Attention DPS Families! Please read this article if you still need to get your students registered https://www.dps170.org/article/1695419
This is the last day to donate to Dixon Public Schools' Summer Shoe Drive Fundraiser! New or gently used shoes and new socks can be dropped off at the DPS District Office, KSB Foot & Ankle or Shoe Sensation. For more information, please contact Sara Faley at sfaley@dps170.org
Dixon Public Schools is having a Special Board Meeting on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
The meeting will be recorded and placed on our website. Those wishing to submit public comment need to email them to the Board President and the Superintendent by Noon on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Public Comment received after this time, may not be guaranteed to be read aloud at this meeting.
Attention DPS Families! Click the following link to hear NRG Dixon's TALKLINE Interview with Steve Marco and Superintendent Margo Empen about school registration and school starting back up! https://soundcloud.com/user-442173169/talkline-margo-empen-07-29-24?utm_source=clipboard&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fuser-442173169%252Ftalkline-margo-empen-07-29-24
At Dixon Public Schools, our motto is A Place to Grow. We are currently taking applications for a Pre-Kindergarten Program Parent Coordinator that will be available for the 24-25 school year at Washington School. Please see the attached flyer and click this link to apply now! Other positions are also available. https://www.applitrack.com/roe47/onlineapp/default.aspx?choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=38214&category=Student+Support+Services&subcategory=Other
Attention DPS Families! Please take a moment to read our news article about Open Houses. #GoPurple https://www.dps170.org/article/1688445
REMINDER: Walk In Registration runs until 5:30PM today. If you have High School students, please head to Dixon High School for assistance. All other grade levels please head to the District Office at 1335 Franklin Grove Road.
Registration Reminder- If you need help to complete registration for the 24-25 school year, K-8 families can visit the district office and high school families can visit the High School on Thursday, July 25th anytime from 7:30am to 5:30pm
Attention DPS Families! Please visit Washington School's website and click Kindergarten Preview in the middle of the webpage to see how to be prepared, what the requirements are, and what's in store for this coming school year! https://washington.dps170.org/o/wes
Sharing information from our friends at Workforce Wellness and Compliance Solutions. Get your school physicals and sports physicals done with little to no wait. Call 815-677-0674 or email schedule@workforcewellness.org today! Payment is due at service.
Attention DPS Families! Washington School is also hiring a Paraprofessional for the 24-25 school year. Please email Kellie Glenn at kglenn@dps170.org for Washington inquiries. For RMS, email Matt Magnafici at mmagnafici@dps170.org and for Thomas J. Dempsey School email Janine Huffman at jhuffman@dps170.org https://www.applitrack.com/roe47/onlineapp/default.aspx?choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=38214&category=Support+Staff&all=cat
Attention DPS Families! Don't wait. Get your students registered for the 24-25 school year.
Dixon Public Schools' Summer Shoe Drive Fundraiser has 3 weeks left! New or gently used shoes and new socks can be dropped off at the DPS District Office, KSB Foot & Ankle or Shoe Sensation. For more information, please contact Sara Faley at sfaley@dps170.org
Today was the last day of summer school. Thank you Culver's for providing frozen custard to our amazing students! #SummerSchoolSuccess #GoPurple
#❤️Culvers
Even though Summer School has come to an end there are still opportunities for individuals to get meals over the summer. The United Way of Lee County is offering several options, click the link; https://unitedwayofleecounty.org/serving-up-summer-lunch-program/
Illinois offers Rise and Shine Summer Meals option. Click this link and use the interactive map to find locations in the area; https://summerfeedingillinois.org/
Dixon Public Schools' Summer Shoe Drive Fundraiser is now active. New or gently used shoes and new socks can be dropped off at the DPS District Office, KSB Foot & Ankle or Shoe Sensation. For more information, please contact Sara Faley at sfaley@dps170.org
The Board took a moment to recognize and thank Principal Jeff Gould of Washington School at the monthly Board of Education Meeting as he retires from the school district. Thanks for your years of service to our students! #gopurple
Dixon Public Schools is having their Regular Board Meeting on Wed., June 26, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
The meeting will be recorded and posted on the District’s YouTube channel and website.
Those wishing to submit public comment need to email them to the Board President, Linda Wegner and to the Superintendent, Margo Empen, by Noon on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Public Comment received after this time may not be guaranteed to be read aloud at this meeting.
Reminder: Lee-Ogle Transportation System is having a public meeting tomorrow night from 5-6PM at the Dixon Chamber of Commerce. Please see attached flyer for more information.
Free Summer Meals are now provided at Reagan Middle School and Dixon High School. Please remember the District is no longer allowed to handout meals to go. All meals must be served and eaten onsite. Multiple days cannot be picked up and the children for whom the meals are intended must be present and must consume the meal in the cafeteria. These changes are a federal and state requirement, outside of the control of the District. See the attached flyer for details.
