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Online Registration is now available for the 2020-21 School Year

We are excited to announce that online enrollment for the new school year has begun for Durham Public Schools.

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Duke-led Scientific Advisory Board to Advise DPS on Reopening

The DCRI-led COVID Scientific Advisory Board will help Dr. Mubenga and the school board engage the community, inform decision-making, and implement district procedures in response to COVID-19.

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VIDEO | DPS Board of Education Replay

DPS Board of Education Replay of DPS Academic Services Plan C Reopening Update Presentation

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Apply to Join the School Board

The Durham Public Schools Board of Education requests applications from eligible residents of the Consolidated District B Board of Education voting district to fill a vacancy on the Board.

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DPS Exceptional Children Information Session for Fall 2020 | DPS Sesión de información para los niños excepcionales otoño 2020

The DPS EC Department is hosting an Information Session for families of students with IEPs on Monday 8/3 at 5 PM.

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DPS Athletics Suspended Indefinitely

Durham Public Schools has determined that high school athletics will be suspended indefinitely to ensure the health and safety of student-athletes.

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DPS to Begin 2020-21 With 9 Weeks of Online Instruction

The DPS Board of Education has unanimously voted to operate under Plan C for the first nine weeks of the 2020-21 school year.

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Ignite Online Academy Update

DPS has been working hard throughout the spring and summer to reshape virtual learning across the district. We will now direct our vision for Ignite! Online Academy and beyond to support online instruction through each of our schools.

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Statement About the Governor’s Press Conference

Superintendent Mubenga recognizes the concerns that have been expressed among some teachers and staff about health, safety, and the risks of returning to in-person instruction.

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Spark Reopening: Accelerating Student Learning in the New Normal of 2020-21

Working with the Spark Reopening Task Force of administrators, teachers, and health professionals, DPS leaders now have the opportunity to shape proactively and intentionally learning and teaching for the 2020-21 school year, rather than react to an unprecedented crisis.

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Superintendent Mubenga Recommends Year-round Schools operate on the traditional school calendar

In an effort to ensure the best possible start to the school year for all students in 2020-21, Superintendent Pascal Mubenga will recommend to the Durham Public Schools Board of Education that for one year only DPS’s year-round schools operate on the traditional calendar.

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Superintendent’s Town Hall

Join us for the Superintendent’s Town Hall on Thursday, July 9, from 5 to 7 pm.

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Spark Reopening Task Force Update | Plans for Return to School in 2020-21

The plan for in-person instruction from pre-K to 8th grade and remote learning for 9-12 meets the Governor's call for a "Plan B" between online instruction and everyone returning to our campuses.

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