January 27, 2015 Contact: Jill Moberley, Public Information Officer For Immediate Release Dayton Public Schools officials met Friday with Karl Perkins, chief academic officer of the Dayton Business Technology High School, a district-sponsored charter school, to address findings by the Ohio state auditor indicating attendance discrepancies.   “Upon receipt of the report, we met with Superintendent Ward to determine a …

Boys Varsity Basketball (1/25) Thurgood Marshall @ Dunk for Diabetes — Away @ 4 pm (1/27) Dunbar v Chaminade-Julienne HS — Away @ 7:30 pm // Belmont v Spring Valley Academy — HOME @ 8 pm (1/31) Stivers v Wyoming HS — Away @ 7:30 pm // Thurgood Marshall v Winton Woods HS — HOME @ 7:30 pm // Belmont …

Raise.Me What is raise.me? Raise.me is a new site where any high school student in 9th-12th grades, in the US, can automatically earn scholarship money from colleges for individual, bite-sized, achievements all throughout high school.  For example, you can earn scholarships for each final grade of an A or B in a class, participating in an after-school activity or club, …

Boys Varsity Basketball (1/18) Dunbar @ Flyin’ to the Hoop — HOME @ 8:30 pm (1/20) Stivers v Middletown Christian HS — Away @ 7:30 pm (1/23) Meadowdale HS v Thurgood Marshall — HOME @ 8 pm // Ponitz CTC v Stivers — Away @ 8 pm // Dunbar v Belmont — HOME @ 8 pm (1/24) Meadowdale HS v …

Boys Varsity Basketball (1/12) Ponitz CTC v Graham — Away @ 7 pm (1/13) Thurgood Marshall v Chaminade-Julienne @ Trent Arena, 8 pm // Dunbar v Trotwood-Madison HS — Away @ 8 pm (1/16) Ponitz CTC v Thurgood Marshall — HOME @ 8 pm // Stivers v Belmont — HOME @ 8 pm (1/17) Meadowdale HS v Scott HS — …

Boys Varsity Basketball (1/6) Ponitz CTC v Urbana HS — HOME @ 7:30 pm // Thurgood Marshall v Centerville — HOME @ 8 pm // Belmont v Miami Valley School — HOME @ 7 pm (1/8) Stivers v Trotwood HS — Away @ Trent Arena, 6 pm (1/9) Meadowdale HS v Ponitz CTC — HOME @ 8 pm // Stivers …

At a time when most high school seniors are worrying about paying for the next phase of their education, two DPS seniors have earned a prestigious national scholarship that provides a full ride through college. Khayln Miller (Thurgood Marshall STEM High School) and Ja’Laquan Mitchell (Dunbar Early College High School) are two of just 1,000 students nationwide to be named …

DPS Open Enrollment begins Monday, March 16th The Dayton Public School District is excited to announce that Belmont High School will be accepting 7th-grade students next school year.  Wright Brothers Middle School will no longer be accepting any out-of-quadrant 7th-grade students because the building is at capacity. Current sixth-grade students who live outside of the Wright Brothers neighborhood can apply …

FAQ regarding 2017-2018 School Year August 9, 2017 Dear Parents, I am writing to tell you that the Board of Education has taken action to prepare for a teachers’ strike. It saddens us that a strike is very possible and we are working on a resolution. No one wants our teachers to stay out of our classrooms and walk picket …

A letter from Superintendent Lolli Dear Parents and Guardians, Determining whether to delay or close school is a very difficult decision. The district uses a weather team to make the decision. The DPS district weather team is made up of people who drive the roads, people who check the forecast and wind chill/heat index numbers, and people who talk to …