David A. Dutrow Elementary School

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Basic Information

Address: 60 Curtis Tignor Rd. Newport News, VA 23608
School District: Newport News Public Schools
Phone Number: 757.886.7760
Fax Number: 757.989.0932

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David A. Dutrow Elementary School
David A. Dutrow Elementary School
David A. Dutrow Elementary School
David A. Dutrow Elementary School

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Additional Information

Accreditation: Fully Accredited by Virginia DOE
Founded: Built in 1974
Ages/Grades: Kindergarten - Fifth Grades
School Setting:

Urban setting. Plant is open classrooms with a grade level (4 teachers) in a pod. Gym, Media Center, kitchen and cafeteria serving line but no Dining Hall.

School Schedule (Hours in Day): Student Hours 9:05-3:40
School Days in Calendar Year: 180
School Holidays: Thanksgiving, Winter Break, Spring Break, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day
Community:

Magnet School - application only, no screening

School Size: around 500
Student/Teacher Ratio: 25:1
Curriculum:

Newport News Virginia Standards based curriculum is incorporated into Dutrow designed units of inquiry to develop conceptual knowledge.

Support Services:

Individual Educational Plan driven: Speech/Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Assistive Technology, Physical Therapy, Learning Disabilities/ Developmentally Delayed/ Other Health Impaired Services delivered in a full inclusion model

Mentors

Interventionists for reading support

Computer Capabilities:

PC platform
internally wireless
lab with desktop computers
student laptops

School Clubs:

Student Council Association
Patrols
Chess
Girls of Excellence/ Boys of Distinction
Chorus
Walking
Cultural Studies
Odyssey of the Mind
Journalism/Newsletter/Yearbook
Welcome Greeters
Office Assistants
Bus helpers
Gardening
Morning Show TV Crew and Anchors
Announcements

Parking Spaces/Availability:

Limited Parking

Admissions Requirements:

Live within Newport News city limits
Application
Five years of age by Sept. 30

Mission Statement:

The community of David A. Dutrow Elementary engages in a rigorous academic environment with an international focus and perspective. In this open-space school, inquiry-based strategies and reflection allow all to develop skills to become productive, thoughtful and responsible citizens.
We choose to make a difference through action because we believe it’s the right thing to do.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:

A rigorous academic setting should be open to all children. Everyone is in the process of becoming smart and it shouldn't have to look the same way for all in order for it to be recognized or honored.

School History:

Dutrow Elementary began serving students in 1974. It has always been a school without an attendance zone. It was first recognized as an alternative school because of its open classroom design, giving parents an alternative to the regular self-contained classrooms. It has been part of the magnet program system since 1994 and identified it's magnet curriculum specialty as International Studies in 2001.

There have been five principals prior to the current one. The faculty is rather stable with close to half having a tenure here of 10 years or more.

Dutrow was the first school in Newport News to receive state accreditation when VA began to use test scores as the criteria.

Notes/School Information:

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