Conversation with Dennis Dunham: Leetonia’s Bear Care K-6 Summer Camp

Best Practices in Closing the Pandemic Learning Gap Podcast Series

Dennis Dunham is the superintendent at Leetonia Exempted Village School district located in Leetonia, Columbiana County in Northeast Ohio and for the past 41 years, Dennis has served as a teacher, coach, principal, and superintendent. 

Prior to his position at Leetonia, Dennis served as principal and superintendent at South Range Local Schools in Mahoning County and as a teacher, coach, and principal at Southern Local Schools in Columbiana County. 

To deal with Leetonia's learning gap with their elementary students, Leetonia conducted the Bear Care K-6 Summer Camp this past summer for students entering grades kindergarten through six. It included fun summer activities on and off-campus with free breakfast and lunch plus transportation. 

Dennis will take an opportunity to highlight this program and its effect on Leetonia's younger students.  Leetonia's efforts in their Bear Care program will be the subject of our "deep dive" podcast.