Valley View Local Schools Updates
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District Update
We are moving along with the school year! Thank you to everyone for their patience with our past weather events along with the temporary power outage at the elementary complex yesterday. Everyone has been positive and supportive, which is extremely helpful.
We have now used our second E-Day for the year. We are allowed to have one more E-Day. After that, teachers will still report to the buildings for work but students will not come to school. While we strongly want our students to be at school, ensuring their safety in outdoor weather conditions is always our first and foremost priority. Our district is over 60 square miles, so it is entirely possible to have certain road conditions in one part of the district and completely different conditions on the other.
At the Valley View Board of Education Meeting last night, the attached calendars were approved for the
2019-2020
school year and the
2020-2021
school year. We will continue to update you with other dates (parent/teacher conferences, kindergarten first day of school, etc.) in the coming weeks. Next fall we will work on creating the 2021-2022 calendar so parents always have plenty of notice for major school events.
Attached
HERE
is a Letter to the Editor that appeared in the Feb. 7th issue of the Germantown Press. I hope you can take a few moments to read it. There are many changes happening in Valley View, and I strongly believe we are moving forward in a positive direction academically, socially, and fiscally. Change is never easy, but the early indications are very positive.
I am proud of the work being done thus far by everyone involved with our district. While we still have work to do, continuing to stay focused on our major objectives as directed by community stakeholders in the Strategic Planning process will be our guiding principle.
Proud to be your Superintendent,
Ben Richards
Superintendent, Valley View Local Schools
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Building Facility Committee Meeting
This is just a reminder that our next building facility meeting to discuss the future of our physical buildings is Monday, March 4th from 6:30 p.m to 8:00 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. If you are interested in joining this group, please email Terri Lewis at
terri.lewis@valleyview.k12.oh.us
. Even if you have not been able to attend a meeting yet, you are encouraged to attend!
Additionally, the committee would greatly appreciate if everyone could take a few quick moments to complete
THIS
survey regarding our facilities.
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Dean's of Students Named
As part of our administrative restructuring and cost savings plans, we have hired our new Dean's of Students. All of these individuals bring a great deal of enthusiasm, energy, and professionalism to assist our district in moving forward. Although these positions do not start until next year, we will begin transition training with them immediately to ensure a smooth and orderly start to next school year.
High School Dean of Students- Mr. Andy Berry
Intermediate Dean of Students- Mr. Denny Shepherd
Primary Dean of Students- Mrs. Sarah Pickerell
In case you missed it previously,
HERE
is the attached letter that outlines the administrative rationale and changes for next year. The cost savings to the district is over $100,000.
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Valley View Graduate Highlight
We are starting a new way of recognizing our outstanding graduates of Valley View and updating the community on what they are doing. Graduates, please go to this
LINK
to fill out your information. Maybe you will be included in a future publication?!!
For our first installment, we are focusing on Spencer Izor. Spencer attended the University of Dayton, B.S. (Sport Management) 2004, University of Dayton, M.Ed (Educational Policy and Leadership) 2008, University of Dayton, J.D. (Law) 2012, Miami University, Ph.D., (Educational Leadership) Currently, she works at Miami University as a Development Officer raising money for scholarships and support of the University. Previously, she has been a visiting professor of Sport Management and Assistant Softball Coach at Marietta College in Marietta, OH. Prior to that she was an Assistant Athletic Director and Adjunct Professor at Miami University. She is currently married and she and her wife have adopted 3 boys from Montgomery County foster care. She is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for abused and neglected children in Montgomery County. She was a four year varsity softball player at the University of Dayton.
While at Valley View, she was involved in soccer, basketball, softball, tennis, NHS, Interact Club, Band, and Spanish Club. Her favorite teachers were Mr. Rench and Ms. Layman. She learned at Valley View that, "Being from a small town and a small school district really has a lot advantages" and would tell current students, "Relationships are extremely important. Don't ever let your peers or a few people define who you are or who you want to be."
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Valley View District Office- (937)-855-6581
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