Dr. BethAnn Browning will be the new principal at Brookwood School this fall. She was approved by the Dalton Board of Education at its called meeting last Friday. She is currently the assistant principal at Dalton Junior High School. 

Dr. Leslie Dixon has been approved by the Dalton Board of Education as the Executive Director of Elementary Education for the district. She has 27 years of experience in education.

Members of the Dalton Board of Education honored 34 retirees at a reception prior to the regular board meeting. The group has served Dalton Public Schools for a total of 681 years and has accumulated 951 years of service in education

After 35 years living in Dalton, including a career in education and most recently, serving as a member of the Dalton Board of Education, Palmer Griffin and his wife, Laura, will be leaving the area to live closer to family. At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, he announced his resignation from the board effective May 31st. 

Brookwood teacher Mariela Vazquez is currently serving on the selection Dalton State College Presidential Search Committee. The committee was formed after the current president, Dr. Margaret Venable, announced her intent to retire in summer 2023. 

Dalton Public Schools joined communities across the nation to recognize April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. To highlight the importance of the month, students and staff across the district placed pinwheels in front of every school.

The Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 Governance Team of the Year Award. The award honors a Georgia public school district’s board of education and superintendent who have achieved all-around success in governance.

The 5th-grade challenge class from Westwood School recently spent the day at one of Dalton's parks, dedicating their time to cleaning up the area. 

Congratulations to the DPS students and schools who received awards at this year's Speak Up Whitfield competition!