SCHOOLS
FR students donate to facility
FORT RECOVERY — Fort Recovery students are making helping a habit.
Residents want school to stay
“Please don’t close my school.” That was the refrain Monday night when more than a dozen Pennville area residents — more than half of them students — expressed concern to Jay School Board about the potential shuttering of Pennville Elementary School.
Budgeting is uncertain
BERNE — South Adams Schools plan to have a balanced budget for the 2015-16 school year. But it’s difficult to tell whether that will require cutting costs.
Vaughn to lead MCESC
FORT RECOVERY — Local schools will soon have a new superintendent.
Discussion begins
Jay Schools will hire an architect to examine all of its buildings as the board weighs its options in the face of declining student enrollment.
Space evaluation
The conversation is going to be difficult, but Jay Schools superintendent Tim Long believes it’s a conversation that’s going to have to take place.
Schools set to celebrate FFA week
Jay County and Fort Recovery high schools have a variety of activities scheduled beginning Monday in celebration of National FFA Week.
PARCC testing to start Feb. 23
FORT RECOVERY — The schedule is set for Fort Recovery Local Schools’ first experience with PARCC.
Board places focus on $$
The financial position of Jay Schools improved slightly during 2014, but school board members want to maintain their focus on controlling costs.
Fort Recovery moves up bus purchase
FORT RECOVERY — The purchase of a new bus was moved up as a cost-saving measure.
South Adams to buy copiers
BERNE — South Adams Schools will be getting 13 new copiers this year.
School board elects officers
Mike Masters will continue to lead the Jay School Board.
Students helping during holidays
FORT RECOVERY — During the holiday season, Fort Recovery students are helping those in need both at home and abroad.
Jay looking to refinance
Jay Schools will move forward with refinancing about $13.8 million in debt related to the 2006 renovation project at Jay County High School. But the school board has not yet decided how to put to use the estimated $1.6 million in savings.
Board OKs delay
BERNE — Scott Litwiller has the ability to use a three-hour delay. But he only plans on implementing it in order to save a day of school.
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