By Laura

August 11, 2007 9:47 PM | Link to this

Does anyone know how many or which Dayton Schools do have air conditioning? Probably not many since they are still near the beginning of the rebuilding. Just curious.

By Laura

August 11, 2007 9:36 PM | Link to this

Barb, I suspect the rumor was started because Van Cleve is starting on the 13th due to the moving from the McGuffey building to the Allen building because of the concerns about the chemical spill and the vapors.

By Barb

August 11, 2007 6:43 PM | Link to this

Once again the school board shows no consideration for the parents it serves or the staff that are sitting around waiting to see what the district is doing about a schedule. Many teachers already have plans during breaks. No one knows if there will be school Monday but we will all wait until someone decides we are all important enough to know the decisions that have been made. In a blog someone already said a standing joke is that if it makes sense you can bet DPS will do it another way.

By teachermom

August 10, 2007 11:47 PM | Link to this

I saw where Yvonne Isaacs said that they were going to “open up” the buildings to air them out over the weekend. How is this possible ? You can’t prop doors and windows open over the weekend while there is nobody there to secure the buildings. Everyone would be going in to cart things off. Custodians do not work weekends and I seriously doubt that principals will stay all weekend in their schools to keep the building secure while it airs out. What else is DPS going to do ? If it is hot next week does the district truly plan on supplying several water bottles and ice for each child like it has been telling parents and the media ? I think that would be very expensive for a district who is supposedly broke. The best thing to do would be to put off the opening of school for a couple of weeks like everyone else does. That way if the district would be in the same boat as every other district as far as having calamity days. As of now, we are already starting the year off to a disadvantage, and we certainly can’t afford any more disadvantages. I am wondering if there is a higher authority who can force DPS to close (health department ?)if this weather continues. This calendar is terrible for everyone except the administrators who get to sit in their air-conditioned offices.

By Barb

August 10, 2007 4:07 PM | Link to this

Has anyone else heard this rumor. The district might change the opening day of school to August 13 and then that will get rid of the calamity days we have already used. What will happen to last Monday? Do they have to apply to the state for this? Scott have you heard the same thing?

By DPS Staff

August 10, 2007 2:34 PM | Link to this

Dayton Teacher…As sad as it is to admit, you are right. That is exactly what happens in the district. Until we have honest leadership in the district, protecting incompetent employees will continue. Let’s all hope that the district doesn’t sink while waiting for leadership with integrity.

By Dayton Teacher

August 10, 2007 11:10 AM | Link to this

Oh, come on Kurt! Doing that might make sense and it is a standard joke among DPS teachers that if it makes sense, it will never get done in DPS. You have to remember how things work in Dayton: You mess up enough times and the “good ol’boy/girl” network moves you into an administrative job or creates one for you. Are you getting a clearer picture of why things are the way they are in DPS? The public/press is just not asking the right questions yet about this current mess.

By Kurt

August 10, 2007 9:21 AM | Link to this

Growing up in the Dayton area in the 70’s, I remember school did not start until near or after Labor Day. Seems to me that if you are going to start school during the first week of August (generally the hottest month of the year), that you might actually want to spend the money to put air conditioning in the school building.

By greener

August 10, 2007 4:05 AM | Link to this

since we have changed the schls. to yr. O why not ex-peeriment with mon.-wed.-fri. K-thru6 going to all air conditioned schls. &tue.&thur. for 7-12 that way we save costs all the way around.

By c-bear

August 9, 2007 11:10 PM | Link to this

With all the lawsuits being filed for any little thing, nobody wants to be held responsible or accountable for any little thing that could possibly happen. Back in the good old days things just happened, now days someone has to pay ($) ie. nothing is free - not even an accident. There is a $ cost to everything. Talk about micro-managing life on earth!!!

By null

August 9, 2007 10:01 PM | Link to this

How is the heat in the buildings going to be any different on Monday when it is forecasted to be 94 on Sunday?

By painfultruth

August 9, 2007 9:58 PM | Link to this

Oh, the POOR children! When I was in school in the 1960’s and it got that hot (and, yes it did), teachers brought in fans. Every excuse possible to avoid education. Check the records back in the 1960’s to see how many times schools were closed for weather problems. Hardly any days were lost. How frail the younger generation must be. Gosh and golly, what’s next, a private taxi for every child? How about a climate controlled dome over Montgomery County? This is utter foolishness!!!