The Olentangy Board of Education on Wednesday voted unanimously to suspend step increases for the 2011-12 school year for classified employees who are not members of a bargaining unit. This move, which affects approximately 300 staff members, will save the district $200,000. [Read more…]
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The Olentangy Board of Education has approved changing one of the late-start dates for the 2011-12 school year. The late start originally scheduled for May 17, 2012 has been rescheduled for December 8, 2011. This change was made to better accommodate student testing schedules.
Click here to view the revised 2011-12 calendar or the revised 2011-12 kindergarten schedule.
Dozens of Olentangy teachers are volunteering to spend part of their summer learning how to make their classes available to more students. The Olentangy Online Academy is providing teachers with an in-depth look at the best practices involved with online teaching and learning. After the initial three-day course, teachers will begin creating their own online class.
Olentangy already offers two online technology classes for middle school students, and an online personal finance and post-secondary planning class for high school students. The online option allows students to explore classes that might not otherwise fit into their schedules.
Teachers work with instructional technology director Stephanie Donofe while learning about best practices for online instruction.
Twelve Olentangy students have been selected for the 2011 Essex School for the Gifted and Talented, which will be held at Otterbein University June 19 through 25. Congratulations to the following students:
- Kimberly A., Olentangy Orange High School (OOHS)
- Rachel B., OOHS
- Anthony B., OOHS
- Madison D., OOHS
- Ryan G., OOHS
- Mariah H., OOHS
- Christian K., OOHS
- Aubrey K., OOHS
- Emily M., Olentangy High School (OHS)
- John O., Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS)
- Justin R., OLHS
- Chinyere W., OOHS [Read more…]
All three Olentangy high schools were ranked among the top 500 high schools in the nation according to The Washington Post’s High School Challenge Index. This is the sixth consecutive year that Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS) and Olentangy High School (OHS) have made the list; Olentangy Orange High School (OOHS) made the list in its first year of eligibility.
The Olentangy Local School District is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Teacher of the Year and Employee of the Year awards.
The 2011 District Teacher of the Year is Allison Shape, a math teacher at Olentangy High School. Shape’s district co-workers describe her as “extremely high spirited and professional.” One fellow teacher said, “she spends so much time and energy on the creation of assessments, lesson planning, and activities with her students. Her students know she is always available for them.”
District Teacher of the Year Allison Shape with Olentangy High School Principal Tom McDonnell and Olentangy Superintendent Wade Lucas, Ed.D.
The 2011 District Employee of the Year is Kristin Proper, the administrative assistant in the business office. Her fellow workers say she is always looking for ways to help others be more efficient. They also describe her as positive, efficient, friendly, and knowledgeable. One said, “Kris is always willing to take on any project that is given to her and completes it successfully.”
Classified Employee of the Year Kristin Proper accepts her award from Superintendent Wade Lucas, Ed.D.
Congratulations to the following building and department level honorees:
• Elizabeth Addy, Tyler Run Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Jeremy Arend, Olentangy Shanahan Middle School Teacher of the Year
• Molly Auseon, Freedom Trail Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Kimberly Beathea, Olentangy Meadows Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Leslie Budgell, Alum Creek Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Joanna Burcham, Olentangy Orange High School Teacher of the Year
• Deborah Carpenter, Aide/Office Employee of the Year
• Keith Conkling, Olentangy Hyatts Middle School Teacher of the Year
• Sarah Davlin, Wyandot Run Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Danielle D’Onofrio, Scioto Ridge Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Jessica Fields, Olentangy Liberty High School Teacher of the Year
• Todd Forney, Maintenance Employee of the Year
• Joy Good, Olentangy Orange Middle School Teacher of the Year
• Lauren Greisberger, Indian Springs Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Todd Helline, Cheshire Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Kim Hudson, Preschool Classified Employee of the Year
• Krista Hyme, Johnnycake Corners Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Barbara Keyes, Liberty Tree Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Diane McKenna, Walnut Creek Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Karen Messmer, Transportation Employee of the Year
• Jared Mills, Olentangy Liberty Middle School Teacher of the Year
• Penny Oates, Glen Oak Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Michele Palo, Food Service Employee of the Year
• Kristin Proper, Secretarial Employee of the Year/District Classified Employee of the Year
• Allison Shape, Olentangy High School Teacher of the Year/District Teacher of the Year
• Donna Smith, Preschool Teacher of the Year
• Elizabeth Wayman, Arrowhead Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Emilie Waller, Oak Creek Elementary School Teacher of the Year
Walnut Creek Elementary School (WCES) students invited their relatives who are current members of the armed services or veterans for a Memorial Day celebration on Thursday, May 26. Students read poems, sang songs and presented veterans with hand-crafted flags to honor and thank them for their service.
Students at Olentangy Shanahan Middle School (OSMS) took in a ground-breaking ceremony for the school’s greenhouse project this week. The new greenhouse will be used for science activities and community-based projects supporting the district wellness policy and promoting a healthy diet. Proceeds from the recent Olentangy Wellness Expo will help fund this project along with generous support from the Olentangy Education Foundation, The Ann Sherry Foundation, the OSMS PTO and Nature’s One, Inc.
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- OSMS teacher Cynthia Walters opens the groundbreaking ceremony.
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- Superintendent Wade Lucas, Ed.D., address students and staff about the importance of wellness programs.
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- Students dig in!
A group of students in the fourth and fifth grades at Arrowhead Elementary School (AES) conducted their own, personally written mock trials in the Delaware Municipal Courthouse this spring. This opportunity allows students to have a first-hand experience of how the legal system can impact a person’s life. It also supports the study of the Ohio legal system and the language arts curriculum benchmark of using persuasive strategies. Special thanks to Judge Sunderman and Kathy Bauder at the Delaware Court Justice Center!
Representatives from Giant Eagle’s Apples For Students rewards program visited Oak Creek Elementary School (OCES) last week to present the school’s PTO with the rewards earned through its participation in the program. The PTO received several items including an iPad, Flip video camera, playground balls, dictionaries, paperback books and a case of scientific calculators.
OCES Principal Julie Lather and members of the PTO accept rewards from the Giant Eagle Apples for Students program.