Early Release Today, Monday, August 25”
New Hempstead High School Volleyball and Cheerleading Head Coaches Named
The Dubuque Community School District has selected the new volleyball and cheerleading coaches for Hempstead High School, pending approval by the Board of Education at its next meeting.
Travis Wills, assistant men’s volleyball coach at Clarke University, will assume the volleyball position and Shawna Auderer, the cheerleading assistant coach for the 2013-14 season, will become the head coach this year. Read More about “New Hempstead High School Volleyball and Cheerleading Head Coaches Named”
District Seeks Comment on NCLB Waiver Application
The Dubuque Community School District is collaborating with eight of the largest school districts in Iowa to submit a waiver request to the United States Department of Education from the following requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also referred to as No Child Left Behind (NCLB): School Choice, Supplemental Education Services (SES), and associated set-aside funds. Read More about “District Seeks Comment on NCLB Waiver Application”