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Board approves curriculum updates, new courses and student program opportunities
Summary
The board approved four curricula changes, expansion of electives and CTE offerings, an esports program update and funding proposals for robotics and a Columbia University summer program opportunity for students.
The Dover Public School District Board of Education approved curriculum items and heard updates on student programs and partnerships during its meeting.
The board voted to approve four curricula for adoption: ESL grade 6, Spanish Language Arts Honors I and II, and the second phase of the ELL/ELA grade 2 curriculum. Doctor Saner, curriculum committee chair, said the committee also reviewed the 2025–26 program of studies and noted numerous changes in fine and performing arts and career-technical-education (CTE) offerings designed to increase flexibility for students.
Administrators reported that 13 new elective courses were added at the high school and that a freshman experience semester (2.5 credits) will be offered to help students connect with guidance counselors. The board heard that the district’s first full year of esports competition has been successful; Dover High School’s esports team qualified for playoffs and will play March 1 at Georgian Court.
Doctor Saner highlighted two externally funded opportunities: a fully funded residential summer engineering program at Columbia University for select students (tuition, room and board covered) and a grant application for Kibo robots—an after-school robotics program—that, if funded, would provide roughly $50,000 for program materials.
The board also approved items related to clinical placements and field trips. Administrators explained that most field-trip costs are paid by families, with district scholarships and partial district funding used in some cases, such as the North Dover trip to Liberty Science Center.
On personnel, the board approved personnel items 1–13. During questioning about an individual leave-replacement pay rate, Miss Miller confirmed that the daily pay rate listed in the agenda ($3,345) was per day.
The curriculum and program consent package passed by roll call.
