Dublin City School District (Ohio)

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.

This article is about the school district in Ohio. For the school district of the same name in Georgia, see Dublin City School District (Georgia).
Dublin City School District
Location
Dublin, Ohio
Midwest

United States
District information
TypePublic-Suburban
GradesPK-12
SuperintendentTodd Hoadley, Ph.D.
Students and staff
Students15,500+[1]
Teachers1,200[1]
Staff600[1]
Athletic conferenceOhio Capital Conference
Other information
WebsiteDublin Schools

In the fall of 2017, district enrollment exceeded 16,000 students attending its nineteen schools.[1] In the 2010-2011 school year, Dublin City Schools finished on May 27, 2011, prior to Memorial Day, however the end of the first semester did not end prior to Winter Break.

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 credits at the end of the year.[2]

Demographics
See also: Japanese community of Columbus, Ohio

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]

In 2007, Wyandot Elementary School had 568 students, including 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]

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
  • Hopewell Elementary School
  • Abraham Depp Elementary School

Middle schools
  • Ann Simpson Davis Middle School
  • John Sells Middle School
  • Willard Grizzell Middle School
  • Henry Karrer Middle School

High schools

Awards

References
  1. http://www.dublinschools.net/aboutourdistrict.aspx
  2. ThisWeek Community Newspapers. "High school changes are approved". Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  3. Motavalli, Jim. ""Little Tokyo": Japanese Honda Familes [sic] Adjust to Life in Ohio" (Archive). Cartalk. June 28, 2013. Retrieved on June 13, 2014.
  4. Boss, Charlie. "Dublin school offers multilingual library" (Archive). The Columbus Dispatch. Monday October 8, 2007. Retrieved on June 14, 2014.
  5. National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. (pdf) Last viewed 2011-10-25.
  6. "Winning the Blue Ribbon" Columbus City Scene Magazine. Last viewed 2011-10-25.
  7. America's Best High Schools 2011. Last viewed 2011-10-25.

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