DecaturCitySchools

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Decatur City Schools Mission: The mission of Decatur City Schools is to provide an innovative learning community committed to academic excellence and meeting the unique needs of every individual.

Website: http://www.dcs.edu/

Contact Information: Ramsey Huffman

Jeanne Payne

Director of Career Technical Education Curriculum and Staff

Ramsey.huffman@dcs.edu

Development Coordinator

Jeanne.payne@dcs.edu th 302 4 Avenue, NE Decatur, AL 35601 Phone: 256.552.3000

Program/Services: • Career Technical Curriculum Offered:

Austin High: Automobile Technology Service, Drafting and Design, Precision Machining, Healthcare Science, Business Marketing, Family and Consumer Science, Pre‐ Engineering, and Cooperative Education

Decatur High: Drafting and Design, Business Marketing, Family and Consumer Science, Carpentry, Pre‐ Engineering, and Cooperative Education o

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Engineering Academy: Secondary program designed to engage high school students in engineering curriculum in 9th‐12th grades including project work and completion in their senior year in partnership with UAH. o

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Who Qualifies for these Services or Funds?: Students who have completed or are taking Algebra I and Biology as a ninth grader.

The Leader in Me, Seven Habits Program: This program is a public‐private partnership with the Decatur‐Morgan County Chamber of Commerce. It is supported by business and government agencies and the cooperation of the Franklin Covey Company. Franklin Covey has selected the Decatur City Schools System as the first pilot program in the world for implementation on the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People district wide in elementary schools. This learning process lays the foundation for our teachers and our children to be proactive, results‐oriented, and to understand the value of synergy of working together as a team. o

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Who Qualifies for these Services or Funds?: Any secondary student meeting pre‐ requisite requirements (if any)

Who Qualifies for these Services or Funds?: Elementary school students attending Decatur City Schools.

Engineering is Elementary: Program in elementary schools designed to expose younger students to principles of engineering and opportunities in the engineering field.

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Curriculum is taught using a combination of academic and hands‐on activities to insure that the student has an understanding of the components of the engineering studies. o

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Work Adjustment Program: A secondary program that provides on‐the‐job training and curriculum to help prepare students with special needs to enter the workforce. A local company has provided the school system with a contract, which pays the student to work and prepare academically for a transition to the work force. While not all of the students are special needs, more than 51% must be special needs students with an IEP (Individual Education Plan). o

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Who Qualifies for these Services or Funds?: Students with an IEP and at the discretion of the instructor and special education teacher.

Community Education Program: The Decatur City Schools' Community Education program provides lifelong learning opportunities for people of all ages in a wide variety of community settings. By extending school services around the clock and throughout the year, the school system makes maximum use of school facilities, thereby providing to the community maximum benefit from every tax dollar. The community and the school are inseparable.

Community Education offers a variety of classes in its Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer brochures. The classes are on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday evenings. After school Enrichment classes are provided at the six extended day elementary schools.

Programs are developed to respond to the continually changing needs and interests of the community.

Contact Rebecca Hoover at becky.hoover@dcs.edu or at 256.552.3067 for more information or visit the Community Education Website at http://dcs.edu/departments.cfm?subpage=124318 o

Who Qualifies for these Services or Funds?: Elementary students in 2nd‐5th grades are eligible to participate in this program within the science and math curriculum.

Who Qualifies for these Services or Funds? Anyone can participate in Community Education, although there are certain age requirements for certain classes. There is a minimal fee to participate in classes. The price of each class varies.

**Decatur City Schools provides tutoring and mentoring programs, varying from school to school, and also provides programs for the disabled at Somerville Road Elementary and Decatur High School’s Developmental Program. For more information, contact the individual schools of interest.

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