Dexter Community Schools (DCS) and its bus drivers and monitors have a new labor agreement that comes with wage increases. At their June 9 meeting, the DCS Board of Education ratified a successor agreement with the West Washtenaw Bus Drivers and Monitors Association (WWBDAMA) for the 2025-2028 collective bargaining agreement. This was a successor agreement ...
Bringing home medals with one athlete qualifying for the next level, the Dexter Unified Track and bocce team shone brightly in a recent Special Olympics competition at Central Michigan University. Dexter had all of its Unified athletes medal while one qualified for the USA Special Olympics National meet in Minnesota. “We are so excited and ...
Sharing her love for the creative process and in turn helping students connect with that same feeling. After 36 years in public education with the last 24 in Dexter Community Schools as the only Creekside Art teacher, Jane Montero has decided to retire and move on to other opportunities. Knowing the importance she has played ...
Each year the Dexter Lions Club puts together the Dexter High School Fall Sports Program, and each year the club presents scholarships to some local graduating seniors looking to the next steps in their lives. It’s not just a fall sports program, it’s a helping hand. This year the Dexter Lions presented ten-$1,000 Scholarship Awards to Dexter ...
Dexter students as well as baseball and softball players and their families have had a close up view this spring of the Killdeer, and its unique nesting habits. Over the past two months, Killdeer birds have made their nests in a couple of spots around the school district campus. One at the Quad baseball/softball fields, ...
Students from Mill Creek Middle School had a great experience this last month when they participated as Model United Nations delegates at the Great Lakes Invitational Middle School Conference. This was a first for this conference and it ended up being a great learning experience. To learn more, the Sun Times News connected with the ...
Dexter Community Schools invites input from parents, staff, students, and community members in its search for a new superintendent. Survey open until June 9. Photo: Bates Administrative Building. Google Streetview The Dexter Community Schools Board of Education has launched the search for the district’s next superintendent and is inviting the entire community to help shape ...
In response to legal advice and two Executive Orders, Dexter Community Schools (DCS) rescinded a policy for transgender students earlier this year. In response to that, a group of people showed up to the May 19 school board meeting seeking to have the board reinstate the District’s transgender protection policy. The group that showed up to the ...
The Dexter Community Schools Board of Education said its “committed to finding the right candidate for Dexter’s next chapter.” With the announcement of DCS Superintendent Chris Timmis retiring in February of 2026 and the school board officially accepting this decision at its May 19 meeting, the school district is now looking ahead to filling this ...
Katherine Kuzma resigned from Dexter Community Schools following an investigation into her emails. Although school policy was violated, the district found no evidence of inappropriate conduct. Photo courtesy of Katherine Kuzma Katherine Kuzma, a physical education teacher at Mill Creek Middle School, resigned from her position on April 22. Dexter Community Schools placed her under ...
A truly harrowing escape from South Vietnam as communist forces from the North invaded southward in 1975. The long Vietnam War reached a big turning point that spring with the remaining American forces leaving the country after years of battle while their South Vietnamese counterparts were also looking for ways out from what they believed ...
Note: As part of our Police Week 2025 coverage, The Sun Times News is featuring profiles of local officers to recognize their service and help readers get acquainted with the people behind the badge School Resource Officer Gerrod Visel’s role in Dexter Community Schools is a unique one. You will see him in a variety ...
Chris Timmis, Superintendent of Dexter Community Schools (DCS), shared with the community his big decision to retire in the next year. In a letter to the students, families and community on May 12, Timmis announced his next steps in his long educational career. “Thank you so much for your commitment to our students, our staff, ...
Photo: Aerial view of Dexter Community Schools. Courtesy of DCS Unofficial results from the Washtenaw and Livingston county clerks’ offices for Tuesday’s (May 6, 2025) special election show voters approving Dexter Community Schools’ $242 million bond proposal, with 3,461 voting Yes (56.35%) and 2,681 voting No (43.65%). A total of 6,183 ballots were cast out ...
With Mrs. See retiring at the end of the school year, Wylie Elementary is looking to next fall with a new principal at the helm. Dexter Community Schools (DCS) announced on April 28, that a new leader for the school has been picked. DCS said, “Wylie Elementary will have a new principal. Dexter Community Schools ...
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