Frequently Asked Questions

Visit the Centerville Board of Education web page to view contact information for the five board members.

Written policies and bylaws, all approved by the board, serve as guidelines for operation of the schools. Click here to view the Board Policy Manual. Once the BoardDocs website has opened, click on the Policies button in the top right corner to search the manual.

Any group wishing to reserve space in one of our facilities (other than Centerville High School) must complete the Building Use Form. This form includes information about rental group categories. Before submitting your form to the school where you would like to reserve a space, please check with the appropriate building for availability. Click here for contact information for each building.

Groups wishing to reserve space at Centerville High School should complete the CHS Building Use Form and return it to the high school.

As a service to the community, Centerville City Schools uses ParentSquare to share information about special events, camps, sports leagues, and other activities with our families. All parents/guardians and community members can subscribe to a group to receive information about these community activities. You can join this group here.

Here is some important information for community organizations who want to share information with Centerville families:

• The Request to Distribute Information Form must be submitted at least three days prior to your requested post date using the link below.
• Information will ONLY be distributed in electronic format through ParentSquare.
• Approved information will be shared through the ParentSquare app each Wednesday during the school year (and on select dates during the summer) and will remain available to users once posted, both through the app and on the district website.

Anticipated vacancies are posted on our Human Resources page. You can also visit the Dayton Area School Employment Consortium to apply for a position online.

Centerville Schools needs many substitutes throughout the school year. Positions include substitute teachers, paraprofessionals, secretaries and office aides, bus drivers and aides, custodians, and kitchen workers. Click here to learn more about substitute positions that are available in our district.

Please visit the New Student Enrollment page.

Note: If you are interested in Centerville Preschool, please see the Preschool Enrollment page for information about enrollment.

Please view our District Attendance Areas for each grade level. If you have additional questions, please contact the Transportation Department at 937-885-7776.

If you are moving into a residence that is registered in someone else's name, they must complete a Residence Affidavit. The affidavit must be notarized and uploaded during the online enrollment process. Please view the New Student Enrollment page for more information.

We do not have open enrollment. You must reside in the school district to attend Centerville City Schools.

If your child will turn five years old before Aug. 1, you may register him/her for kindergarten. More information about kindergarten enrollment is available on our New Student Enrollment page. 

If your child does not meet the age cut-off for entry into kindergarten but performs at remarkably high levels of achievement when compared to others of their age and experience they may be a candidate for early entrance into kindergarten.  Click here to read more about early entrance into kindergarten and here to read more about the early entrance process.

Prior to the start of school, you can download the Change of Address form and return your completed form to the Board of Education Office at 111 Virginia Ave., Centerville, OH 45458. Once school begins, please work with your child’s school office to submit address changes.

The latest five-year forecast, audit report, and monthly General Fund Rolling Report are available on the Treasurer web page. In addition, the district treasurer provides a financial update at each Board of Education meeting.

The Home Access Center (HAC) is an online portal for parents and students to access information such as emergency info and contacts, bus routes, attendance, fees, scheduled courses and teachers, grades and report cards.

Teacher assignments, bus route information and the option to pay student fees online will be available on HAC. Parents should use their existing log-in information to view the information.

LOG INTO HAC

Note: The following information is for parents. Student HAC accounts are issued at school.

If your family is new to Centerville Schools or has never set up a HAC account, you will need to set up your account using these instructions:

1. Navigate to the Home Access Center. 
2. Scroll down toward the bottom of the page where you will see a link labeled "Click Here to Register for HAC." 
3. In order for this process to work, you must have a valid email address on record. You will need to register using the first/last name, city and zip code for the parent/guardian. These values must match exactly what was submitted at the time of enrollment.
4. Each parent/guardian will be able to create their own account and unique password.

If you need any assistance with logging into your account, please email: hac@centerville.k12.oh.us

LOG INTO HAC

Information about homeschooling in Ohio is available on the Ohio Department of Education website. Parents interested in educating their children at home must complete the Home Education Notification Form and return it to Tammy Drerup, Director of Student Services, at tammy.drerup@centerville.k12.oh.us. A list of frequently asked questions about homeschooling is also available on the ODE website.

Breakfast and lunch menus are available on the Student Nutrition Services website. The site includes interactive menus that have nutrition and allergen information as well as information about applying for free and reduced price school meals.

Lunch includes an entrée, vegetables, fruit, and milk. At the elementary and middle schools, students may take up to a cup of vegetables and a half cup of fruit. High school students may take up to a cup of vegetables and up to a cup of fruit.

Here are the school lunch costs for the 2023-24 school year:

• Elementary: $2.75
• Middle school: $3.00
• High school: $3.35
• Milk (a la carte): $0.75

Across the district, for those who qualify, meals are free or a reduced price lunch is $0.40.

Our meal payment portal, TITAN Family Portal, upgraded to LINQ Connect in May 2023. There’s no need to change your username and password -- all your information has already been transferred to the new app.

Visit LINQConnect.com on your browser or download the "LINQ Connect" app from the Apple or Google Play Stores and log in with your existing username and password. If you don’t use our online meal payment portal, LINQ Connect allows you to set up one-time or recurring payments for your student’s meals. You can also view previous transactions, set spending limits, transfer funds between students, set low balance notifications, and more. It’s an easy way to manage meal payments without the hassle of sending cash.

Your child may pay with cash or check through the lunch line. Please make checks out to Centerville City Schools and put your student’s ID and the words "school lunch" on the memo line. If you send in cash or check for more than the lunch price, the money will be applied to your student’s account and every time food is purchased, money will be debited from that balance.

For further questions, please call our Student Nutrition Services Department at 937-433-8841, use the help features on the LINQ Connect website, or email support@linqconnect.com.

Please submit a meal assistance application through LINQConnect.com for the current school year. Click on the “Start Meal Application” button and follow the instructions. Paper applications are available on the Student Nutrition Services website or at your child’s school.

Centerville's schools operate on the following times:

• AM Preschool: 8:10-10:50 a.m.
• PM Preschool: 11:55 a.m.-2:35 p.m.
• AM Kindergarten: 8:10-10:50 a.m.
• PM Kindergarten: 11:55 a.m.-2:35 p.m.
• Grade 1: 8:10 a.m.-2:35 p.m.
• Grades 2-5: 8 a.m.-2:20 p.m.
• Grades 6-8: 8:50 a.m.-3:35 p.m.
• CHS Grades 9-12: 7:50 a.m.-2:50 p.m.
• Morning SOP: 8:15-11:15 a.m.
• Afternoon SOP: 12:45-3:45 p.m.
• Evening SOP: 3:45-5:45 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday

Phone numbers, fax numbers, and addresses for each school can be found on our Contact Us page.

The district is using an online payment system called PaySchools for families that wish to pay student fees online using a credit card. If you have not already done so, you will need to create a new account by visiting www.payschoolscentral.com and clicking on Register, entering your profile details, setting up your password via the email link that PaySchools sends to you, then logging in. Please note that you will need your child’s student ID number to complete the registration process.

You can create your new account at any time, and your child’s fees will automatically show up when they are assigned. Once you see that fees are due, you can follow the payment instructions on the PaySchools website. You can enter your credit card and/or banking information to use with your account or use guest checkout.

In addition to paying student fees, families will also be able to pay fees for athletic and co-curricular activities using PaySchools.

A PaySchools Central app is also available on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Those who do not wish to pay fees online may submit their payment to their child’s school office. If you have questions about fees, please contact your child’s school.

Please complete a Transcript Request form. Respond to all sections and see directions for submitting at the bottom of the page. This form may also be used to request special education and immunization records.

If you are ONLY requesting your immunization records, please send an email to Jennifer Appelbaum with your full name, date of birth, and year of graduation.

Students must be 14 years of age to obtain a work permit. A student may obtain a work permit application at all three middle schools, Centerville High School, the Student Services Department in the Board of Education Office, or online at the Ohio Department of Commerce.

The student must present, in person, a completed application when requesting a work permit. An application consists of parental permission/signature, pledge of employer, and a physician's certificate (a copy of current athletic physical certification is acceptable). Proof of age in the form of a birth certificate, hospital certificate, birth affidavit, or passport must be presented at the time of application. Driver’s licenses are not acceptable as proof of age in accordance with Ohio Wage & Hour regulations.

High school students may present their completed work permit application for processing at their Unit Guidance Office during regular school hours to obtain a permit. Work permit applications for all students may be processed at the Student Services Office, 111 Virginia Ave., Centerville 45458, 937-433-8841, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. STUDENTS MUST BE PRESENT TO SIGN THE WORK PERMIT.

Students 14-15 years of age are required to have a work permit year-round for employment. Students 16-17 years of age are required to have a work permit on file only if they are employed during the school year. Students 16-17 years of age will not be issued a work permit for employment during summer months or when school is not in session.

For each new job under a new employer, the student must present a new Pledge of Employer (OHIO Form III) to obtain a new permit.