Media Contact: Alex Kincaid Writer and Content Specialist amkincai@daytonpublic.com For Immediate Release Children 18 and under are eligible to receive free meals throughout the summer through the Dayton Public School District’s Summer Food Program. Beginning Tuesday, July 6, 2021, breakfast, lunch and a snack will be available in various churches, summer camps, as well as schools that are holding summer …

The Dayton Public School District will provide yellow bus transportation for all eligible students in grades PreK-12 beginning next school year.  This is possible after the Board of Education voted to approve a contract with First Student, a school bus transportation company that will take over all charter and parochial school routes next year. The district will continue to transport …

Remember: Students will be OFF either Thursday or Friday as their teachers receive the second COVID-19 vaccine. Staff should report as usual; please note that this a teacher work day. Students who attend the following schools will be OFF Thursday, February 25th because their teachers will be receiving the second COVID-19 vaccine. Edwin Joel Brown Ponitz Fairview Meadowdale Thurgood Rosa …

Students will officially return for in-person learning on Monday, March 1st.  DPS staff will be receiving both COVID-19 vaccines this month and will be fully vaccinated by the March 1st return date. Parents must select either full-time face-to-face instruction beginning March 1st or remote learning for their students. The survey is available here. Students who choose remote learning will not …