FCS 2020-2021 Internal School Opening Plan & Reminder
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Our goal at Fostoria City Schools is to ensure the best interest of kids and safely honor the wishes of our community by doing everything reasonably possible to minimize risk and provide a safe, physical return to school for PK-12 students and staff this fall. RATIONALE: |
This message is a reminder about the upcoming school year. The district has sent you a letter with two registration forms. The first form is a transportation form. If you are wanting your student to ride the bus this year please complete and return this form to the district. The second form was a form that is a registration if you would prefer that your child starts the year in a remote learning situation. If this form is not returned then we are going to assume that you would prefer your child returns to the classroom following our 5 days a week model of in-person learning. We have established a deadline of August 3rd for these in order to begin finalizing schedules, and rosters. In order to help with the decisions we are uploading a document with more specific details to our website, as well as attaching with this email. Please understand that this is an ever-changing situation and there are still questions that we are receiving answers to and guidance from the health department and the state. As we receive answers we will work to share them with the community. If you have questions please do not hesitate to reach out to us and we will do our best to answer them in a timely fashion. Respectfully, Andrew Sprang Follow this link to submit forms electronically: https://www.fostoriaschools.org/12-district-news/1015-fostoria-city-schools-re-opening-plan |
DISTRICT GOAL:
Our goal at Fostoria City Schools is to ensure the best interest of kids and safely honor the wishes of our community by doing everything reasonably possible to minimize risk and provide a safe, physical return to school for PK-12 students and staff this fall.
RATIONALE:
All Ohio schools closed for the remainder of the school calendar beginning on March 17, 2020, by order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The future of PK-12 education in Ohio remains unclear as we continue to navigate these unprecedented times. Continuing to keep children physically out of school could have long-term academic, social and emotional consequences. Simply put, the benefits associated with reopening school buildings outweigh the risks of a continued school closure. Fostoria City Schools is committed to returning to face-to-face instruction for the 2020-2021 school year with enhanced safety protocols in place. The district will respond according to the status of the colored level for counties in Ohio’s Public Health Advisory Alert System as we move throughout the school year. We will decrease the likelihood of infection with enhanced hygiene, cleaning and safety protocols, but being in a public place has a certain level of risk that cannot be eliminated. Any student who attends school will incur some level of risk. School district superintendents from each public and parochial school in Seneca County, along with representatives from the North Central Ohio Educational Service Center and Vanguard-Sentinel Career and Technical Center, have worked to identify common practices for the reopening of school facilities in Seneca County for Fall 2020.
Fostoria City Schools Re-Opening Plan
Fostoria City Schools Community,
As we prepare for the upcoming 2020-21 school year there are many uncertainties and it is safe to say that the plan that is being released for reopening is a plan that is based on where we are now and will need to be flexible throughout the upcoming school year. The goal of the district is to return our students and staff back to our school buildings this fall following guidelines from the state and our local health department in order to do our best to work through this ongoing pandemic. Over the past months, the district has been working in collaboration with local staff, but also the Seneca County Health Department as well as the other Seneca County school districts. Through this collaborative work, a plan has been developed to work to reduce the risk of coronavirus exposure to all involved in the school system.
The plan is an evolving plan with details that still need to be worked out, but we are at a point where we will be finalizing schedules, bus routes, and other logistical details. The following points will get this process set in motion:
2020-2021 Enrollment
Fostoria City Schools is partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service. FinalForms allows you to complete and sign all annual enrollment and athletic participation forms for your students online – it is simple enough you can do it right from your smartphone. FinalForms saves data from year-to-year and season-to-season, meaning that you will never need to enter the same information twice! FinalForms also pre-populates information wherever possible, for each of your students, saving you time. Once you have completed your registration online, you will simply be asked to review and update your information at the beginning of each school year to verify the information is current and sign the forms.
Instructions for enrolling a NEW student to Fostoria City Schools
KDG Registration Is Being Modified
Calling all Future Band Members
Students who will be in the 5th grade this fall can sign up for the FES Redmen band online at https://www.bepartofthemusic.org/group/index.php?id=1854. (The link to this page can also be found on the district website and the Facebook pages for “Fostoria Elementary” and “Fostoria Redmen Bands”)
On this website, you can find out the benefits of being in the band, watch sample videos of each instrument, and sign up for the 2020-2021 school year by emailing Mr. Kauffman directly from the website. Also, be on the lookout for videos from the band staff and a virtual parent meeting later in the summer!
While it is still recommended that you get your own instrument, we have a supply of school-owned instruments for rent and are willing to work with anyone whom the financial fallout from this crisis would prevent their student from participating. No student will be turned away due to money!
If you have any questions regarding the Fostoria Bands, contact Mr. Kauffman (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Mrs. Olenik (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
FCS Upcoming Events
Welcome to THE RED ZONE online store; a great place to shop for campus wear and for school spirit items. At THE RED ZONE we strive to bring quality merchandise at an affordable price for our Redmen students, staff, parents and community members. By purchasing merchandise from our store you are supporting student learning and personal growth as this store is operated by students.
ADOBE READER 
Audited Financial Report
The Audited Financial Report is available for public viewing on the Auditor of State website: https://ohioauditor.gov/
auditsearch/results.aspx - Audit Search - Search Keyword: Fostoria City Schools District or by visting the Treasurer's Office at 1001 Park Avenue, Fostoria, OH 44830 (Please call in advance @ 419-436-4162).