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One lucky senior could win this 2015 Chevy Equinox at After Prom on Saturday! Senior must be present to win. Thank you to Ed Morse Chevy, Buick and GMC of DeWitt for your generous donation! Stay tuned for a list of more great prizes you could win! #gosabers #cdhs #afterprom

As part of their living systems unit, CDIS 5th graders visited the high school greenhouse to learn more about what plants need to grow and opportunities they will have to work with plants in middle and high school. CDHS Agricultural Science Teacher Amy Grantz did a fabulous job teaching students about the purpose of the greenhouse and what variables can be controlled when growing plants. Students were highly engaged and excited to have this opportunity. We are lucky to have teachers across grade levels and buildings work together to provide interesting and unique learning experiences for our students. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdis #cdhs #fifthgrade #fifthgradelivingsystemsunit #agriculturescience #cdhsgreenhouse #sabersworkingtogether

We have a very busy week ahead of us! Ekstrand’s spring programs are this week as well the CDHS band concert on Sunday night at 7 p.m. Wednesday is Senior Signing Day at 12:45 p.m. in the CDPAC. Good luck to all of those who qualified for the Drake Relays, and we hope everyone has a great time at prom on Saturday! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #saberactivityupdate

Congratulations to our FFA members who participated in the State Leadership Conference earlier this week! Check out the impressive results: ▪️ AG MARKETING PLAN: Team of Fayeth Henningsen, Adam Wilke and Ashton Schneider were STATE RUNNER-UP as they brought home 2nd place gold out of 25 teams. This was the first year Central DeWitt has competed in this event. ▪️ FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: Team of Kyle Deppe, Caden Bernauer, Lucas Burken and Price Strohman placed 18th out of 102 teams and brought home a gold. They also placed 2nd overall out of 102 teams in the Team portion of the test. ▪️ GREENHAND QUIZ: Dalani Beuthien, 3rd overall gold, Kamryn Keester 5th overall gold ▪️ SECRETARY'S BOOK: Hannah Grantz, 8th overall, Bronze ▪️ IOWA FARMER TODAY JOURNALISM AWARD: Katlin Truelsen, 3rd overall in the State. ▪️ Our chapter received the National Chapter Award as we placed 10th overall in the state. We also received an ambassador award of a silver rating. ▪️ Taylor Houser and Emily Sutton served as voting delegates ▪️ Molly Burken participated in the State FFA Choir ▪️ Rachel Clark was a member of Courtesy Corps Way to go, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #dewittcentralffa #ffa #ffastateleadershipconference #saberssucceeding

Our Ekstrand Elementary students have been working hard to prepare for their spring programs happening next week: The K-1 spring program, "A Day in the Country", will be performed on Monday, April 24. The 2-3 spring program, "E-I-E-I Oops!", will be performed on Tuesday, April 25. Both concerts will be performed at 6:30 p.m. in the CDPAC at the high school. Don’t forget to check out our talented students’ artwork that will be on display, too! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #ekstrandelementary #springprogram #ekstrandfineartsnight #saberssucceeding

It was a fun day at the Loras College Chemistry Olympics on April 19th! Thomas Fielding, Sam Gravert, Mia House, and Sal Mercado competed in a variety of competitions, including a titration race, solution identification race, density drop, and various games. They also had the chance to visit their planetarium and learn more about 3D printing. The group represented CDHS well! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #lorascollege #lorascollegechemistryolympics #saberssucceeding

Join us for a night celebrating the fine arts and literary talent of CDHS students on May 3rd in the CDHS atrium! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #nightofthecreativearts #saberssucceeding

Yesterday these four CDHS students visited Clinton Community College and registered for their 2023 fall courses! Great job to them for getting their future plans in place and taking action to achieve those next steps. CCC is very lucky to have these four motivated, goal-driven students heading their way! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #clintoncommunitycollege #ccc #saberssucceeding

How many high school students can say they played with The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra?! On Saturday, April 15th our CDHS Jazz One students, directed by Mr. Josh Greubel, had the opportunity to open for The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra prior to their performance at the CDPAC. At the end of the show, our Saber musicians joined the Orchestra on stage to perform a final piece together. This was a great opportunity for our students! Thank you to The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra for coming to DeWitt and taking the time to provide a great learning experience for our students! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdhsjazzone #cdhsband #theworldfamousglennmillerorchestra #saberssucceeding

Congratulations to Director Mr. Dunbar and the cast and crew of the CDHS play "Leaving Iowa" on a wonderful performance! And, congrats to our Special Olympics track team who did very well at North Scott this weekend. Good luck to our FFA members at the State Leadership Conference this week! Let's make it a great week! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #saberactivityupdate

On Thursday, Mr. Townsley took CDHS students Noah Ericksen, Michael Schneider, and Ashton Schneider to Iowa State University to attend the Actuary & Data Analytics Career Day and Basketball Data Analytics Awards. Noah and Ashton were recognized for their 4th place finish (out of 91) in the grades 6-9 division. Way to go, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #isu #saberssucceeding #actuaryanddataanalyticscareerday #basketballdataanalyticsawards

Join us this Sunday at 2 p.m. in the CDPAC for Star Performers, a variety show featuring Central DeWitt High School students who received Division I ratings at state speech, vocal, and band contests. Artwork will also be on display in the atrium. The community is encouraged to attend the program that highlights fine arts talent. The event is sponsored by the DeWitt Area Fine Arts Foundation. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #dewittfineartsfoundation #starperformers #saberssucceeding

Please help us honor our incredible teachers, whose dedication inspires and empowers our students to do their best every day, by nominating them for the QC Times Teacher of the Year. Nominations due April 30th. https://qctimes.com/contests/teacher-of-the-year/ #gosabers #cdcsd

‼️ On Wednesdays May 17th and May 24th, we will NOT be dismissing early and will instead have full days of school. This is due to school days recently being affected by weather and us needing to meet the required 1,080 instructional hours for the school year. Changing those two Wednesdays to full days will allow us to achieve the hour requirement without extending the school year. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdis #cdms #ekstrandelementary #calendarchange

On Tuesday, these CDHS students visited the University of Iowa to check out all they have to offer. Visiting college campuses is the best way to get a real feel for college life and finding out if it’s the right fit for you. Way to go, Sabers, for taking another step in planning your future! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #universityofiowa #careerandcollegeready #collegevisit

Don’t miss the CDHS play, “Leaving Iowa,” a comedy about a family vacation at 7 p.m. this Friday at the Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center! Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. See you there! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #saberdrama #leavingiowa #cdhsplay2023

Congratulations to Mrs. Dunlavey and these Saber artists whose works will be featured at the 2023 Quad City Arts High School Art Invitational! Rachel Spicer, dphilms/TAG Best in Film, 3rd Place $150 Alexsys Scheeper, Life at Night Award for Creativity $100 Amelia House Keith Bonnstetter Award for Creative Use of Paper $75 Cassie Dunlavey, Teacher Award 3rd Place $100 Link to view the whole art show: https://www.quadcityarts.com/rock-island-gallery.html #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #saberartists #saberssucceeding #qcartshighschoolinvitation

Join us for the Central DeWitt Community School Board Meeting Wednesday, April 12th at 6 p.m. in the CDMS Media Center. You can also attend via Zoom: https://cd-csd.zoom.us/j/87962724544?pwd=K2w1RmpPNU5yQWZIRzNMcFlSaTlIZz09 Below is the agenda for the meeting. We encourage you to access the most up-to-date agenda at https://www.cd-csd.org/ ➡️ Board Meeting ➡️ Agendas. A. Opening of Meeting: 6:00 pm 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3.Public Hearing regarding Amendment to the 2022-2023 Budget 4. Public Hearing regarding Proposed 2023-2024 Certified Budget 5. Approve Agenda 6. Approve Minutes of Previous Meetings: 3/22/2023 7. Public Forum B. Information & Discussion Item(s) 1. FFA Marketing Team Presentation 2. Administrative Reports 3. Legislative Report 4. Preschool Family Survey Results 5. Substance Abuse in Schools 6. School Safety Procedures C. Superintendent Authorized Purchases 1. Any Superintendent Authorized Purchases will be listed here prior to the Board meeting. There are none at this time. D. Action Item(s) 1. Financial Report 2. Amendment to the 2022-2023 Budget 3. Proposed 2023-2024 Certified Budget 4. Personnel Report 5. Donations to the School District E. Second Reading and Final Review of School Board Policy Revisions as Required Annually 1. Second Reading and Final Review of 100 and 200 Policy Series: School District and Board of Directors F. Consent Agenda Item(s) 1. Open Enrollment 2. Professional Leave Report 3. Student Activity Fund Report 4. Abstract of Bills 5. Contract Agreement and MOU for Timberline Billing Services 6. 2024-2025 Driver Education Contract with MBAEA 7. Contract Agreement for Shared Human Resources Personnel with Calamus-Wheatland CSD and Northeast CSD 8. Contract Agreement for Shared Director of Operations with Maquoketa CSD 9. Contract Agreement for Shared Director of Transportation with Maquoketa CSD 10. College & Career Counselor - Operational Sharing Agreement with Eastern Iowa Community College & Calamus-Wheatland CSD 11. Health, Dental, Vision and LTD/Life Insurance Renewals 12. Audit Understanding of Services Agreement FY24 G. Future Board of Education Meetings & Opportunities 1. Board Member Requests for Agenda Items for Future Board Meetings 2. Special School Board Meeting (Ekstrand Roof Bids) Mon., April 17, 2023: 2:00 pm (Zoom) 3. Pre-Agenda Meeting Wed., May 10, 2023: 8:00 am (Bob Gannon, Cory Huff) 4. School Board Development Session Wed., May 17, 2023: 5:15 pm 5. School Board Regular Meeting Wed., May 17, 2023: 6:00 pm 6. Iowa School Board Recognition Month May 2023 7. Staff AppreciationWeek May 1-5, 2023 8. High School Commencement Sunday, May 21, 2023: 3:00 pm H. Closed Session: Roll Call Vote 1. Closed Session to discuss Strategy with Legal Counsel: Iowa Code 21.5(1)(c)- A board may go into closed session to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the governmental body in that litigation. I. Reconvene to Open Session J. Adjournment

We hope you enjoyed the long weekend and beautiful weather! We have a busy week ahead of us. This Thursday and Friday don't forget to check out the CDHS Play, “Leaving Iowa,” at 7 p.m. in the CDPAC. Good luck to the cast and crew! On Saturday, the Glenn Miller Orchestra will be performing at CDPAC and some of our band students will be performing a few selections with them! Concert starts at 7 p.m. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #saberactivityupdate

Just a reminder there is no school tomorrow Friday, April 7th. We will see everyone again on Monday, April 10th when classes resume! #gosabers #noschoolfriday #centraldewittcsd