Olentangy Local Schools is inviting all community members to a very special night celebrating the Olentangy community on Friday, September 3 with the Olentangy Orange High School (OOHS) versus Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS) football game.
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All four Olentangy middle schools earned the prestigious Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Harold A. Meyer Award for Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity for the 2009-10 school year. Olentangy Hyatts Middle School (OHMS), Olentangy Liberty Middle School (OLMS), Olentangy Orange Middle School (OOMS) and Olentangy Shanahan Middle School (OSMS) are four of the just 14 middle schools in the state to achieve this honor.
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Olentangy Local Schools Board of Education member Dimon McFerson announced during the August 25 meeting his intention to resign from the board effective September 30, 2010.
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The Ohio Department of Education will release the 2009-10 school year local report card on Friday, August 27. The data indicates that Olentangy will once again earn a rating of “Excellent.”
“At Olentangy Local Schools we expect excellence from our students and staff members,” said Olentangy Superintendent Wade Lucas, Ed.D. “While we are pleased with these high-level results, we are maintaining our dedication to students achieving even greater levels of excellence in the future. That has been and continues to be our focus towards our mission of facilitating maximum learning for every student.”
A district’s rating is based upon student data in four key measurements including State Indicators, Performance Index (PI), Value-added and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Olentangy met all 26 of the indicators, earned an all-time high PI of 105.8, met AYP and met the value-added measurement.
“You cannot define any school district simply by an individual system,” said Lucas. “This is why Olentangy also looks at multiple measurements such as Advanced Placement, ACT, Challenge Index and SOAR results to determine the type of complete educational product our staff members are offering the community. I’m proud to say that I live in the Olentangy Local School District, and as the superintendent of schools, I know our staff members will continue to offer an excellent quality education so that all students are well prepared for life after graduation.”
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Olentangy Local Schools Superintendent Wade Lucas, Ed.D. has posted a greeting to the community and the more than 16,133 students that are expected to walk through the districts doors on Wednesday. You may view this message and the rest of the Superintendent’s Community Messages online at olentangyschools.net/blog/superintendent/
Olentangy Local Schools will celebrate the opening of Cheshire Elementary School (CES) on Sunday, August 22 at 2 p.m. CES is located at 2681 Gregory Road in Delaware and is the district’s 21st school building and 14th elementary school.
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Registration is open for the 11th Annual Olentangy Education Foundation (OEF) Golf Outing to be held on Monday, September, 27, 2010 at The Lakes Golf & Country Club. Plans are in place for a great day of golf and community connection in support of OEF’s mission. [Read more…]
Important back to school information for parents related to the 2010-11 school year is available online via the district’s website. Details such as schedule pick up, food service information, student handbooks, athletic activity passes, school supply lists and much more is provided for Olentangy families. Parents are encouraged to bookmark the site and check back often as information is updated throughout the summer.
Olentangy Local Schools Board of Education President Julie Wagner Feasel announced August 3 that Stacy Dunbar was unanimously selected to fill a vacant seat on the board. “Ms. Dunbar is a dedicated community member with a vast array of business and community experiences who will be able to contribute immediately,” said Feasel. [Read more…]
The Olentangy Local Schools Board of Education has announced the names of four finalists for the vacant seat on the board. The following candidates were selected from a pool of 76 applicants:
Board members will conduct interviews with each of the finalists during an Executive Session on Tuesday, August 3, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Once the interviews are complete, the board will return to Regular Session and vote on the selection of the new member, who will be sworn in on Wednesday, August 4.
“We are gratified that so many in our community have expressed an interest in serving as a Board of Education member,” said Board President Julie Wagner Feasel. “It is this level of community commitment that has helped to make Olentangy Schools the great place that it is and will help to ensure our continued progress.”
The new board member will fill the remaining 1.5 years of the unexpired term left open when former member Jennifer Smith resigned from the board on July 6. Under Ohio Revised Code, the remaining members of the board may fill a vacancy within a window period of 10 to 30 days following the date on which the vacancy occurs.