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Dothan City Schools Encourages Community Feedback on Superintendent Dr. Garrick Askew’s 100-Day Report

Dothan City Schools is inviting parents, guardians, and community members to share their feedback on Superintendent Dr. Garrick Askew’s 100-Day Report, which was officially released on November 24, 2025. The report outlines Dr. Askew’s early observations from multiple community listening sessions, national education expert analysis, and strategic initiatives for strengthening student success and district operations.

The full report is available on the Dothan City Schools website. Read the 100-Day Report here.

To continue fostering transparency and community engagement, the district has created a dedicated email address where stakeholders can submit comments on the report and its strategic initiatives, which the DCS board of education will vote on December 16th. 

Submit Feedback Here: feedback@dothan.k12.al.us

Today, Dothan City Schools Superintendent, Dr, Garrick Askew, released his 100-Day Report. The report compiles extensive data gathered through multiple community listening sessions, more than 100 school and classroom visits, one-on-one meetings with students, staff, community members, business leaders, and families, and independent evaluations conducted by national experts in literacy, mathematics, and special education. The result is a comprehensive roadmap that outlines what the district has accomplished, where improvement is needed, and which proposed strategic initiatives will guide DCS in the near future.The 100-Day Report can be viewed here.

The Community Listening Sessions will be held at:

• Highlands Elementary School on September 22, 2025
• Dothan High School on September 23, 2025
• Dothan Preparatory Academy on September 29, 2025
• Faine Elementary School on October 01, 2025
• Carver Math Science & Technology on October 2, 2025

Dothan High School played host to 22 students from across the Wiregrass for the week-long camp.