A message from Superintendent, Margo Empen. I have provided links below that will take you to the May calendars for Remote Learning and Food Distribution. Please note that t...
Illinois families with school-age children can apply for extra money for food through the Pandemic EBT (P-EBT). Families currently receiving SNAP do not need to apply for P-EBT be...
April 17, 2020 Dear Dixon Public Schools’ Parents, Students, and Community Members:
I hope this message finds you and your families safe and well. Today, Illinois Gov. JB Prit...
An offer from our friends at the Dixon Public Library - We know this is a challenging time and we hope that Dixon Public Library can be there to help in our own way.
I am writ...
Students: How are you doing? Below are links to wellness surveys for each of our schools. Click yours and tell us! You can request a contact from one of our counselors if you fee...
A message from Margo Empen, Superintendent of Dixon Public Schools. The administrative team and I appreciate the comments and feedback from students and parents regarding remote ...
A message from Margo Empen, Superintendent of Dixon Public Schools: The April 15, 2020 Board of Education Meeting will take place, but a few changes are being instituted as a res...
April 9, 2020 - A message from Margo Empen, Superintendent of Dixon Public Schools #170
Dixon Public Schools recognizes the importance of end-of-year activities for students, ...
This is Margo Empen, Superintendent of Dixon Public Schools, providing you with an update on our Food Distribution (Grab & Go Bags). Beginning next week, Grab & Go Bags will be ...
This is Margo Empen, Superintendent of Dixon Public Schools providing you with a Remote Learning update. The Illinois State Board of Education has given schools the opportunity t...
Dixon Public Schools may be observing remote learning, but our Student Support Staff (counselors, social workers, nurses) are only an email away during these stressful times. If ...
March 15, 2020
Parents and Guardians of DPS #170 Students,
As I said in my communication on Friday, the COVID-19 situation is fluid and continues to develop. School Superint...
March 13, 2020
Parents and Guardians of DPS #170 Students,
The purpose of this communication is to let you know that Dixon Public Schools will be closed next week (March 16-...
We have distributed a letter to parents about precautions being taken for the COVID-19 virus. A full copy of the letter can be found here . We have also posted and distributed i...
Please stop by Washington School any day from 8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
to enroll in Kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year Students must be 5 years of age by Septembe...
The letter above from our District Nurse, Sherry Hafer, is going out this week. It's a friendly reminder that dental exams are due on May 1, 2020 for students in kindergarten, 2n...
THE DIXON SCHOOL BOARD IS LOOKING FOR FIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT COMMUNITY-SCHOOL RELATIONS TO SERVE ON A BRAND NEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
We are ...
Mark your calendar for Stupor Bowl 202, coming up on Saturday, February 1st, 2020! It's the premier event of the Dixon Public Schools Foundation . The Foundation provides great fi...
December 1, 2019
Dear Parents and Guardians,
I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving Break and are ready to return to school tomorrow. We eagerly await the return of ...
Please click on the link below to see a pertussis notification from Superintendent Empen. If you have questions, please contact our District Nurse, Sherry Hafer, at 815-284-7723 ...