Academy for Technology Excellence Program of Studies 2010 Academy for Digital Excellence Program of Studies 2010 Center for Math & Science Program of Studies 2010 BROCHURE ABOUT  DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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"WHERE ACHIEVEMENT IS THE EXPECTATION!"
AN EAST ZONE SCHOOL & A SOUTH ZONE MAGNET SCHOOL

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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NBC-2 News Link
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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
 Adobe TV link

"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.
    NEWS LINK

  • 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

     NEWS LINK

  • 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
ABC-7 News Link

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
 


 


JROTC / BLOOD DRIVE

Blood Drive results is our best year yet!
They processed 77 donors on April 1st
and collected 59 pints of blood.
On April 2nd they processed 86 and collected 56 pints.
Grand Totals: 163 donors and 115 units of blood!
This will help over 230 patients.

NATIONAL MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY
Students and faculty at Dunbar High School collected 354 books to promote the love of learning for National Make a Difference Day which was held on October 27, 2007. The books were donated to agencies in the community.
 


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AVID

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ATE / NEWS PRESS BLOG
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Athletic Manuel 2010 - ppt


READING LOG
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UPCOMING EVENTS

FCAT SATURDAYS
 Reading Tutoring:
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Math Tutoring:
10:15 AM to 11:45 AM

DHS Adult Ed
Tuesdays & Thursdays
2:30-5:30 in the
Media Center Lab
Begins February 9th
See your Guidance Counselor if you need credits and want to graduate on time!

 
Summer Break
June 11 - August 21

First Day of School
August 24

QUARTER END
Q1 -   October 28, 2009
Q2 -   January 22, 2010
Q3 -      March 31, 2010
Q4 -        June 15, 2010

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3800 E. Edison Avenue
Fort Myers, FL  33916 
Phone: 239.461.5322
Fax: 239.461.5110