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  • Building Tiger Nation focus groups will discuss aspects of facility renovations at Loveland schools

    Building Tiger Nation focus groups will discuss aspects of facility renovations at Loveland schools

    Four focus group sessions scheduled for March

    Loveland, Ohio – As a follow up to the Building Tiger Nation Community Meeting on January 23, the Loveland City School District has announced four opportunities for focus groups to discuss and provide input around potential renovations of school facilities.

    “The next step in our facilities master planning process is to explore and better understand what ‘renovations’ mean and what they should look like at Loveland,” said Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse. “The focus groups will help us discern the priorities of our stakeholders and the vision they have as it relates to renovations and additional spaces for fine arts, STEM and athletics in current buildings.”

    Community input is one important factor for the Loveland Board of Education as it moves toward a decision on a facility master plan. The final decision will be based on the architect’s evaluation of the facilities, the student experience data collected over the past year, the ongoing work of the Building Tiger Nation Finance Committee, Fallon Research survey data, and community input. Feedback by community members on the master plan options presented in January has been published and is available to view here: https://buildingtigernation.org/lcsd-presents-facility-master-plan-options-to-the-community/.

    The four focus group sessions are scheduled as outlined below. According to a release from the District, “To ensure an adequate and effective discussion, the number of attendees will be limited.” If interested in attending, RSVP in advance to Julie Dunn, administrative assistant to the superintendent (dunnju@lovelandschools.org). Additional focus group sessions may be added if interest demands. The District also said that input and planning for any new buildings will come after a bond is passed.

    • Monday, March 11, 5:30-7:00 p.m. (Loveland High School Media Center)
      Topic: Loveland High School renovations and additions, including Fine Arts, STEM and Athletics
    • Thursday, March 14, 6:30-8:00 p.m. (Loveland Middle/Intermediate School Media Center)
      Topic: Loveland Middle School renovations and additions, including Fine Arts, STEM and Athletics
    • Monday, March 18, 6:00-7:30 p.m. (Loveland High School Media Center)
      Topic: Athletics
    • Wednesday, March 20, 7:00-8:00 p.m. (This meeting will be held during the 2018-19 State of the Schools at Loveland High School.)
      Topic: Follow-up discussions on high school renovations and additions based on previous meetings.

  • Meet the Candidates for Loveland School Board on Wednesday, October 25

    Meet the Candidates for Loveland School Board on Wednesday, October 25

     

    Loveland Chamber and Loveland Magazine partner to bring you Meet the School Board Candidates Night

    Loveland Middle School Media Center

    801 South Lebanon Rd.

    Wednesday October 25 at 7 PM

    Doors Open at 6:30 PM

     

    by David Miller, Publisher

    I am pleased that Loveland Magazine can partner this year with the Little Miami River Chamber Alliance to bring the candidates for a seat on the Loveland School Board together in one room to face voters and their questions. This election is certainly one of the most consequential for District voters in decades. The Board that sits in January 2018 will choose a new superintendent, make decisions about school facilities and crowded classrooms, and possibly be asking voters for more money within the next eighteen months.

    Voters will have the opportunity to meet the candidates at 6:30 PM and at 7 PM the candidates will begin presenting their case and asking for your vote.

    The forum will be moderated by former Board President Dr. Judy McClanahan. McClanahan and her husband Stephen have lived in the Loveland District for 31 years. McClanahan has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky in Pharmacy and a PH.D. from the University of Kentucky in Pharmaceutical Sciences.  She did her post-doctoral work at the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy in Chapel Hill. She was active in the PTA and established a Publishing Center for the students in the elementary building. In 1997, she was elected to the Loveland Board of Education and subsequently served 12 years on the Board. During this time Judy served as President of the Board three times.

    LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV will be broadcasting the forum “live” on Loveland Magazine’s Facebook page, so, people that cannot be at the forum to meet the candidates in person, can watch it wherever they are. Folks can watch on their smartphones, tablets, computers, or even on the widescreen of their smart TV in their family room. Organize your own watch party.

    The forum will be rebroadcast on both our Facebook Page and at www.lovelandmagazine.com so folks can watch at any time leading right up to election day.

    Residents can comment in “real-time” on the Loveland Magazine Facebook page during the live broadcast or afterward by watching the re-broadcast.

    At the Forum, residents will be putting their questions into a “hat,” and all questions will be screened for duplicates. McClanahan will ask as many questions as time allows.

    CeeCee Collins, President of the Little Miami River Chamber Alliance said, “I feel it is important to allow the residents and voters to meet and ask questions prior to going to vote on November 7. Our intent is to provide the community the opportunity to ask questions and make an informed choice when voting.”

    Judge Brad Greenberg is the Presiding and Administrative Judge for the Hamilton County Municipal Court.

    There will be a similar Meet the Candidates Night for candidates for Loveland City Council on October 26, at 7 PM at the Loveland Middle School Media Center. Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge and former Loveland Mayor Brad Greenberg will be the moderator. 

    The doors will open at 6:30 PM on both nights.