The Olentangy Local School District made two important security and safety announcements today. First, the person responsible for a bomb threat made at Olentangy Orange Middle School (OOMS) on Friday, February 19, 2010 has been identified. This quick response was made possible because of security enhancements made to the school in November and with the assistance of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office.
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The Olentangy Local School District is creating several new community committees and the Diversity Committee is current seeking new members. This group will support the district’s mission and ensure that the diverse talents, skills and experiences of the school community are valued, respected and supported. The application deadline is Friday, March 5.
Residents may find information related to all community committees via the district’s Web site at www.olentangy.k12.oh.us/volunteer.html. Additional committees will be named in the near future.
The February 24 Board of Education meeting has been moved to Tuesday, February 23 at 6:00 p.m. at the district’s Administrative Offices, 814, Shanahan Road in Lewis Center. Meeting agendas are posted on the district’s Web site at www.olentangy.k12.oh.us/district/board/mtgs.html 48 hours in advance of meetings. Additional information such as meeting minutes and audio files are also available at the same link.
The Olentangy Local School District is creating several new community committees. The School Funding Action Committee (SFAC), Cost Efficiency and Communications committees are three groups that are currently seeking new members. The deadline to apply for all of these committees is today, Friday, February 19.
In addition, a new Superintendent’s Committee has just been announced and is seeking new members. The Diversity Committee will support the district’s mission and ensure that the diverse talents, skills and experiences of the school community are valued, respected and supported. This latest volunteer group is accepting membership applications through Friday, March 5.
Residents may find application information related to all community committees via the district’s Web site at www.olentangy.k12.oh.us/volunteer.html. Additional committees will be named in the near future.
Thank you for being so patient and understanding as the district continues to deal with a series of problems associated with the telephone notification system. We want to stress that we feel these errors are completely unacceptable, and we are working diligently to correct these issues. Olentangy has a history of providing a high level of service, and we expect nothing less from this system.
In light of the current problems and inconsistencies with the notification system, we are asking parents to monitor an alternate information option such as the listserves, the district Web site, radio stations or television stations. These systems have been working well for many years and, at this time, are the most reliable option. This is a short-term measure that will give us the time to correct all of the issues with the notification system, bringing it up to the high level of service that you expect from Olentangy Local Schools.
Thank you again for your patience. We realize that delays and closures cause challenges under the best circumstances, and regret that the system failures have created additional challenges for our students’ families and staff members.
Olentangy Superintendent Wade Lucas, Ed.D. shares his thoughts on the importance of volunteering in his latest Message to the Community. Lucas’ messages are available through his blog at olentangyschools.net/blog/superintendent/ and focus on topics that are important to Olentangy Local Schools.
The Olentangy Board of Education met during a work session on February 10. Some of the major items discussed from the meeting are highlighted in the online document Board Business and include:
- administrative compensation;
- Olentangy Orange Middle School overcrowding;
- Cost Efficiency Committee update; and,
- canine searches.
Olentangy Local Schools earned the 2009 Stellar Award for Best Nutrition Practices from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). Only 21 other districts and facilities received this award, which was created in 2003.
“Schools that provide high-quality meals to their students help prepare young minds and bodies for learning,” said Deborah Delisle, state superintendent of public instruction.
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Olentangy will open kindergarten registration for the 2010-11 school year on Wednesday, February 17 at 8 a.m. At that time parents may call the New Student Welcome Center at (740) 657-4030 or (740) 657-4033 to obtain a personal identification number (PIN). The PIN will allow families to begin the registration process.
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In December 2009, The Ohio Department of Health created new expectations related to immunizations for public school students that begin with the 2010-11 school year. A complete list of the immunization schedule for the 2010-11 school year and additional information related to immunization guidelines are available via the district’s Web site at www.olentangy.k12.oh.us/district/pupilservices/nurses/vaccine.html
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