Thank you to everyone who attended our Virtual Townhall on Monday - at peak we had nearly 300 families participating on Facebook and YouTube! We appreciated the great questions and civility on display during our meeting.
We have created a document with Answers to Unasked Questions found in Facebook comments so that families can have the answers that they need as they weigh their decision. You can access that document at https://5il.co/iszh. We anticipate having another Virtual Townhall on Monday, August 10 to announce additional details and take additional questions. We greatly appreciate your feedback as we continue to craft the best possible school year experience for your student!
Please join us on Facebook Live or on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC99Km1mMP6LbWEDh-DtCBSg/live tonight, July 27 at 6:00 for a Virtual Town Hall Meeting with the Superintendent. After an brief overview of the plan, a moderator will take questions and administration will provide more clarity so each family has the facts to make their decision about how their student will be educated in the Fall.
Please join us on Facebook Live on Monday, July 27 at 6:00 for a Virtual Town Hall Meeting with the Superintendent. After an brief overview of the plan, a moderator will take questions and administration will provide more clarity so each family has the facts to make their decision about how their student will be educated in the Fall.
We failed to communicate clearly yesterday that as part of the reopening we have pushed back the start of school to August 24, 2020. BHS and BES are going to bring back certain groups of students each day to acclimate before all students will return - we will have more details on that in early August.
Earlier this evening, the Belpre City School Board of Education passed its Restart and Recovery Plan for the return of students in the fall. A letter outlining that plan to families can be found at https://5il.co/ifrr and you can access the details of the plan at https://5il.co/iere.
Tonight's regular July Board meeting can be viewed by this link at 5:00 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC99Km1mMP6LbWEDh-DtCBSg/live
The (virtual) regular monthly meeting of the Belpre City School District will be held on Monday, July 20, 2020, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Stone Administration/Early Learning Center. This meeting is a meeting of the Belpre City School District Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting.
Due to COVID-19, physical attendance by the public is prohibited. Members of the public can attend the meeting virtually via a link that will be posted on our website Monday, July 20, 2020.
The Virtual Special Board Meeting for today will begin in a few minutes. Please click on this link to view https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC99Km1mMP6LbWEDh-DtCBSg/live
Please see below for a joint press release from Washington County health officials and school districts regarding school in August. We are still working on details of what our plan will look like and look forward to sharing those soon.
The Ohio Valley ESC Bright Beginnings Preschool is now taking applications for enrollment! For more information click the link https://5il.co/i0y7
Anothe reminder that now is the time to schedule Back to School Immunizations! Marietta/Belpre Health Department will be offering appointments at our Belpre location beginning June 17, 2020. Call us at 740.373.0611 ext. 2312 to make your appointment today! For the safety of our clients and staff, no walk-ins will be accepted.
Earlier this afternoon Gov. Mike DeWine announced the state's guidelines for the safe return of students in the fall. We are grateful to him and other state leaders for the amount of flexibility and discretion he is giving to local officials. To that end, we have been working closely with local public health officials and the other county school districts for several weeks to brainstorm and discuss our plan. We hope to have more information to share with our families in the next two weeks.
Nationwide Children's Hospital is hosting a series of Connect and Learn opportunities for Parents and Caregivers of Children with Developmental Disabilities. Families will connect with experts for a 60-minute session using Zoom each week to learn best practices and discuss issues. Registration is required to attend - more details can be found at https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/for-medical-professionals/education-and-training/echo/series . Many thanks to Nationwide Children's for their outreach and support!
The regular monthly meeting of the Belpre City School District will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2020, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Stone Administration/Early Learning Center. This meeting is a meeting of the Belpre City School District Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There is a time for public participation during the meeting as indicated in the agenda.
Due to COVID-19 physical attendance by the public is prohibited. Members of the public can attend the meeting virtually via the link https://youtu.be/1OWyzKvSf5I.
The most recent update from census.gov shows that around 67% of Belpre has responded to the census so far this year. The next phase of census collection is to send workers door-to-door to collect information which is not ideal given the current COVID-19 pandemic. If you have not already do so, please visit https://2020census.gov/ and take a few minutes to complete the survey! Our school district depends on federal money that is allocated based on census results and Ohio is at risk of losing a congressional representative if we are undercounted.
We have an important message from the Belpre/Marietta Health Department:
Now is the time to schedule Back to School Immunizations! Marietta/Belpre Health Department will be offering appointments at our Belpre location beginning June 17, 2020. Call us at 740.373.0611 ext. 2312 to make your appointment today! For the safety of our clients and staff, no walk-ins will be accepted.
Belpre Elementary will hold their Virtual End of the Year Awards ceremony on Friday, May 29 at 11:00 a.m. It will be streamed on the Belpre Elementary PTO Facebook Page.
There will be a special meeting of the Belpre City Schools Board of Education on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. You will be able to view the meeting live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJADw4KiuRQ
Our meal service for students ended this week but there are other sites around the county that will still be serving free meals for any members of the community under the age of 18. Please visit http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Student-Supports/Coronavirus/Supporting-Whole-Child-Nutrition to search for a site near you.
Our monthly meeting on the Board of Education will begin soon. You can view the meeting live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_QR_DQQXKs