The Dayton Public Schools continue to upgrade and update the facilities and grounds for each of our buildings. A very significant project this year is to update our athletic fields and practice areas. In an effort to get this work done, community activities, as well as DPS activities on these fields and tracks, will need to be stopped while work …
Notice Re: High School Busing Quadrants
As with elementary and middle school student busing, students are bused within quadrant for high school. The only exception applies to students attending David H. Ponitz CTC, Meadowdale CTC or Stivers School for the Arts. Students who attend one of these specialty schools are eligible for out-of-quadrant busing, if busing is needed. Additionally, students with an IEP that requires busing …
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 …
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? …
Hidden Hero Spotlight | Tiwona Branham
This week we are spotlighting Tiwona Branham, Intervention Specialist at Thurgood Marshall STEM High School. Ms. Branham has been with the district for five years and has also coached Cross Country and Track & Field. She also serves as the senior advisor for the class of 2021 and the co-advisor for the Move Forward Thurgood Marshall STEM High School NAACP …
7 Seniors Awarded Franklin B. Walter Scholarships
One graduating senior from each DPS high school received a $1,000 Franklin B. Walter Scholarship provided by the Montgomery County Educational Service Center (MCESC). Nomination criteria included student awards, activities, GPA and attendance. Students were also asked to write an essay about a teacher that has positively impacted their lives. Those teachers will receive $500 to spend on classroom materials. …
DPS Seniors: Opportunities for Employment
Seniors, several senior employment opportunity meetings have been set-up for you throughout the remainder of the school year. You will have the opportunity to listen to employers in the Dayton region that are looking for eager high school graduates for future employment. Please take advantage of these meetings so that you can gain employment once you graduate. More information is …
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 …
Summer Student Positions at WPAFB
High school students – Interested in a student trainee position at Wright Patterson Air Force Base? View the summer positions available at WPAFB this year: Student Trainee (Engineering) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592984600 Student Trainee (Clerical/Admin) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592984700 Student Trainee (Laborer) https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592985200 Student Trainee (Rec Aid) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592985100 Student Trainee (Contracting) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592984800 Student Trainee (Lifeguard) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592600600