Dayton Leadership Academies

A Leader In Me School With A School Culture of Joy and Achievement

Summer Launch

To ensure our students are fully prepared for the next grade level, Dayton Leadership Academies provides a FREE four week Summer Launch program for current students in grades K-7. We provide reading and math instruction daily, as well as enrichment classes and weekly field trips.


202 DLA students participated in our 2024 Summer Launch Program.
This free program provided 100 additional instructional hours over four weeks of reading and math instruction on targeted skills. 


81% AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE

88% OF STUDENTS ATTENDED ALL FOUR WEEKS 

18 incoming students attended our pre-K class to prepare for kindergarten.


ELA proficiency improved by 26% on post-assessments. 
Math proficiency improved by 23% on post-assessments. 


AFTERNOON ENRICHMENT

• Muse Machine Visiting Artists 

• Leadership Development 

• Readers Theater 

• Step Team

  • Cooking 

  • Dance 


FRIDAY FIELD TRIPS

  • Thomas McCloud Splash Pad 

  • Vandalia Recreation Center 

  • GEM City Scouts Campground 

  • Camp Kern 

  • Newport Aquarium 




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