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January 27, 2022
January 27, 2022
Dear Staff, Students, Parents, and Community Members,
Over the last two years, Dixon Public Schools has respected the rule of law in its decision-making r...
![Dr. Mike Grady King of the Castle](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/dixon_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_27a5cdd1-4aaf-4254-8cc7-98d9a284ea5e.jpg)
January 10, 2022
Sauk Valley Media featured retiring Dixon High School Principal, Dr. Mike Grady in their recent PRIDE Magazine publication. Congratulations, Dr. Grady!
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January 10, 2022
The purpose of this screening is to ensure children are reaching developmental milestones. Children will be asked to perform a variety of activities in the areas of concepts, lang...
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January 10, 2022
Good Afternoon Dixon School District Families,
Due to the cancellation of classes on January 5, the half-day of student attendance has been rescheduled for February 16. Student...
January 9, 2022
January 9, 2022 Due to limited bus driver availability the following changes in bus routes will take place immediately and will run through the end of the week.
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January 7, 2022
The Community Engagement Committee has
started researching the impact of later start times for our Dixon Public
Schools students. The proposed start time is 8:30 a.m. with a dis...
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January 3, 2022
January 3, 2022
Dixon Public Schools families and staff,
Happy New Year!
There is a lot of information since the CDC has issued new guidance regarding isolation for posit...
![Mr Sagel duct taped to the wall](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/dixon_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_0d3bbced-c985-4a77-923d-cafe69921552.jpg)
December 17, 2021
Madison School students reached their goal (and then some) for the coin drive for United Way. Their principal, Mr. Sagel, agreed to be duct taped to the wall if they reached it. ...
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December 17, 2021
DPS #170 Staff, Students, and Families,
I am writing this not to alarm you but to inform you. There is another Tik Tok Challenge circulating nationally that dubs Friday,...
December 10, 2021
Lee County Special Education Association announces temporary special education student records will be destroyed January 31, 2022 for 2013-2014 graduated students or students perm...
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November 19, 2021
Lumen has added a self-service feature for password resets. Previously, a staff member with admin access was required to manually reset passwords for login issues. This new featu...
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November 10, 2021
Watch the video to learn about this year's Veterans Day activities at Jefferson Elementary School.
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October 14, 2021
Preschool Screenings for age 3 to age 5 will be held throughout the year for Dixon and Paw Paw students. The purpose of this screening is to ensure children are reaching developm...
![Image of Chromebook logon screen](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/dixon_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_3d24599e-df4b-4eae-8225-34394106d39c.png)
October 12, 2021
Update 10/18/2021 - Due to enhancements from Clever and Google, we were able to make the updates to the Google logons for grades K through 3 without any impacts to the logon scree...
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October 12, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Lee County Special Education Association will hold its regular Board of Control meeting on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. at the Administration Build...
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October 2, 2021
The annual Dixon Athletics / Dixon Boosters 'Draw Down' is approaching quickly. This years event will be held at the Elks Lodge in Dixon on Saturday, November 13th. Doors will ope...
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September 15, 2021
We are already a month into the school year and it has been encouraging to all our staff to have our students back in the buildings for full instructional days. As a district w...
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August 27, 2021
Students with disabilities may receive related services as part of their individual education programs (IEPs). The Dixon School District will maintain related service logs that re...
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August 18, 2021
Preschool for All DPS 170 has been nominated for the best preschool program in the Sauk Valley area. 🥳🤗 Our program is honored to be nominated and we would love your vote. (We are...
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August 13, 2021
Sharing information from our friends at the Lee County Health Department:
The Care Mobile will be coming on 8/25/21. They will offer FREE medical services for children (18 and...