NRCS District Update
November 6, 2020
Message from Superintendent
Dear Parent/Guardian,
I appreciate everyone who took the time to fill out the Parent Feedback Survey that will help the administration prepare for scheduling of the second semester and the rest of the 2020-2021 school year. We value your opinion on how the 2020-2021 school year has started.
After survey results are analyzed, there will be a communication distributed that will outline the district’s plans for the rest of the school year.
Also in last week’s communication was a link to the 2020-2021 second semester online learning registration form. It is important to complete this form if you would like to make a change to your current learning format for the start of the second semester. The deadline to complete this survey is Friday, November 13 at 3:00PM. Click here to access the form.
I am also excited to announce the $2,500 grant the North Ridgeville Academic Center received this week. The NRAC won the “You Belong” grant from the Mental Health Addiction and Recovery Services (MHARS) Board for the second-straight year.
The grant will be used for activities and programming to help with inclusiveness for students in grades 5-8. Last year, after receiving the grant, NRAC was able to expand the Start With Hello club, attend a leadership workshop, purchase T-shirts for students, write positive sticky notes to put on students' lockers, and host a Valentine's Day meet and greet after school.
I congratulate our NRAC 5-8 counselors Jordan Andrews, Nikki Roth, and Melissa O’Donnell, and principal Lee Armbruster for their hard work in order to make it possible for the school to receive the grant.
Please take the time to read the important information below. I hope you have a wonderful and safe weekend, and also, enjoy the unseasonably warm weather! Stay Ranger STRONG!
Sincerely,
Roxann Ramsey-Caserio
Superintendent
NRHS Business Class Fundraiser The RangerWay Entrepreneurship Class Business 2020 is selling Ranger sweatshirts. A portion of the proceeds goes to the North Ridgeville High School Special Education Department and a NRHS Entrepreneurship Scholarship. The deadline to order is November 26. Click here to purchase your Ranger sweatshirt! | Preschool Typical Peer Information Night On Monday, November 16, from 5-6 p.m., the Early Childhood Learning Community is hosting a virtual Preschool Typical Peer Information Night. The event is for any parent interested in enrolling their student for preschool for the 2021-2022 academic year. For more information about the event, click here. | Ranger Council Spirit Wear FundraiserThe Ranger Council is hosting a Ranger Spirit Wear Fundraiser. The items will be shipped directly to your home – the cost of shipping will be added at the time of checkout. Click here to view items for purchase. The fundraiser ends Friday, November 20. |
NRHS Business Class Fundraiser
Preschool Typical Peer Information Night
Ranger Council Spirit Wear Fundraiser
The Ranger Council is hosting a Ranger Spirit Wear Fundraiser. The items will be shipped directly to your home – the cost of shipping will be added at the time of checkout. Click here to view items for purchase. The fundraiser ends Friday, November 20.
2021-2022 Preschool Typical Peer Application Information
North Ridgeville Key Club/Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast With Santa
Saturday, Dec. 5th, 8am-12pm
34620 Bainbridge Road
North Ridgeville, OH
Enjoy piping hot pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, and more! Children can “make and take” their own crafts, and visit Santa with social distancing in mind. There is also a Chinese raffle. COVID-19 protocols will be strictly enforced, including limited ticketing for this event.
Tickets: Adults: $7; Children under eight: $6; Kids under two: Free.
Proceeds go to North Ridgeville High School Key Club to support a family in need to support With love, Maggie. Click here to purchase your tickets.
The breakfast is located in the Academic Center cafetorium
Substitute Employees Needed
Positive COVID-19 Reporting
After receiving that notification, the school will notify other parents and guardians about that case in writing, without releasing protected health information. As a district, we must also notify Lorain County Public Health within 24 hours. To learn more about what constitutes close contact and how the schools work together with Lorain County Public Health please click here to see an informational video.
Daily Health Assessments
As always, do not send your child to school if they are sick and have any of the symptoms listed above. If your child develops any of the symptoms listed above we are required to send them home from school.
Weekly COVID-19 Update
In an effort to be transparent, the North Ridgeville City Schools will provide a weekly total of our positive case counts of COVID-19. Since last week’s communication, there have been three additional reported positive cases in the district, and three probable cases. To date, the district has had eight positive and 15 probable cases, for a total of 23 documented reports. When positive cases are confirmed, families impacted will receive an email notification if their child shared a learning space with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19.
Schools, COVID-19, and Rings of Exposure
Face Covering Policy
Free Breakfast and Lunch
Any student who wishes to receive breakfast and/or lunch can do so at no cost. Families still have the option to send students with packed meals, but the district encourages everyone to take advantage of this opportunity.
The district will have meal pick up on Tuesdays and Thursdays in front of North Ridgeville High School between 8:30 am -10:30 am. Your student does not need to be present to pick up the meals.
Students that are enrolled in the hybrid learning option now have the opportunity to take home meals at the end of the school day. Meals will be provided to take home on Tuesdays for Group A students, Wednesdays for high school students, and Fridays for Group B students.
If you qualify or think you may qualify for free or reduced lunch, please still apply to the program. Information about free and reduced lunch can be found on the food service page on the district website. If families need assistance accessing or completing this application, please reach out to the Operations Department at 440-353-1109.
Family Outreach Form
Technology Repairs
Listed below is information about technology repairs:
Online and remote learning days: Technology that needs to be repaired can be dropped off at the Community Entrance of the North Ridgeville Academic Center between 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Please stop in to complete a repair form and a loaner device will be provided. Once the device has been repaired you will be contacted by the IT department.
Hybrid Students and in-person days: Technology repairs should be given to the student’s classroom teacher for a help ticket to be created and a loaner device will be provided. Repaired devices will be returned to the classroom of the student.