DUSD Override Informational Meeting Sept. 28

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — 9/17/2020

Dysart Unified School District invites the community to participate in a virtual event to learn facts about the Override Continuation Election on Monday, September 28 at 5:30 p.m. The event will be virtual and take place on Facebook Live at Facebook.com/DysartUSD. The meeting will begin with a brief presentation by district leadership and participants will then be able to comment with questions for panelists to answer. 

The Dysart Unified School District Governing Board called for an Override Continuation Election on November 3, 2020. In Dysart, a Maintenance & Operations override has been in place since 2000. The override would maintain funding for programs currently serving Dysart students such as Arts, PE and Athletics as well as academic support programs for Math and Reading.  Funding to retain highly qualified teachers and staff, maintain manageable class sizes and offer all-day Kindergarten for the community would also continue with the override renewal.

WHAT: Override Informational Meeting 

WHERE: Virtually on Facebook.com/DysartUSD 

WHEN: 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2020

WHO: Dysart Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Quinn Kellis, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations Ken Hicks, Assistant Superintendent for Education Services Dr. Stephen Poling, Assistant Superintendent for Support Services Jim Dean, and Assistant Superintendent for Human Relations John Croteau