The Dubuque Community School District recently acquired land and a home on Pennsylvania Avenue adjacent to Irving Elementary School. The land will provide for future needs at the school.
Bids are now being accepted for the home located on the property, and the bidder will be responsible for removing the home from the foundation and relocating it to another home site.
Read the official requirements and bid procedures for the home.
Second graders in Jen Gorrell’s class at Table Mound Elementary School got to see some of their classmates’ newly learned writing skills in action. As part of an exercise learning to write directions, students developed a step-by-step guide for “how to catch a leprechaun.” They then showed off traps they constructed and talked about how they would, in fact, lure and catch a pesky little leprechaun.
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Due to the ongoing occurrence of influenza-related illness at Eisenhower Elementary School, the school will be closed tomorrow, Friday, March 13. Staff assigned to Eisenhower should not report to work.
Since Monday, the school has experienced absentee rates from flu-like illness in the range of 23 to 28 percent daily.
This decision was made in consultation with state, county and city public health officials and is intended to interrupt exposure to the illness, which has an average incubation period of 48 hours.
To reduce the spread of illness, health officials also recommend that anyone who is sick or experiencing symptoms should stay home and avoid contact with others.
All other schools in the district will operate on their normal Friday schedules.
The Dubuque Community School District Board of Education approved the 2015-2016 school calendar at its meeting on March 9.
The first full day of school is scheduled for September 1, with orientation programs being held on August 31. The last day of classes is scheduled for Friday, June 3, and high school graduation is scheduled for Sunday, June 5.
Due to adverse winter weather, the Dubuque Community School District will operate on a two-hour delay today, Tuesday, March 3. District-run morning preschool is cancelled.
Due to extreme cold, the Dubuque Community School District will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday, February 19.
All district-run morning pre-school is cancelled.
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Cooper, a trained therapy dog, makes a huge impact on students and staff at Hempstead High School. That’s why he’s the furry focus of this month’s #dcsdShoutOut!
Be sure to thank our school counselors for the outstanding work they do each day serving students.
And, check out the School Board proclamation recognizing February 2-6 as National School Counseling Week.
Classes are canceled and schools are closed in the Dubuque Community School District on Monday, February 2, due to inclement weather. The preschool registration scheduled for Monday will be rescheduled for Tuesday, February 3.
Due to adverse weather, the Lincoln Elementary School Vendor Fair scheduled for today, Sunday, Feb. 1, from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. will be rescheduled for Sunday, Feb. 8, at the same time in the school’s gymnasium.