📚⏰ Attendance Matters at Adams County Ohio Valley Schools!
Every school day is a building block for success. When students are in class, their learning tank stays FULL and their future stays bright. 🌟
✅ Strive for 5 – aim for fewer than 5 absences this school year.
✅ Every Day COUNTS – each day missed is a missed opportunity to grow and succeed.
Let’s work together to keep our students on track, motivated, and learning at their best! 💯
#AttendanceMatters #EverySchoolDayCounts #StriveFor5
The Adams County Teacher of the Year award recognizes outstanding full-time certified classroom teachers who make a real difference. These exceptional educators set high expectations for both their students and themselves, inspiring everyone around them - students, colleagues, and the entire community. They maintain the highest level of professionalism while continuously growing in their craft, and most importantly, they demonstrate genuine care and respect for every student. Help us honor a teacher who transforms learning, empowers students to succeed, and truly makes a difference in our schools!
📚 Every Day Counts for Your Child’s Success! 📚
Attendance Matters – being in school every day makes a big difference. Missing just 2 days a month adds up—and by state definition, a student may be considered chronically absent.
✅ If your child must be absent, please remember to send in a parent note or doctor’s note so the absence can be excused.
✅ The Ohio Department of Education’s goal for the 25–26 school year is to reduce chronic absenteeism to 14.5% or less.
Let’s work together to build good habits now—because Strive for 5, Every Day Counts! 🌟
#AttendanceMatters #StriveFor5 #EveryDayCounts
📣 Adams County Connected Day is Almost Here! 📣
Join us on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at the Adams County Fairground Merchant Hall from 10 AM – 2 PM for this FREE community event!
🌟 Over 25 agencies and organizations will be on-site to share resources, answer questions, and connect with families.
🍴 A food truck will be available with delicious food and drinks for purchase.
✅ It’s not too late to register—just email the Adams County Board of DD Superintendent at l.lafferty@adamscbdd.org.
Confirmed participants include:
Ohio Means Jobs • OhioKAN • Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities • State Treasurer Robert Sprague • Legal Aid of Southeast & Central Ohio • Adams County Early Intervention • Adams County Economic Development • Early Head Start/Head Start • ABCAP • Adams County Senior Citizens • Job and Family Services • Adams County Children Services • Adams County Board of DD • Venture Productions, Inc. • Adams County Veteran Services • Safe-in-Home • Help Me Grow • GRIT • Adams County Public Libraries • Adams County Ohio Valley Schools • COAD • Parent Mentor – ACOVSD • Treatment X • Women Helping Women • Ohio Department of Insurance • Adams Brown Recycling • Adams County Senior Solutions • Integrated Services for Behavioral Health • Area on Aging District 7
🙌 Please share this post to help spread the word! Let’s make this Connected Day the best one yet—because when our community connects, we all grow stronger. 💙
📅✨ September is Attendance Awareness Month! ✨📅
Showing up matters — every single day! Did you know that regular school attendance is one of the biggest predictors of student success? When students are in school, they are learning, building relationships, and preparing for a bright future. 🌟
This year, each school in the Adams County Ohio Valley School District has an Attendance Banner proudly displayed to remind us of our goal:
✅ Strive for 5 (fewer than 5 absences all year)
✅ Every Day Counts
A special shout-out to the talented students in the WUHS FORGE Lab who designed and created these banners for our schools! 🙌 Their work is helping spread the important message that attendance matters.
Let’s work together to build strong habits, encourage one another, and celebrate the power of showing up. 💪📚
#AttendanceMatters #StriveFor5 #EveryDayCounts #ACOVSD
📚 Attendance Matters! 📚
Good school attendance is key to your success! Did you know that missing just 2 days of school each month—for any reason—can label a student as chronically absent according to the state of Ohio? 😮
If you ever do need to miss, make sure to bring a parent note or doctor’s note to have the absence excused. Every day counts toward your success! ✅
#AttendanceMatters #EveryDayCounts
REQUIREMENTS TO HOME Educate
Parents should start by notifying the superintendent of the school district where they reside about their intent to home educate their child/or children. Notification must be made within five calendar days after commencing home education, moving into a new school district, or withdrawing from a public or nonpublic school, and by the thirtieth (30) day of August each year thereafter.
Form may be sent to the Superintendent of ACOVSD through:
Don Rabold - HomeSchooling Coordinator for Adams County and designee to accept notification forms - don.rabold@brownesc.us
Shari Austin - HomeSchooling Administrative Assistant - shari.austin@ovsd.us
Final step:
Superintendent Wallace will provide acknowledgement letters to families within 14 days of receipt.
NAES had 100% of their families complete the final forms documents by 6:28 a.m. of the 6th day of school. Thank you North Adams Community for taking a few moments to ensure your students have access to the wide array of activities provided by the schools. We have 6 more buildings to get those forms done and a couple are very close to the 100% - who will take second?
Don't know how or have access - call your child's school and they will make arrangements to assist you.
Adams County Ohio Valley School District invites the community to a public meeting to share feedback on the use of state and federal grant funds, including Title I, Title I-D, Title II-A, Title IV, Title V-B, IDEA-B, ECSE, and others.
📅 Date: Monday, August 25, 2025
🕔 Time: 5:15 p.m.
📍 Location: Career & Technical Center, 175 Lloyd Road, West Union, OH 45693
We welcome input from all community members, including parents of students attending non-public schools. Written comments may be sent to:
Tracy Spires, Director of State and Federal Programs
141 Lloyd Road, West Union, OH 45693
Immediately afterward, the Board of Education will convene its regular meeting.
📚✨ WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL, ACOVSD STUDENTS! ✨📚
📢 ATTENDANCE MATTERS!
💪 STRIVE for 5 - ✅ Every Day Counts
🚨 Chronic absenteeism is a nationwide challenge—and we need your help to turn it around.
What is it? Missing 10% or more of the school year (about 18 days) for ANY reason—excused or unexcused. Even tardies count toward this number.
📊 Last year: 27.7% of ACOVSD students were chronically absent.
🎯 State Goal (ODEW): 14.5% or less
Let’s work together to make this our best year yet—show up, stay engaged, and succeed!
#AttendanceMatters #ACOVSD #StriveFor5 #EveryDayCounts
Adams County Ohio Valley Students Take Big Steps Toward Bright Futures Through Summer Programs & Certifications
This summer, several students from the Adams County Ohio Valley School District made the most of their break by participating in hands-on career programs and extended certification trainings—all part of a continued investment in their futures. These students, made up of recent graduates and rising seniors, chose to take bold steps toward career success by engaging in real-world experiences designed to align with their individual goals and pathways.
These opportunities were made possible through the GRIT Project in Adams County, which partnered closely with students to help them understand their career assessment results and identify paths that matched their strengths and interests. GRIT coordinated with a variety of partners to make these summer programs a success, including:
OhioMeansJobs (OMJ)
Foundations for the Trades
Shawnee State University
Hocking College
Tri-County Career Center
Local community members who generously donated to ensure every student had what they needed to fully
participate
We are proud to recognize the following students for their initiative, commitment, and courage to step forward into something new:
North Adams High School- Christopher Doughman, Robbie McClellan, Konner Rogers
Peebles High School - Allison Sissel, Braden McCann, Damien McCann, Isabella Farmer, Keira Delk, Carson Reed
West Union High School - Addison Lantz, Braylin Fields, Adriana Moman, Briceton Green, Lea McNeilan, Logan Caldwell, Nina McCann, Yasmine Munoz, James Smith, Kale Garrison
CTC - Emily Stapleton, Gracie Pollitt, Ida Vigal, Kiera Scott, Kennedi Dotson, Chase Lewis, Ryken Copas, Zach Shoemaker
Their willingness to invest in themselves—through certifications, training, and summer learning—reflects a powerful message: The future belongs to those who show up for it. These students showed up, and they shined.
To everyone who helped organize, guide, support, and believe in these students: thank you. We hope we haven’t missed anyone but know that your role was deeply valued. Because of you, doors were opened, needs were met, and futures were strengthened.
Tomorrow, Thursday August 14th, is the first day back to school for all students in grades 1-12. Preschool and Kindergarten students have received information about their delayed start dates. We look forward to an engaging year of learning and growth!
As the 2025-2026 school year begins, it is essential for districts and schools to create engaging environments that foster learning and strong foundations for all students. To support this goal, Ohio law now requires each school district, community school, and STEM school to adopt a policy prohibiting cell phone use by students during the instructional day by Jan. 1, 2026.
An “instructional day” is any period of time in which a student is expected to be in attendance and includes not only formal instruction time but also supervised activities, such as transitioning between classes, recess, meal periods, and field trips.
What Makes a Teacher of the Year?
The Adams County Teacher of the Year award recognizes outstanding full-time certified classroom teachers who make a real difference. These exceptional educators set high expectations for both their students and themselves, inspiring everyone around them - students, colleagues, and the entire community. They maintain the highest level of professionalism while continuously growing in their craft, and most importantly, they demonstrate genuine care and respect for every student. Help us honor a teacher who transforms learning, empowers students to succeed, and truly makes a difference in our schools! Nominate a teacher today!
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