District News and Announcements

Dothan City Schools will be closed to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

These virtual days apply only to Dothan High School, Carver 9th Grade Academy, Dothan 6^th Grade Center, and Dothan Preparatory Academy.

Dothan City Schools Reminds Students and Parents of Consequences of Unexcused Absences

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, PowerSchool informed the Alabama State Department of Education that it experienced a cybersecurity incident.

First Class PreK and WINGS Integrated Preschool options are available.

The flu, RSV and a stomach bug are currently circulating

Completion of the project will mean all district schools will have a secure vestibule.

Dothan City Schools announces the 2025-2026 Teachers of the Year, representing their respective schools. From this group, teachers chosen at the district level will then represent Dothan City Schools at the state level in the Alabama Teacher of the Year Program.

Dothan City Schools will soon install Flock Safety Licence Plate Recognition video technology on campuses across the district. The technology will give DCS safety coordinators another means by which to pinpoint potential dangers at Dothan City Schools.

Dothan City Schools Board of Education members work tirelessly to ensure every student has access to a quality education. DCS recognizes these board members throughout the month of January.

All Dothan City Schools will dismiss early for Christmas and Holiday Break on Friday, December 20, 2024.

A student from Carver School for Mathematics, Science and Technology is the winner of this year’s Dothan City Schools Holiday Card Art Contest.

At Dothan City Schools, we believe in the potential of every student. That’s why we are proud to launch the Whole Child Initiative, focusing on the development of a successful learner through five key tenets—ensuring each child is healthy, safe, challenged, supported, and engaged. As a result of this initiative, students will be knowledgeable, emotionally and physically healthy, civically inspired and each child is nurtured to succeed in all areas of life.

Dothan City Schools is pleased to announce that Carver School for Math, Science and Technology is a recipient of the 2024 National Blue Ribbon by the U.S. Department of Education. This prestigious recognition highlights schools that excel in academic performance or make significant strides in closing achievement gaps among different student groups. 

Carver School for Math, Science and Technology was one of 356 schools as the 2024 cohort of National Blue Ribbon Schools announced on September 23 by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. Only 1% of schools in the nation have an active Blue Ribbon and 353 schools received the award this year.

Please join Dothan City Schools in congratulating Dothan Preparatory Academy's Assistant Principal, Charles Longshore for being named by K-12 Dive as a Rising Leaders: 10 standout assistant principals and district leaders you should know in 2024-25

Earlier this year, K-12 Dive asked readers to tell them about the assistant principals and district leaders who stand out in their schools. K - 12 Dive sorted through the outpouring of nominations, read about the tireless support, creative ideas, and big-picture innovation in K-12 school systems nationwide.

At Dothan City Board of Education’s September meeting, Dothan City Schools recognized Child Nutrition Program Manager, Constance Holston, as the September Employee of the Month.

Holston has been an employee of Dothan City Schools for 9 years where she currently serves as the Child Nutrition Program Manager for Dothan City Early Education Center and Head Start campuses. Holston was nominated by Head Start Principal, Nikki Cochran.

Morris Slingluff Students Publish We Speak Poetry Book

The Wiregrass Museum of Art (WMA) & Dothan Technology Center Students install new artwork at Walton Park.