From the desk of Mike Von Gunten, Superintendent. While our facility issues have not gone away, as many of you know, we are taking a step back to assess what is in the best interest of our students, community, and the educational excellence of our district. Part of this assessment includes identifying all of our […]
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From the desk of Superintendent Mike Von Gunten: We Are Listening South Amherst Middle School and Firelands High School have served our community well, but the educational and financial challenges of maintaining a 107-year-old and 63-year old building continue to grow. Antiquated boilers, roof repairs, inefficient windows and doors, leaky plumbing, dim lighting, failing electrical […]
Join us and learn how Ohio has drafted education policy in response to The Every Student Succeeds Act and how Lorain County superintendents are responding. Your input and feedback is critical in helping educators address policy that will impact all students. Everyone is welcome at Avon High School on February 22nd. Contact Superintendent Mike Von Gunten […]
Dear Firelands Community, This Thursday, the Ohio Department of Education will be releasing our District Report Card. As members of our community, I wanted to share with you that we anticipate the results from last year’s report card are not what we have been accustomed to seeing over the past several years. To be […]
In an effort to keep our community informed about legislative activity pertaining to education, the most recent update is as follows (Facts in a Flash, Jennifer Hogue, Ohio School Boards Association, 2015): Budget Update The Senate Finance Education Subcommittee held two hearings this week on House Bill (HB) 64, the biennial budget. The Ohio School […]
In an effort to keep our community informed about legislative activity pertaining to education, the most recent update is as follows (Facts in a Flash, Jennifer Hogue, Ohio School Boards Association, 2015): Budget Update The Ohio House Finance and Appropriations Committee on Monday made another round of changes to House Bill (HB) 64, the biennial […]
In an effort to keep our community informed about legislative activity pertaining to education, the most recent update is as follows (Facts in a Flash, Jennifer Hogue, Ohio School Boards Association, 2015): Budget Update The Ohio House Finance Committee met over four days this week and held hearings on House Bill (HB) 64, the biennial […]
School Superintendent, Dr. Robert Hill, will deliver his annual State of the Schools presentation on April 16, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Firelands High School gymnasium. The annual address looks at school district accomplishments and developments over the past year and includes a discussion of future plans for Firelands. Community members, parents, and staff […]
In an effort to keep our community informed about legislative activity pertaining to education, the most recent update is as follows (Facts in a Flash, Jennifer Hogue, Ohio School Boards Association, 2015): Budget Update The Ohio House Finance Committee held three days of public testimony this week on House Bill (HB) 64, the biennial budget. […]
In an effort to keep our community informed about legislative activity pertaining to education, the most recent update is as follows (Facts in a Flash, Jennifer Hogue, Ohio School Boards Association, 2015): Governor signs House Bill 7 Gov. John R. Kasich signed House Bill (HB) 7 this week. The legislation provides a safe harbor for […]
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