The Dayton Public School District is proud to announce that 16 students have been named 2022 College Promise recipients. College Promise provides mentoring and scholarships to students who have financial need and demonstrate academic promise. Academic promise is determined by the student’s grades, test scores, attendance, and involvement in activities. Students are selected in 8th grade, are mentored once a …
Q+A: Principal Basharus Simmons
Basharus Simmons is the Principal of Wogaman Middle School. He has been in this role for four years but has been with the district for a total of ten years. Simmons is originally from Pontiac, Michigan and holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Antioch University. What is the best part about being the principal of Wogaman Middle School? …
New Northwest Dayton Partnership Attendance Incentives
The Dayton Public School District and the Northwest Dayton Partnership are proud to announce new attendance incentives for students in four schools located in Northwest Dayton. Attendance is directly connected with student achievement. The four schools include Fairview Elementary School, Edwin Joel Brown Middle School, Wogaman Middle School, and Thurgood Marshall STEM High School. Beginning February 28, 2022, students at …
DPS Summer Food Program to begin July 6th
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 …
DPS to provide yellow bus transportation for all eligible students in 2021-2022
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 …
COVID-19 Preventative Measures in Schools
Update June 20: After Governor Mike DeWine’s recent update, individual schools now have the ability to choose whether or not to keep the mask mandate in place. Dear Dayton Public Schools Families: In accordance with CDC guidance for schools, DPS will continue its COVID-19 prevention strategies for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. The school year ends on June …
Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Available for Students age 12+ and Families
The Dayton Public School District is partnering with Dayton Children’s Hospital to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinics for DPS students ages 12+ and their families. Clinics will only offer the Pfizer vaccine, as it is currently the only vaccine approved for those under 18. A second dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be provided three weeks after the first dose. How? …
Middle School Career Connections from ThinkTV and Montgomery County ESC
Middle schoolers, are you interested in network administration, dental assisting, advanced manufacturing, aviation, or becoming an electrician? ThinkTV – in partnership with the Montgomery County ESC and other community leaders – has produced five new career pathway videos focused on success stories from right here in the Dayton area. These videos feature our community’s in-demand jobs and introduce viewers to …
Welcome Back, DPS!
Welcome to the second semester of the 2020-2021 school year! Although we are still amidst unprecedented times, we still rise. This morning our staff, teachers, and administrators greet 75% of our student body as they walk through the school buildings to learn in-person, full time for the first time in nearly a year. Below is some information we hope will …
Thursday (Feb 25) OR Friday (Feb 26) Students Off | Staff & Teacher Work Day
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 …
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