Dubuque Community School District
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The Dubuque Community School District (DCSD) is a school district based in Dubuque, Iowa (USA). The DCSD, which operates schools in eastern Dubuque County, is the seventh largest school district in Iowa. As of the 2006-2007 school year, the DCSD has 10,735 students enrolled in its schools.[1]
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[edit] General Information
The DCSD serves an area covering 245 square miles,[2] including most of the eastern half of Dubuque County, and a small portion of northern Jackson County. This area includes the city of Dubuque and the outlying communities of: Asbury, Durango, Graf, Rickardsville, Sageville, Sherrill, and St. Donatus.
The DCSD is one of the largest employers in the city of Dubuque, with 1,876 employees,[3] 845 of which are teachers.[4] The number of district employees has been rising in recent years due to new school construction, and the expansion of existing schools. In the last three years alone, the DCSD hired 268 new full- and part-time teachers.[5]
The district currently operates:
- 12 elementary schools
- 3 middle schools
- 2 high schools
- 1 alternative high school
- 1 early childhood center
- 2 support buildings
- 1 administration building
The DCSD is governed by a 7-member elected school board and is managed by an appointed Superintendent of Schools. Current school board members include: Donna Bauerly, George Davis, Doug Horstmann, Otto Krueger, Larry Loeppke, Adam Mennig, and Dave Patton. The Superintendent of Schools is John Burgart.
The DCSD's budget for the 2005-2006 school year is $133,806,609.
[edit] Enrollment
In September 2005, there were 10,547 students attending schools in the DCSD. 10,456 (99.1%) of those students lived in Dubuque County, and 91 (.9%) lived in Jackson County. Of public school students living in Dubuque County, 81.1% attend DCSD schools.
[edit] Standardized testing results
[edit] History
The DCSD was formed in 1856 downtown Dubuque. This year, the district is celebrating its the sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary of its founding.
[edit] Recent Developments
In December 2002, Dubuque County voters approved a 1% Local-Option Sales Tax, which will expire after 10 years, in July 2013. The extra revenue will pay for the construction of new schools and renovation of existing schools in all Dubuque County School Districts. The DCSD is projected to collect $96.6 million over the 10-year span. To date, the DCSD has invested $67.8 million in new and renovated schools.
In August 2005, the district opened the new Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School. This project cost $29.7 million and was the first new school built in the district in 35 years. At the same time, all DCSD elementary schools switched to begin teaching K-5 format while middle schools were changed to house grades 6-8.
In August 2006, the DCSD opened the newly-rebuilt Prescott Elementary School. The new school cost about $12 million. This building replaces the old Prescott building, which was built in 1913.
In September 2006, ground was broken on the DCSD's new (yet unnamed) West Side Elementary School. This will be located adjacent to Roosevelt Middle School, with access off Heacock Rd. Meanwhile, renovation continues at Hempstead High School, which will take several more years to complete.
[edit] Schools in DCSD
[edit] Elementary Schools
- [1]Audubon Elementary School
- [2]Bryant Elementary School
- [3]Eisenhower Elementary School
- [4]Fulton Elementary School
- [5]Hoover Elementary School
- [6]Irving Elementary School
- [7]Kennedy Elementary School
- [8]Lincoln Elementary School
- [9]Marshall Elementary School
- [10]Prescott Elementary School
- [11]Sageville Elementary School
- [12]Table Mound Elementary School
- West Side Elementary School (Under construction, opening fall 2007)
[edit] Middle Schools
[edit] High Schools
- [16]Central Alternative High School
- [17]Hempstead High School
- [18]Dubuque Senior High School
[edit] References
- ^ Iowa School District Enrollments 2006-2007. Retrieved on November 4, 2006.
- ^ DCSD Information/Job Openings. Retrieved on November 4, 2006.
- ^ DCSD Information/Job Openings. Retrieved on November 4, 2006.
- ^ DCSD Human Resources (p. 18). Retrieved on November 4, 2006.
- ^ New Teacher Data (p. 18). Retrieved on November 4, 2006.
