Lead Learner Update

Now's the time to join the Fighting Irish Family! If a friend or family member is looking for a new career, pay special attention! Dublin City Schools will be hosting its 2023 Career Expo TOMORROW Saturday, February 11th at the Irish Gifted Academy - which is located at 1951 Hillcrest Parkway in Dublin, GA.

Full and part-time positions are available - including teachers, bus drivers, maintenance staff, school nutrition staff, substitute teachers and administration. Come shine with us and learn how YOU can make a difference in the lives of our children!

Pre-registration for the Career Expo is encouraged but not required.

Here in Dublin City Schools, we pride ourselves on providing families with #ThePowerOfChoice. A shift from the traditional pull-out model of providing gifted services, the Irish Gifted Academy began in 2019 and serves children in an all-day PROGRAM that is technology-rich with a project-based thematic curriculum akin to the Ron Clark Academy. Applications for the 2023-2024 school year are open NOW - Friday, March 10th.

Mr. Taylor, IGA’s Assistant Principal, has created this short video to explain the process. A few important points he mentions are:

• If you have a rising Pre-K student, please do NOT complete an IGA application. Instead, your family will complete the traditional application for Dublin City Schools - which goes live on our district website when Open Enrollment begins on Tuesday, February 21st - and mark that your child would like to attend the IGA.
• If you have a rising Kindergartener, your family will complete the application in its entirety minus the student questionnaire found on page 6.
• If you have a rising 1st - 8th Grader, your family will complete all components of the application.
• A helpful checklist to ensure the application is completed in its entirety is located on page 4 of the packet.
• Applications can be hand delivered or mailed to the Irish Gifted Academy, Attn: Debra Register at 1951 Hillcrest Parkway, Dublin, GA 31021.
• If you have any questions about the IGA , please email matt.taylor@dcsirish.com or call (478) 353-8450.

And, if you would like for your child to attend one of our five SCHOOLS for 2023-2024, mark your calendars. Applications for new students go live on our website on Tuesday, February 21st.

For more than 125 years, Dublin City Schools has established a history of excellence and innovation in education with unique pathways for EVERY student in our care to ensure our students are college, career, military, and life ready. With recognition for STEM, athletics, fine arts, and academics from highly-esteemed organizations, it is clear that we live out our vision of being "a world-class charter school district that produces globally competitive students."

If you or someone you know is looking to enroll in Dublin High School, Dublin Middle School, Hillcrest Elementary School, Moore Street School or Susie Dasher Elementary School, new student registration for the 2023-2024 school year begins Tuesday, February 21st!

Families will be able to complete the application on our website or by visiting Dublin City Schools' Central Registration which is located at 1405 West Moore Street.

Between now and Tuesday, February 21st, families are encouraged to start gathering the required items:

• Birth Certificate

• Social Security Card

• Immunization Records (On Georgia Form 3231)

• Eye, Ear and Dental Certificate (On Georgia Form 3300)

• Proof of Residence

  • utility bills (examples include gas, water, electricity, satellite and landline phone)

  • home insurance policy

  • rental/lease agreement

  • property tax record

• Parent/Guardian's ID

And, remember...Pre-K students must be four on or before September 1, 2023. And, Kindergarten students must be five on or before September 1, 2023.

• Sparking the Power of Choice
• Dublin Middle School Baseball
• Dublin Middle School Celebrates Students of the Month
• City of Dublin Tree Board Poetry Contest
• IGA Fourth Grader, Dottie Windham Selected for Georgia Olympic Development Program
• Dublin High School Hosts Rising 9th Grade Information Session
• IGA Pre-K Students Go On a Bear Hunt
• Fighting Irish Wrestlers Earn Area 1-A Runners-Up Trophy
• Susie Dasher Elementary's Score High to Pie
• Irish Gifted Academy Pre-K Students Celebrate Groundhog Day
• Dublin Middle School's Career Week --> Career Fair, Touring the VA, Life Skills Day, Opening Assembly
• Middle School Jr. Beta Induction
• Ramontei Dardy and Jaquarius Evans Sign Letters of Intent
• Elementary Science Fair --> Winners

• Friday, February 10th: Dublin High School Basketball AWAY vs. East Laurens { JV Boys @ 4:15 PM, Varsity Girls 6:00 PM, Varsity Boys @ 7:30 PM}
• Friday, February 10th: Dublin High School Baseball AWAY vs. Lamar County at 5:00 PM
• Saturday, February 11th: Dublin City Schools' Job Fair from 10:00 AM - NOON at the Irish Gifted Academy
• Saturday, February 11th: The Irishettes are competing in the GHSA Competition Dance Team State Championship in Macon
• Saturday, February 11th: Fighting Irish Wrestling is competing in the Single A Sectional Tournament in Trion
  
• Monday, February 13th: Hillcrest Elementary's Black History Month Program at 9:30 AM in the Dublin High School Auditorium
• Monday, February 13th: Last day of Dublin Middle School’s Scholastic Book Fair
• Monday, February 13th: Dublin High School AWAY Baseball vs. Wilcox County { JV @ 4:00 PM, Varsity @ 6:00 PM}
• Monday, February 13th: Dublin Middle School HOME Baseball vs. Swainsboro at 4:30 PM
• Monday, February 13th: Dublin City Board of Education's next Regularly Scheduled Meeting at 6:00 PM

• Tuesday, February 14th: Hillcrest Elementary vs. Susie Dasher Elementary Love and Basketball at 10:00 AM in the Dublin High School Gymnasium
• Tuesday, February 14th: Deadline for the City of Dublin’s Tree Board Poetry Contest — remember, the theme is “I Love Trees” and there will be one winner per grade!
• Wednesday, February 15th - Monday, February 20th: Dublin City Schools' Winter Break; No School for Students or Staff
• Thursday, February 16th: Dublin Middle School AWAY Baseball at Swainsboro at 4:30 PM
  
• Saturday, February 18th: Dublin High School AWAY Baseball vs. Washington County at 10:00 AM // vs. Lamar County at 12:00 NOON
• Tuesday, February 21st - Friday, March 3rd: Dublin City Schools' Open Enrollment Window
• Tuesday, February 21st: Hillcrest Elementary School's Local School Governance Team Meeting at 12:00 NOON
• Wednesday, February 22nd: Irish Gifted Academy Local School Governance Team Meeting
• Thursday, February 23rd: Moore Street School's Black History Month Program @ 10:30 AM
• Friday, February 24th: Susie Dasher Elementary's Black History Program in the Dublin High School Auditorium at 9:30 AM
• Monday, February 27th - March 3rd: Dr. Seuss Week
• Tuesday, February 28th: Irish Gifted Academy's Black History Month Wax Museum
• Wednesday, March 1st: Prospective Family School Tours Across All DCS Campuses

Curious about our Board of Education or Local School Governance Teams? CLICK HERE to find agendas, minutes and upcoming meeting dates.

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