Ohio / School Districts / Dayton City
Board members debated whether to place a proposed school levy on the May primary or the November general election, heard the district faces a roughly $9 million budget gap for next year, and directed staff and a volunteer committee to prepare levy scenarios and community outreach plans.
Ohio / School Districts / Dayton City
The Dayton Public Schools board voted 5-1 to approve resolutions of necessity for two levy options — a 5-mill operating levy and a combined 5-mill operating plus 2-mill permanent-improvement levy — and will ask the county auditor for valuation certificates before a final vote to place measures on the ballot.
Ohio / School Districts / Dayton City
On the DPS podcast, operations staff described the district’s maintenance work — from replacing 2,635 clock batteries to servicing roughly 175 buses — and outlined how operations work will be linked to student career pathways. Staff emphasized safety, compliance and limited staffing.
Ohio / School Districts / Dayton City
At the Jan. 13 organizational meeting at Belmont High School, William Bailey was sworn in as board president and Eric Walker was appointed parliamentarian. The vote for vice president produced no candidate with the required four votes and was tabled until the next meeting.
Ohio / School Districts / Dayton City
Board members sought details on the Ford Next Generation Learning rollout, staffing plans for new programs and the evaluation of high-dosage tutoring. Superintendent said the district is in stage 4 of Ford NGL, will share materials presented to the governor's office, and will meet with state officials about licensure delays.
Ohio / School Districts / Dayton City
Local 627 leader Marie Winfrey told the board a driver facing termination received different discipline than a prior driver for a similar incident and urged the board to reconcile inconsistent treatment; she also criticized continuing route overloads and delays in third-party consultant analysis.
Ohio / School Districts / Dayton City
Sharon Goins, executive director of College and Community Partnerships, told the board the district retained 138 students—translating to roughly $3.0–$3.5 million in associated funding—and reported a roughly 70% reduction in parent complaints after expanded family navigation and restorative practices.
Ohio / School Districts / Dayton City
Board members, students and community members paid tribute to the late Karen Wick Gonyea; the board adopted a resolution to name the Welcome Stadium press box the 'Karen Wick Press Box' and directed staff to implement the dedication, while some members requested more public input and cost details.
Ohio / School Districts / Dayton City
The board approved creating an executive director of IT and its salary scale while members debated using a $39,000 outside executive-search firm versus internal HR recruitment amid budget concerns.
Ohio / School Districts / Dayton City
The Dayton Board of Education declined to approve a contract for Flock camera services after a 3–3 tie, following questions about whether outside agencies could access footage and whether the system uses facial recognition.