The Board just confirmed a revote and Darran Powell is officially returning as coach. This win belongs to every one of you who stayed loud throughout this process. Keep an eye on the upcoming school board meetings to ensure our program remains stable.
July 24, 2017
Final supporters
On June 20, 2017, The results (3-2) of the Dayton Board of Education’s vote on Line Item 91 were:
YES-Walker, Roundtree, McManus Abstain-Lee (Citing Lack of Information) NO-Taylor, Lacey ABSENT-Baguirov
The Dunbar community would like for the Dayton Board of Education to consider revoting on Line Item 91 (Darran Powell for Dunbar's Head Football Coach); motioned on June 20, 2017.
1) The season is fast approaching (5 ½ weeks) and the program will not adapt to leadership change within a short amount of time.
2) Leadership change will cause a chaotic mass exodus of student-athletes from the Dayton Public School system.
3) This is a direct contrast of the desires of the Dunbar family and community.
4) Being that football is an all year endeavour, the non-paid duties of Darran Powell has failed to be considered.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
June 22, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
June 22, 2017
June 20, 2017
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need to maintain this momentum to catch the board's attention. Send the link to three friends right now and post it on your Facebook page to help us break through this threshold.
June 20, 2017
We are approaching the one thousand mark and we need everyone to push harder right now. Email your board representative immediately and text three friends to get them to sign the petition before the next meeting.
413 Comments
Re-hire on line item 91! Considering the media coverage surrounding this topic, abstentions should not be permissable. If a board member is this ill-informed, they should be removed from the responsibility as well as the number of votes necessary to count!
I find it appalling that Coach Powell is the "Scape Goat" in this situation while all others involved remain on the payroll. Those above him bear a greater reponsibility & have received a lesser sentence. Where is the equity?
Darren Powell is good for these youngsters. Please reconsider and hire him back as head coach of Dunbar football team. He took on a challenge and he's heading in the right direction. I've spoken with several of the kids who are wanting to not play if Darren Powell is not the coach.
It's not right to fire a coach who was following orders. Also with the season starting right around the corner the kids are the ones going to get hurt. Kids will loose out on scholarships due to not having the chance to compete to make it back to the playoffs.
Coach Darren is more than just a coach he's a role model to kids at Dunbar. Always willing to help anyone with anything. He's really a father figure to kids at Dunbar. I feel that he should get a second chance and remain the head coach for Dunbar.
The Dayton School board members should be ashamed of themselves.
The man deserves a full vote!
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The Board just confirmed a revote and Darran Powell is officially returning as coach. This win belongs to every one of you who stayed loud throughout this process. Keep an eye on the upcoming school board meetings to ensure our program remains stable.
July 24, 2017
Final supporters
On June 20, 2017, The results (3-2) of the Dayton Board of Education’s vote on Line Item 91 were:
YES-Walker, Roundtree, McManus Abstain-Lee (Citing Lack of Information) NO-Taylor, Lacey ABSENT-Baguirov
The Dunbar community would like for the Dayton Board of Education to consider revoting on Line Item 91 (Darran Powell for Dunbar's Head Football Coach); motioned on June 20, 2017.
1) The season is fast approaching (5 ½ weeks) and the program will not adapt to leadership change within a short amount of time.
2) Leadership change will cause a chaotic mass exodus of student-athletes from the Dayton Public School system.
3) This is a direct contrast of the desires of the Dunbar family and community.
4) Being that football is an all year endeavour, the non-paid duties of Darran Powell has failed to be considered.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
June 22, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
June 22, 2017
June 20, 2017
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need to maintain this momentum to catch the board's attention. Send the link to three friends right now and post it on your Facebook page to help us break through this threshold.
June 20, 2017
We are approaching the one thousand mark and we need everyone to push harder right now. Email your board representative immediately and text three friends to get them to sign the petition before the next meeting.
413 Comments
Solid man a product of Dunbar who went off to college got his degree and immediately came right back to the Dayton community and started coaching and mentoring at 23. What more can we ask for from a young black man?
Re-hire on line item 91! Considering the media coverage surrounding this topic, abstentions should not be permissable. If a board member is this ill-informed, they should be removed from the responsibility as well as the number of votes necessary to count!
I find it appalling that Coach Powell is the "Scape Goat" in this situation while all others involved remain on the payroll. Those above him bear a greater reponsibility & have received a lesser sentence. Where is the equity?
Darren Powell is good for these youngsters. Please reconsider and hire him back as head coach of Dunbar football team. He took on a challenge and he's heading in the right direction. I've spoken with several of the kids who are wanting to not play if Darren Powell is not the coach.
It's not right to fire a coach who was following orders. Also with the season starting right around the corner the kids are the ones going to get hurt. Kids will loose out on scholarships due to not having the chance to compete to make it back to the playoffs.
Coach Darren is more than just a coach he's a role model to kids at Dunbar. Always willing to help anyone with anything. He's really a father figure to kids at Dunbar. I feel that he should get a second chance and remain the head coach for Dunbar.
The Dayton School board members should be ashamed of themselves.
The man deserves a full vote!
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Solid man a product of Dunbar who went off to college got his degree and immediately came right back to the Dayton community and started coaching and mentoring at 23. What more can we ask for from a young black man?