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Dinwiddie County Public Schools educate over 4,600 students each year in kindergarten through twelfth grade with the help of 700+ faculty and staff county-wide.


We are working hard to provide the best education for our children and to disseminate information to parents, businesses, volunteers, and communities and encourage you to get involved.

Parent Resources

School Safety Update (PDF file updated 12/18/12)

FY2014 Budget Information Page

FY2013 Budget Information Page

Forms for Public Use

13-14 School Year Calendar (PDF format)

12-13 School Year Calendar   (PDF format)

Elementary Curriculum Online
Secondary Curriculum Online

Virtual Virginia logoVDOE’s Virtual Virginia program offers pre-Advanced Placement (AP), honors and AP classes as well as academic electives and world languages. Virtual Virginia is designed to meet the needs of students who otherwise would be unable to take these courses due to a lack of availability or scheduling conflicts within their school. Eligible students enroll in Virtual Virginia through their local schools. The deadline for registering is the end of the first week of the local school calendar. The deadline for spring semester 4X4 block courses is the end of the first week of the local school spring semester.

Visit  Virtual Virginia  for details about the program, including the course catalog, school registration information and more.

Enrolling your child in Dinwiddie County Public Schools: Find information on what you need in order to register your child for school.

SOL Information For Parents and Students Has links to our SOL testing calendar and information on SOL from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE)

BoardDocs (view School Board meeting dates, agendas, minutes, and additional information)

Respect

Help prevent dating violence and abuse before it starts! Click here fore more information! or visit www.chooserespect.org.

 

Dinwiddie County Directory of Services   (PDF format)

Student Code of Conduct 2010-2011- Conduct agreement of every student.

School Closings/Emergency Planning and Preparedness- Information on what we do when emergencies or inclement weather arise

Dinwiddie County Public Schools Policy Manual - Our Policy Manual is now available by visiting BoardDocs and clicking on the word "Policies" at the top.  Click on the little plus sign (expand) beside Dinwiddie County School Board Policies to view sub-sections of this manual. 

Dinwiddie Adult Basic Education (GED) and Free Computer Classes - click here to see brochure on these adult education opportunities

DCPS Strategic Action Plan (PDF DRAFT, July 2009)

Parent's Guide to Understanding Student Discipline Policies

Youth Prevention Needs Assessment Results 2010 (PDF format)

High School Planning Guide (This is a very LARGE .pdf file.  You may need to right-click and choose "Save Target As..." or "Save Link As..." in order to download to your computer before trying to open it.)

School Bus Route Information

School Menus - What's for lunch? Click on school menus to find out.

Gifted Information from the Virginia Department of Education:
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/gifted_ed/ed_services_plans/understanding_the_regs.pdf
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/gifted_ed/ed_services_plans/local_gifted_advisory_committees.pdf
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2010/178-10a.pdf

Gifted Plan 2005 - 2010  
Technology Plan 2003 - 2009

SOL 10+ Year Trend Review (pdf format)

Information on Public School Choice

New Student Registration/Enrollment - Moving to the area? Find out what you need to register your child in Dinwiddie County Public Schools.

Virginia Department of Education's (VDOE) Parent Page The Commonwealth's website for parents with links to lots of information about your child's education in Virginia.

Virginia School Report Card from VA Department of Education - 2010

Dinwiddie County Public School - Division Report
Dinwiddie High School
Dinwiddie Junior High School
Dinwiddie Middle School
Dinwiddie Elementary School
Midway Elementary School
Southside Elementary School
Sunnyside Elementary School
Sutherland Elementary School

NCLB Information - Information on the "No Child Left Behind" act.

Stop Bullying Information No Bullying

http://www.dinwiddieva.us - Visit the website of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, for more information on our county government and our community

Virginia Career VIEW - Get information on careers (such as wages, education, etc.).

Virginia Career Resource Network - Many links to career planning guides and information to help you and your child make informed decisions.

Explore Virginia Colleges - Your one stop source of higher education information for Virginians. For middle school age to adult learners, get information on preparing, applying, and paying for college.

Homework Resources:
Destiny, Dinwiddie school libraries' catalogs and resource centers
ELibrary:  http://elibrary.bigchalk.com
  (ask your librarian for the userid/password)
World Book Online: www.worldbookonline.com
   (ask your librarian for the userid/password)
http://www.Finditva.org
   (ask your librarian for the userid/password)
Merriam Webster Online (Dictionary & Thesaurus)
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
Common Errors in English
The American Heritage Book of English Usage
Bartleby.com's Reference Books Online - Lots of great books on subjects from general reference (encyclopedias, thesauruses, world factbook, etc.)
The World Factbook - Up-to-date information from the CIA about every country in the world.
Federal Research Division – Country Studies - Focuses primarily on lesser known areas of the world or regions in which U.S. forces might be deployed to history, government, English usage, quotations, Shakespeare, poetry, etiquette, anatomy, plus more!
Webmath.com Math help and examples for all ages -- simple math to calculus.


 


 

The mission of Dinwiddie County Public Schools is to provide each student the opportunity to become a productive citizen, engaging the entire community in the educational needs of our children.


Click on your child's school to go to their school's website!

Dinwiddie High School
Dinwiddie High School

Dinwiddie Middle
Dinwiddie Middle School

Dinwiddie Elementary
Dinwiddie Elementary

Midway Elementary
Midway Elementary

Southside Elementary
Southside Elementary

Sunnyside Elementary
Sunnyside Elementary

Sutherland Elementary
Sutherland Elementary

   
             
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