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SUMMER 2014

In June, the Ohio Department of Education released results from the Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA) tests. The test received atten-tion this past year because of a new state law commonly referred to as the Third Grade Reading Guarantee. The law requires third-grade students to be retained if they do not score 392 or better on the reading portion of the test. The change went into effect for the 2013-2014 school year. Last spring, 1,547 Olentangy third-grade students took the test. The Ohio Department of Education assessed a passing rate of more than 98 percent. Olentangy had the largest population of third-grade students with the highest passage rate in the state of Ohio.

Intervention for students scor-ing below the passing score is being provided this summer.

District officials are proud of the results. They point to intervention ef-forts Olentangy has used long before the Ohio Department of Education established its Third Grade Reading Guarantee.

“It’s a reflection of the work our staff does to identify students who need individual intervention and deliver instruction to meet their needs,” said Olentangy Local Schools Curriculum Director Jack Fette.

“The ultimate goal is a 100 per-cent passing rate,” added Olentangy Local Schools Superintendent Wade Lucas, Ed.D.

“I am extremely proud of the ef-forts of all our students and staff.”

When classes begin August 13, Olentangy Local Schools expects to greet close to 19,000 new and returning students. To our returning families, we welcome you back. To our new families, we look forward to meeting your children and introduc-ing them to Olentangy.

The start of a new school year is always an exciting and busy time. The first few days are filled with meeting new friends and teachers, and reconnecting with old ones. Some are also learning to navigate new class schedules, and in some cases new schools.

This newsletter is intended to help make your back-to-school preparations easier. Inside you will find important information and dates regarding orientations, teacher as-signments and class schedules.

Also included is a district cal-endar with important dates for the 2014-15 school year. Additional information regarding back-to-school schedules and more can be found on your student’s school webpage.

Our schools offer email notifica-tions as a way to provide important information, activities and dates to parents and guardians. If you are not currently a subscriber but would like to receive notifications from the district or one or more of our schools, go to the front page of your school’s website to sign up for e-News (for-merly listserves).

Best wishes for a positive, produc-tive and rewarding school year.

Last spring, 1,547 Olentangy third-grade students took the Ohio Achievement Assessment in Reading. The Ohio Department of Education assessed a passing rate of more than 98 percent. Olentangy had the largest population of third-grade students with the highest passage rate in the state of Ohio. District officials credit the success to intervention efforts Olentangy has used long before the Ohio Department of Education established the Third Grade Reading Guarantee.

Intervention Key to Reading Guarantee Success

Settling Back In To School

FROM YOUR SUPERINTENDENT

District newsletter

2 O L E N T A N G Y

■ Visit your school’s web page to print back-to-school forms.■ August 11: Elementary Open House from 4 to 6 p.m.

■ August 21: Curriculum Night for grades K–2■ August 28: Curriculum Night for grades 3–5

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INFORMATION

Classroom and teacher assignment informationClassroom and teacher assignment information will be available in the myOlentangy portal, http://my.olentangy.k12.oh.us/ on the following schedule:

After: AUGUST 6 AUGUST 7 AUGUST 8 8 a.m. Cheshire Elementary School Alum Creek Elementary School Arrowhead Elementary School

8 a.m. Freedom Trail Elementary School Liberty Tree Elementary School Glen Oak Elementary School

8 a.m. Olentangy Meadows Elementary School Johnnycake Corners Elementary School Heritage Elementary School

8 a.m. Scioto Ridge Elementary School Oak Creek Elementary School Indian Springs Elementary School

8 a.m. Wyandot Run Elementary School Tyler Run Elementary School Walnut Creek Elementary School

e-News subscriptions(Formerly Listservs)Olentangy Local Schools use email notifications to communicate important messages and reminders to families. The district strongly encourages parents and guardians to subscribe to the emails for their children’s schools. To learn more about the notifications, or to start or cancel a subscription, please visit your student’s school web page.

Transportation informationTransportation information, including bus stop assignments, will be posted on the district website and in the myOlentangy portal, http://my.olentangy.k12.oh.us/, the week of August 4.

Supply listsSupply lists for the elementary and middle schools are posted on each building’s web page. To find your school’s list, please visit www.olentangy.k12.oh.us and click on “Schools.” Select your school from the list, and you’ll see the supply list posted in the “Items of Interest” section.

Participation fees for athletics Student athletes will be charged a $75 fee for every sport in which they participate. Payments should be made in full by credit card online or by check/money order. Make checks payable to Olentangy Local Schools and include the student name and the activity for which the fee is being paid in the “memo” area of the check. To pay online, please go to www.olentangy.k12.oh.us then click on “Parent Links” to access SPS EZpay.

New studentsTo enroll in Olentangy Local Schools, go to www.olentangy.k12.oh.us and click on the New Student Welcome Center link or call (740) 657-4030.

Back-to-school informationMore details available online at www.olentangy.k12.oh.us

F IRST DAY O F S CHO

OLW E D N E S D AYAUGUST 13TH

■ Visit your school’s web page to print back-to-school forms. Please complete these forms and bring them to schedule pick-up or freshman orientation.■ Watch the mail for an HR Imaging form regarding school pictures. Turn in completed form at schedule pick-up.■ August 20: High School Curriculum Night, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATIONOlentangy High SchoolAugust 6: Schedule pick-up for grades 10-12 from 9 a.m. to noonAugust 7: Schedule pick-up for grades 10-12 from 9 a.m. to noonAugust 8: Freshman orientation (BKOM Day) 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.August 11: Make-up day for schedule pick-up/orientation is from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Liberty High SchoolAugust 6: Schedule pick-up for grades 10-12 from 9 a.m. until noonAugust 7: Freshman orientation (FroshFest) from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.August 8: Make-up day for schedule pick-up/orientation from 9 a.m. to noon

Orange High SchoolAugust 7: Schedule pick-up for grades 10-12 from 9 a.m. to noonAugust 7: Schedule pick-up for grades 10-12 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. August 8: Freshman orientation from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.August 11: Make-up day for schedule pick-up, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

■ Student schedules will be available through PowerSchool the week of August 4. Please monitor your building’s email notifications for the exact date and time.■ Watch the mail for a school pictures form from HR

Imaging. ■ Visit your school’s web page for any forms that may be due at Open House/back-to-school day or 6th grade W.E.B. orientation.■ August 27: Middle School Curriculum Night

MIDDLE SCHOOL INFORMATION

Berkshire Middle SchoolAugust 6: 6th grade W.E.B. orientation, school portraits and student ID photographs from 9 a.m. until noon August 7: Open House, school portraits and student ID photographs for grades 7-8 from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m.

Liberty Middle School August 6: 6th grade W.E.B. orientation, from 9 a.m. until noon. School portraits and student ID photographs from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. August 8: School portraits and student ID photographs for grades 7 and 8 from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m.

Orange Middle SchoolAugust 7: 6th grade W.E.B. orien-tation from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. August 8: Schedules for grades 7 and 8 will be available through PowerSchool after 8 a.m. Aug. 15: School portraits and student ID photographs during normal school hours.

Shanahan Middle School August 6: 6th grade W.E.B. orientation from 8 a.m. until noon. August 27: School portraits and student ID photographs during normal school hours.

Hyatts Middle School August 6: Schedule pick-up for grades 7 and 8 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. August 7: 6th grade W.E.B. orientation, school portraits and student ID photographs from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

O L E N T A N G Y 3

CLASS OF

2014Olentangy Local Schools congratulates the Class of

2014. More than 1,000 students from Olentangy High School, Liberty High School and Orange High School made the leap from high school seniors to alumni on Saturday, May 17. The graduates were offered an impressive $30 million in scholarships.

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ValedictoriansLiberty High School:

Treasa O’Tighearnaigh

Olentangy High School:Issac Shetler and John Wildenthal

Orange High School: Luolei Zhao, Dennis Vroom and

Ramandeep Vilkhu

BOARD OF EDUCATION: www.olentangy.k12.oh.us/board-of-education

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STAY IN TOUCH ONLINE

Graduation for the Class of 2015 will be held on

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May 17, 2015at the Ohio Expo Center

Kevin O’BrienPresident3366 Westbrook PlaceLewis Center, Ohio 43035(740) 657-4090kevin_o’brien@olsd.us

Roger Bartz7922 Manorgate StreetLewis Center, Ohio 43035(740) 657-4093roger_bartz@olsd.us

Julie Wagner FeaselVice President7636 Holderman StreetLewis Center, Ohio 43035(740) 657-4091julie_wagner-feasel@olsd.us

Dave King5027 Lakeview DrivePowell, Ohio 43065(740) 657-4094dave_king@olsd.us

Adam White3579 Hidden Cove CircleLewis Center, Ohio 43035(740) 657-4092adam_white@olsd.us

OLENTANGY BOARD OF EDUCATION

4 O L E N T A N G Y

Visit www.olentangy.k12.oh.us for more photos!

Safety First » Flashing roadway lights leading to and from Shanahan Middle School were installed recently thanks to a collaboration between Orange and Berlin townships. The lights are part of $1.1 million in capital improvements the district completed over the summer.

Welcome To The Board » District Treasurer Brian Kern administers the oath of office to Roger Bartz following Bartz’ appointment to the Olentangy Board of Education July 9. Bartz was among 41 applicants for the board seat previously occupied by Stacy Dunbar. He will now serve the remainder of Dunbar’s term, which expires on December 31, 2015. Bartz is a 15-year resident of the district and the former president of the Olentangy Orange Athletic Boosters.

A Generous Spirit » Orange High School Principal Todd Meyers, far

right, and assistant principal Karen Sedoti, center, present resident Bill

McCorkle with a bouquet of flowers and a framed drawing of the high

school at the May 22 Olentangy Board of Education meeting. The gifts were in recognition of a $10,000 donation made by McCorkle’s mother, Mae, to

Orange High School’s intervention study center. The school applied for an NBC4i Make a DIfference Grant to fund

technology for reading instruction — laptops and notebooks — for the

intervention center. After learning the school would not receive the grant,

Mae McCorkle stepped forward to make the donation.

Important dates2014–2015 SCHOOL YEAR

AUGUST11 Elementary Open

House13 First Day of School20 High School

Curriculum Night 21 Curriculum Night for

grades K–2 27 Middle School

Curriculum Night28 Curriculum Night for

grades 3–5

SEPTEMBER 1 Labor Day, no school15 Professional

Development Day, no school

OCTOBER 1 Middle School Parent-

Teacher Conferences 7 Middle School Parent-

Teacher Conferences 8 High School Parent-

Teacher Conferences14 High School Parent-

Teacher Conferences17 COTA Day, no school

NOVEMBER 6 Elementary Parent-

Teacher Conferences12 Elementary Parent-

Teacher Conferences 26 Conference Exchange

Day, no school27 Thanksgiving Break,

no school28 Thanksgiving Break,

no school

DECEMBER 1 Professional

Development Day, no school

19 Teacher Work Day, no school

22 Winter Break begins, no school

JANUARY 5 Classes resume19 Martin Luther King, Jr.

Day, no school

FEBRUARY13 Professional

Development Day, no school

16 Presidents’ Day, no school

24 Middle School Parent-Teacher Conferences

25 High School Parent-Teacher Conferences

26 Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences

MARCH 3 High School Parent-

Teacher Conferences 4 Elementary Parent-

Teacher Conferences 5 Middle School Parent-

Teacher Conferences30 Spring Break, no

school

APRIL 3 Conference Exchange

Day, no school 6 Classes resume

MAY17 Graduation Day

(Sunday) for OHS, LHS and OOHS

21 Last day of school (Two-hour early

dismissal for K-5)