Parents/Guardians:

Please fill out this needs assessment for your student. Data collected in this survey will be used to help plan counseling programing for the school year.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyoFY1wwq_xBmYiPwUafHHmqIorEBMuycpN1DWnVdmyv9InA/viewform?usp=sf_link

August/September:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18HLOXmYPsmc5RpE0n7-joRLHEPQW9KLd9vkKvo6Z4tM/edit?usp=sharing

Dear Parents & Guardians

I would like to take a moment to inform you about legislation that impacts Otsego. The Ohio House Bill 123, also known as the Safety and Violence Education Students (SAVE) Act, was enacted in 2021, and I want to provide you with an overview of its implications.

Ohio House Bill 123 is a comprehensive approach to school and student safety. The SAVE Students Act was passed knowing that student success is dependent on whether students feel safe and supported in school. In terms of this legislation’s impact on our school and students, Ohio HB 123 mandates that all school districts are required to provide one hour of instruction to 6th-12th graders starting in the 2023-2024 school year in the following areas:

1. Suicide awareness and prevention

2. Safety training and violence prevention

3. Social inclusion

The school district must use a training program that has been approved by the Ohio Department of Education. For a full breakdown of the SAVE Students Act, please follow this link: https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Student-Supports/Safety-and-Violence-Education-Students-SAVE-Stude

While this legislation may seem extensive, we have been providing many of these mandates for several years, and we feel confident that we are able to continue to provide this necessary education. After reviewing all of the information, if you decide you do NOT want your child to participate in this education, please fill out the Google Form below.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at mgase@otsegoknights.org, or Principal Jon Rife at jrife@otsegoknights.org, or by calling the Junior High office.

Respectfully,

Mary Gase MSW LSW OCPS

Otsego Schools Social Worker

419.823.4381 ext 3403

mgase@otsegoknights.org

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If you do NOT want you child participating in Safety and Violence Education please follow this link to and complete the form:https://forms.gle/X1ETpT8vFHvSfthy5

What time does school start and end? 7:30 - 2:15. A student is considered School Tardy if they are not in their first class by 7:30. A warning bell rings at 7:25. After 2 school tardies detentions are given.

Where do I drop off my child for school? You'll enter using the main campus entrance and immediately turn right to drop off in front of the Junior High entrance. This is where you'll also pick up your child.

Do I need to send in a note if I'm picking up my child early? No, notes are not needed at the JH level. Please leave yourself enough time to come in and sign your child out. We'll call them down when you get here.

Do I have to come in with my child to sign them in if they're late or after returning from an appointment? No, students can sign themselves in.

How do I pay for lunches? You can pay electronically via Payschools. There's also a locked box with envelopes hanging outside the office for lunch money.

This year's school fees have been assessed. You can pay fees via Payschools (info below) or by sending a check into the office. You will also have an option to purchase a yearbook if you pay through Payschools.

You can use Payschools to pay for fees and lunches online.

Quick Setup Guide:

Payschools Quick Setup Guide

Manage your account:

www.PaySchoolsCentral.com

Payschools Signup Information:

Payschools Introduction and Information Letter

CLICK HERE to View/Order School Pictures

A couple of days after school pictures you can go onto Jostenspix.com and view/order your child's school pictures. Just go to their website and enter the Event Code provided below.

Junior High Pictures

Event Code: FE134623

Picture retake day is September 1.

September 12: World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser 9/12-9/27

October 9: District PD Day - NO SCHOOL

October 17: Band Concert, 7:00

October 24-28: 8th Grade Washington DC Trip

VOLLEYBALL

9/25 @ Genoa, 4:15

9/26 @ Rossford, 4:15

9/27 (H) Lake, 5:00

FOOTBALL

9/28 (H) Oak Harbor, 4:15

CROSS COUNTRY

Visit Otsego's athletic website at otsegoathletics.org

Dear Parents, Students and Friends,

Recent polls show that parents’ first concern about schools today is their child’s safety. That is my concern as well. Fortunately, the Otsego is very safe. However, no community is immune from the threats of violence and drugs that endanger public schools nationwide.

We are introducing a Safe School Helpline® to help prevent such actions. It is designed to assist you in reporting any wrongdoing that impacts our schools, our students, or our staff – anonymously, so as to protect your privacy. For example, you may wish to report acts of violence, theft, drug or alcohol use, weapons, or sexual harassment.

Just call from a touch-tone phone to 1-800-4-1-VOICE, ext. 359 (418-6423) to leave your information. Or TEXT: 614-426-0240 Then type: TIPS Your message will not be traced, and you will not be identified. The Safe School Helpline® team will transcribe and fax your message to school officials, so appropriate action can be taken.

Thank you for your continued support to provide a better education for all Otsego students.

800-418-6423 (800-4-1-VOICE ext. 359)

TEXT: 614-426-0240

Then type: TIPS

www.safeschoolhelpline.com

Replacement agenda books can be purchased for $5 in the office.

The link to access Online Grades is on the Parent tab on the Junior High page of the Otsego website (otsegoknights.org). Your child's username is their Student ID #. Their password is the first 3 letters for their first name with the first letter capitalized. For example: 12345 Joy

Yes. In your app store search for Powerschool. The username and password is the same one you use to access Online Grades. Our school code is CJCX.

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