Printable Dayton City Academic Calendar 2011-2012
View the online Dayton City Academic Google Calendar

Dayton City School currently utilizes a text messaging notification system to enhance our current communication services during a school delay/closing or crisis situation. AlertU allows us to broadcast information, in real time, to the mobile devices of the students, parents, faculty and staff. Please be aware, this is a text message system that will only send TEXT to your SMS enabled mobile phone if you voluntarily sign up, it will not call your home, work and/or cell phone. Your mobile phone must be able to receive SMS (text) messages. Standard message rates may apply.

To sign up, enter your mobile number in the block to the right or text 'DCS' to '253788' (AlertU) then reply 'Y' to the welcome text message on your mobile phone.

Not Getting the Text Alerts?
Call your carrier (Example: Verizon) and ensure they have enabled Premium Messaging to your phone.

Click Here to view the DCS AlertU parent letter.

DAYTON CITY SCHOOL PTO SPIRIT GEAR
Click here for a list of items and an order form!

Dayton City School is a member of Renaissance Place, a web based version of Accelerated Reader and STAR called AR Enterprise. This includes every AR quiz available... over 100,000 quizzes!
Home Connect
Parents can view up to the minute information on books read and quizzes passed, see progress toward reading goals, review quiz results, conduct book searches, sign up for email notifications when their child has completed an AR quiz, and much more. Student AR Login Required: The standard username format is the 1st letter of the student 1st name and then the 1st four letter of the student last name (John Smith is JSMIT) and the password is the student's 4 digit cafeteria number.
AR BookFinder
You can search for book titles available at Dayton City School based on authors, topics, or titles of books. Add them to your AR BookBag to print a list of your selected books to take to your library.

Learn more with these Renaissance Resources for Parents

Destiny Online Library Catalog
Dayton City School’s library now offers online circulation, cataloging, searching, and reporting of our school library resources.

Dayton City School has implemented GradeCam technology in every 3-8th grade classroom. GradeCam uses a mounted webcam to scan classroom tests and collect data to be used to aid instruction. Teachers are able to scan papers on the fly and discuss test results immediately. GradeCam also automatically posts student scores directly to Portal, Dayton City Schools online electronic grade book.
Visit the GradeCam web site

The LobbyGuard kiosk enhances Dayton City School safety by recording all visitor traffic, running instant background checks, printing photo ID badges, and providing access to visitor traffic reports from anywhere on the web. This technology combined with the 15 RF-ID security doors and 21 camera digital surveillance system, makes Dayton City School a very safe place to learn. Note to visitors: An offical ID is required to visit past the main entrance security doors during school hours.

Media Coverage: WRCB NBC Chattanooga - note the "School Security" video link on the page. Chattanooga Times Free Press - note the audio interview on the page. Herald-News - August, 2008 LobbyGuard Media - via Herald-News Report in May, 2008 Get Connected Magazine - Small School District Gets Big on Security. ENA December 2009

Herald-News Article - High-tech tables to enhance Dayton City School pre-K education.
SMART Table Promo - Teacher Tube video promo of the SMART Table