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School Funding: Contact Information for Legislators

Greetings Sageville families & staff,

The list below includes our area legislators, as well as members of the Conference Committee on School Funding. This Conference Committee is tasked with bringing the Senate and House proposals to some consensus. As a district, our main message has been and continues to be advocating for two main things: adequate growth in state supplemental aid and timeliness in setting the state supplemental school aid amount.  Please consider contacting them and demand adequate funding for our schools on a timely basis!  Thank you!

Senator Pam Jochum, President of the Senate (District 50 – Democrat)

Phone: (515) 281-3371, Home Phone: (563) 556-6530

Email: Pam.Jochum@legis.iowa.gov

Senator Tod Bowman (District 28 – Democrat)

Cell Phone: (563)370-2422, Home Phone: (563)652-5499

Email: tod.bowman@legis.iowa.gov

Representative Abby Finkenauer (District 99 – Democrat)

Phone: (515) 281-3221, Home Phone: (563) 241-5816

Email: Abby.Finkenauer@legis.iowa.gov

Representative Charles Isenhart (District 100 – Democrat)

Phone: (515) 281-3221, Home Phone: (563) 557-1261

Email: Charles.Isenhart@legis.iowa.gov

Representative Brian Moore (District 58 – Republican)

Capitol Phone: (515)281-3221

Email: brian.moore@legis.iowa.gov

Conference Committee Members:

Senator Herman Quirmbach: herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Senator Tod Bowman: tod.bowman@legis.iowa.gov

Senator Robert Dvorsky: robert.dvorsky@legis.iowa.gov

Senator Tim Kraayenbrink: tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov

Senator Amy Sinclair: amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov

Representative Ron Jorgensen: ron.jorgensen@legis.iowa.gov

Representative Patti Ruff: patti.ruff@legis.iowa.gov

Representative Cecil Dolecheck: cecil.dolecheck@legis.iowa.gov

Representative Quentin Stanerson: quentin.stanerson@legis.iowa.gov

Representative Cindy Winckler: cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

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New 2016 Kindergarten Kick-Off Event at Dubuque Public Elementary Schools, Feb. 16

A new Dubuque Community School District event will help give families a jump-start on preparing for kindergarten.

The Kindergarten Kick-Off, scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 16, gives families the chance to drop-in between 3:30-6 p.m. at 12 of Dubuque’s public elementary schools. At the event, families will complete initial kindergarten paperwork, receive a packet of paperwork to take with them, and have a chance to meet school staff. As a charter school, Prescott Elementary School will begin kindergarten sign-up during its enrollment period in late February.

Read More about “New 2016 Kindergarten Kick-Off Event at Dubuque Public Elementary Schools, Feb. 16”

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Free Four-Year-Old Preschool Registration Begins Monday, Feb. 1

Registration for free four-year-old preschool in the Dubuque Community School District will begin on Monday, Feb. 1. This includes Dubuque’s 12 public schools offering preschool through the Statewide Voluntary Free Preschool Program.

Parents and guardians may register students in person at the selected site, beginning when that site’s office opens on February 1. Proof-of-age, preferably a birth certificate, is required to register a student. A passport or signed immunization record will be accepted if necessary.

Registration begins at the following times:

School Time
Audubon Elementary School 7:30 a.m.
Bryant Elementary School 7:30 a.m.
Carver Elementary School 7:30 a.m.
Eisenhower Elementary School 7:30 a.m.
Fulton Elementary School 7:45 a.m.
Irving Elementary School 7 a.m.
Kennedy Elementary School 7 a.m.
Lincoln Elementary School 7:30 a.m.
Marshall Elementary School 7:30 a.m.
Prescott Elementary School 8 a.m.
Sageville Elementary School 8 a.m.
Table Mound Elementary School 8 a.m.

Free four-year-old preschool is open to students who are four by September 15. For additional registration questions, individuals should contact the site they are interested in registering at.

Space may be limited in some facilities and registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Enrollment for preschool is not based on geography and all sites are open to Iowa residents.

In addition to spots in Dubuque’s public schools, a variety of community preschool partners also offer free four-year-old preschool. For a complete list of preschool providers, visit www.dbqschools.org/preschool.

The Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program for Four-Year-Old Children is funded by the State of Iowa and facilitated locally by the Dubuque Community School District.

 

Preschool Registration

If you have a child who will be age 4 by September 15, 2016, mark your calendar for Preschool Registration!  It will be held on Monday, February 1st and spots are first-come, first served basis.  The office will open at 8:00 a.m.  We have 10 A.M. spots (8:45-11:20 AM) and 10 P.M. spots (12:50-3:30 PM).  To secure your spot, bring proof of birth and complete the registration form and income verification form.