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Dubuque Dream Center school kicks off first year of classes

by Elizabeth Kelsey / Telegraph Herald

[August 27, 2024]

“I’m excited and grateful for all the families that signed up,” said Dream Center Executive Director and CEO Robert Kimble on Monday. “This was a vision that came to fruition.”

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Kimble said about 80% of Dubuque Dream Center Academy students were previously involved in Dream Center programming. Most students previously attended Dubuque public schools, although a few came from other Iowa private schools.

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Dubuque Dream Center to launch private Christian school

by Elizabeth Kelsey / Telegraph Herald

[April 20, 2024]

A Dubuque nonprofit serving children and teenagers plans to open a private, nondenominational Christian school this fall.

Dubuque Dream Center, which offers after-school and summer programming for school-aged children and teens, will launch Dubuque Dream Center Academy. The school initially will serve 60 students in kindergarten through sixth grade, with a goal of doubling that number next year and eventually expanding to include middle and high school students.

Dream Center Executive Director and CEO Robert Kimble said the possibility of establishing a charter or private school has been part of the center’s strategic planning process since 2016.

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Dubuque Schools go forward with sale of Fulton Elementary ...

by Max Tedford / KWWL

[September 15, 2022]

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWWL)-- When the Dubuque Community School District was forced to close Fulton's doors due to shrinking enrollment, people weren't sure when, if ever, children would return. Now with the DCSD school board's decision on Wednesday, kids will be ... there again in the next two years.

The Dubuque School Board unanimously decided to go forward with the sale at a special meeting Wednesday. In the deal, the Dream Center is paying the district $500,000 for the former elementary school building. Currently, the Dubuque Dream Center serves just under 200 children and has around 130 on its waitlist.

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Formerly Fulton Elementary School

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Encyclopedia Dubuque

FULTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Originally known as the Couler Avenue School, the building constructed in 1856 was renamed on December 23, 1889. In 1891 an addition to Fulton was constructed at a cost of $14,939.98.

The second Fulton elementary school at Central Avenue and Diagonal Street. The building in 2011 was an apartment building. [Photo courtesy: Jeff Dyers.]

In 1901 property on the southwest corner of Couler Avenue and Diagonal Streets was purchased as the site for the Fulton Annex. The construction was completed during December of 1902 at a cost of $37,279.57.

On August 29, 1938, a petition was filed requesting the board of education to call a special election to approve the issuance of bonds for the construction four new schools, including a replacement for Fulton. The proposition carried by a vote of 4,763 to 1,265.

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