Below is a comprehensive set of Dublin High School API, Advanced Placement (AP), SAT, ACT data, analysis and comparative rankings using the most recent data available. All Dublin High School API, AP, SAT and ACT data and similar schools rankings were calculated using data from the California Department of Education (CDE) website. Dublin High School’s college admission results are also summarized based on exit surveys compiled by Dublin High Counseling. Finally, additional Newsweek and US News and World Report ranking information is provided.
Similar Schools Definition Used in Rankings
The California Department of Education employs a “similar schools” methodology where schools “are ranked compared to 100 other schools with similar demographic characteristics”. The demographic characteristics defined in the Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA) are noted at the bottom of this article. This list of similar schools is used by the CDE to rank Dublin High School. OneDublin.org has further used the similar schools list to rank Dublin High School SAT, AP and ACT results as compared to similar schools. The full list of 100 schools considered ”similar” to Dublin High is available here. OneDublin.org also compared Dublin High School’s API, SAT, AP and ACT results to all charter high schools in California.
Dublin Public Schools Fall 2010 Registration Information
To help Dublin parents get organized for the 2010-11 school year, OneDublin.org requested and has summarized key 2010-11 school registration dates for Dublin public schools. This information is current as of 7/15/2010 (and is subject to change). An easy to print version of this information is available here.
| School Site | 2010-11 Registration Dates | Phone # |
| Dougherty Elementary School | Packet pick-up: 8/13-8/18 (8am – 4pm) | 925.803.4444 |
| Check-in: 8/19 10am – 7pm | ||
| Dublin Elementary School | Packet pick-up: 8/16 (8am – 4pm) | 925.828.1037 |
| Check-in: 8/19 (10am – 7pm) | ||
| Fallon School (K-8) | Packet pick-up: 8/11 (9am – 3pm) | 925.875.9376 |
| Check-in: 8/17 (10am – 7pm) and 8/18 (10am – 2pm, 4pm – 7pm) | ||
| Frederiksen Elementary School | Packet pick-up: 8/13 (8am – 4pm) | 925.828.1037 |
| Check-in: 8/19 (3pm – 7pm) | ||
| Green Elementary School | Packet pick-up: 8/12-8/13 (9am – 12pm, 1pm – 4pm) | 925.833.4200 |
| Check-in: 8/17 (9am – 3pm) and 8/19 (1pm – 7pm) | ||
| Murray Elementary School | Packet pick-up: 8/16 (8am – 4pm) | 925.828.2568 |
| Check-in: 8/18 (3pm – 7pm) | ||
| Wells Middle School | Packet pick-up: 8/12 (8am – 4pm) | 925.828.6227 |
| Check-in: 8/17 (1pm – 6pm) and 8/18 (9am – 2pm) | ||
| Dublin High School | Packet pick-up: 8/11-8/13 (8am – 12pm, 1pm – 3:30pm) – Attendance office | 925.833.3300 |
| Check-in: 8/18 (9am – 4pm) and 8/19 (11am – 6PM) – Start in the Little Theatre 8/24 (7pm) – Cafeteria New student / freshmen orientation – 8/19 (time / place TBD) |
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| Valley High School | Packet pick-up: 8/17-8/18 (8:30am – 4pm) | 925.829.4322 |
| New student orientation 8/18 (11:30am – 1PM, 6:30pm – 8pm) |
NOTE: Information provided is current as of 7/15 and was provided by the Dublin Unified School District. Dates and times are subject to change. Contact school sites directly for additional details.
Christopher Michel – President Bush Memoirs Collaborator and Speechwriter, Dublin High School and Yale Alumni
Christopher and Emily Michel - 2005 Inauguration
How many people can put the following on their resume by the age of 26: Deputy Director of Speechwriting to the President of the United States and memoirs collaborator, Air Force One frequent flier, Yale University (Class of 2003) summa cum laude graduate and Dublin High School (Class of 1999) alumni?
OneDublin.org had the privilege to talk with Dublin native Christopher Michel who in addition to collaborating on President George W. Bush’s memoirs (“Decision Points” – available Nov. 9), was editor-in-chief of The Yale Daily News during his undergraduate years at Yale University (where he is continuing his studies at the Yale Law School).
From Dublin High School to Yale University
[OneDublin.org] Tell me about your time in Dublin, the schools you attended and your family.
[Christopher Michel] I was born and grew up in Dublin. I started out going to Nielson Elementary, then Wells for middle school and Dublin High. My parents are still in Dublin and have lived there for almost 30 years. My younger sister also went to Dublin schools. We have close ties to the city, and it was a great, great place to grow up.
Jonathan Azevedo - Jump for Fitness Instructor
Jump for Fitness is a summer program to promote health and activity for children age 8-12 and is held at Pump It Up Pleasanton. With seven weeks of summer remaining before the first day of school, Jump for Fitness provides children with a healthy alternative to video games. The Jump for Fitness program includes fitness games, contests, and activities designed to increase activity, boost self-esteem, and instill a sense of community. The program is specifically designed to benefit children who are not natural athletes.
Jump for Fitness run 8:30AM – 12:00PM, 5 days per week, with sessions starting July 26, August 2 and August 9. Examples of healthy lifestyle activities include coaching sessions from Carondelet High Cheer Captain Lauren Leahy, workshops facilitated by Luke Greenaway from the Tri-Valley Teen Esteem program, and ongoing support and instruction by Elite Personal Trainer Jonathan Azevedo. For more information call 925-600-9663 (or refer to the flyer in this article).
OneDublin.org recently interviewed Jonathan Azevedo about the Jump for Fitness Summer Camp program:
Support our public schools while stocking up for Independence Day fireworks festivities at one of five fireworks booths supporting Dublin public schools. Each year local charities vie for fireworks booths via a lottery system. This year, Dublin High School has two booths and have joined forces in support of PFSO, Irish Guard Booster and Athletic Booster programs. Dublin Partners in Education (DPIE) has a booth supporting location education initiatives. Wells Middle School’s Band Program gets a boost from fireworks sales and Dublin Elementary School looks to shrink the budget gap with explosive discounts on fireworks.
Take two minutes to hear directly from community volunteers staffing the fireworks booths:
Below are the fireworks booth locations supporting Dublin public schools:
On Tuesday June 22, 2010 the Alameda County Board of Trustees voted unanimously to deny the appeal of Tri-Valley Learning Corp.’s controversial Tassajara Prep charter petition for a charter high school. The Tassajara Prep charter petition was unanimously denied earlier this year by the Dublin Unified School District Board of Trustees.
During the same meeting the Alameda County Board of Trustees approved the Community School for Creative Education charter school, targeting low-income students in East Oakland. In contrast to other approved charter schools, Tri-Valley Learning Corp. has been unable to rally community support or demonstrate a legitimate need for Tassajara Prep in Dublin.
At both the local and county public hearings no Dublin parents spoke in favor of the Tassajara Prep charter petition (in stark contrast to the unified, organized and vocal opposition to the charter petition).
In denying the Tassajara Prep charter petition appeal, the Alameda County Office of Education prepared a detailed report (executive summary available here).
The Alameda County Board of Education’s role in this process is to consider the level of support for the petition, to “give preference to petitions that demonstrate the capability to provide comprehensive learning experiences to pupils identified by the petitioner or petitioners as academically low achieving” and to determine if the petitioner demonstrates a strong potential for establishing and operating a high quality charter school.
Key findings in the report include:
OneDublin.org met with Aileen Parsons, Fallon School’s new Principal, to film a OneDublin.org video interview. Aileen joins Fallon School and the Dublin Unified School District from Pleasanton Middle School, where she served as Vice Principal. With 25 years of teaching and administrative experience, Aileen Parsons is well suited to the challenges and opportunities of the Fallon School K-8 campus, bringing with her relevant experience from her time in the Pleasanton Unified School District (both as a teacher and as a parent).
OneDublin.org 2010 Mid-Year Report Card
Last Dec. 8 OneDublin.org shared 2010 goals at a Dublin Unified School District Board Meeting. Below is a mid-year report on progress towards achieving those goals as well as a snapshot of OneDublin.org growth since launching seven months ago (Thanksgiving 2009).
OneDublin.org 2010 Goals and Mid-Year Report:
- Educate Dublin parents on the charter high school initiative and provide an independent forum for parent feedback.
- OneDublin.org has become a key resource for parents and the community on the Tassajara Prep charter high school debate, arguing in favor of one united high school. A summary of articles published regarding Tassajara Prep is available here.
- Drive the Dublin Unified School District (DUSD) to make permanent measuring and addressing the perception gaps about the quality of Dublin public schools.
- Tremendous progress has been made on this point. The Dublin community has responded with enthusiasm to a positive spotlight being cast on the accomplishments of our students. A great example is available here.
- Direct the School Board to prioritize Smaller Learning Community methodologies at Dublin High School.
- Progress is being made on this objective, with the Pathways Program at Dublin High being expanded to include an Engineering Academy (boosted by a $35,000 grant from Chevron – more details available here). OneDublin.org believes there are further opportunities to apply Smaller Learning Community methodologies at Dublin High.
- Work with the School Board and District to institutionalize an annual Parent / Student Survey at all Dublin public schools, starting in 2010, modeled after the successful 2009 Fallon School Parent/Student Survey.
- The Dublin Unified School District launched an annual district-wide survey in May of this year at all school sites. Students, parents, teachers and District staff were surveyed with the results to be analyzed over the summer. The survey was accomplished in a cost-effective manner leveraging online survey technology which also makes repeating the survey annually an easy task.
In addition, OneDublin.org has published a series of articles on college preparation issues, resulting in a College Primer for Parents specifically geared towards Dublin parents and students. OneDublin.org also provides convenient summaries of all DUSD School Board meetings (available here).
College Preparatory Summer Enrichment Study Plans (SESP)
Warning – the suggestions in this article fall under the category of advice your teenager will appreciate (but only after the fact). Summer should be fun and a time to unwind from the school year (parents included) and summer is a terrific opportunity for college preparation.
This article focuses on a very simple, yet practical, option for students that can be completed at home over the summer - creating a week-by-week Summer Enrichment Study Plan (SESP). The plan below (an actual Summer Enrichment Study Plan prepared for a student entering her sophomore year) helps prepare the student for the PSAT/NMSQT as well as gets her a head start on Advanced Placement European History (aka “AP Euro”). The student also has assigned summer tasks from her high school (in this specific case, assignments from Dublin High School for both Advanced English and Advanced Placement European History).
By taking end 0f summer goals and breaking them down into weekly tasks what appears at first to be overwhelming is achievable when looked at on a week-by-week basis. Having specific weekly tasks also provides the student frequent checkpoints to record achievement and feel a sense of accomplishment. Depending on the student’s other activities the amount of work can be varied (including incorporating free weeks or accounting for vacations involving the entire family).
The first step in preparing a Summer Enrichment Study Plan is defining clear goals. In this real example the goals are a combination of assignments from Dublin High School and enrichment goals crafted by the student’s parents:
Dublin High School Class of 2010 Graduates
OneDublin.org had the honor and privilege to attend the Dublin High School Class of 2010 Commencement Ceremony, the 40th in Dublin High’s distinguished history, capturing highlights with photographs and video. Deserving students, surrounded by a full house of friends, family and members of the community, were recognized by their teachers and members of the school board for four years of success at Dublin High School. The ceremony was blessed by perfect weather and well considered words of wisdom from each speaker under the unifying canopy of the Alameda County Fairgrounds Amphitheater.
