Tornado Talk

Dover Schools Community Member:

Happy New Year! We are happy to be back and working toward new goals and routines. While we've certainly had our share of crazy winter weather this month with more cancellations than usual, we're excited to kick off 2025 with renewed energy and focus.

At our recent Board of Education meeting, we welcomed our new officers: Brian Hanner as Board President and Anne Bruno as Vice-President. Congratulations to both! We also had the opportunity to highlight the family engagement activities happening in our pre-school program at South School.

January is School Board Appreciation Month, and we want to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude and respect for our Dover City Schools Board Members. Their dedication and commitment to our students and staff are truly appreciated.

As always, we value your input and encourage you to reach out with questions or feedback.

Sincerely,

Karie McCrate

Superintendent

Here, you'll find the most recent Board of Education Meeting Agenda, as well as approved minutes from the previous month's meeting(s). These are also always available on the District webpage. All regular meetings now begin at 6:00 pm.

January 13th Organizational Meeting Agenda

January 13th Regular Meeting Agenda

December 9th Board Meeting Minutes

December 23rd, Special Board Meeting Minutes

In January, the Board accepted teaching retirements effective at the end of this school year from two more long-time educators at Dover Schools: Jason Everhart and Michelle Grimm.

Mr. Everhart has been with Dover City Schools since 2000 and is currently a Biology and Chemistry Teacher at Dover High School. Jason has served as the Science Department Chairman for many years, serving on several state-level curriculum committees and attending national AP training.He has served as the Science Olympiad Advisor and Baseball Coach for many years. Thank you, Mr. Everhart, for your work and dedication.

Mrs. Grimm has worked at Dover Schools since 2001, starting her career as an Art Teacher, and spending the majority of it as a School Counselor. Mrs. Grimm serves as the K-12 Lead Counselor for the District, and has spent many years in leadership roles with the Ohio School Counselors Association and the Tuscarawas County Association of Counselors. She has been active in many community organizations and championed the needs of Dover students and those across Ohio. Thank you, Michelle.

We are blessed in this community with supporters who are generous in their gifts of time and resources. The following donations were graciously accepted at our January meeting:

• $6,000 from Fraser Fund for Washington, D.C., Trip Assistance
• $10,000 from The Columbus Foundation for PLTW ($5,000 to MS, $5,000 to HS)
• $540 from Gor-Con Construction for the Wrestling Weight Room

After a period of public comment at and following the December Board Meeting, the Board of Education approved the academic calendar for the next school year this month. The highlights are included below, but you can find a copy of the full calendar HERE.

Each month, we offer a way for you to engage with us, and we'll share the results the following month. In December, we wanted to know what kind of content you'd like to see more of from your school district ... check out the results below. We are looking forward to sharing on all these topics in 2025, but we will get started with a facility planning update, which we plan to do just that at our February Board Meeting. Tune in, and know your voice is heard.

This month, we'll ask a follow-up question to just that. Let's hear from more of you! 📣 📣 📣

At each meeting, the Board of Education welcomes in students and/or staff to share a program from one of our schools. In January, Mrs. Tracie Murphy, South School Principal, and Mrs. Amy Owens and Mrs. Ashley Kline, Pre-School Teachers, shared the work they do to engage the families of our youngest learners. We are excited to share that our program earned the highest rating and is a "Gold Star PreSchool." 🌟

We are thankful for all the ways our families are a part of our youngest learners' school experience!