Default Dock Icons

How do I change what the default Dock Icons are when a new User adds an account to the Machine?
I'm setting up a lab of about 50 iMac, each computer will be set to authenticate via a remote Server, once logged in for the first time the computer will create a local profile. I want the default dock on each of these new local accounts to include specific Applications on the computer and remove some of the default Apple ones.
I tried com.apple.dock.plist but that only exist after the account is created. I need it to do it as the account is created.

Place the modified com.apple.dock.plist file on the desktop, and then open the Terminal in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder. Run the following commands:
sudo cp ~/Desktop/com.apple.dock.plist '/System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist'
sudo chown root '/System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist'
Each command starts with sudo; the first command will prompt you for your administrator password, which won't appear on the screen while it is being typed.
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