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The Dubuque Community School District Board of Education voted unanimously today to appoint Stan Rheingans as the district’s new superintendent of schools, effective immediately. Rheingans has served as the executive director of human resources for the district since 2004 and has been the interim superintendent since May. Read More about “Rheingans Named Dubuque Community School District Superintendent”

A new community initiative is aiming to address the needs of those who have recently dropped out of school by connecting them to alternative educational options and post-secondary education. A partnership consisting of the Dubuque Community School District, Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC), and Project HOPE and its many partners will form a new “Re-engagement Center” based on best practices across the nation and coming after many months of planning on the local level. Read More about “New Center Looks to Re-engage Dropouts with Educational Options”

The Dubuque Community School District is pleased to announce the appointment of Rozanne Warder as the district’s new director of special education. Warder will replace Lynn Helmke, who will retire from public education on August 31 after 15 years as the district’s director of special education. Warder will begin her new role with the district on August 27. Read More about “District Names New Director of Special Education”

As Dubuque area middle and high school teachers prepare for the upcoming school year, a new professional development activity aims to connect them with the latest trends in business and industry through the eyes of area experts. Read More about “Teachers ‘Connect the Dots’ with Area Employers”

Tucked away in a warehouse on Dubuque’s west end, there is a world of words and stories that will soon unlock the magic of reading to the city’s youth. In this same warehouse, Dubuque Community School District staff members are busy barcoding and organizing thousands of program materials for the fall launch of LEAD21, the district’s new reading curriculum for students in kindergarten through grade five. Read More about “Dubuque Community Schools Prepare to Launch LEAD21 Reading Program”

The Dubuque Community School District is pleased to announce that Lori Anderson, transition facilitator for the district, will receive a 2012 Governor’s Volunteer Award during a special recognition ceremony held on June 29 in Cedar Falls. Read More about “Lori Anderson to Receive Governor’s Volunteer Award”

Karla Digmann, an eighth-grade math teacher at George Washington Middle School in Dubuque, was among 97 mathematics and science teachers named by President Obama as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Digmann and the other recipients will receive their awards in Washington, DC later this month. With this recognition, she joins three other previous Presidential Award recipients who currently work in the Dubuque Community School District. Read More about “Dubuque Community School District Teacher Honored by President Obama”

The Dubuque Community School District is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) for having met or exceeded the program’s high standards for financial reporting and accountability. The award is for the district’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ending in 2011. Read More about “Dubuque Community Schools Receive Financial Reporting Award”