Author: Stacie Raterman

Hilliard City Schools receives federal funding through the Special Education – IDEA (Part B) grant to assist with the education of handicapped children, ages 3 through 21. The district also receives funding through Title I, Title II-A, and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund.

Major Allocations FY21 and proposed uses for the FY22 School Year

IDEA-B – Special Education $3,400,000 – Intervention teachers, classroom aides, nursing and speech therapy.

Title I – $1,800,000 – Reading/Math intervention staff, family engagement, summer parent/student programming, and intervention support services.

Title II-A – $390,000 – Instructional coaching and staff professional development.

One Time Allocations and uses – beginning FY21 Year – until funds are liquidated, or FY24.

ARP ESSER IDEA-B $798,000 / ARP ESSER Pre-K IDEA-B $59,000 – Intervention teachers, classroom aides, and supplies/materials to support Special Education program.

CARES ACT – $812,000 / ESSER I – $1,400,000 / ESSER II – $6,397,000 – FY21 Summer School Bridge Program, guidance counselors, online curriculum development, special education speech and psychology services, social workers, SEL professional development, facility air quality improvements, modular units to facilitate social distancing, and additional sanitation supplies.

ARP ESSER III – $14,259,220 (estimated)- To be expended over a 3-year period.
Funds are to be used to respond to the pandemic and to address the academic impact of lost instructional time as a result of COVID-19 by providing evidence-based interventions, such as summer learning programs, and/or extended school year programs that respond to students’ academic, social, and emotional needs and address the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on student populations including students from low-income families, students of color, English learners, children with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, and children in foster care.

Tentative Plans: Provide additional Reading/Math Intervention staff, English Learner teachers, online academy staff, speech pathologists, guidance counselors, social workers, summer learning programs, and other pupil support to address learning loss and SEL needs.  Funds will be used over a 3-year period.

Interested parties may file comments by mail to Hilliard City School District, Attention: Office of the Superintendent, 2140 Atlas Street, Columbus, OH 43228. Alternatively, you may also deliver your comment via email to Stacie_Raterman@hboe.org.

Updated August 31, 2021

If you haven’t had a chance to meet Superintendent David Stewart, we invite you to join him at an upcoming Coffee Chat. This is a chance to come and learn more about Mr. Stewart and the district.  These are informal events for conversations and questions. We hope to see you soon.

August 25 – 8:00-9:00 am at Coffee Connections, 4004 Main Street, Hilliard

August 26 – 9:30-10:30 am at Coffee Connections, 4004 Main Street, Hilliard

There will be a change in meeting location for the Board of Education meeting on Monday, August 9, 2021.  It will now take place at 6:30 p.m. at WEAVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, 4600 Avery Road, Hilliard, Ohio. The changed meeting location is for the regularly scheduled meeting that would have been held at Hilliard City School District Central Office Administration Building. The meeting will be held in regular session to discuss regular business as deemed necessary by the Board of Education and any other business that may be lawfully considered.

If you find yourself with a few extra minutes these days, why not check HomeAccess to confirm your contact information is up to date.  It is especially important we have an accurate MAIN/PRIMARY phone number listed as well as an e-mail address.  These pieces of contact information are used by the district and your child’s school building for emergency and important notification messages, like snow days!  You can also view and sign off on the student handbook and purchase the Technology Protection Plan for any student in grades K-12.  August 19 will be here sooner than you think, so why not do this all now, and not have to worry about it before the first day of school?  Here are some links to help:

View the Technology Protection Plan  (to enroll/purchase, go to: https://MyPaymentsPlus.com )

How to update Registration Information/Contacts and more in HomeAccess

As we approach the summer break, we want to be sure our families know there is help available 24 hours a day, seven days a week if a student is in crisis.

If a friend or family member hears direct warning signs like, “I’ve decided to kill myself,” “I wish I were dead,” “I’m going to end it all,” or “If this doesn’t happen, I’ll kill myself.”  The most important thing to do is call 911 for emergency help.

If there are indirect warning signs like, “I’m tired of life; I just can’t go on,” or “my family would be better off without me,” you should contact local police non-emergency lines or the Safe Schools Helpline.

The Safe Schools Helpline is a free and confidential option for our students to report threats of violence, illegal activity, or any activity they think can harm students or staff in our schools. There is a toll-free number students can call or a number they can text or a web page where they can report their concerns and talk to a trained mental health counselor.

During the school year, we utilize The Hope Squad program.  This is a school-based peer support team that partners with local mental health agencies. Peers select students who are trustworthy and caring individuals to join the Hope Squad. Squad members are trained to watch for at-risk students, provide friendship, identify suicide-warning signs, and seek help from adults.  The Hope Squad students know who to contact when they see a peer in crisis.

Non-Emergency Police                                                    Safe Schools Hotline

Hilliard PD – 614-876-7321                                                 800-4-1-VOICE ext. 359

Dublin PD – 614-889-1112                                                  800-418-6423 ext. 359

Columbus PD – 614-645-4545                                           Text TIPS to 66746

With changes in the mask orders from the State and CDC, we want to be sure our parents understand our policy remains in place. Governor DeWine recently sent out direct communication to all the school districts in Ohio stating students are to remain masked for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year.  That message is below.

We have not yet been told what changes and recommendations will be put in place for the Summer Bridge Program or for the 2021 – 2022 school year. We will be communicating this with our families as soon as we know.

For recess, students may remove their masks if social distancing can occur. Given the orders we are still under for Ohio and Franklin county, we must adhere to these rules.

Message from Governor Mike DeWine

Dear Education Leader,

 

Thank you for your hard work this year to provide safe and healthy in-person educational opportunities to Ohio’s students. As you may have seen, the Centers for Disease Control recently revised their recommendations around mask guidance for individuals who are fully vaccinated. While Ohio will be amending its health orders to comply with this new CDC guidance, in order to maintain consistency and model safe behavior for Ohio’s students, these changes do not affect the existing order requiring the use of facial coverings and other health protocols in our schools. With limited numbers of students vaccinated, it is important that we continue these safety measures through the end of the current school year. I appreciate the efforts that you have undertaken locally to protect students and I look forward to continuing to work together for Ohio’s kids.

 

Thank you,

Governor Mike DeWine