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Loveland, Ohio – Loveland Early Childhood Center Students celebrated their 100th day of school by dressing up as 100-year-olds.
“The cutest day of the year at LECC and we’re sharing the tradition with you. Curlers, pearls, glasses, and sweaters are the must-have fashion items for our tiny seniors! Enjoy,” said the District in a Facebook post.
All photos provided by the Loveland District.
Loveland, Ohio – Anderson A., Logan P., Sam H., Hunter H., Maddie D., and Nicholas G. competed on the Loveland Robotics Team 51294 RobotActiveX and won the “Robot Design Award” which is given to a team that “uses outstanding programming principles and solid engineering practices to develop a robot that is mechanically sound, durable, efficient and highly capable of performing challenging missions.”
Photo provided by Loveland Elementary School.
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland School Superintendent Bradley Neavin has asked Loveland Magazine to send the below message to the community about a situation yesterday at the Loveland Middle School.
In a phone call, Neavin said, “The situation is being investigated. It is being handled. We’ve pulled our resources together, including our outside resources which include our resource officers and everybody is safe.”
Tiger Family –
We wanted to update you on a situation involving Loveland Middle School. Yesterday, the school administration was informed of a safety concern involving one of our students. This situation was reported to the school administration and an investigation, involving school and central administration, student support personnel, and the school resource officer in collaboration with the Loveland City Police Department, was initiated.
In communication with the parents of the student, the situation was addressed and per the investigation, Loveland Middle School was determined to be safe.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and collaboration.
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by David Miller
Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland City School District recently hired Bradley Neavin to serve as Superintendent. Neavin’s contract runs from February 10 until the Board hires a permanent superintendent, or until July 3.
Neavin’s first official day begins on Wednesday, however, he sat for an interview this morning from the Board office via Zoom so we could introduce him to the community and ask a few questions about his role in the District in the coming months.
The Steubenville native chatted with me about the Steelers/Browns/Bengals, and the Ohio University Marching 110. We also talked about the funding in Governor DeWine’s proposed K-12 education budget, the Ohio Legislature’s attempt to fix school funding, and DeWine’s goal of re-opening Ohio’s schools on March 1. And, more…
Superintendent Neavin can be reached at neavinbr@lovelandschools.org or (513) 683-5600.
Loveland, Ohio – Julie Dunn the administrative assistant in the board of education office asked Loveland Magazine to share this information to the broader community.
The Board of Education is seeking input from staff, families and the community on their “commitments for the 2021-2022 school year”.
Dunn asks that you please review the current LCSD Board Commitments (below) and provide feedback through answering the questions. The survey will remain open until Wednesday, January 20 at 9 AM.
Take the survey here.
This story was up-dated at 12: 28 PM as we received a comment from Dr. Lorenz
Loveland, Ohio – Dr. Kathryn Lorenz was re-elected Board President last night at a meeting of the Loveland City School District Board of Education.
Kevin Dougherty was chosen by fellow Board members to replace Michele Pettit as Vice-President.
The Board postponed the previously announced executive session (for last night) to discuss the hiring of an interim Superintendent. The session will now be held on Tuesday, January 12 at 6 PM when they will have a “virtual” meeting. Dr. Amy Crouse resigned as Superintendent on December 17.
UP-DATE at 12:28 PM: Dr. Lorenz just sent Loveland Magazine this comment: “I am honored by the comments made by board members, suggesting that they would like me to continue facilitating the administrative work of board meetings. I know that all board members are equal and I know that the board President is simply the board member who helps by running the meetings and facilitating some communication with the district administration and the public at large.”
by David Miller
Loveland, Ohio – Governor Mike DeWine announced Wednesday that Ohio is changing its guidance regarding quarantines following an in-classroom exposure in K-12 schools. The Ohio Department of Health said, “Moving forward, students and teachers exposed to a COVID-positive person in school are no longer required to quarantine as long as the exposure occurred in a classroom setting and all students/teachers were wearing masks and following other appropriate protocols.”
The change follows an evaluation of virus spread in Ohio schools conducted by researchers with the Ohio Schools COVID-19 Evaluation Team. Preliminary results of the evaluation found no discernable difference in the risk of contracting the coronavirus between those in close contact with a COVID-positive person in the classroom and those who were farther away.
Loveland Magazine has reached out to Loveland Superintendent, Dr. Amy Crouse and the District health team to inquire whether the District will adopt DeWine’s newest protocol, however, neither are available for immediate response. (Thank you for your email. Our offices are closed through Sunday, January 3, 2021. I am out of the office with limited access to email.)
Loveland school students return to the classroom on Monday, January 4.
“This evaluation confirms for us that Ohio’s classrooms are a safe place for our students and that the commitment our schools have made to keeping kids safe in the classroom is working,” said DeWine.
Schools should continue to require quarantines for exposed students in situations where masking and distancing protocols were not followed. The updated quarantine guidance does not apply to after-school activities, including sports, according to the new guidelines.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in early December new quarantine guidelines for people who were exposed to coronavirus, reducing the length of time from 14 days to 10 days without symptoms or seven days with no symptoms and a negative test. The Loveland School District announced on December 4 that they would implement these less stringent quarantine requirements.
Meanwhile: The Associated Press reports that California has the nation’s 2nd confirmed case of a new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus. Read on…
Here is the last Covid 19 Dashboard that was published by the District (12/12/20 -12/18/20) right after classes dismissed for Winter Break:
The Ohio Department of Health is extending the 10 PM to 5 AM statewide curfew for another three weeks until January 23. Governor Mike DeWine said, “This is b/c we don’t yet know what effect the holidays may have on our hospitals and health care systems, so we must continue to be cautious.”
Loveland, Ohio – Winter Break began yesterday afternoon for the Loveland schools. Students will return to class on January 4.
The District announced in their weekly newsletter on Friday afternoon that schedule changes have being put in place for the Loveland Intermediate School (LIS) and Loveland Middle School (LMS) after the return from Winter Break.
LIS and LMS will move to hybrid learning from January 4 through January 14. There will be no changes for any other grade levels and no changes for the Remote Learning Academy learners.
The announcement said that after noticing an increase in community spread of COVID-19 after the Thanksgiving Break, and looking at the results of a recent survey, the decision was made to limit in-person learning for grades 5-8 after Winter Break. They also say that the family survey data did not indicate a need to adjust the learning model PK-4, “Therefore, Loveland Early Childhood Center, Loveland Primary School, and Loveland Elementary School will return on January 4 at the full capacity model.”
Loveland High School is currently in hybrid, with plans to return to five-day, in-person learning at the start of the second semester on January 19.
In a “hybrid model”, schools operate at reduced capacity with students alternating between in-person and remote learning activities at home. To purpose is to keep class sizes smaller and increase physical distancing space between individuals.
The newsletter also included this message from the District’s health services staff
As your children head home on December 18, please remember it is not only what they do at school that matters, but outside their school day that also counts (actually our data is showing it matters most). Remember “The Bundle” there too – masks, distancing, and hand-washing. January will be our biggest challenge yet and we know that what everyone does in the next few weeks will help determine how things go. Stay aware when you are around others remembering that distance is your friend and that wearing a mask is your way of saying to others that you care. Months down the road, we will have the opportunity again to gather and hang out, but for now, be intentional about this.
Loveland, Ohio – Here are the latest COVID 19 reports provided by the Loveland School District.
Winter break begins this Friday, December 18 and classes will be back in session on Monday, January 4.
K-12 Instructions for Families and Students when Quarantined
Watch the Christmas Carol radio show by Loveland High School Drama “online” over the coming weekend!
The Charles Dickens holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast, complete with vintage commercials and the magic of live sound effects. Three ghosts take Ebenezer Scrooge on a thrilling journey to teach him the true meaning of Christmas. A charming take on a family favorite that will leave no one saying “Bah Humbug!”
Stream it to your big screen and sound bar.
Here is how to watch and support local theater:
Go to the LHS Drama website for the link. The LHS Drama Website is: https://lovelandhstheater.wixsite.com/lhsdrama
Both the Friday night, 12/11, 7 PM performance and the Saturday night, 12/12, 7 PM performance will have its own link on the landing page.
The links will be accessible for only 24 hours from the start of the performance. But you also can pre-order as of now!
The fee for a single viewing is $10.95, so watch the show in one go.
The show runs slightly over one hour.
