Western Dubuque Community School District

The Western Dubuque Community School District, (also known as Western Dubuque or WD) is a school district based in Farley, Iowa (USA). The district, which operates schools in western Dubuque County, is the largest school district (by area) in Iowa. As of the 2007-2008 school year, WD has 2,776 students enrolled in its schools. [cite web|title = Iowa School District Enrollments 2006-2007 |accessdate = January 23|accessyear = 2008|url = http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=4508&Itemid=774]

General Information

The Western Dubuque Community School District serves an area covering 550 square miles, including 19 communities in 5 counties. [cite web|title = WD High School Information |accessdate = January 30|accessyear = 2007|url = http://bobcat.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/] The district's territory includes all of the western half of Dubuque County, eastern parts of Delaware County, northeastern Jones County, northwestern Jackson County, and extreme southeastern Clayton County. This area includes the towns of: Balltown, Bankston, Bernard, Cascade, Centralia, Dyersville, Epworth, Farley, Holy Cross, Luxemburg, New Vienna, Peosta, Rickardsville, and Worthington (all in Dubuque County).

The district currently operates:
* 6 elementary schools
* 2 middle schools
* 2 high schools

WD is governed by a 5-member elected school board and is managed by an appointed Superintendent of Schools. Current school board members include: June Brandenburg, Dean Knepper, Mark Knuth, Robert McCabe, and Barb Weber. The Superintendent of Schools is Jeff Corkery.

Enrollment

In September 2007, there were 2,776 K-12 students attending WD schools. 2,432 (87.6%) of those students lived in Dubuque County, 103 (3.7%) lived in Delaware County, 137 (4.9%) lived in Jones County, 97 (3.5%) lived in Jackson County, and 7 (.3%) lived in Clayton County. Of public school students living in Dubuque County, 18.6% attend WD schools. [cite web|title = Iowa School District Enrollments 2007-2008: By County |accessdate = January 23|accessyear = 2008|url = http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=4510&Itemid=774]

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History

Recent Developments

Recently, there has been some debate over whether or not the town of Dyersville, Iowa should remain a part of the Western Dubuque Community School District. Some residents of the town have publicly expressed feeling "neglected" or "ignored" by the WD school board. The debate seems to stem from the fact that Dyersville lacks a full K-5 elementary school (the Dyersville ES is only K-1), while new schools have been built recently in Epworth and Peosta. The proposal, while generating conversation, is unlikely to happen, since the general trend in Iowa has been to consolidate small school districts, not to form new ones.

chools in WD

Elementary Schools

* [http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Schools/BES.htm] Bernard Elementary School
* [http://chs.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/ces/index.html] Cascade Elementary School
* [http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Schools/DES.htm] Drexler Elementary School
* [http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Schools/DYERS.htm] Dyersville Elementary School
* [http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Schools/EES.htm] Epworth Elementary School
* [http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Schools/PES.htm] Peosta Elementary School

Middle Schools

* [http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Schools/DMS.htm] Drexler Middle School
* [http://chs.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/] Cascade Junior High School

High Schools

* [http://chs.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/] Cascade High School
* [http://bobcat.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/] Western Dubuque High School

References

ee also

*Dubuque County, Iowa
*List of school districts in Iowa

External links

* [http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/ Western Dubuque Community School District Website]
* [http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Downloads/APR/District%20APR2005.pdf WD 2005-2006 Annual Report]