Dublin City School District (Ohio)
| Dublin City School District | |
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| Location | |
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Dublin, Ohio Midwest United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public-Suburban |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Superintendent | Todd Hoadley, Ph.D. |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 15,000+[1] |
| Teachers | 1,200[1] |
| Staff | 600[1] |
| Athletic conference | Ohio Capital Conference |
| Other information | |
| Website | Dublin Schools |
The Dublin City School District, also known as Dublin City Schools, is a public school district in Ohio. It encompasses 47 square miles (120 km2), and serves most of the city of Dublin, Ohio, as well as part of the city of Columbus, and unincorporated parts of Delaware and Union Counties. As of 2012, it had 14,500 students attending its nineteen schools.[1]
Curriculum
The curriculum and student handbooks of the three high schools in the Dublin City School District were revised in 2007 to conform with the International Baccalaureate degree program.[2] These changes included recognizing all students with a GPA of 4.1 or above to receive a valedictorian status, a shift from a seven period day to an eight period day, and a change from year long 1.0 credit courses to semester 0.5 credit courses.[2] Students now receive 0.5 credits for each semester, instead of 1.0 credit at the end of the year.[2]
Demographics
A ReMax real estate agent named Akiko Miyamoto stated in Car Talk that the services provided for Japanese speakers by the school district attract Japanese expatriates to Dublin. The district offers Japanese interpreters who send e-mails written in Japanese, provide interpretation services at school events, and translate documents.[3]
Schools
Elementary schools
- Albert Chapman Elementary School
- Daniel Wright Elementary School
- Deer Run Elementary School
- Eli Pinney Elementary School
- Glacier Ridge Elementary School
- Griffith Thomas Elementary School
- Indian Run Elementary School
- Mary Emma Bailey Elementary School
- Olde Sawmill Elementary School
- Riverside Elementary School
- Scottish Corners Elementary School
- Wyandot Elementary School
- In 2007 the school had 568 students. They included 94 Asian students with most of them being Japanese. To serve English as a second language students, Wyandot has collection of 150 books in Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and French in its library, including works by Japanese authors and translations of American children's books. Many Japanese and Korean families donate foreign language books to the library.[4]
Middle schools
- Ann Simpson Davis Middle School
- John Sells Middle School
- Willard Grizzell Middle School
- Henry Karrer Middle School
High schools
Awards
- Dublin Jerome High School received a 2010 Blue Ribbon School award from the United States Department of Education.[5][6]
- Willard Grizzell Middle School received a 2009 Blue Ribbon School award from the United States Department of Education.[5]
- All 3 high schools were identified among America's Best High Schools 2011,[7] a ranking of the top 300 national high schools by Newsweek.
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.dublinschools.net/aboutourdistrict.aspx
- 1 2 3 ThisWeek Community Newspapers. "High school changes are approved". Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ↑ Motavalli, Jim. ""Little Tokyo": Japanese Honda Familes [sic] Adjust to Life in Ohio" (Archive). Cartalk. June 28, 2013. Retrieved on June 13, 2014.
- ↑ Boss, Charlie. "Dublin school offers multilingual library" (Archive). The Columbus Dispatch. Monday October 8, 2007. Retrieved on June 14, 2014.
- 1 2 National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. (pdf) Last viewed 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Winning the Blue Ribbon" Columbus City Scene Magazine. Last viewed 2011-10-25.
- ↑ America's Best High Schools 2011. Last viewed 2011-10-25.
Coordinates: 40°6′33″N 83°8′25″W / 40.10917°N 83.14028°W
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