After School Program in the Works

DAYTON – For several months, community leaders have discussed plans for an after school program for Dayton school children. Planning has been a collaborative effort, and funding has not yet been secured, but the ball is still rolling.

School officials tried, at the end of the school year, for a grant to help fund the program but were unsuccessful.

“I think it would be a good thing to continue planning to meet and discuss options for the future of some type of program,” Superintendent Doug Johnson wrote in an email last week.

The Dayton School Board will hear from Johnson on after school progra...