Driven by a passion for students and informed by the latest research, teachers and leaders in the Douglas County School District (DCSD) are reinventing American education. Many of our educators began this journey of reimagining the way they teach, after coming to the realization that the traditional, assembly-line-inspired education system no longer fully serves the needs of today's students.Read more
Five years ago the Douglas County School District embarked on a transformational journey to completely and systemically reinvent itself. Inspired by the research and work of Steven Covey, William Glasser, Jay McTighe, Grant Wiggins, Yong Zhao, and many others, we built a high-level plan for change - a plan that sets the stage for change based on the convergence of literature and research; a plan that empowers great teachers and leaders to reinvent American education for our students.Read more
On Augu
st 18, Superintendent Dr. Liz Fagen and her leadership team updated the Board of Education regarding the progress they have made. We encourage all DCSD stakeholders to watch the presentation.
In 1961 a gleaming new building greeted freshmen students as they arrived for their first day at Douglas County High School. This past weekend some of those same students returned to the storied school to celebrate their 50-year reunion and to reminisce. Read more
As this summer's reunion for the Class of 1995 approached, Chris McNellis says he was battling a growing sense of guilt. The former class president had done a lot at Ponderosa High School, including winning the school's first state championship in wrestling, but he had failed to see one important task through.
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A Douglas County preschool teacher gains strength from adversity.
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