New posting: Transportation Secretary
Click on link to view the posting.
https://5il.co/12fno
Message from Superintendent Whan
For the health and well-being of students and staff at DUS, this coming Wednesday, November 24, 2021, there will be no school for students and staff. I hope this time will allow you to recharge and enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. Have a great weekend.
Cass County Toys For Tots upcoming events.
Please click this link: https://5il.co/12220 to find events happening here in Cass County, including sign up.
If you plan to sign up, you must bring a valid ID showing your Cass County residence. You will also need birth certificates for each of the children you are signing up, or proof of guardianship. They will NOT accept social security cards.
HALL WALKING
Union High School will be open for hall walking starting this Thursday, November 18, 2021.
Hall walking days/hours will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 5pm - 7pm.
Please use the northeast doors to enter the building. (student parking lot near the auto shop)
There will be no hall walking on holidays, winter break, and if the school is closed for inclement weather.
Happy Walking!
Kincheloe Elementary only will be closed today, Monday, November 15, 2021 due to no power.
The Board of Education will hold its Regular Meeting on Monday, November 15, 2021, in the PAC at Dowagiac Middle School at 7:00 p.m. Meeting is open to the public.
The meeting will also be live-streamed on our YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/letsgochiefs
Dowagiac Union Schools values input from all our stakeholders. Please take a couple minutes to fill out this short survey.
English:
https://forms.gle/zXak7Afj8iaE4ocXA
Dowagiac Union Schools valora las aportaciones de todos nuestros interesados. Tómese unos minutos para completar esta breve encuesta.
Spanish:
https://forms.gle/eMFqpSz9ibo1yEDF9
Message from the Superintendent:
Good afternoon. The following information is NOT a Dowagiac Union event. I am sharing this in hopes of preventing concern or confusion.
There is an Instagram and/or Snap Chat post that has been RECYCLED/SHARED multiple times which refers to an event that is supposed to happen on November 15. The statement was scribbled on what appears to be the wall of a bathroom stall. The student that is associated with the original post has NEVER been a Dowagiac student. The statement was NOT in any of our stalls in the district.
Have a great afternoon and evening.
Jonathan Whan
Two new postings at Dowagiac Middle School. Please click on link to view the postings.
General Ed/ELA Para Pro: https://5il.co/11hor
Special Education Para Pro: https://5il.co/11hoj
New posting: DMS Girls Basketball Coach
Click the link to view posting: https://5il.co/11eay
New posting: Custodian
Clink the link to view the posting: https://5il.co/1169k
New posting: Utility Aide - Kincheloe Elementary
Click link to view posting: https://5il.co/112cn
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! On Friday October 22nd our mighty Dowagiac Chieftains will face the Niles Vikings in our PINK OUT game at Chris Taylor Alumni Field at 7 p.m. We ask that everyone wears PINK that day to school and to the game that evening. We will also be selling student tickets to the game in the office on Friday for $1. Please note that ALL elementary students must be accompanied by an adult to the game! LET'S GO CHIEFS!
Reminder: Tomorrow, 9/21, is the first of four community forums that are being held as part of the Board of Education’s Strategic Planning process.
All parents, guardians, and community members are invited to attend one or all of the forums to be involved in the strategic planning for Dowagiac Schools.
Jack Tempsey from the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) will be conducting the community forums on the following dates:
Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021
Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021
Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021
Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021
ALL forums will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria at Dowagiac Middle School and last approximately an hour.
Please plan on attending to give your input!
The Board of Education will hold its Regular Meeting, Monday, September 20, 2021 @ 7 p.m. in the PAC at Dowagiac Middle School. The meeting is open to the public.
New Posting-Title I Aide at Kincheloe Elementary. https://5il.co/y1il
New Posting: EL/Migrant Paraprofessional - Sister Lakes Elementary.
https://5il.co/xptj
The District's 31st Annual Report is available to view. This report is a summary of the past school year (2020-21)
You can view the report here: https://5il.co/x4y3
The Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Monday, August 9, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the PAC at Dowagiac Middle School for the purpose of meeting with MASB to discuss the Strategic Planning Process. This meeting is open to the public.
Please visit the DUS Covid Page to read the memo from Superintendent Whan on a case at Union HS. http://bit.ly/duscovid