It is with anticipation and enthusiasm that the Dunlap School District prepares to launch the 2010-11 school year! Along with the start of a new school year is a new vision for the future. Last year, thirty-eight stakeholders (including parents, students, staff, administrators, school board and community mem-bers) crafted a District Strategic Plan which will guide our efforts over the next five years. The plan in-cludes mission, vision, values and goal statements that articulate the future, desired state of the District. The mission of the District is to empower all students to excel in a global society. In short, we plan to accomplish it by engaging students in the application of 21st Century skills such as: solving real-life problems with quality tools and processes and by embracing continuous improvement through teamwork, collabora-tion and shared leadership. In this issue, read more about how students are engaged in the continuous improvement classroom and are taking ownership for their own learning. To monitor the progress of the Strategic Plan, a set of measures for each goal (called the Balanced Scorecard) will be analyzed and publicly available on the District’s web site. Ultimately, the Strategic Plan will help us to align all our efforts to the goals of the plan by doing the following: 1) Schools will create an improvement plan that is aligned to the District Strategic Plan; 2) Classroom teachers will involve students in the identi-fication of classroom goals that align with school goals; and 3) Individual students will write personal goals that align to the class-room goals. By embracing a philosophy of continu-ous improvement, the Dunlap School Dis-trict will continue to seek input from all stakeholders (students, staff, parents and community members) when making key decisions. In the coming school year, the District will also administer a customer satisfaction survey to all students, staff and parents to determine current levels of satisfaction and identify areas for improvement. Through the use of our web site, online surveys and the interactive blog, the District will use input and feedback to demonstrate transparency and accountability in the continuous improvement journey ahead.

-Dr. Jay Marino, Superintendent

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BOARD MEMBERS

Mrs. Christine Finley, President

Ms. Amy Doering, Vice President

Mr. Bruce Hay, Secretary

Mr. Joe Eberle

Mr. Brian Meginnes

Dr. Paul Park

Mr. Steve Rieker

DISTRICT

ADMINISTRATION

SUPERINTENDENT

Dr. Jay Marino

ASSIST SUPERINTENDENT

Ms. Lisa Parker

DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM

Dr. Lonna Anderson

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Dr. Kelly Funke

HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR

Mr. Erik Christian

Dunlap High School

Tom Welsh, Principal

Amber Heffner, Assistant Principal

Wes Wolven, Assistant Principal

Duane Peterson, Athletic Director

Dunlap Middle School

Zac Chatterton, Principal

Jeff Alderman, Assistant Principal

Dunlap Valley Middle School

Jason Holmes, Principal

Molly Kahn, Assistant Principal

Banner Elementary

Greg Fairchild, Principal

Dunlap Grade School

Jeremy Etnyre, Principal

Ridgeview Elementary

Ali Bond, Principal

Wilder-Waite Grade School

Todd Jefferson, Principal

Director of Special Services

Brooke Mair

Director of Technology

Matt Jensen

Director of Transportation

Bill Schroeder

Director of Buildings

and Grounds

Jim Everett

Director of Food Services

Lisa Leitner

District Launches Strategic Plan

Visit the District’s website and interactive blog! www.dunlapcusd.net

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DISTRICT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

A New Look for the Dunlap Community Unit School District #323

The District now has a “district emblem.” While each school has an individual mascot and/or symbol, there was nothing that symbolized the District as a whole. With the collaborative creation of the District’s Strategic Plan, it became clear that the District needed an emblem in which to represent its values and beliefs. Dr. Marino worked with local artist and Dunlap parent, Dr. Barry Miller, to create a logo which would successfully represent the values and beliefs of the District. Each aspect of the emblem has been purposely created and placed. Dr. Miller created the emblem using the District’s Strategic Plan as his inspiration.

• The circle represents the ever continuing need for the community and the life-long role education plays in our lives. It also represents the importance of each level of our education system (elementary, middle, and high school). Lastly, it symbolizes the core values of the District Strategic Plan: teamwork, collaboration, and shared leadership.

• The smaller stars located on the circle represent the four elementary build-ings, and the larger stars represent the District’s two middle schools. The bald eagle is strategically placed in the circle as a symbol of the culminating educational experience of students at Dunlap High School.

• The state of Illinois located within the circle demonstrates the central location of the District.

• The words Educate, Empower, and Excel located inside the circle are key terms from the District’s newly created mission and vision statements. They represent the District’s long term focus on preparing students for success in the 21st Century.

Wilder-Waite Adopts Building Mission Statement

The Wilder-Waite Building Leadership Team created a school mission state-ment during the past year that aligns with the District’s mission statement. The mission statement of Wilder-Waite School is depicted in the newly created mu-ral that was painted in the front entryway of the school. The mural was created by local artist, Vin Luong.

Mission Statement: “Building a foundation that empowers diverse learners in their journey to become successful 21st Century citizens”.

Enrichment and Intervention for All This past year, Dunlap Valley Middle School teachers and students embraced a change in schedule called the “Spartan Learning Community.” This daily twenty-two minute period offered every student enrichment or intervention based on his/her needs. Embracing the middle school phi-losophy of collaboration and teaming, the entire faculty, including Physical Educa-tion and Explore teachers, worked to im-plement this program. Foundationally, each student engaged in the Accelerated Reader Program which included reading practice, journaling personal connections, and comprehension checks. Additionally, DVMS began the implementation of Ac-celerated Math which offered individual-ized math practice. Teachers provided tar-geted reading and/or math interventions for students needing additional assistance. Enrichment opportunities were made avail-able which included activities such as: writer’s workshop, book clubs, yearbook writing, stock market challenge, character education presentations, and speech writ-ing. his change in schedule provided addi-tional opportunities to meet the individual needs of DVMS students.

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Ground Rules Created by Students Classroom Mission Statement Classroom & Student

Measureable Goals

Quality Tools & PSDA

used Regularly The

Continuous

Improvement

Classroom

Classroom Data Center

Classroom Meetings Facilitated Student-led Conferences Student Data Folders

Has your son or daughter shared with you the characteristics of a “quality student” or “quality teacher?” Perhaps your child has asked you to describe a “quality parent.” These are examples of the Continuous Improvement (CI) classroom that the Dunlap School District and its teachers have embraced as a fundamental part of the District Strategic Plan. Continuous Improvement puts the focus on learning and student ownership. Over one hundred of the District’s teachers have been trained in the Continuous Improvement quality classroom during the win-ter and summer of 2010. Dr. Marino facilitated the first training, and Dunlap CI teacher leaders helped facilitate the summer train-ing along with consultant Becky Martin. Components of the CI quality classroom include: building a collaborative classroom culture through the student created mission and ground rules, developing classroom and individual SMART goals, monitoring student progress through classroom data centers and student folders, and communicating student progress through student-led conferences. Examples of Continuous Improvement are evident in classrooms across the District. Look for your child’s SMART goals and data folder during the upcoming school year as he/she becomes increasingly responsible for his/her learning.

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Dunlap student achievement scores have been recognized statewide by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and na-tionally by U.S. News and World Report. Students in grades 3 through 8 are annually assessed with the ISAT, a criterion refer-enced exam based upon the Illinois Learning Standards and indicators. High school juniors take the Prairie State Assessment Exam (PSAE) which is the average score from the following exams: ACT, Work Keys Reading for Information, Work Keys Ap-

plied Mathematic, and the State developed writing and science exams. The ISBE uses these scores to determine if the District has made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as per the No Child Left Behind legislation. During 2009, 92% of the District’s students met/exceeded standards in reading and 94% met/exceeded standards in math which was significantly above the State’s minimum AYP target of 70%. The 2010 scores have not been officially released at the time of this publication.

Chicago Sun-Times State of Illinois Rankings: Dunlap High School #19 Dunlap Middle School #48 Dunlap Valley Middle School #51 Banner Elementary School #96 Dunlap Grade School #88 Wilder-Waite Elementary School #21

U.S. News & World Report: Dunlap High School Academic Achieving High School in United States School Search Bright A+ Award

(Top 5% of Illinois School Districts) Dunlap School District #323

ISAT Math scores for grades 3, 5, and 8 over the past three years have varied from a low of 94% in 5th grade to a high of 100% in 3rd grade.

5th grade ISAT Reading scores have increased from 89% in 2007 to 94% in 2009. Scores at 3rd and 8th grade have remained relatively consistent over the three year period.

Over the past six years, Dunlap ACT scores have averaged a minimum of 3 points higher than the State scores.

Composite district student achievement scores have increased 10% since 2002. Dunlap scores averaged nearly 17% higher than the State composite scores over this eight year period.

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DMS Poetry Contest Winners Taylor Walper and Franklin Ye, Dunlap Middle School 6th grade students, were winners in the 2010 American Chemical Society’s Illustrated Poetry Contest. This contest was part of the Chemists Celebrate Earth Day celebration. The theme this year was “Plants - The Green Machines.’’ Students were allowed to choose the style of poem and illustration. Taylor’s end rhyme poem about the benefits of corn as an energy source for both bodies and machines, accompanied by her colored pencil drawing, won first place in both the local and national contest. Franklin was awarded locally for his colored pencil drawing and haiku about plants supplying oxygen.

Franklin Ye & Taylor Walper

DHS State Track and Field Champion

Dunlap High School senior, John Crain, became the first boy in school history to win a State championship in track and field. John won the Class 2A 1600 run in the State meet with a record time of 4:18.2. John ad-vanced to the State final by winning his preliminary heat in 4:21.0. In the final, John ran near or at the front for all four laps. He led much of the final lap but was passed with 200 meters to go. He responded immedi-ately, however, and pulled away from the field in the last 100 meters. John’s State championship capped a great career as he was also named All-State in cross country in the fall, finishing in 9th place in the class 2A. He previously finished 3rd in the State Finals 1600 meter run as a jun-ior. He was named the Mid-Illini Conference Track Meet Outstanding Athlete in 2009, winning all three distance races. He was named first team all-conference in five different seasons.

DVMS Sportsmanship Recognized Dunlap Valley Middle School was notified by the Illinois Elementary School Association at the conclu-sion of the school year that it was selected as the winner of the 2010 Division F Sportsmanship Award. The award was created to recognize outstanding behavior of a member school in each of the fifteen IESA divisions.

DGS Student Reports for Weekly Reader

Dunlap Grade School 5th grader Adam Raso was selected in a competition to be-come a student reporter for Weekly Reader Magazine for the 2009-2010 school year. Adam was one of only twelve students se-lected out of over 850 applicants from across the country. As a student reporter, Adam completed four articles that were published nationally in the Weekly Reader Magazine. The articles were in the form of a debate with another student reporter. His topics included the fol-lowing:

• Should kids be on social net-

working web sites?

• Should schools have dress

codes?

• Should people pay for plastic

and paper bags?

• Should schools ban bake sales?

Adam’s final and most memorable assign-ment was to interview comedian George Lo-pez about his performance in the soon to be released movie Marmaduke. An online ver-sion of his article is available at http://www.weeklyreader.com/node/1017 .

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Distinguished Alumnus Award The Distinguished Alumnus Award was established in 2001 to recognize former graduates for outstanding accomplishments in their field of work and for volunteer service and participation in the community. At the 2010 Alumni Banquet, Kent Tomblin, class of 1974, was presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Kent joined the Peoria Fire and Rescue Department in 1979. Dur-ing his thirty-one years of service he rose through the ranks of Firefighter, Engineer, Captain, Battalion Chief, Assistant Fire Chief and was appointed Fire Chief of the City of Peoria on February 19, 2007. Since 2004, he has also been the Director of Emergency Management Services for the City of Peoria. Kent’s civic activities include the following: St. Jude Memphis to Peoria runner, Red Cross blood donor, travelling to the Gulf of Mexico to provide aid after Hurricane Katrina, helping annually with Christmas in April, active Board member of the United Way, Family Services and Peoria Area Labor Management, service on the Illinois Terror-ism Task Force, and recipient of many honors and awards for community activities. Joining Kent at the banquet when he received his award were his wife, Laura and his three daughters, Amanda, Misti, and Michelle, who are also Dunlap High School graduates.

Adam Raso

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ENRICHMENT

Gifted Saturday School at RES Ridgeview hosted the 3rd grade Gifted Saturday School in February. Dunlap’s 3rd grade gifted and tal-ented students developed an understanding of basic building structures during this hands-on, thought-provoking Saturday School. Examples such as basic caves, Native American teepees, adobe huts, the Great Pyramids, Greek and Roman architecture, and Mother Nature were used to reinforce these concepts. Teach-ing materials included construction paper, index cards, plastic straws, popsicle sticks, wood blocks, glue, and tape. In addition to constructing models, students also identified the key components that allow a structure to withstand the test of time. Students also had the opportunity to take a look at the architecture plans for Ridgeview Elementary School. Jim Hollenback from Bradley University and Mike McLaren from PSA-Dewberry were guest speakers for the event.

RES Presidential Wax Museum Fourth grade students at Ridgeview Elementary School created a wax mu-seum in order to display their presidential knowledge. Each student represented a president by dressing in period clothing and reciting a one minute speech that he/she wrote in the first person point of view. Each “president” was provided with his/her own button. When the button was pressed by museum visitors, the statue came to life and recited his/her speech, which gave the audience a little glimpse of the president’s life. After the speech was over, the student went back to his/her frozen wax statue position.

DVMS Thematic Units This past year, Dunlap Valley Middle School collaborated to create an interdisciplinary thematic unit for all students and staff. After spending March of 2009 in the Jazz Era, they travelled to the Fabulous 1950’s. Under the direction of Toni Redlingshafer, DVMS Chorus Director, the week began with a visit from Mr. Mick Sullivan, a Dunlap area resident and Korean War Veteran. Mr. Sullivan spoke to the student body about his first hand experiences in the Korean Conflict. Mrs. Tamra Challacombe, a Valley parent, joined our students for a sock hop and taught them many of the dances popular in the 1950’s. Mr. Dan Challacombe, also a Valley parent, cruised into the Valley parking lot with his classic cars from the 1950’s. During an Open House, the Parents’ Club hosted the Martin the Spartan Diner

featuring cuisine from the 1950’s, and many of our students, dressed in full costume, served as wait staff. After dining, visitors toured the building to see the many displays created by students which included research papers on the challenges of life in the 1950’s, the fashion, the music, the toys, and Elvis. The 6th grade chorus concluded the evening with the performance of their origi-nal musical. The thematic unit planned for the 2010-11 school year is DVMS: Citizens of the World.

Explore More Day at DGS As part of the Enrichment Program at Dunlap Grade School, Explore More Day was held on May 20th. Explore More Day allows students to experience learning beyond the walls of the traditional classroom. The purpose of Explore More Day is to engage students in new and unique learning ex-periences. There were twenty-two different sessions planned for this special day. The students were able to select six sessions to attend. Some of this year’s favorite sessions included horseback riding, robotics, archery, scuba diving, and golf. The staff at DGS would like to thank the many parents, community members, and local busi-nesses that volunteered their time and expertise to help make this day a success. Additional photos of the day are available at http://dunlapgradeparents.edublogs.org/.

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SERVICE LEARNING

Banner Community Service Project Banner students and families annually participate in a va-riety of community service activities. As a fall project, stu-dents collected and donated macaroni-n-cheese to the South-side Mission food pantry. Classes competed in an effort to build a “macaroni mountain.” During the month of Novem-ber, students donated gently used and/or new toys to the Neighborhood House in Peoria. In December, Banner stu-dents purchased new toys for the Children’s Home. Students collected money, shopped for toys, and delivered them to the Children’s Home. Since 2005, Banner students and their families have donated over $18,500 to these efforts. Helping and caring for the community are part of the learning experi-ence at Banner Elementary.

Ridgeview gives back with Haiti Project Ridgeview families, students and staff joined to-gether to collect donations of various items to send to the victims affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Stu-dents wrapped the items in towels to bundle individual kits to send to the people in Haiti. This project was a perfect demonstration of the character education trait of caring. Each month, Ridgeview students learned and demonstrated various Character Counts traits.

Earth Day in the Parks Earth Day in the Parks is an initiative of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to introduce students to environmental stewardship. The 4th grade students at Dunlap Grade School, in partnership with Jubilee State Park, are in the process of restoring a native prairie along the Rock Island Trail adjacent to the school. Earth Day in the Parks offers students the opportunity to get outdoors and work in nature. The goal of the program is to engage students in hands-on experiences that will lead them to de-velop a sense of responsibility for our natural resources.

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LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

Science Fair at DVMS Dunlap Valley Middle School hosted its first school-wide Science Fair during the 2009-10 school year. The DVMS Science Department collaborated to bring this idea to reality and introduced the purpose and processes of a Science Fair to every student. Students enjoyed the challenge of selecting hypotheses to explore in their personally chosen experiments. Beginning last fall, students utilized the scientific method to con-duct an experiment, gather and analyze data, and complete a research paper and presen-tation. On January 21, 2010, DVMS hosted the competitive Science Fair. With the help of parents and community members, approximately two hundred projects were judged. An Open House was held that evening welcoming families and community members to witness the scientific Spartan minds. Twenty 7th and 8th grade student projects were declared Science Fair winners, and fourteen of those advanced to Regional competition at Western Illinois University on March 27, 2010. Seven students advanced from Re-gionals to State competition at the University of Illinois where the students were awarded the Spirit Award. Philip Copeland received a Gold Award for his project.

DMS Students Explore “Frozen Worlds” This year the 7th grade class at Dunlap Middle School developed a “Frozen Worlds” biome that included the regions of the Arctic and Antarctica. Each student researched ten animals and created ten critter cards about these animals. Each student then created a life size replica of their animal. Students transformed a classroom into a “Frozen Worlds’” display where parents were invited to see arctic wolves, polar bears, seals and penguins of many different varieties, lemmings, oxen and many other animals. This was a huge success for the students.

Pen Pal Program at Ridgeview Ridgeview Elementary School 2nd grade students engaged in a Pen Pal project this past school year to help improve writing skills and extend social relationships with other local 2nd graders. The 2nd grade students from Ridgeview Elementary were assigned a pen pal in the fall with 2nd grade students at St. Mark School. The students wrote each other four times during the school year. The Ridgeview 2nd grad-ers hosted their pen pals in May. The students were filled with antici-pation and excitement awaiting the arrival of their pen pals! Students shared stories, played games, and bonded together. Many students intend to stay in touch with their new friends.

EDK Students have Successful Year The Extended Day Kindergarten class contin-ued to make great strides this past year. Based on the results of the Aimsweb testing done at the be-ginning, middle, and end of the year, great pro-gress was made. Through this testing, and ongoing student assessments, each child received specific intervention plans and individualized instruc-tion. This allowed each child to develop basic reading skills and become an independent writer. Extended Day Kindergarten students were ex-pected to participate in a variety of classroom read-ing and writing activities. One of their favorite writing activities was creating a classroom book similar to the No, David! books. Each child wrote their own page, and everyone received a copy to take home to read. The class really enjoyed this project!

Anna Vilatte

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WELCOME NEW STAFF

Erik Christian began employment July 1st as the Dunlap School District’s first Director of Human Resources. He comes to the District from the County of Peoria, where he served most recently as Assistant Director of Human Resources, in addition to past positions as Risk Man-agement Coordinator and Budget/Finance Analyst. Erik is a proud graduate of Dunlap High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration and Political Science from Augustana College and, in 2005, a Master’s Degree in Public Administration (MPA) with a Graduate Certificate in Management of Non-Profit Organizations from the University of Illinois at Springfield. Erik holds the Senior Profes-sional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification from the Society for Human Resource Man-agement and the Certified Professional (IPMA-CP) certification from the International Public Management Association for Human Resources. Active in the community, Erik serves as Chair of the Peoria County Council of the Univer-sity of Illinois Extension, as Co-Chair of the Health and Rehabilitation Committee for the Heart of Illinois United Way, and as a member of the Distribution Committee of the Central Illinois Community Foundation. He and his wife, Amanda, have three daughters: Madelyn, 6 and a 1st grader at Dunlap Grade this fall, Harper, 3, and Amelia, 1. Erik looks forward to working with all of Dunlap’s employees as they serve our students and community.

DIRECTOR OF

HUMAN RESOURCES

Erik Christian

Due to increased enrollment, Dunlap High School has added a second Assistant Princi-pal. Wes Wolven brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position of Assistant Principal at Dunlap High School. He comes to the high school from Pawnee Schools, where he served as Dean of Students and Athletic Director. Wes is experienced in many areas of administration. Wes holds a Master’s Degree from Illinois State University with a K-12 General Educa-tional Administrative endorsement. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Secon-dary Education/Social Studies from Bradley University. He is a member of the Illinois Principals Association and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Wes is also active in the community, supporting the Peoria Historical Society, Easter Seals, and Big Brother/Big Sister. He and his wife, Heidi, have a two-year-old daughter, Olivia. Wes and his family welcome the opportunity to return to the Dunlap community.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Wes Wolven

DIRECTOR OF

TECHNOLOGY

Matt Jensen

Matt Jensen joined the Dunlap District in March, 2010. The District’s technology needs have dramatically increased as its users (students and staff) have increased. It became evi-dent that the District needed a director who could update and manage the District’s technol-ogy systems. Matt brings a wealth of systems and networking experience to the District from various backgrounds, including school districts. He has installed, created, and maintained large corporate networks running on a variety of platforms. Matt holds an Associates Certificate in Microcomputer Networking with an emphasis in networking, TCP/IP, and routing. He is a Certified Administrator of Citrix and VMware sys-tems and is currently enrolled in Illinois Central College’s Cisco Systems Network Academy. Matt has an eight year old daughter, Hayley, who attends Washington Central Primary

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Dunlap High School Classroom Additions: Due to an increasing enrollment, additional classroom space is needed at Dunlap High School. Currently, ten additional classrooms are being added to the high school. Eight of these classrooms are new construction at the north end of the building, and two classrooms have recently been renovated from previous District Office space. The construction has been somewhat delayed due to rain, but work-ers are working long shifts to finish the class-rooms as close to the first day of school as pos-sible. Within the new design will be two new computer labs and a science lab as well as addi-tional student lockers. Two homes located on Legion Hall Road directly behind the high school have recently been purchased in order to allow for more land usage options for future high school renova-tions. Decisions on the best usage of that land will be made at a later date by the Board of Education.

FACILITIES UPDATE

Planned New Elementary School In November 2010, the community will have the opportunity to vote on a referendum for a new elementary school to ease the overcrowding. A core plan-ning group, consisting of a board mem-ber, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members, collaborated in the design which was approved by the Board of Education.

North end classroom addition

North end classroom addition

North end classroom addition Former District Office classroom renovation

Former District Office classroom renovation

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FINANCIAL UPDATE

The chart below represents the revenues for the FY’11 Education Fund Tentative Budget. As you can see, over 92% of our anticipated revenues come from local sources. The Education Fund is the primary fund for the District as it is the fund where the majority of the salaries, benefits, and school supplies are purchased.

Education Fund Revenue

The chart below represents the expenditures for the FY’11 Education Fund Tentative Budget. As expected, the largest expenditure in any district’s Education Fund is salaries.

Education Fund Expenditures

State of Illinois Owes Dunlap Schools As with nearly every district across the State, Dunlap can join the list of districts and say that the State owes the District money from the 2010 fiscal year. In total, the State is behind in reimbursement payments totaling nearly $950,000 to the Dunlap District alone. Of that amount, approximately $400,000 is in transportation re-imbursement, and the remaining amount is in categorical payments such as payments in special education and read-ing improvement. It is the District’s hope that some of this money will arrive in the new fiscal year, but the Dis-trict is not optimistic.

State Recognizes District for Financial Stability Every year the State scores each district on its fi-nancial stability. Ratings are Financial Recognition,

Financial Review, Early Warning, and Financial

Watch. Once again Dunlap Community Unit District #323 earned a rating of Financial Recognition. Rat-ings are determined by comparing fund balances and expenditures to revenue ratios, days of cash on hand, and percent of short and long term borrowing. We are very proud of this recognition and the fiscal responsi-bility of the Board of Education and our staff.

FY 2011 Tentative Budget

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Back-to-School Dates for the 2010-11 School Year

Monday, August 9 New Teachers’ Orientation Tuesday, August 10 New Teachers’ Orientation Monday, August 16 First Day for Teachers: Institute Day Tuesday, August 17 Teachers’ Institute Day Tuesday, August 17 Freshman Orientation Wednesday, August 18 First Day for Students: Half-Day Thursday, August 19 First Full Day of Attendance Monday, September 6 Labor Day: No School Friday, September 17 Half-Day for Students—School Improvement Day Friday, October 8 Half-Day for Students—School Improvement Day Monday, October 11 Columbus Day—No School Thursday, October 21 Parent/Teacher Conferences—No School Friday, October 22 Parent/Teacher Conferences—No School View the complete 2010-11 District Calendar on our website at www.dunlapcusd.net.