By BRANDON L. SUMMERS It was easy for the dozens gathered to imagine the future Duncombe Elementary building ahead of them, standing at the site's grassy corner and shaded by its original trees. A groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday announced the start of construction for the new two-story educational facility, expected to...
June 29, 2016, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is set to hold a community groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, July 21, to mark the start of the new Duncombe Elementary project. Community members are invited to attend the ceremony. Although crews have already started some dirt work,...
Registration for the 2016-2017 school year is currently taking place at the Fort Dodge Community Schools. Registration deadline is July 27. The first day of school is August 24. Packets including the student registration form, transportation, health, food service and fee forms were mailed to parents and guardians last week....
By BRANDON L. SUMMERS Learning continues in the Fort Dodge community schools this summer, only it's the teachers who are the students. Professional development sessions allow teachers to better develop their curriculum, Stacey Cole, FDCSD director of education services, said. Teachers this week participated in Number Talks sessions at the...
By BRANDON L. SUMMERS The Fort Dodge Community School District board Monday approved a request for bids for school building security upgrades. "This is the beginning of the enhancement of our ongoing security improvements in the district," Travis Filloon, FDCSD director of grounds, said. "We are looking to do some...
By BRANDON L. SUMMERS The Fort Dodge Community School District board Monday approved a request for bids for school building security upgrades. "This is the beginning of the enhancement of our ongoing security improvements in the district," Travis Filloon, FDCSD director of grounds, said. "We are looking to do some...
By Brandon L. Summers Colton Austin, a 2016 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate, has been selected to appear on the Food Network competition series "Cutthroat Kitchen." "Honest to God, it's overwhelming," Austin said. "It hasn't really hit me yet. This is the point where, I know it's going to happen,...
By BRANDON L. SUMMERS Fort Dodge Community School District has nearly filled all of its open staff positions for the 2016-2017 year. The school district has 518 employees, including 280 teachers, 100 educators and 25 administrators. More than 200 interviews have been done this year alone, Rob Hughes, FDCSD assistant...
By BRANDON L. SUMMERS Butler Elementary's after school program BLAST! is now Dodger Academy. The new program will invite students from all Fort Dodge community schools. "We are excited about the expansion of Dodger Academy to include students from all of our elementary schools," Jennifer Lane, FDCSD director of communications,...
By BRANDON L. SUMMERS Iowa's public schools are receiving a 2.25 percent increase in supplemental state aid for the 2016-2017 year. For Fort Dodge Community School District, this means an increase of $544,906. "Basically, that's what we call our new money. We think of that as the amount of money...
