Celebrating Staff Members at Target Prep (ALE) and Dumas Middle School.
During the District's Curriculum Guiding Coalition Target Prep (ALE) Administrator, Mr. Alvin Newburn, and Dumas Middle School Administrator, LaWarn Rodgers were highlighted in recognition of their staff's 100% completion of their PD hours for the current school year (2023-2024). Professional development is a requirement by the state of Arkansas and is a part of the Dumas School District's policy. We celebrate the staff members' completion of this accomplishment!
Congratulations to Target Prep and Dumas Middle School staff administrators and staff!
Awesome job!
Dumas Team Attends Professional Development for Dyslexia Facilitated by Vicki King.
On Friday, April 12, 2024, the SE Arkansas Educational Cooperative hosted a dyslexia professional development hosted by Vicki King, DESE.
Districts were encouraged to send teams and the following were approved by Dr. Camille Sterrett for attendance.
Shown here at the UAM Capitol room are from left to right, the Dumas Leadership Team: Jeffrey Neal (High School Principal); Yolander Brown (Elementary Curriculum Specialist); LaWarn Rodgers (Middle School Principal); Jan Hill (K-2 Instructional Facilitator); Dr. Vivian Evans (Central Principal); Takyra Hampton (3-5 Instructional Facilitator); Connie Miles (Dyslexia Interventionist) and Kris Dejarnette (Reed Elementary Principal). Not pictured are Dr. Arthur Tucker (Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction and District Test Coordinator) and Dr. Yolonda Thomas (Special Education). The DESE assigned Literacy Specialist to Dumas Schools is Thea Capps.
The Dumas School District proudly renamed the DHS New gymnasium as the Calbert James Brewer Gymnasium! Thank you to Mr. Brewer and his family for their never ending support and dedication to our school district. 💛💜 It's a GREAT day to be a Bobcat! #GoCatsGo #EverythingMatters
The Dumas High School gym renaming ceremony will be held Tuesday, April 2 at 4:00pm in honor of former administrator, Mr. Calbert Brewer. The public is invited to attend.
Dumas Public School District will be closed Friday, March 29 (Good Friday) and Monday, April 1 (Good Monday).
The Dumas High School campus has sustained some damages due to the recent storm causing power outage. Should power be restored and the building be deemed safe, school will be in session tomorrow. Updates will be provided.
The Dumas School District appreciates Mr. Kenneth Daniels for always going above and beyond the call of duty! When most employees are home, he is often in the district working. His work and dedication are outstanding!
Congratulations to Coach Slater and Coach Harris on being named 3A-8 coaches of the year! Join us in wishing the Dumas Ladycats and Bobcats good luck at the basketball state tournament. It's a GREAT day to be a BOBCAT! #Gocatsgo #TheDumasWay
On Wednesday, February 21st, Jan Hill , Dumas Instructional Facilitator, and Thea Capps, SEARK Literacy Specialist, met with teachers and administrators at Central Elementary during voluntary team time to discuss lesson internalization and interventions. Principal, Dr. Vivian Evans, also attended to support the work with teachers.
Takyra Hampton, Dumas Instructional Facilitator, and Thea Capps, SEARK Literacy Specialist, met with teachers and administrators today during PLCs to discuss progress monitoring and interventions.
Inclement Weather Make-Up Days Update:
The top priority of the Dumas School District is the safety and well-being of students, faculty, and staff. With that in mind, the district missed five days (30 hours) of school instructional time that must be made up because the state standards require schools to have 178 days (1068 hours) of instruction. We had three options to make up the lost time: 1) add an hours to the day until the time is made up, 2.) add five (5) days to the end of the school year, and 3.) make adjustments to the existing schedule.
The faculty and staff voted to make up the lost time by decreasing the class transition time from five (5) minutes to three (3) minutes at our secondary schools for the remainder of the school year. Elementary schools have enough minutes in their schedules, so no changes will be made to their schedules. This will make up three (3) of the five (5) days missed. The other two days will be added to the end of the school year. This will move the end of school from June 4, 2024 to June 6, 2024.
Dumas School District will be closed on Monday, February 19th, 2024 in observance of President's day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, February 20th.
Thank you parents and guardians for attending Parent Teacher conferences this past Monday! Your involvement makes a lasting impact on your student's life and academic success.
Parents and guardians, Mark your calendars for Parent Teacher Conferences on Monday, February 5th, 2024. We hope to see you there!
ATTN: Parents, Guardians and Staff of Dumas Dumas School District, We want to know!
Complete the short survey by February 1, 2024: https://forms.gle/BZvVvryndXNogMtZ9
The Dumas School District will operate on a 1 hour delay tomorrow, January 23, 2024. There are still a few rural roads covered with ice where buses may not be able to travel. In this case, the district ask that parents transport their children to the end of the road for pickup. Buses will travel as many city street routes as possible. Please be patient with bus drivers as they do their best to make sure students arrive safely.
Due to hazardous road conditions, the Dumas school district will remain closed Monday, January 22.
Due to hazardous road conditions the Dumas School District will remain closed Friday, January 19th.
DSD will remain closed tomorrow, Thursday January 18, due to hazardous conditions.
The DSD will be closed tomorrow due to inclement weather. Stay warm and safe Bobcat nation.💛💜
