modified or 4-track year-round calendar.

Instead of a two-month summer break,

students on a year-round calendar attend

school for nine weeks, followed by a

three-week break.

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16 elementary schools are on year-round,

track schedules (09-10)

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19 elementary schools are on modified

schedules (09-10)

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13 elementary schools are on conven

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tional schedules (09-10)

Certified staff: 3,509 (teachers)

Classified staff: 2,908

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56,031

(April 2009 offcial count)

Per-pupil funding revenue (based on state

formula): $6,953

Communications Offce

tradition of educational excellence that strives to put children first. Its Vision is “to create

responsible for setting the over-arching

Vision for the School District. The Board-

approved Vision for the Future lays the

expected to accomplish. The Board’s Vision

Graduates from Douglas County

School District are responsible citizens

who contribute to our society

For more information on Board meeting

agendas and schedules, call 303.387.0258 or

visit www.dcsdk12.org.

proficienct in 2008, DCSD students exceed

the state average by 12-19 percentage

Number of AP exams taken: 4,043

Number of students taking one ot more AP

exams: 2,313

use, including the use of solar tubes and

lighting controls, high performance boilers,

incorporates “ice storage” which allows the

building to be cooled efficiently during

peak electrical times of the day. Use of

artificial turf practice fields conserve more

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More than 16,000 parents and community

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Volunteers contribute over half a million

of hours this year in classrooms, libraries,

school offices and school sponsored

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For more information about volunteering

at your neighborhood school, contact the

at www.dcsdk12.org under “Our

for college, and/or the work force, and

possess strong academic skills; be prepared

for the competitive global marketplace;

acquire knowledge and skills to be Respon

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sible Citizens; and utilize critical thinking,

skills.

provide certification is available. Advanced

Placement courses, International Baccalau

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reate courses, and Guaranteed Transfer

courses to in-state universities are also

foundation of skills for lifelong learning.

In the 08-09 school year, DCSD launched a

true K-12 online learning community called

e

Dcsd. It offers 29 semester-long courses

from Algebra 1 to Biology, Advanced

Placement French and U.S. Government.

schools are available, as are the Lone Tree

Elementary Magnet School, Renaissance

Expeditionary Learning/Outward Bound

Magnet School and the Rocky Mountain

School of Expeditionary Learning. Fami

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