Dixon Public Schools

Reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, March 4th is a half day of school. Students will be dismissed at 10:30 a.m. Thank you.

Parent response rates to the 5Essentials Survey. Keep up the good work, parents! We need a minimum of 20% per building participation. We utilize your responses in our School and District Improvement planning. Mrs. Empen also sets principal goals utilizing the data. Dixon High School: 14% Jefferson School: 23% Madison School: 52% Reagan Middle School: 22% Washington School: 27%

Teacher & parapro response rates to the 5Essentials Survey. Keep up the great work! Survey ends on April 2, 2021. Dixon High School: 61% Jefferson School: 100% Madison School: 91% Reagan Middle School: 100% Washington School: 57%

Here are the links for tonight's boys and girls basketball games. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD9OT6PLz0xuXOwX1tJmPZg https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/dixon-high-school-dixon-il

Whiteside Area Career Center CEO Program TRADE SHOW Wednesday, April 28th 4:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. and Thursday, April 29th 4:30p.m. - 6:30p.m. at the Northland Mall in Sterling Please support the CEO Program as the students showcase their businesses.

Parents: Click on the links below for this week's COVID data. This data reflects those currently out as COVID positive or under quarantine. Please fill out the Daily Symptom Reporting Form for students attending onsite. https://5il.co/q2a4 https://5il.co/q2a5

Here are the links to our boys and girls basketball game live feeds for tonight (2/26). https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/dixon-high-school-dixon-il https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/rockford-christian-high-school-rockford-il

Parents & Community Members: You're Invited to a Virtual Webinar! Commonly Used Apps (Part I) Brought to you by Kwame Raoul, Illinois Attorney General Wednesday, March 10th or Thursday March 11th @ 6:30p.m.

Students, please remember to bring your Chromebooks fully charged to school each day so you can maximize time spent in class. We can provide help in the TechZone in case of emergencies, but we are confident that you can help do your part as well. Thank you!

Here are the links for boys and girls basketball games vs Stillman Valley today (2/24/21). https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/stillman-valley-high-school-stillman-valley-il https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/dixon-high-school-dixon-il

Candidate Forums for Dixon City Council & Dixon School Board are coming up in March.

Dixon Public Schools is having a Special Board Meeting on Thurs., February 25th at 6:00 p.m. 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 Thursday, February 25, 2021. Public Comment received after this time, may not be guaranteed to be read aloud at this meeting.

Upcoming DHS Sport Seasons: Boys soccer (3/1), football (3/3), and girls volleyball (3/8) all begin soon! As a reminder, all participants MUST have a current physical on file and register on 8to18 in order to practice. Sport coaches will finalize first week(s) schedules soon.

Here are the links to view our boys and girls basketball games tonight (2/22/21). Girls https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/mendota-high-school-mendota-il Boys https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/dixon-high-school-dixon-il

Parents: Click on the links below for this week's COVID data. This data reflects those currently out as COVID positive or under quarantine. Please fill out the Daily Symptom Reporting Form for students attending onsite. https://5il.co/psen https://5il.co/pseo

The Board of Education voted last night to have students in grades 6-12 return to school Monday through Thursday from 7:45 am to 1:00 pm beginning on Monday, March 8, 2021. Fridays will be utilized to connect with students who need academic and social-emotional support both remote and on-site. Detailed plans will be shared with parents from RMS and DHS in the near future.

Tomorrow (2/19/21) is a Remote Learning Planning Day for Dixon Public Schools. Students will not be onsite tomorrow. Please check Seesaw and Canvas for teacher information/activities for tomorrow.

Buddy Bags Parents: Weekly bags are still available to those who requested them for their student(s). Drive through distribution on Thursdays from 5-6pm in parking lot of St. Paul Lutheran Church 421 S. Peoria. Or bags can be picked up on Fridays from 9-1 in the church lobby. Additional special gifts are regularly included on Thursdays to further assist families. If you have questions you may call Joyce at 815-440-6290.

Congratulations to Kathleen, our Regional Spelling Bee winner! #gopurple

We have 5 great contestants for the Regional Spelling Bee.