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Thank you to our parents who took the time to complete the parent survey informing us how school is going at the midpoint of first quarter. We know how valuable your time is, and your information will assist us with future planning. Please click on the link below to see all five building results. https://5il.co/lnhl
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Congratulations!
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Website update coming: We are planning to take advantage of some new features available for our district website. The menu and navigation will be very much the same, but we’ll have greater ability to add high profile links when needed for easy access and we’ll have a new spotlight to feature students and their accomplishments.
Look for the changes on 10-01-2020.
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Check out this awesome 'Anti-Vaping' video that students from DHS, Oregon, AFC, Amboy, & Polo worked on last year. We are very proud of our students who were a part of this. https://youtu.be/bK46ftX-Uzw
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Parents/Guardians: Please click on the link below to read Mrs. Empen's health update. The District will begin posting health data every Sunday night on our social media pages and District app. We will also post it as a news link. https://5il.co/lkkc
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Dixon Public Schools will be having a Special Board meeting on Wed., Sept. 30th at 5:30 p.m. at the District Office.
The District is returning to an in-person meeting format and will also live stream the meeting. There will be a limited number of seats (13) available for those in attendance. Once all seats are filled, no one will be allowed inside to attend the meeting. Masks must be worn by all who are attending on-site. Those wishing to submit public comment need to email them to the Board President, Linda Wegner at lwegner@dps170.org and the Superintendent, Margo Empen at mempen@dps170.org by Noon on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Public Comment received after this time, may not be guaranteed to be read aloud at this meeting.
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First aid, CPR, and emergency preparedness training. These babysitters are well prepared.
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Miss Gaulrapp giving tips on how to help with homework, and how to get into Seesaw to support kids.
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Learning how to diaper and give babies a bath at today’s Babysitting Academy.
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Mrs Hildebrand providing welcoming and providing guidance to the amazing presenters at today’s Babysitting Academy!
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Mrs. Gaulrapp, Mrs. McCullough, Mrs. Wolfley, & Mrs. Empen ready for the first Babysitting Academy. Thank you KSB and LCHD for this partnership!
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We are so thankful for our advertisers who allowed our new AC Bowers Field scoreboard project to happen! The support our community gives us is awesome!
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The Parent Progress Survey closes today at 5 p.m. Go to https://www.dps170.org to complete the survey or call 373-4966 if you don't have computer access and we will complete the survey over the phone.
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Parent Progress Survey will close on Thursday, September 24th at 5 p.m. Your input is valuable to us, and we ask that you complete a survey for each student you have in the District. Go to the District website to complete the survey or call 373-4966 if you don't have computer access and we will complete the survey over the phone.
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Just a friendly reminder that a parent progress survey can be found on our website, https://www.dps170.org/. We ask that you complete a survey for each student you have in the District. The survey closes this Thursday, Sept. 24th at 5:00 p.m.
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Congratulations to Makenzie who received the first Positive Office Referral of the year from Mr. Ferguson for being polite, hardworking, and helpful to classmates!
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This is a reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday, September 22nd is a half day of school. Students will be dismissed at 10:30 a.m. Pre-K & ECE afternoon classes will not attend. Thank you.
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A parent survey is available on our website to gather information on how the school year is going, and how we can support our students and parents. We are also gathering information to help us determine how school should look moving forward. The survey will remain open until Thursday, September 24th at 5 p.m. We ask that parents complete a survey for every student enrolled in our District. Please call the District Office at 815-373-4966 if you need assistance.
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On 9/16/20, the Board of Education adopted the FY 21 budget. Please click the link below to view...
https://5il.co/l3v7
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Reminder: Tuesday, September 22nd is a half day. Students will be dismissed at 10:30 a.m.