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$461,000 awarded to improve Loveland Tiger’s safety

by David Miller

Loveland, Ohio – Loveland City School District has been awarded nearly a half million dollars in the latest round of the Ohio K-12 School Safety Grant program. The state funding will support improvements to safety security upgrades across the district.

“The safety of our students is our greatest responsibility, and receiving state support for our efforts will help tremendously. We appreciate Governor DeWine and the General Assembly’s dedication to the Ohio K-12 School Safety Grant program,” Superintendent Mike Broadwater said in a news release from the District.

Loveland Superintendent Mike Broadwater

The grant provides $461,250 to pay for security system improvements across the district. This grant will allow for the installation of additional security cameras and equipment. The grant will also provide funds for new safety technology on all district school buses according to the release.

This is the fourth round of the Ohio K-12 School Safety Grant program. Of all school districts in Hamilton County, Loveland received the fourth-highest grant funding in this current round. Loveland also received $100,000 in the second round of the program, which was used to replace the public address system at Loveland Primary and Loveland Elementary Schools.

• Loveland Early Childhood Center is earmarked for $65,225 in this latest round.

• Loveland Elementary is earmarked for $50,000 in this latest round.

• Loveland High School is earmarked for $100.000 in this latest round.

• Loveland Intermediate School is earmarked for $97,625 in this latest round.

• Loveland Middle School is earmarked for $98,400 in this latest round.

• Loveland Primary School is earmarked for $50,000 in this latest round

The Goshen Local School District received $400,000 in the latest round of school safety grants. The Great Oaks Career Campus in Clermont County received $100,000.

There is a “Round Five” to be recommended in the coming weeks according to Governor Mike DeWine Ohio as part of the General Assembly’s House Bill 45.

Indian Hill Exempted Village School District had previously been awarded $299,714, Sycamore Community Schools $93,824, and Little Miami Local Schools $200,000.

February 11, 2023
Sycamore Community Schools’ back to school plans
Blue Ash, Ohio – September 8 will be the first day of school for all students, including those in a virtual classroom learning setting. Parents have been asked to look for more information about their student’s school’s transition days for face-to-face learners on September 3-4. Half of Grades K-4, Grades 5-6, Grades 7-8, and Grades 9 and 12 students will attend on each of those days to ease the transition to school.
- September 8 will be the first day of school for all students. It will also be the first day of school for students in the virtual classroom setting.
- Grades K-4, Grades 5-6, Grades 7-8, and Grades 9 and 12 students in the in-person option will enter the hallways on either September 3 or 4. Half of each will attend on each of those days to ease the transition to school.
Families have been offered two options for the return to school.
Sycamore Community Schools will provide students Grades K-12 who cannot or do not wish to return to school with 100% virtual classroom learning fIve days a week.

In Virtual Classroom Learning, parents and guardians of elementary students assume the role of a “Learning Partner”. Each child will be taught by a Sycamore Community Schools teacher who will support the child in his or her learning, grade submitted work, and monitor the child’s progress. However, parents and guardians provide “vital support” for younger students in an online learning environment.

Students will follow a daily schedule of instruction

Sycamore teachers will instruct the virtual classrooms

Virtual classrooms will follow the same sequencing and teach the same standards as the face to face instructional model.

Aligned to Ohio’s Learning Standards and Sycamore Schools’ curriculum maps.

100% online environment

Student privacy protected

How will Virtual Classroom Learning be different from the 4th Quarter remote learning experience?

Attendance will be taken daily

Students will have a daily learning schedule

Students will be actively engaged in learning new content

Student learning will be assessed formatively and summatively

Students will receive grades per the district grading scale

Teachers will engage with students daily

Teachers will monitor student progress to ensure students are learning and progressing successfully through the standards

Virtual Classrooms will be monitored to ensure student engagement and curricular alignment, similar to the process in a face to face teaching environment

To ensure educational equity, Virtual Classroom ‘walk-throughs’ by an administrator or instructional expert will occur, similar to the process in a face to face teaching environment

Live streaming of classes will be considered as an option where appropriate, such as with unique courses at the HS

How will Virtual Classroom Learning be similar to Face-to-Face Learning?

Sycamore teachers will teach the virtual classrooms

Sycamore teachers will develop relationships with students

Sycamore teachers will use curriculum resources and best instructional practices to engage students in learning

Sycamore teachers in the virtual classroom will collaborate with the face to face teachers

Students will take the same common assessments in both models, as well as MAP assessments, as a means to ensure educational equity and alignment of learning expectations

Students will receive Intervention, Special Education, Gifted and/or ESOL support and have access to mental health services

Every effort will be made to allow students to take the same courses as in the face to face environment. Some exceptions may occur.

Curriculum is either the same as Sycamore’s or aligned tightly with Ohio’s Learning Standards and Sycamore’s Curriculum to ensure educational equity.

FACIAL COVERINGS

All staff members are required by the state of Ohio to wear district-approved facial coverings during the school day, unless it is unsafe to do so or where doing so would significantly interfere with the learning process.

All students Grades K-12 will be required to wear district-approved masks on the bus and during the school day with the exception of lunch, recess, and PE classes, or if social distancing can be ensured.

Families will be responsible for providing clean, cloth masks

District will provide a mask if a student forgets, loses, or destroys their mask at school

Masks must meet CDC recommendations and adhere to the Sycamore Code of Conduct • Medical waivers will be given for both students and staff

Accommodations for medical waivers include 6 feet or more distancing from others in class and physical barriers

MODIFIED RECESS WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE PK-8 GRADE LEVELS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Adjustments in schedules to reduce numbers of students on the playground

Limited use of shared equipment

Sanitation in between cohorts

Playground supervisors will ensure physical distancing as much as possible

MODIFIED PHYSICAL EDUCATION WILL BE PROVIDED AT ALL LEVELS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Use of outdoor spaces as much as possible

Forward only positioning for exhalation activities

Limited partner/group games and shared equipment

Sanitation in between cohorts

REIMAGINED MUSIC AND THEATER CLASSES WILL BE PROVIDED WITH:

Enhanced levels of music appreciation, songwriting, and music culture/history

Limited exhalation and shared instrument activities

12 feet physical distancing and forward only positioning for exhalation activities

Use of outside spaces as much as possible

You can read Sycamore’s complete back to school plan HERE.
August 25, 2020

Tag: Sycamore Community Schools

$461,000 awarded to improve Loveland Tiger’s safety

Sycamore Community Schools’ back to school plans

You can read Sycamore’s complete back to school plan HERE.