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Dr. Amy Crouse named superintendent of Loveland City Schools

Board of Education makes official decision at March 15 Special Meeting

Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland City School District has announced the search for the permanent superintendent of Loveland School District is complete; in a unanimous vote the Loveland Board of Education made official their selection of Dr. Amy Crouse as the new educational leader at the March 15 Special Meeting.

“The Board of Education, working with the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA), found the best of the best candidates to interview, and sought feedback from the administrative team, the Tiger staff and the Loveland community before making this decision; we feel confident in our choice to name Dr. Amy Crouse as our new superintendent,” said Loveland Board of Education President Art Jarvis in a statement issued to the press. “During her tenure as interim superintendent, Dr. Crouse has worked tirelessly to ensure the district continued to focus efforts on enhancing the experience for our students. We know she is the perfect leader to push forward our key initiatives of Tiger academic growth, Tiger innovation and Tiger care.”

Dr. Amy Crouse is the new educational leader in Loveland

Crouse joined the Loveland administration as the assistant superintendent of teaching and learning in August of 2014; she came to the district with 21 years of education experience on her resume. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University in elementary education in 1990, her master’s in education administration from the University of Cincinnati (UC) in 1997, and her doctorate of education from UC in 2012, where she served as an adjunct professor in educational leadership in 1998, 2000, and 2010-2014. She began serving students as a teacher in 1993 at schools in Illinois, then North Carolina, before taking an administrative role as an assistant principal for West Clermont Local Schools in Cincinnati (1997) and then principal for that same district (1999). She moved to the Princeton City School District to serve as curriculum coordinator (2004), director of curriculum and instruction (2008) and served that district as associate superintendent (2012-2014).

In addition, Dr. Crouse has been a featured conference presenter and contributing author to multiple publications, according to the press release issued by the District.

“It is humbling to have the privilege to serve my Tiger Family in this role,” said Crouse in the statement. “With the full support of the Board of Education, we are laying the ground work right now for advancements in the student experience that will game-change the way this district does business, and I couldn’t be more excited to continue to collaborate with our Tiger staff and our Loveland community to make it happen. It is an exciting time to be a Tiger!”

“Dr. Crouse is a proven educational leader,” added Jarvis. “Her accomplishments within our district are already outstanding – from developing a strategic plan to include our classroom educational leaders in researching and investing in the best teaching tools for our students, to bringing innovative learning to our classrooms, to growing our academic programs with a partnership with the University of Cincinnati just this year – she has already enhanced our student experience. The Board of Education is excited to support her leadership in accomplishing our vision.”

Mar 15, 2018

Dr. Amy Crouse on Loveland school safety

This message was originally issued by the Loveland School District the day after the school shooting in Parkland Florida.

by Interim Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse

There is nothing quite like at the end of a long day coming home to hug my three kiddos. Following the horrific unfolding of the February 14 fatal high school shooting in Florida – those hugs were a bit tighter at my house, as I’m sure they were in yours. We love our children – all of them, and we want nothing but the best for them, and at the Loveland City School District – that starts with safety.

Today, all of our buildings reviewed safety procedures.

Today, all of our buildings emailed parents to let them know who to call with questions.

Today, the Loveland Police Department provided increased presence at our buildings.

“But, I’m sure in your mind you ask: What about tomorrow? And, the day after that… and the day after that.”

But, I’m sure in your mind you ask: What about tomorrow? And, the day after that… and the day after that.

What I will tell you is that Tiger Safety is always on our minds as administrators, teachers, staff – and with the full support of our Loveland Board of Education. It is always evolving, always improving, and often reviewed by our District Safety Committee. We have pulled together a comprehensive resource for our Tiger families to dive a little deeper into how we are trained and the resources we have to keep our district safe.

“And, as always, we encourage you to speak up if you see something. Tell a teacher, tell a principal – call me. Let someone know if something seems wrong.”

It’s what we can articulate to you on a day where many of us find ourselves at a loss for words.

And, as always, we encourage you to speak up if you see something. Tell a teacher, tell a principal – call me. Let someone know if something seems wrong.

Our collective Loveland heart is with our Florida neighbors.

In service to our Tigers,
Dr. Amy Crouse
Interim Superintendent
Loveland City School District

Feb 26, 2018

[Exclusive Video] Class of 2017 LHS Athletic Hall of Fame Induction

Dennis Drinnen, Adam Engel, Jim Gruver and Sarah (Leeper) Lucas all part of the 2017 Hall of Fame Class

Loveland, Ohio – This video was shot at half-time of the mens varsity game on February 2 when the Class of 2017 Loveland High School Athletic Hall of Fame inductees were recognized

Members inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame included: Adam Engel, LHS Class of 2010; Dennis Drinnen, LHS Class of 1964; Jim Gruver, LHS Class of 1974; and, Sarah (Leeper) Lucas, LHS Class of 2007.

Dennis Drinnen graduated from Loveland High School in 1964 where he played varsity football as team captain, was awarded District Athlete of the Year, played varsity baseball and earned a four-year scholarship to attend the University of Kentucky and play football.

Adam Engel graduated from Loveland High School in 2010 where as a student-athlete he was a highly award baseball player, earning Player of the Year, and all-time career leader in batting average, and all-time season leader in doubles. Engel was the Edward Jones Student Athlete of the Month, LaRosa’s Male Athlete of the Year, and also played varsity football and varsity basketball. He attended the University of Louisville on a four-year baseball scholarship and transitioned into a professional-athlete for the Chicago White Sox Baseball Organization.

Jim Gruver graduated from Loveland High School in 1974 after playing as a student-athlete in football, basketball and varsity track. He has continued to be an integral part of the Tiger Athletic Family through his service as a score keeper for basketball, a clock keeper for football, an announcer for basketball and a clock keeper and announcer for soccer.

Sarah (Leeper) Lucas graduated from Loveland High School in 2007 where she was a student- athlete for varsity cross country – earning Team MVP, Division I State Champion (2003), and Enquirer Runner of the Year. In track (2003), she earned first team all ECC, second in District, third place in Region, and fourth place at State in the 3200.

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Feb 14, 2018

Walnut Hills hammers and hands Tigers 1st loss

Loveland, Ohio – The physical, aggressive Walnut Hills defense, unchecked by the officials and unadjusted to by the Tigers took its toll in the Walnut Hills’ 2nd and 3rd quarter hammering on Wednesday. Final score 66-40. The Eagles’ 41 to 25 rebounding advantage, 6 blocked shots, 17 steals, and the Tiger’s 30 turnovers were also deciding.

As would have been expected, the Eagles’ Kennedi Myles led all scores with 21 points and 15 rebounds. She leads the ECC in scoring average with 16.5.

The league’s second-leading scorer, Tiger, Jillian Hayes (15.9) ended the game with 11 points and 9 rebounds. Courtney Henthorn scored 9, Kate Garry 8, and Colleen Swift scored 7.

Loveland led by 1 at the end of the 1st quarter, but an unproductive 4-point 2nd was momentum losing when Walnut Hills scored 16. Walnut Hills upped the ante with a 22-9, 3rd quarter. Both teams played evenly in the fourth but the game had gotten out of hand with the Tigers down by 24 when it started.

Walnut Hills, now undefeated in conference play took the top spot in the ECC away from Loveland (5-1, 10-1). West Clermont who Loveland hosts Saturday at 2 PM dropped the Tigers to 3rd with their 5-0 record after beating Anderson 64-32 on Wednesday.

West Clermont is #6 and Loveland #7 in the Cincinnati Area Coaches Poll.

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

	66
Walnut Hills

	1	2	3	4	T
WHL	11	16	22	17	66
LVL	12	4	9	15	40

40
Loveland

Walnut Hills
PLAYERS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Kennedi MYLES	9-16	0-0	3-7	7	8	15	1	2	2	4	5	21
Darian BURGIN	1-5	0-1	0-0	1	5	6	0	1	0	4	4	2
Sean Kelly DARKS	4-7	0-1	4-7	2	2	4	5	6	2	5	3	12
Zuri WILLIAMS	1-3	0-0	3-4	3	3	6	2	1	0	2	3	5
Aniyah BROWN	4-6	2-3	1-2	2	1	3	0	3	2	0	3	11
A.J. JENKINS	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Miyah BROOKS	0-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
Regan ANDERSON	6-15	2-4	0-0	1	3	4	2	2	0	4	1	14
Reavin KIMBLE	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTALS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
	25-58	4-9	12-22	19	22	41	10	17	6	20	21	66
	43.1%	44.4%	54.5%

Loveland
PLAYERS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Jenna Stanton	0-5	0-1	1-2	2	0	2	1	0	0	4	5	1
Courtney Henthorn	3-5	0-0	3-6	2	4	6	0	1	0	2	3	9
Kate Garry	2-6	2-6	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	8
Colleen Swift	2-6	0-0	3-4	2	2	4	1	1	0	12	2	7
Madi McDermott	0-3	0-0	0-2	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0
Maria Bashardoust	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0
Jillian Hayes	5-15	0-0	1-7	3	6	9	2	3	2	6	1	11
Taylor Thole	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tess Broermann	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	2	2	0	2	0	4
Anna Cooper	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0

TOTALS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
	14-44	2-7	10-27	11	14	25	7	12	2	30	16	40
	31.8%	28.6%	37.0%

Jan 5, 2018

Tiger Men and Women host Kings on Friday night

by Todd Robinson,

Loveland, Ohio – The Milford Eagles descended on Tiger Court Tuesday, December 12, looking to avenge last year’s series sweep by the Loveland men’s basketball team. The Tigers fought hard, taking a three point lead into the fourth quarter, but ultimately fell to the unbeaten Eagles 57-52.

Loveland Women remain undefeated on a six-game run.

In front of a large Tiger Nation student body on jersey/ESPN night, Coach Reis went deep into his bench in the first half, rotating 11 players to maintain relentless defensive pressure on the Eagles. Milford took a slim 25-22 advantage into the halftime locker room.

Coming out of the break, the Eagle made an obvious adjustment, trying to speed up their transition game to beat the Tigers’ defensive pressure, but behind a 15-9 third quarter run fueled by Jalen Greiser and Matt Toigo, the Tigers took a 37-34 lead into the final stanza.

After three lead changes in the first 3 minutes of the last quarter, the Eagles took the lead for good and held off the scrappy Tigers down the stretch.

Jalen Greiser and Matt Toigo lead the Tigers with 20 and 15 points respectively. Brenton Foust dished out 6 assists and hit his first varsity trey.

The loss evened Loveland’s record at 1-1 (2-2).

Season Results
DEC. 2017	OPPONENT	RESULT	RECORD
Fri. 1	Harrison	W 61 – 56	1 – 0 (0 – 0)
Tue. 5	Mason	L 66 – 31	1 – 1 (0 – 0)
Fri. 8	at Turpin	W 52 – 28	2 – 1 (1 – 0)
Tue. 12	Milford	L 57 – 52	2 – 2 (1 – 1)

Next up, the Tigers host Kings on Friday night as the Loveland girl’s squad takes on the Knights at 6 PM with the boys to follow at 8 PM. The Kings men are currently last in ECC standings with a 0-2 – 0-3 record.

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

	57
Milford

	1	2	3	4	T
MIL	10	15	9	23	57
LVL	6	16	15	15	52

52
Loveland

Milford
STARTERS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Nathan Gallimore	3-8	2-5	0-0	1	5	6	2	0	0	0	2	8
Steven Huxell	3-7	1-2	5-7	1	4	5	4	1	0	4	2	12
Caleb Farrell	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2
Jake Ayler	4-9	1-3	5-7	0	2	2	1	1	0	3	1	14
Connor Foster	4-5	0-0	0-2	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	8

BENCH	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
AJ Dickerson	2-3	0-1	4-6	1	1	1	1	1	3	8
Brady Sluder	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0
Hunter Pollitt	2-3	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5
Jack Liles	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTALS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
	19-40	4-14	15-24	5	13	18	10	6	0	10	11	57
	47.5%	28.6%	62.5%

Standings
	CONFERENCE				OVERALL
TEAMS	W-L	PCT	PF	PA	W-L	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
Milford	2 – 0	1.000	53.0	45.5	4 – 0	1.000	56.3	44.8	W4
Walnut Hills	2 – 0	1.000	56.0	49.5	3 – 0	1.000	62.0	54.7	W3
West Clermont	1 – 1	.500	59.0	52.5	2 – 1	.667	55.0	45.3	W1
Loveland	1 – 1	.500	52.0	42.5	2 – 2	.500	49.0	51.8	L1
Withrow	1 – 1	.500	47.5	47.5	1 – 2	.333	48.0	53.0	L1
Anderson	1 – 1	.500	41.5	43.0	1 – 3	.250	40.8	50.8	W1
Turpin	0 – 2	.000	37.0	56.5	1 – 4	.200	41.2	54.4	L4
Kings	0 – 2	.000	39.5	48.5	0 – 3	.000	42.0	51.0	L3

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Dec 15, 2017

Unexpected inspiration at Loveland Intermediate School

Teachers use paint for positive reinforcement

**Loveland Intermediate School teachers painted inspirational messages to promote a positive self-image to female students on the walls of the bathroom. – Provided Photo**

Loveland, Ohio – A few cans of paint and a holiday weekend spent working was all a group of Loveland Intermediate School (LIS) fifth grade teachers needed to create some unexpected messages for the female students they teach. When their students returned from Veteran’s Day Weekend, they were greeted with inspirational quotes painted across all of the walls in the bathroom.

“We saw a post online about a middle school that did this exact thing, and we loved the idea because so often girls are bombarded with society’s views about what they should look like and what society believes about girls,” said LIS Teacher Jennifer Burkhardt. “We wanted to surround them with words to remind them that they are beautiful, strong, smart, and loved just the way they are and that being kind and doing their best is the most important thing.”

It was an act of kindness by a Loveland nonprofit that funded the plan. JUST BECAUSE GRANTS were awarded to the teachers to purchase the supplies.

“It is fantastic, and the message is so important for our students to hear,” said LIS Principal Garth Carlier. “This initiative speaks to the care our teachers have for our students, which is also one of the strategic goals for our district – Tiger Care. These students deserve to know how special they are; this is the perfect daily reminder.”

Dec 14, 2017

Opportunities for Tiger Growth – The State Report Card

“It is my belief that the true value of any district cannot be limited to a simple grade on a standardized test.”

By Dr. Amy Crouse,

Our district mission is Preparing Students for Tomorrow, Today; our No. 1 district goal is Tiger academic growth. As such, our educational instructional leaders at every level – teachers in the classroom, principals managing the buildings and administrators specializing in Teaching & Learning at the Board Office – stay focused on measures of our performance. One data point we are equipped with to gauge performance is the annual State Report Card, which the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) released to the public Thursday, September 14.

I want to be clear that – as an educator with 20-plus years of experience serving students – it is my belief that the true value of any district cannot be limited to a simple grade on a standardized test which is what the ODE State Report Card reflects. We are in the business of whole student growth, which encompasses the complete student experience, to include academic, social and emotional development. I invite you to take a look at the way we do business through our Quality Profile Report – it is a complement to the State Report Card scores and will give you a more intimate view of what it means to be a Tiger.

Whether we agree or disagree with our state assessments, I do have a strong belief in accountability, and understand that the State Report Card is one tool of accountability that can be of value. The State Report Card grades districts and schools on six components – Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing, Graduation Rate, K-3 Literacy and Prepared for Success. Districts and schools received an A-F grade on each of the six components and most of the individual measures. While this – on the surface – sounds like a simple pass/fail – the explanations behind those letter-grade measures are much more complex.

In Loveland, we can celebrate a gain in the Gap Closing measure as all of our subgroups showed gains in reading, we made strides in the K-3 Literacy measure, and 20 out of 23 tested areas showed an increase in performance. While we will highlight our successes, we will not ignore the areas the State Report Card highlights as opportunities for growth.

One area we are focused on is our Progress measure

One area we are focused on is our Progress measure, which is an indicator of student growth. Our Board of Education made clear it was of paramount importance that we deliver on the expectation that every Tiger will demonstrate personal academic growth, which is the heart of our Growth goal for this school year. As such, entrenched in our building goals is increased time and focus for teachers to collaborate on: curriculum work planning lessons aligned to the state standards and vertically aligned to increase rigor for students as they progress through the grades; assessment work using student MAP data to meet students where they are and measure their individual growth; and, instruction work to improve student engagement and opportunities for their application of their learning. We feel strongly this focus will move the needle for us on Progress.

We feel strongly this focus will move the needle for us on Progress.

As always, I thank you for supporting our educational mission; I invite you to contact me directly should you have any questions or concerns regarding our State Report Card.

In service to our Tigers,

Dr. Amy Crouse

Dr. Crouse is Interim Superintendent of the Loveland City School District

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Oct 12, 2017

National Merit Scholarship program names Radu Vasilescu as Semifinalist

Loveland High School Senior Radu Vasilescu honored by being named in the academic elite of the country

Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland City School District announced that Loveland High School (LHS) Senior Radu Vasilescu has been named in the 63rd National Merit Scholarship Program as a Semifinalist. Vasilescu earned the ability to compete for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth about $32 million that will be offered next spring.

“Radu Vasilescu has proven he is in the best of the best for academic achievement in the entire country,” said Peggy Johnson, LHS principal. “We are so proud of what he has accomplished in his distinguished academic career as a Tiger, and we certainly look forward to what he will achieve in the future.”

Established in 1955, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) is a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. It was established for the sole purpose of managing the National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 420 business organizations and higher education institutions that share the NMSC’s goal of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence. Students quality by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

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