CORE (Choosing Openness Regarding Experiences) teamed up with the Warren County School District offering a contest to all ninth through twelfth grade students in Warren County schools. All the participating students were encouraged to create artwork to be chosen for display on billboards ...
Tidioute Community Charter School is shifting from enrichment to planned instruction. Chief Educational Officer Dr. Doug Allen told the Times Observer that the plan is to make the switch on April 20. Acknowledging that it is unclear when students will be returning, he said in a virtual board meeting on Wednesday that “my best guess is that students are not returning to the building in May.” “We think students will appreciate more specific lessons assuming schools do not open by April 30th,” Allen told the Times Observer. “ Many of our parents are suggesting that we go ...
The Warren County School District Grab-and-Go meal distributions will be heavier than normal on Thursday. Due to the scheduled district holidays surrounding Easter Weekend, there will not be distributions on Friday nor Monday. According to Director of Business Services Jim Grosch, Thursday’s distributions will include three lunches and three breakfasts to cover Thursday, Friday, and Monday meals. Anyone age 18 and under may visit any one of the district’s Grab-and-Go distribution locations most weekdays. The locations and times they are open are: Sheffield Middle/High ...
Warren County School District is doing what it must to continue educating its students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new education environment is putting the board and administration in a new funding environment. “The fiscal picture going forward isn’t rosy by any means,” Superintendent Amy Stewart said. “All the things that were known and assumed before are up in the air.” One of the additional expenses facing the district is delivering material in new ways. Stewart said at a previous meeting that she would be surprised if the state’s schools reopen before the ...
The committee didn’t take any public comment during the meeting, but officials did address a host of community concerns. The current plan for the Warren County School District is to stick to the calendar. “We’re going to adhere to the calendar as established at the beginning of the school year,” Committee Chairman Joe Colosimo said. The recommendation by the Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology committee was that graduation and commencement be held, in some form, on June 5, and that the school year not be extended to make up for time lost to mandatory closures — provided ...
Putting some kind of educational materials in the hands of Warren County School District students last week was an undertaking. That was Phase One of the district’s continuity of education plan. Delivering materials specific to the classes students are taking is the next step. “Phase 2 — this is where we are digging in this week,” Superintendent Amy Stewart said. “This is specific. ‘Mrs. Smith’ will be preparing materials for her own kids. K-12 teachers will provide specific online and offline review and enrichment activities.” Teachers are back at work preparing ...
