Loveland, Ohio – On Wednesday, January 27 the Loveland City School District made official the hire of Bradley Neavin as an interim superintendent. Neavin’s contract runs from February 10 until the Board hires a permanent superintendent or until July 3.
The Board will pay Neavin a daily rate of $600 and his contract says that the Board may increase the salary, but cannot reduce it. Neavin will also be provided medical, dental, and life insurance. He will also be provided a cell phone “stipend and such other leaves and benefits he is entitled to as set forth in the Administrative Handbook”. The Board will also pay Nevin’s share of mandatory State Teachers Retirement System payments. He will not be entitled to severance at the end of his employment.
Neavin is entitled to 15 vacation days as well as paid holidays. He will be required to work a “maximum of 123 days”.
Neavin will be paid mileage at the IRS rate and will be provided with professional liability insurance. Neavin can begin on February 1 at the $600/day to familiarize himself with the District.
The Board also encourages Nevin to attend professional meetings that he deems appropriate and will pay his expenses. The District will also pay for Neavin’s membership in the Ohio Association of Local School Superentents, the Buckeye Association of School Administrators, and any other professional organizations approved by Board President, Dr. Kathy Lorenz.
During a meeting on Tuesday, February 2 at 6 PM, the Board of Education will hear presentations from potential search firms who will be conducting the search for a permanent superintendent.
Loveland, Ohio – Ohio K-12 schools, including public, private, and career-tech entities, yesterday learned when their teachers and staff necessary for in-person learning are able to begin receiving vaccines.
Loveland City School District is included in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Week 2 of first doses, starting February 8 as well as Indian Hill, Moeller, St. Xavier, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Forest Hills (Anderson), Great Oaks Career Campuses, and Sycamore.
Included in Distribution Week 3 are, Kings, Lebanon, Little Miami, Mason, and St Margaret Of York.
Included in Distribution Week 4 are, Children’s Meeting House, Goshen, Milford, Ohio Valley Voices, and St. Columban.
Cincinnati Public Schools were able to jump the line and began their vacinations yesterday.
Loveland’s schools remain in hybird-learning at all buildings, a combination of some students and staff attending in-person five-days per week and some students and staff teaching or learning in Loveland’s Remote Academy five-days a week.*
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has said that he is making it clear his “goal of Ohio returning to in-person learning either full-time or in a hybrid model by March 1st.” In order to do this, the governor identified teachers and school personnel necessary for in-person learning as Phase 1B recipients as part of the Ohio COVID-19 Vaccination program.
“Vaccine is incredibly scarce, and we simply don’t have enough to vaccinate everyone at the same time. Therefore, this will be a rolling process, just like it has been during other vaccination phases, with a goal of administering all first doses by March 1st,” said Governor DeWine. “This rollout schedule is a heavy logistical lift that aims to ensure the maximum number of people can be vaccinated in the shortest amount of time.”
In a news release, Dewine said, “The plan also makes the process as simple as possible for staff to be vaccinated and is organized to allow most K-12 staff in a county to be vaccinated within seven days of their assigned vaccination start date. For the limited number of counties where vaccinations will take place over multiple weeks, local leaders will make the logistical and scheduling decisions.”
Eligible school employees will learn more about the locations and times of the vaccination sites from their administrators. The following documents list the entities by county in the week when teachers and personnel are able to begin vaccinations.
Loveland, Ohio – Each year the Loveland Stage Company recognizes a graduating high school student with its Creative Arts Scholarship.
The Loveland Stage Company is offering a scholarship again this year in the amount of $1000. In order to qualify for the scholarship, the graduating student must reside in the Loveland City School District, attend Loveland High School, or be an offspring of a Loveland Stage Company member. This scholarship is intended to be used toward college or university tuition, room and board, or books.
The Loveland Stage Company wishes to encourage and support young local talent. Therefore, prospective applicants must be planning to further their education in the Creative Arts. Qualifying areas of study include, but are not limited to: art, music, theater, photography, film, dance, and majors that support these studies. Students are asked to submit examples of their talent in their chosen field and a high school transcript demonstrating the ability to succeed academically as part of the application process.
Applications are available on the Loveland Stage Company website and are due no later than Sunday March 14.
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.
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 (Provided Photo)
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.”
Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland City School District announced today that they will relax COVID 19 quarantine guidelines and start using protocol announced on December 5 by Governor Mike DeWine
DeWine announced that Ohio was 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.”
Loveland school students returned to the classroom today, Monday, January 4.
Here is the announcement issued by the District today:
Changes to K-12 School Quarantine Guidelines
Loveland Tiger Family,
We hope that you have had a safe and healthy winter break, and that your students have eagerly returned to their school activities!
As a result of the evidence of low in-school transmission rates of COVID-19, Governor Mike DeWine announced in his press conference last week that school districts will no longer have to quarantine students and staff who are in a “classroom setting” wearing masks and following other safety protocols that would have previously been named a close contact and had to stay home in quarantine for at least 10 days. Hamilton County Public Health, and under their direction the Loveland City School District, will follow this order.
For the purpose of this order, we wish to reiterate that the following:
Safety protocols to be adhered to include mask wearing, hand sanitizing and hand washing, maintaining social distance guidance, and continuing our thorough cleaning protocols – the “bundle”.
Where these protocols cannot be adhered to, students and staff may still need to quarantine following close contact with a person who is positive for COVID-19. For example, eating lunch prevents the wearing of a mask, and as such, close contact in this setting may require quarantining. However, as the district has worked hard to maintain social distancing in our cafeterias, we would expect that this would happen infrequently.
At this time, the district is waiting for guidance on whether or not students would need to quarantine for close contact on a bus. A future communication will clarify that issue. In the interim, Loveland will continue to quarantine close contacts for this setting.
Per the Governor’s order, this new quarantine guidance does NOT apply to close contacts that happen outside of the classroom setting. Students and staff who are identified as a close contact of a positive case outside of the classroom setting (for example, a family member, a teammate, or a close contact outside of school tests positive) will still need to follow the new CDC/ODH approved guidelines. This does include all athletics and extracurricular activities.
We will continue to communicate pertinent COVID-19 information with families as we did during the first semester:
Daily communications when a staff member or student tests positive within 48 hours of being at school if asymptomatic, or within 48 hours of having symptoms.
Personal communications from school when students are determined to be in close contact of a positive case, even if no longer required to quarantine.
Our COVID-19 Dashboard updated on Fridays and inclusive of at-school cases and quarantines (if applicable), as well as a separate tally of community cases that do not meet the definition of being at-school noted in the first bullet.
The district also announced that they have been notified of the following positive cases of COVID-19:
On 12/22/20, a student at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/14/20;
On 1/3/21, a student at the Loveland Early Childhood Center, last at school on 12/18/20;
On 1/4/21, a student at Loveland High School, last at school on 12/14/20; and
On 1/4/21, a student at Loveland High School, last at school on 12/16/20.
“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.”
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.”
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:
Because of the data we now have, we’re changing our guidance and are no longer recommending that students who have been exposed to another COVID+ student quarantine – as long as all students have been wearing masks and the exposure took place in a classroom setting.
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.”
As a reminder, the curfew does not apply to those:
✅ going to and from work ✅ who have an emergency or need medical care
The curfew is not intended to stop anyone from getting groceries/going to the pharmacy.
Picking up carry-out or a drive-thru meal and ordering for delivery is permitted, but serving food and drink within an establishment must cease at 10:00 p.m.
LIS/LMS Make Temporary Switch to Hybrid After Winter Break
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.”
The District COVID 19 Dashboard published on 12/18/2020
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.
On 12/12/20, a non-teaching, non-school-based staff member, last at work on 12/9/20
On 12/12/20, a teaching staff member at the Loveland Early Childhood Center, last at work on 12/11/20
On 12/12/20, a non-teaching staff member at Loveland High School, last at school on 12/7/20
On 12/14/20, a teaching staff member at Loveland Elementary School, last at school on 12/9/20
On 12/14/20, a student at Loveland Intermediate School, last at school on 12/11/20
On 12/14/20, a student at Loveland High School, last at school on 12/4/20
On 12/10/20, a student at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/10/20
On 12/11/20, a student at Loveland Intermediate School, last at school on 12/8/20
On 12/11/20, a student at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/7/20
On 12/11/20, a student at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/8/20
On 12/11/20, a student at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/8/20
On 12/11/20, a student at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/10/20
On 12/11/20, a teaching staff member at Loveland High School, last at school on 12/7/20
On 12/9/20, a student at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/4/20
On 12/8/20, a student at Loveland Primary School, last at school on 11/30/20
On 12/9/20, a teaching staff member at Loveland Elementary School, last at school on 11/30/20
On 12/9/20, a student at Loveland Intermediate School, last at school on 12/7/20
On 12/9/20, a student at Loveland Intermediate School, last at school on 12/4/20
On 12/8/20, a student at Loveland Elementary School, last at school on 12/3/20
On 12/8/20, a student at Loveland Intermediate School, last at school on 12/3/20
On 12/8/20, a student at Loveland Intermediate School, last at school on 12/3/20
On 12/8/20, a student at Loveland Intermediate School, last at school on 12/4/20
On 12/8/20, a student at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/3/30
On 12/8/20, a student at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/4/20
On 12/8/20, a teaching staff member at Loveland High School, last at school on 12/3/20
On 12/4/20, a teaching staff member at Loveland High School, last at school on 12/2/20
On 12/5/20, a non-teaching staff member at the Loveland Early Childhood Center, last at school on 12/4/20
On 12/5/20, a student at Loveland Elementary School, last at school on 12/2/20
On 12/5/20, a student at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/2/20
On 12/5/20, a student at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/2/20
On 12/6/20, a student at Loveland High School, last at school on 11/30/20
On 12/7/20, a teaching staff member at the Loveland Early Childhood Center, last at school on 12/1/20
On 12/7/20, a student at Loveland Elementary School, last at school on 12/4/20
On 12/7/20, a student at Loveland Intermediate School, last at school on 12/4/20
On 12/7/20, an non-teaching staff member at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/4/20
On 12/7/20, a teaching staff member at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/4/20
On 12/7/20, a student at Loveland Middle School, last at school on 12/2/20
On 12/7/20, a teaching staff member at Loveland High School, last at school on 12/1/20
On 12/7/20, a student at Loveland High School, last at school on 12/1/20
On 12/03/20, the district was notified that a non-teaching, non-school-based staff member tested positive for COVID-19. This staff member was last at work on 11/30/20
On 12/03/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland Intermediate School tested positive for COVID-19. This student was last at school on 11/18/20
On 12/03/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland Middle School tested positive for COVID-19. This student was last at school on 11/18/20
On 12/04/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19. This student was last at school on 11/30/20
On 12/04/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland Intermediate School tested positive for COVID-19. This student was last at school on 12/02/20
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!”
