We continue to plan for the reopening of Miamisburg City Schools for the 2020-2021 school year. The start date for the first day of school for students will be August 17. The opening of school is all dependent on the direction we receive from the Governor's Office, the Ohio Department of Education, as well as the state and local health departments.There are task forces working to formulate plans for the reset/restart. These task forces are listed below and are made-up of central office administrators, building administrators, supervisors, teachers, classified/support staff, and Board of Education members. These task forces are:

• District Task Force – All task forces report to the District Task Force
• Financial Task Force
• Academic Task Force
• Technology Task Force
• Social-Emotional Learning Task Force
• Preschool Task Force
• Operations Task Force
• Athletics Task Force

We have not sent out a formal restart plan yet as we wait for more guidance from the Governor’s office, Ohio Department of Health, and Ohio Department of Education, as well as direction from the Montgomery County Educational Service Center and the county health department. We would like to have our plan be as accurate as possible when we release it to faculty, staff, families and students.

Our intent is to use the guidance and directives we receive from those people and/or organizations listed above and the recommendations from our task forces to make the decisions about how the school year will look like to begin 2020-2021. We have focused on a few options:

A. Full return with safety protocols in place, which will be shared with everyone when those are provided to us by the various governing entities.

B. Blended or hybrid learning which would entail some instruction in the classroom and some online on an alternating basis. If this plan is implemented, the details of how that will unfold will be shared with everyone. It is possible that we need to go to Plan B should we start the year with Plan A and circumstances arise which obligate us to revise our approach.

C. Full remote learning for extended closure periods, which could be imposed on the schools at any time as we move forward.

Whatever decision is made has an impact on all operations of the school including, but not limited to, transportation, food service, classroom organization, scheduling, teaching and learning, recess, class changes, common areas for staff and students, and arrival/dismissal times. This makes it critical for us to take all guidance and feedback from parents, staff and students into consideration when making decisions.

We appreciate everyone being patient and flexible as we work through this current situation and strive to meet our students’ needs while promoting safety and wellness for everyone.

As we receive updates and mandates, the plan which is ultimately devised might be changed at any given time based upon new developments in the city, county, or state.

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The health and safety of our students and staff are a priority at Miamisburg City Schools. Check the link above for frequently updated information.

• District updates on the latest COVID-19 information
• Information and resources for at-home learning from classroom teachers
• Information on food assistance
• Links to other resources and materials related to COVID-19 information

Students have so many great ideas for how to improve their schools, communities, and everyday lives. Help them share their great ideas, keep learning and thinking over the summer months, and compete for prizes in OAN’s Summer Pitch Challenge!

Students come up with a 30-90 second pitch for a business idea, record (we know they enjoy recording and sharing videos of themselves!) and enter it via an online portal by July 31st. They don’t need to start a business or create a prototype – they just need to come up with an idea for a new business, tech venture or even social enterprise like Dylan from Akron.

Rising kindergartners through 2020 high school graduates are eligible to enter. Awesome prizes will be awarded for elementary, middle and high school categories:

1st Place - $500 Amazon gift card and one-on-one consultation with an entrepreneur. First Place high-school students will receive a scholarship to Rev1 Ventures’ Customer Learning Lab, a three-day virtual boot camp for entrepreneurs.
2nd- $250 Amazon gift card
3rd - $100 Amazon gift card
Free K-12 resources to support entrepreneurship education are available from Young Entrepreneur Institute and VentureLab, including a downloadable workbook for parents and caregivers of elementary age students.

More information is available on the OAN website. Contact Liz Nusken, liz@oanohio.org for more information.

The Miamisburg Schools Board of Education revised the 2020-2021 school calendar at the board meeting held on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Please click here to view the new calendar for this upcoming school year.