DECLARED BY MICROSOFT® AS THE
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A MAGNET SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION
FOR 2007, 2008, & 2010
3 TIME MERIT AWARD WINNER
AWARDED BY MAGNET SCHOOLS OF AMERICA
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Microsoft^® Showcase
Real Life Heroes: Dunbar High School Academy for Technology Excellence

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CompTIA Education Foundation "Creating Futures"  Press Release
"Florida High School Creates Nationwide Model for Tech Success"

CompTIA Connect newsletter Link
"Dunbar high School Students Have IT"

ADOBE^®  K12 -  Showcase
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"Springboard for Success" Adobe
"build professional-level skills for careers in digital media & beyond " Case Study

Press Releases 2005-2010.pdf

OVER 1,756 IT CERTIFICATION TESTS PASSED TO DATE Certification Portfolio.pdf

2009-2010 OVER 484 IT CERTIFICATION TESTS PASSED

2008-2009 OVER 328 IT CERTIFICATION TESTS PASSED

2007-2008 OVER 512 IT CERTIFICATION TESTS PASSED

2006-2007 OVER 237 IT CERTIFICATION TESTS PASSED

2005-2006 OVER 114 IT CERTIFICATION TESTS PASSED

Over 70 Certification Credentials earned by ATE instructors Over 31 Microsoft Certified Teachers & Administrators

• The Academy for Technology Excellence program
  and Academy for Digital Excellence program
  received award recognition for
  its effective business partnerships
   with Adobe and Microsoft
  in 3 of the 4 awards categories
  at the 2010 STEMflorida Conference.
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• The Academy for Technology Excellence and the
  Academy for Digital Excellence programs
  were selected to be the showcased high school for the Information Technology strand in
  The National Career and Technical Education Foundations
  Career Cluster Guide developed with
  Microsoft Learning Foundation
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• The Academy for Technology Excellence (ATE) program was awarded the “2010 Transformation Award” by
  Southwest Florida Regional Technology Partnership (SWFRTP).
  NEWS LINK

Academy for Technology Excellence has been chosen as 1 of 4
ITFLORIDA Awards Finalist for 2008 
Excellence in IT Leadership-Southwest Division

Academy for Technology Excellences Program was featured in
FLORIDA TREND magazines 50th Anniversary Edition insert

RECEIVED THE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION AWARD FOR 2008 
FROM THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, INC.

SELECTED BY ABC-7 AS 
THE ABC-7 "COOL SCHOOL" OF SWFL
For Fall of 2008 Competition
and was a Finalist for Spring 2008 & Spring 2009 Competition
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SELECTED AS 1 OF 15
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
IN THE NATION BY T.H.E. JOURNAL

SELECTED TO SHOWCASE OUR
ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE PROGRAM AT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
K-12 CONFERENCE & INNOVATION FAIR

The School District of Lee County
 selected Dunbar's Reading Leadership Team
to be nominated for the
Reading Leadership Team of the Year
for the State of Florida!!!

AWARD WINNING TEACHERS

PRINCIPAL, CARL BURNSIDE
Selected as 1 of 4 Finalist for the 2007-2008
Florida Council of Instructional Technology Leaders (FCITL) for the State of Florida

Matthew Miller was selected as the Lee County
Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year for 2010.

Melody Madigan was selected as the Lee County
Guidance Counselor of the Year for 2010.

• Brian Winter was selected as the Lee County
  Science Teacher of the Year for 2010.

Laurie Metz was selected as 1of 3 finalist for
Lee County Teacher of the Year 2010.

Denise Spence was selected as the 1st ever
Certiport, Inc. Teacher of the Year 2010

Catherine Griffin was selected as a
Golden Apple Finalist 2008-2009

 Rita Effing, Byron Lane, Laurie Metz and Eric Reynolds were selected as Teachers of Distinction for 2008-2009.

Coach Vogt was selected as the News-Press Southwest Florida Football Coach of the Year 2008-2009.

Gary Rullo was selected as the Lee County
Environmental Education Teacher of the Year 2009

Jason Plucker was selected as the Lee County
Health Education Teacher of the Year 2009

Jill Klausing, Byron Lane, and Kim Ward were finalist for
the Golden Apple Teacher Recognition program for 2007-2008

Sean Griffin was selected as the Lee County
Social Studies Teacher of the Year 2008

Crissy Stout was selected as the Lee County
Math Teacher of the Year 2008

Dwayne Donnell was selected as the
FACA - 3A Girl's Basketball Coach of the Year

Andre McGill was recognized as All-Area Coach of the Year 2008

Michael Spence was recognized as Nurse of the Year 2008

Denise Spence was selected as the 1st ever
Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year 2006
 

FCAT ACHIEVEMENTS

2007-2008 FCAT Learning Gains
10th graders finished 1st in the district & 2nd in the state FCAT reading
10th graders finished 1st in the district in FCAT math
9th graders finished 2nd in the district in FCAT math
 9th graders finished 3rd in the district in FCAT reading

#2 IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR 10TH GRADE FCAT READING LEARNING GAINS FOR 2006-2007

GOVERNOR JEB BUSH DECLARED DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL AS ONE OF THE TOP 35 HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAKE LEARNING GAINS FOR 2005-2006 FCAT