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Welcome to the
2014-2015 School Year
Mr. Douglas Fries
Superintendent
Welcome to the 2014-2015 school year. Our administration and staff are
eager to begin another year with the students, parents, grandparents,
and community members throughout our district. We hope to have everyone
work together to make this another successful instructional year for
all.
This year we look forward to working on both our K-8 School
Construction Project with our partners the Ohio Facilities Construction
Commission and the builder Shook Touchstone and the renovation of the
high school with Brumbaugh Construction. Our architects and
engineer on both the projects are Garmann & Miller. Early
Site work at the K-8 facility has begun on Ohio Street. The
building pad, temporary utilities and foundation package will be the
next steps in the process.
At the high school four to five rooms will be renovated throughout the
school year in a designated phased process. The school and
community will have to work together with much flexibility,
collaboration and patience as the renovation continues. In the
end, both building projects will enhance our educational delivery
process. Thanks to the community of Greenville for your ongoing
support of our school system. Strong School Strong Community is
our belief.
This fall our district will participate in two approved waiver
days. These are non-instructional days for students that allow
for additional professional development for our staff. I would like to
communicate that these two waiver days will take place on Monday,
September 29, 2014 and Monday, October 20, 2014. Parents can coordinate
now for these to be days the students will not be in session. The staff
will be participating in professional development related to the new
curriculum mapping, new evaluation process, Partnership for Assessment
of Readiness for College and Careers, Twenty First Century teaching
skills and updated safety training. All of these sessions will promote
a current curriculum and safer environment for our students.
Greenville Schools has a tradition of excellence and we certainly are
working to continue the excellence. The entire district wants to lead
the way by making sure our students are ready for higher education and
also jobs of tomorrow in a global economy.
The State of Ohio has changed the reporting system to a dashboard of
grades for this the second year. The past three years we have
been rated “above value added” which means our district is successfully
moving our students more than one year in growth in one year’s
time. This measure is important for our students’ success.
Other highlights on this year’s report card is our overall performance
index score for the district is up and is the highest it has ever
been. We will receive a B on this achievement category. We
will receive a C on the other achievement area of the report card for
performance indicators met. However, this is related to the
percentage needed this year to reach the tested indicator level.
For the first time the report card standards for indicators to be met
had an 80% rate. Previously this requirement was 75%. We
had two tested areas show improvement this year being sixth and seventh
grade math passing at 76.4% and 77.2% respectfully, but did not get the
indicator because the percentage increased. Third grade math was
also 78.8% which would have previously met the standard. Our
district is improving and under last year’s requirements would have had
a B on indicators as well. We will continue to strive harder to
reach the 80% level in tested areas this year.
Three other areas we showed growth and improvement on the report card
was in passing all tenth and eleventh grade OGT indicators for the
first time, getting a B on both graduation rates for the first time
with both categories averaging above 90% and finally passing the
District Annual Measurable Objective, this year improving twenty-two
percentage points. Our academics are on the rise and we thank the
students, staff, parents, grandparents and community for their
dedication. Our pledge is to continue to strive to improve.
It is important to remember that report cards don't tell the complete
story of a student's educational experience and a single test can't
completely define the effectiveness of a school, teacher, or student.
The report card is a chance to review our successes and also look for
ways to make improvements.
I invite everyone in the community to attend and support our students
in the various extra¬curricular activities that take place throughout
the school year. Your attendance is appreciated by the students and the
school system.
Remember, the entire Greenville School faculty and staff is here to
assist you - our students, parents and community. If we can be of help,
please feel free to contact our principals or myself. I can be reached
by phone at 937-548-3185. I can be reached by email at
dfries@greenville.k12.oh.us.Let's all work together to make 2014-2015
an outstanding school year and keep Greenville Schools a great place
for students to learn and teachers to teach.
Please join me in welcoming the following new staff members into the
Greenville School System and community:
Julie Brewer (Art Teacher, South Middle School)
Kurtis Brown (Bus Driver ½)
Jeffrey Cassell (Principal, Woodland Primary School)
Denise Cook (Custodian, Senior High School)
Megan George (School Psychologist, Woodland, East & South Schools)
Janelle Gerlach (Intervention Specialist, Junior High School)
Christine Haney (Language Arts Teacher, Junior High School)
Jody Harter (Assistant Principal, Woodland Primary School)
David Heffelfinger (Kindergarten Teacher, Woodland Primary School)
Abby Heitkamp (Intervention Specialist, Woodland Primary School)
Gail Koontz (Custodian part-time, Junior High School)
Kari Lemon (Vocal Music Teacher, Junior High School)
Jalessa Martin (Intervention Specialist, Senior High School)
Emily McIntyre (Language Arts Teacher, South Middle School)
Laura Price (Bus Driver)
Teresa Schaaf (Intervention Specialist, Junior High School)
Ruth Schick (Music Teacher, East Intermediate School)
Karri Stickley (Career Tech-Ag Teacher, Senior High School)
Jamie Stocksdale (Intervention Specialist, Woodland Primary School)
Janell Tebbe (Lang Arts/Soc Studies Teacher, South Middle School)
Finally I encourage the entire community to follow both our
construction sites on our district web page at
www.greenville.k12.oh.us. We will continue to update the
construction progress with various pictures ongoing.
Also at your convenience please complete the elementary and junior high
school building survey about demolition or not of each building after
new construction is complete. This survey will be posted through
December 1, 2014 on the Greenville City Schools webpage. While
completing the survey remember demolition and abatement of each
building will receive a 43% funding from the state if completed at the
end of the Classroom Facility Assistance Project we are presently in.
Have a great beginning of the new school year.
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