PSCE Cafeteria Food Issue .pdf
Posted Thursday, December 2, 2021
The meeting date of the December Board of Education meeting has been changed from December 9th at 6:00 PM (in the High School Auditorium) to December 16th at 6:00 PM in the High School Media Center.
Posted Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Sent Home Via Final Forms to All Parents/GuardiansNovember 8, 2021Dear Parents/Guardians:After meeting with other Preble County schools the decision has been made to not use the Panorama Survey for our students. There have been enough concerns raised within our community and parents to change the pathway we will use to gather information that we would like to use to help us guide our assistance with our students Social and Emotional Supports. I do understand that time was taken to provide PD and guidance on how to administer the survey and apologize for the change as I do value and respect your time. However, I would like to make sure that any data we collect is data from all students and not just a particular set of students because of parents withdrawing their students due to concerns about the survey. In case you are not aware, there were concerns that the data collected by Panorama would be used by them to tie our students to some aspect of CRT. We cannot control what some think or read, but we do have to listen to concerns, and this was a major concern in our community. I would also like to address CRTDefinition of Critical Race Theory: Critical race theory is an academic concept that is more than 40 years old. The core idea is that race is a social construct, and that racism is not merely the product of individual bias or prejudice, but also something embedded in legal systems and policies.We are not and will not be adding this to any curriculum at Preble Shawnee now or anytime in the future. There have never been any plans and will not be any plans. We use a variety of instructional tools in our classrooms, and we use a variety of surveys to see how we can better meet our students' needs, but we would never allow anything that would promote or teach CRT in our schools. We also do not allow our staff to teach CRT as they all know they are required to follow the curriculum of the state standards that are aligned with the state assessments our students take yearly. These include the basics of Reading, Writing, Math, Social Studies, Science, Health, Music, PE, and Art. All taught curriculum must be board approved.
Sent Home Via Final Forms to All Parents/Guardians
November 8, 2021
Dear Parents/Guardians:
After meeting with other Preble County schools the decision has been made to not use the Panorama Survey for our students. There have been enough concerns raised within our community and parents to change the pathway we will use to gather information that we would like to use to help us guide our assistance with our students Social and Emotional Supports. I do understand that time was taken to provide PD and guidance on how to administer the survey and apologize for the change as I do value and respect your time. However, I would like to make sure that any data we collect is data from all students and not just a particular set of students because of parents withdrawing their students due to concerns about the survey. In case you are not aware, there were concerns that the data collected by Panorama would be used by them to tie our students to some aspect of CRT. We cannot control what some think or read, but we do have to listen to concerns, and this was a major concern in our community.
I would also like to address CRT
Definition of Critical Race Theory: Critical race theory is an academic concept that is more than 40 years old. The core idea is that race is a social construct, and that racism is not merely the product of individual bias or prejudice, but also something embedded in legal systems and policies.
We are not and will not be adding this to any curriculum at Preble Shawnee now or anytime in the future. There have never been any plans and will not be any plans. We use a variety of instructional tools in our classrooms, and we use a variety of surveys to see how we can better meet our students' needs, but we would never allow anything that would promote or teach CRT in our schools. We also do not allow our staff to teach CRT as they all know they are required to follow the curriculum of the state standards that are aligned with the state assessments our students take yearly. These include the basics of Reading, Writing, Math, Social Studies, Science, Health, Music, PE, and Art. All taught curriculum must be board approved.
Posted Friday, November 19, 2021
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Posted Thursday, November 11, 2021
Superintendent's Forum Wed. 11 17 - 6 PM.pdf
2021 - 2022 Temporary Substitute Teacher Application QuestionnaireOn behalf of all Preble County school districts, the Preble County ESC is seeking qualified Temporary Substitute Teachers for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year. Under new regulations passed by the Ohio legislature, a Bachelor's degree is no longer a requirement for the remainder of this school year ONLY. Qualified applicants MUST have a minimum of a high school diploma and be at least 21 years of age, unless they are enrolled in an accredited university education preparation program. In addition, applicants must be of good moral standing and pass both a federal (FBI) and state (BCI) background check at the applicant's expense. Please apply on the following link:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeznddy_rwhZ8EyvkymZOWXPRN9ipZsPZOgyAy5rBt9zpOzEQ/viewform:
Posted Friday, November 5, 2021