The Board of Education has officially abandoned the grade leveling plan following the consensus we built together. This outcome confirms that our collective focus on maintaining school stability was the correct path forward. I appreciate the commitment shown by the 251 individuals who helped ensure our community schools remain intact.
February 8, 2019
Final supporters
We, the undersigned, residents, parents and concerned citizens of the Dover City School District, respectfully petition the Board of Education to; stop the forward progress of the proposed grade leveling plan of the elementary schools, and find another viable solution to make the necessary budgetary reductions.
Updates
December 21, 2018
The petition has now reached two hundred and fifty signatures. This level of engagement indicates a deep concern regarding the proposed grade leveling plan within our district.
Reached 250 supporters
December 20, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
December 7, 2018
25 Comments
We have three boys raised with the "Once a Dover Ave kid, always a Dover Ave kid." Our youngest child is in the 5th grade so grade leveling won't necessarily directly affect our family...but it does my sister, friends, and all the amazing educators within each building. I would love to see a better option.
Thank you everyone for working hard to figure alternatives for next school year. My children will be in middle school, but I don't agree with grade leveling. It's not like we are closing a school to save cost. Still will have 3 operating buildings. I hope the board hears the community! Thank you again!
I can’t imagine just the gas cost alone that some families will have trouble with making it to several schools. Not to mention timing. Then children not getting to be in same schools with the teachers long enough to get to know their habits and strengths and passing it on to other teachers. Lack of socialization with kids not their age. Too many students to one teacher. Just a bad idea all around.
This choice is going to cause additional friction amongst the city, and in my opinion make it much more difficult to pass a levy in future years than people are thinking.
As a future teacher, I understand the problem that this is going to cause for not just the teachers but the students and their education. With 25-30 kids in each class, they aren’t going to be given the best possible education that they need. I really hope they can find another solution to the problem they have because if not, we are failing our children
My girls deserve the best and I believe grade leveling is not the way. Praying we can keep our schools the way they are so my children can stay in Dover.
We will end up moving if grade leveling happens and remove our children from Dover.
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The Board of Education has officially abandoned the grade leveling plan following the consensus we built together. This outcome confirms that our collective focus on maintaining school stability was the correct path forward. I appreciate the commitment shown by the 251 individuals who helped ensure our community schools remain intact.
February 8, 2019
Final supporters
We, the undersigned, residents, parents and concerned citizens of the Dover City School District, respectfully petition the Board of Education to; stop the forward progress of the proposed grade leveling plan of the elementary schools, and find another viable solution to make the necessary budgetary reductions.
Updates
December 21, 2018
The petition has now reached two hundred and fifty signatures. This level of engagement indicates a deep concern regarding the proposed grade leveling plan within our district.
Reached 250 supporters
December 20, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
December 7, 2018
25 Comments
We moved here two years ago because of the schools. We bought property here and do almost all of our shopping locally. We would’ve never glanced this way if grade leveling were implemented at the time. I’ve heard this from two other families who are newer to the area as well. What a rash decision for something that doesn’t even solve the problem. School districts who’ve had to do this usually try every other course of action and look at this together as a communtiy for years before they attempt it, because it isn’t a good option. The lack of transparency, as well as the disinterest in community input by a board that is “representing” us is alarming. The “Dover Difference” is going to be gone when you lose that sense of community we have.
We have three boys raised with the "Once a Dover Ave kid, always a Dover Ave kid." Our youngest child is in the 5th grade so grade leveling won't necessarily directly affect our family...but it does my sister, friends, and all the amazing educators within each building. I would love to see a better option.
Thank you everyone for working hard to figure alternatives for next school year. My children will be in middle school, but I don't agree with grade leveling. It's not like we are closing a school to save cost. Still will have 3 operating buildings. I hope the board hears the community! Thank you again!
I can’t imagine just the gas cost alone that some families will have trouble with making it to several schools. Not to mention timing. Then children not getting to be in same schools with the teachers long enough to get to know their habits and strengths and passing it on to other teachers. Lack of socialization with kids not their age. Too many students to one teacher. Just a bad idea all around.
This choice is going to cause additional friction amongst the city, and in my opinion make it much more difficult to pass a levy in future years than people are thinking.
As a future teacher, I understand the problem that this is going to cause for not just the teachers but the students and their education. With 25-30 kids in each class, they aren’t going to be given the best possible education that they need. I really hope they can find another solution to the problem they have because if not, we are failing our children
My girls deserve the best and I believe grade leveling is not the way. Praying we can keep our schools the way they are so my children can stay in Dover.
We will end up moving if grade leveling happens and remove our children from Dover.
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We moved here two years ago because of the schools. We bought property here and do almost all of our shopping locally. We would’ve never glanced this way if grade leveling were implemented at the time. I’ve heard this from two other families who are newer to the area as well. What a rash decision for something that doesn’t even solve the problem. School districts who’ve had to do this usually try every other course of action and look at this together as a communtiy for years before they attempt it, because it isn’t a good option. The lack of transparency, as well as the disinterest in community input by a board that is “representing” us is alarming. The “Dover Difference” is going to be gone when you lose that sense of community we have.