Reinventing American Education
 
Driven by a passion for students and informed by the latest research, the Douglas County School District (DCSD) is reinventing American education for the future. We are dedicated to ensuring that families have the opportunity to select the best school and learning environment for each student. Whichever program they choose will teach the 21st century skills they’ll need, like communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity, to succeed in whatever college or career they choose. Finally we are committed to defining and measuring what matters most.
 
 
Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow
 
Our motto has never been more true than today. We are redefining the way we teach our students to ensure they have the skills they need to not only participate in the global economy – but to lead it.
 
We expect our students to create new businesses and non-profit organizations, to bring new vitality to existing firms and enterprises, to invent new products and processes, and most importantly, to create new economic opportunities for others, both in America and around the world.
 
“We want more for our students and our community, so we are transforming education.  We don’t want to be the best in the state or even the nation.  We want to be the best in the world.”
--Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Fagen
 
 
No other school district in America is undertaking the far-reaching 21st century transformation of K-12 education like DCSD.
 
We are reinventing the system because we know that the century-old system was built for a different time, a time in which most students were being prepared for factory jobs. Our economy and our students have changed. It is only logical that our approach to education must change as well.
 
“Game changer.  Risk taker.  Innovator.  Collaborator.  These are just a few of the desired traits sought by the nation’s largest employers. Unfortunately, for the last 100 years the American education system has been geared toward outcomes suited more for the assembly lines of the Industrial Revolution rather than the economy of the future.  Our goal is to prepare our students to compete on the world stage for the college or career pathway of their choice.”