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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 …
Dawn Abbott, the school nurse at Wright Brothers Middle School, has been named Ohio’s School Nurse of the Year by the Ohio Association of School Nurses (OASN). Abbott has been the Wright Brothers nurse for the past two years, but has been with the district since 2014. She also has experience as the Director of Health Services and as a …
To celebrate National Principals’ Month, we will be highlighting the district’s outstanding elementary and secondary principals. Chief Wyetta Hayden provided information about the experience and expertise of elementary principals. “The 2021-2022 Dayton Public Schools Elementary Principal Team is made up of 16 building principals that represent over 123 years of administrative leadership in this district. The elementary principals have been …
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 …
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 …
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? …
This week we are spotlighting Wright Brothers Middle School Security Resource Officer Tina Porter! Ms. Porter has been with the district for 18 years. Her day-to-day duties include assisting faculty, mentoring students, encouraging a safe and healthy environment for students and staff, maintaining high visibility and when applicable, responding to emergencies. “The most gratifying aspect of my job is helping …
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 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 …