The Miamisburg City School District Board of Education held their Organizational Meeting on Thursday, January 10th. Mayor Dick Church swore-in Dale Toadvine as Board President and Danielle Kuehnle will serve as Vice-President for 2019. Mrs. Jeane Toadvine witnessed Mr. Toadvine's swearing in. Assistant Superintendent, Steve Homan witnessed Mrs. Kuehnle's.
The Board discussed possibly changing the meeting start time to 6:00 PM from the current time of 6:30 PM. Four of the Board of Education meeting dates were changed as well to accommodate conflicts in the schedule. The following meetings have been amended: March 14, May 23, June 27, and October 10, 2019.
The Miamisburg City School District December Student of the Month is Wyatt Benton. Wyatt is a seventh grade student at Miamisburg Middle School. He was nominated for best exemplifying PBIS Expectation "Responsibility" and 
was nominated by MMS Counselor Bonita Belton and the Team 5 Teachers. "For December we focused on one of our Three Building Pillars for Success - RESPONSIBILITY. For those that know Wyatt personally and spend time with him on a regular basis they observe first hand the quality characteristics that Wyatt exhibits daily with his responsible behavior, mature decision making, and leadership qualities. Everyone who knows him is in total agreement that he is the perfect nominee for district recognition as student of the month.
At MMS Wyatt is a role model student. He is respectful to all staff and all students, completes all assignments and studies for/performs well on his tests. His Science teacher Mrs. Diane Pressel shared, “Wyatt is attentive during class, inquisitive, and willing to work to his fullest potential. Wyatt’s optimism and positive attitude really help him achieve his personal best and motivate many of his peers to try harder. Wyatt exhibits effective leadership skills and sets a wonderful example for his peers. He sets high expectations for himself and works hard to achieve them. Wyatt is always kind to others, empathizes with his peers, and is able to work with them in any situation. Wyatt is known for being a very good friend and is always there to support his peers. Wyatt places a high value on personal integrity. He is concerned about what is right and expects the same from others. Although peer pressure can be difficult thing to resist, Wyatt thinks for himself and tries to make the right decision regardless of what others decide. He is a wonderful role model.”
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Drivers on the road may be confused when they see a school bus stop arm pop out during a student's drop-off. When do drivers need to stop and when are they allowed to continue driving? The law depends on the number of lanes.
On a two-lane roadway, drivers traveling in both directions must stop for school buses. By law, drivers must remain stopped until the bus is in motion again or the bus driver signals that traffic can proceed.
On a road with four or more lanes, drivers on the opposite site of a stopped school bus do not need to stop. Only vehicles on the same side of the roadway are required to stop. That law is applicable in Ohio, but not in all other states. On roads with four or more lanes, Ohio law requires that school buses pick up students on the same side of the road that the passenger lives on.
A driver breaking these laws can face fines up to $500 and a temporarily suspended license.
Always use extreme caution when school buses are stopped.
Over the last several years, a couple of teachers wanted to expand learning for students in a way not yet experienced at Bear Elementary School. Second grade teachers, Mrs. Terrill and Mrs. Bell, set a plan into action to obtain their vision of building a school garden. The reasons to build a garden are endless for learners of all ages. Students are more engaged through hands on experiences which impacts learning across the curriculum. They will learn where their food comes from, will develop the skills to tend a garden from seed to harvest and will learn how to take responsibility for other living things.
It was quickly realized that sponsors were needed for funding to help make the dream come to life. Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Terrill went to the Montgomery County Farm Bureau and presented the idea of a garden to help shape a better future for Bear Elementary School students and were given a very generous donation of $3000.00 toward the initial building of the garden.
Bear students were then tasked with naming the garden, which will be constructed in the spring of 2019 with the support of parents, students, staff and community. Students submitted various names which were voted on and everyone is excited about Bear’s Green Machine!
Thank you to the Farm Bureau for their dedication to the future learning of our children. Pictured below left is Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Terrill. Pictured below right is Montgomery County Farm Bureau’s Tim Stebbins, Bear Elementary School Principal Shannon Ruppert, and Mrs. Terrill.
