There is so much to be proud of within the Douglas County School District (DCSD). We have incredible students, fantastic teachers and staff, and amazing parents/guardians and community members who all work together to make this school district one of the best!
Did you know?
For the first time in a decade, Douglas County School District is the TOP scoring district in the Denver metro metro area!
DCSD is one of the only districts in the country to have met or exceeded our 2019 (pre-pandemic!) scores in every subject and every grade.
DCSD is one of the only school districts in the state to increase proficiency levels across all student subgroups.
DCSD is one of the leaders, nationwide, in “blurring the lines” between PK-12 and higher education through our incredible Concurrent Enrollment/Career & Technical Education offerings (over 20K seats!) and our partnerships with multiple higher education institutions, providing students additional pathways to success after high school, whether they choose college or go straight to industry.
Finally, DCSD was just rated number 11 on the list of the 250 “most envied” school districts in the country by Test Prep Insight (DCSD is the only Colorado school district in the top 65!).
We are so thankful, again, for the support we received to get 5A over the finish line. Thanks to 5A, we have been able to retain the amazing educators who made all of that happen for our kids and move our starting teacher pay from $45K to $51K. 5A resulted in a net increase of 2.939 mills to the district’s tax rate ($194 for a million dollar home), and yet we still have one of the lowest tax rates in the metro area, so the district’s return on investment for our community is amazing.
Join the conversation at the State of DCSD Event
Come learn more about the current state of our school system, including our commitment to excellence, our shift back into the number one spot, our challenges, and our vision for the future.
Thursday, May 2
6 p.m.
DCSD Legacy Campus, 10035 S. Peoria Street, Lone Tree
RSVP: at bit.ly/StateofDCSD
I truly am proud to be DCSD!
Erin Kane is the superintendent of the Douglas County School District.