Back to School FAQ

Yes, all PreK-12 students who participate in the in-person learning option will continue to attend school all day Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. (Preschool and kindergarten will be AM/PM.) 

On Wednesdays, K-12 students in the district will continue to learn remotely from home on the current abbreviated schedule. (Preschool will not meet on Wednesdays.) This schedule provides time on Wednesday afternoons for teacher collaboration, independent student work time, intervention and remediation, and additional cleaning in our facilities.

The one exception to this schedule will be Wednesday, June 2. Because we are only in session for three days the last week of the school year, we will have preschool through high school students come in-person on June 2.

Yes, the middle schools and Centerville High School will continue to operate on a block schedule for both in-person and remote learners to reduce the number of class changes students have each day. Start and end times for schools will not change. These schedules are available on each schools’ website.

In the event a student cannot report to school in-person (such as an extended absence or quarantine), the student may continue learning from home and will not be recorded as absent. Students in grades K-5 will be given work to complete remotely. Students in grades 6-12 will follow their normal class schedule on Zoom.

Google Classroom will continue to be the “hub” for students to stay connected to their teachers and classrooms. During an extended absence, students should continue to check into their Google Classrooms each day.

Students and staff members will practice social distancing whenever possible; however, with the number of students attending school in-person, maintaining six feet of distance is not possible in most situations. Please refer to the quarantine information under Health & Safety Protocols for more details.

Teaching and learning does look different in our classrooms. Movement within classrooms is limited to maximize social distancing, and typical instructional practices have been modified to incorporate health and safety protocols. At the middle and high school levels, teachers are facilitating in-person instruction as well as remote learning.

In our K-5 buildings, activities in integrated arts classes have been modified to adhere to safety protocols. PE, performing arts and other large classes may be reorganized, modified or held outside to allow for safe conditions. Specialty subject areas, such as band, PE, etc., have discussed considerations specific to their areas.

Students are using their own supplies as much as possible. If shared supplies or equipment are necessary, those items will be sanitized in between uses.

We are continuing to offer remote learning with Centerville teachers and curriculum through the end of the school year as an option for those families that are unable or uncomfortable returning to school buildings.

If you need to change your middle or high school students’ learning option, please reach out to your child’s principal to discuss your options.

Because K-5 students who are participating in the remote learning option are placed with teachers who are only teaching remote students, those families had to make a final decision about remote or in-person instruction prior to the fourth quarter.

Your child’s teacher or school will provide their weekly schedule. Grades K-12 will continue to follow an abbreviated schedule on Wednesdays, which will allow for independent work time, opportunities to provide targeted support and teacher collaboration. Daily attendance will be monitored.

Grades K-5: Learning activities and assignments will be posted in Google Classroom, and teachers will provide live instruction each day. We are asking students to follow these expectations:

• Check Google Classroom at the start of each day for the most up-to-date schedule, information and assignments.
• Be on time and attend all live sessions.
• Come prepared with your materials.
• During sessions using Zoom, turn on your camera, mute yourself when directed, be focused, pay attention and be an active participant.
• Complete assignments and submit them as directed

There were adjustments made to remote learning at grades 2-5 prior to the start of the second semester, so here are schedules for those grade levels:

• Second grade remote learning schedule with 2-hour delay schedule
• Third grade remote learning schedule with 2-hour delay schedule
• Fourth grade remote learning schedule with 2-hour delay schedule
• Fifth grade remote learning schedule with 2-hour delay schedule
• Remote learning expectations for students

Grades 6-12: Learning activities and assignments will be posted in Google Classroom, and teachers will use Zoom for live instruction. Students should have their cameras on during classroom Zoom sessions (any exceptions will need to be approved by your child’s building or unit principal). Our teachers are working very hard to keep learning moving forward in this environment, and visual feedback is very important to the learning process. Our teachers’ ability to see students and their nonverbal cues helps our teachers adjust to the needs of students and keep them engaged. Teachers will record whether students have their cameras on or off for each class, and parents will receive a message via email any time a student does not have their camera on. If your student needs a district-issued Chromebook with these capabilities or if you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s school office.

• Magsig remote learning schedule with 2-hour delay schedule
• Tower Heights remote learning schedule with 2-hour delay schedule
• Watts remote learning schedule with 2-hour delay schedule
• CHS remote learning schedule with 2-hour delay schedule

Our Director of Student Services and special education coordinators have met regularly throughout the school year to prepare for transitions between in-person and remote learning. They have also been meeting with our intervention specialists and therapists to determine how to continue to provide a continuum of education for all of our students who have a disability. Our students will continue to receive the services that are on their IEPs, whether that is in-person or remotely.

If your child receives related services (OT, PT, Speech), those services will continue to be provided using tele-therapy or in-person therapy. How therapy will be provided for each student will be determined by the individual needs of the students. Our therapists, intervention specialists and coordinators will continue to remain in close contact with families throughout the transition between in-person and remote learning.

Please visit our New Student Enrollment page for instructions about how to enroll your children. Enrollment for the 2021-22 school year is now open. Attendance zones for each grade level are available on the District Maps page. For additional information about attendance zones, please contact the Transportation Department at (937) 885-7776.

For students attending in person, the start and end times for our schools will not change. Click here to download a printable graphic.

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

Click here to download the 2020-21 academic calendar. This calendar has been updated to include the change to in-person instruction on Wednesday, June 2.

Yes, the 2021-22 calendar can be downloaded from the district website. Our plan is to open school buildings in August with our normal school schedule in place.

Please see our Contact Us page for phone and fax numbers for each school as well as the Board of Education Office and Transportation Department.

Yes, the Board of Education Office and individual school offices are currently open during their normal hours. Please see our Contact Us page for phone and fax numbers for each school as well as the Board of Education Office and Transportation Department.

Visit our website and then select your child’s school. School supply lists for preschool through middle school will be available on each school’s main page under Downloads. High school students will receive supply lists from their teachers.

Centerville Schools maintain a uniform and consistent student fee schedule to cover part of the cost of necessary materials and supplies provided to students. Supplies include items such as journals and writing supplies, replacement paperback books, math workbooks, science and social studies materials such as periodicals, journals and experiment supplies, integrated arts consumables, technology-related hardware and software, online subscriptions and more. Student fees are also used for printing supplies such as toners, copy machine contracts and paper orders. 

These materials have been purchased for the 2020-21 school year. Some have already been used (or will be used) by students during in-person learning, and others are being made available during remote learning when families pick up learning materials.

Families can pay school fees and fees for athletic and co-curricular activities online through the Home Access Center (HAC). There is no processing fee for online payments.

Parents should use their existing log-in information to view the fees for their children. Once logged into HAC, click on the Registration icon and then on the Fees tab. You should see your child’s fees listed there with prompts on paying with a credit card. Families must make separate payments for each child.

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

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 found on that website and return it to Tom Castleman, Centerville’s enrollment coordinator at tom.castleman@centerville.k12.oh.us. A list of frequently asked questions about homeschooling is also available on the ODE website.

Face coverings will be required for K-12 students and preferred for preschool students. A face covering is a piece of fabric, cloth or other material that covers the wearer’s nose, mouth and chin simultaneously and is secured to the wearer’s face by elastic, ties or other means. Bandanas and face shields are not permitted. Neck gaiters are not preferred but will be allowed as long as they meet the criteria outlined in the Face Covering Policy.

Students should plan to provide their own mask as part of their school supplies. We will have a limited number of masks available if a student forgets theirs.

Click here to read the district’s COVID-19 Face Covering Policy, which was approved by the Centerville Board of Education, and here to read the State of Ohio’s order requiring the use of facial coverings in education settings.

Use this link or see below to watch a video about wearing cloth face coverings.

The CDC recommends all people 2 years of age and older wear a cloth face covering in public settings and when around people who don’t live in your household. Cloth face coverings should not be worn by children under the age of 2 or anyone who has trouble breathing, is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.

There may be some exemptions for students who are unable to wear a mask due to documented health or developmental reasons.

Click here to read the district’s COVID-19 Face Covering Policy, which was approved by the Centerville Board of Education, and here to read the State of Ohio’s order requiring the use of facial coverings in education settings.

Failure or refusal to wear a face covering will result in discipline in accordance with other district policies, handbooks and/or codes of conduct. Students who fail or refuse to wear a face covering may be assigned by the superintendent to remote learning.

Click here to read the district’s COVID-19 Face Covering Policy, which was approved by the Centerville Board of Education, and here to read the State of Ohio’s order requiring the use of facial coverings in education settings.

Students and staff members will practice social distancing whenever possible; however, with the number of students attending school in-person, maintaining six feet of distance is not possible in most situations. Please refer to the quarantine information below for more details.

Classrooms will be reconfigured and hallway travel will be modified to maximize distancing as much as possible. Schedules will be modified to reduce transitions, limit the number of students each person comes in contact with, and allow for sanitizing.

Frequent hand washing will be encouraged. Hand sanitizer will be available throughout buildings.

The use of lockers will be determined by each building.

Yes! Students should be screened by a parent/guardian at home each day before entering school or the bus. Staff will self-screen for symptoms prior to coming to school.

Monitor your child’s temperature daily (stay home for a minimum of 24 hours if temperature is 100.4 degrees) and screen for any COVID-19 symptoms, including fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and/or diarrhea.

Please download this quick reference sheet for health and safety protocols, which includes a daily home screening checklist.

Please keep your child home if they have any COVID-19 symptoms or symptoms of any other illness. Our school nurses shared that the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations for exclusion from school are conditions that:

• Prevent the child from participating comfortably in activities and/or pose a significant risk to themselves or others
• Result in a need for care that is greater than staff members can provide without compromising the health and safety of other students
• Pose a risk of spread of harmful disease to others
• Some illnesses/injuries may justify exclusion from school until cleared by a healthcare provider (e.g. a student returning to school after surgery)
• A temperature 100.4 degrees or above is generally recognized as a fever. Normal body temperature varies throughout the day and with the person’s level of activity. The degree of temperature may not indicate how sick the student is. Whether or not the student should attend with a temperature less than 100.4 degrees should include the student’s overall health status and other symptoms.

Daily health monitoring, including temperature checks, will occur at home each day before students or staff enter school or the bus. Temperatures will be taken at school if a student or staff member is feeling unwell.

Please contact your healthcare provider for more information about getting tested for COVID-19. If you do not have a regular healthcare provider, the Ohio Department of Health has a list of testing centers available on their website.

Yes, your child should stay home until you receive results. If the test is positive, follow the directions in the next question. If the test is negative, please follow the recommendations of your healthcare provider or contact your school nurse with any questions.

Families should notify the school district within 24 hours if their child tests positive for COVID-19 or has had close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 (within 6 feet of an infected person for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period). Please call your child’s school office or complete the online form at tinyurl.com/ccscovid19reporting to report a positive case or exposure. Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County provided these isolation instructions for people with COVID-19.

If a family member is symptomatic and waiting on test results, then please have all family members stay home until test results are received. If a family member is not symptomatic and is getting tested for routine procedures or a work requirement, then children may attend school. 

District staff will notify Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County (PHDMC) when the school is made aware of a student or staff member who has tested positive for COVID-19.

The district will notify parents/guardians of children who have been in close contact with a positive case (within 6 feet of an infected person for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period). There has been a change in quarantine guidance (see next question), and more information about quarantine requirements will be provided by your child’s school nurse.

The school district will notify all families of a positive case in their child’s school within 24 hours. In addition, total case numbers for the district and each school building will be updated on the district website, www.centerville.k12.oh.us/covid19-data, every Friday afternoon.

Centerville City Schools has updated our quarantine guidelines using the latest guidance from the Ohio Department of Health and Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County (PHDMC), along with our data regarding virus spread within our buildings.

Our goal is to keep students at school while still providing a safe environment for our students and staff. We are seeing increased spread across the district from student to student and student to staff. Because of this, we are adjusting our quarantining practices in an effort to reduce the spread within our schools.

The district will notify parents/guardians of children who have been in close contact with a positive case (within 6 feet of an infected person for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period). Those individuals will be required to quarantine at home for a minimum of 10 days to help prevent the possible spread of the infection to others. We will no longer be using a tiered approach when quarantining within the schools.

PHDMC provided this self-quarantine guidance, which includes information about the following quarantine guidelines:

• Optimal duration quarantine: 14 days from your last exposure to the person who is COVID positive
• Reduced duration 1: 10 days from your last exposure to the person who is COVID positive as long as you remain symptom free
• Reduced duration 2 will no longer be an option for our students or staff members beginning Feb. 16, 2021

More information about any quarantine timelines will be provided by your child’s school nurse.

Vaccinated individuals who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 are not required to quarantine if they meet all of the following criteria:

• They have been fully vaccinated, which means it has been at least two weeks following receipt of the second dose in a 2-dose series, or at least two weeks following receipt of one dose of a single-dose vaccine.
• They are within three months following receipt of the last dose in the series.
• They have remained asymptomatic since the current COVID-19 exposure. (After an exposure, you should watch for symptoms for 14 days and immediately isolate if you develop symptoms.)

Those who do not meet all three of the above criteria must follow the district’s current quarantine guidance after exposure to a positive case.

Even if you have been vaccinated, you are still required to wear a mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands or use hand sanitizer often, and continue to clean and disinfect surfaces.

A person who has had a test confirmed positive for COVID-19 is considered to have natural immunity for 90 days after the test date and will not need to quarantine. They should still monitor for symptoms after a known exposure to a COVID positive case. Those who have had “presumptive positive COVID” would need to quarantine using guidelines for close contacts.

Students and staff members should follow these guidelines before returning to school. Please note that non-COVID-19 illness exclusions will be based on recommendations of the individual healthcare provider or nurse assessment.

Please keep your student at home if they are COVID positive, have been identified as a close contact or have COVID-19 symptoms. Follow the guidance of the public health department or your healthcare provider. Isolation and quarantine timelines may be extended depending on individual cases.

POSITIVE TEST WITH SYMPTOMS

• Fever-free without medicine for 24 hours; and
• Other symptoms have improved; and
• At least 10 calendar days have passed since the symptoms first appeared

POSITIVE TEST WITHOUT SYMPTOMS

• At least 10 calendar days have passed since positive test result

SUSPECTED COVID-19 ILLNESS WITHOUT TESTING

• Fever-free without medicine for 24 hours; and
• 10 days after symptoms onset, and the improvement of other symptoms

Please keep your child home if they have any COVID-19 symptoms or symptoms of any other illness, and follow the guidance of your healthcare provider.

Yes, all children should stay home from school, and you should contact your healthcare provider for additional guidance.

Students must complete their quarantine. The duration of the quarantine may be reduced if the child meets the requirements outlined by the health department. Please refer to page 3 of the self-quarantine guidelines and contact your child’s school nurse.

Members who live in the household meet the definition of close contact, requiring anyone in the house to quarantine. Quarantine timelines may vary depending on individual cases. Please contact your child’s school nurse for additional information.

The Ohio Department of Health guidelines advises anyone traveling out of the country or domestically to states reporting positive COVID-19 testing rates of 15 percent or higher should quarantine before returning to school. Please visit the ODH website for a list of high risk locations.

In the event a student cannot report to school in-person (such as an extended absence or quarantine), the student may continue learning from home and will not be recorded as absent. Students in grades K-5 will be given work to complete remotely. Students in grades 6-12 will follow their normal class schedule on Zoom.

Google Classroom will continue to be the “hub” for students to stay connected to their teachers and classrooms. During an extended absence, students should continue to check into their Google Classrooms each day.

The Ohio Public Health Advisory Alert system and virus trends in our community will help guide our decisions, and other factors could include availability of teachers, student illnesses, possible calamity days, etc. We will give our school community as much notice as possible before switching between in-person learning and remote learning. Those decisions could be made at a district, building, grade or class level depending on virus outbreaks in our schools.

In order to minimize your student’s exposure to COVID-19 and other illnesses, parents are strongly encouraged to give daily medications at home. Our school nurses are working with district administrators on a plan that will best meet our students’ medical needs. An alternate space is available in all buildings for students who may be experiencing COVID-19 related symptoms while awaiting parent pick-up.

Please contact the school nurse in your building for further instructions.

Yes, the school nurses will have access to appropriate PPE and will utilize when appropriate.

Prevention is a key strategy with any illness, such as influenza or coronavirus, so it is important to both protect yourself and take measures against spread to others. The CDC recommends these everyday actions to help prevent the spread of viruses:

• Students and staff members should wear a mask per Centerville Schools’ Face Covering Policy.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after touching any frequently used item or surface. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Use this link or see below to watch a video about handwashing.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Stay home when you are sick. Do not go to work or school. If someone in your household has tested positive for the coronavirus, keep the entire household at home. Use this link or see below to watch a video about staying home when you are sick.
• Sneeze or cough into a tissue or the inside of your elbow.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick, especially if you are an older person or someone with a serious underlying health condition.
• Disinfect frequently used items and surfaces as much as possible.
• Get a flu vaccine.
• Pick up your child promptly should they become ill during the school day.

Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County, the Ohio Department of Health and the CDC all have many resources for families to help prevent the spread of illness, as well as information to help if you are ill.

All grade levels: Students in all grade levels are required by the Ohio Department of Health to have the required immunizations for school attendance.

For incoming seventh graders: If your son or daughter will be entering seventh grade this school year, the Ohio Department of Health requires two vaccinations in addition to those your child received prior to school entry: 1) Tdap booster vaccine within the past five years (August 2015 or later), BEFORE the first day of school; and 2) Meningococcal vaccine BEFORE the first day of school. If your student has had one dose of this vaccine at any time AFTER age 10 and prior to this school year, this requirement has been met. If you have questions, please contact the school nurse at your child’s middle school. Click here for more information about seventh grade vaccinations.

For incoming 12th graders: Students now must be vaccinated against meningococcal disease (MCV4) prior to entering their 12th grade school year. If you have questions, please contact the school nurse at CHS. Click here for more information about 12th grade vaccinations.

The state of Ohio does allow for a parental waiver for those who choose to not vaccinate their children, and a medical waiver for those children who cannot safely be vaccinated due to medical conditions. Click here to download the waiver form.

Our custodial and maintenance staff are working hard to clean and disinfect buildings to maintain a safe learning environment. We continue to restock supplies, and prior to the return to school buildings in October, we increased bathroom cleaning equipment and added 18 Clorox Total 360 machines. During the day, custodians are concentrating on disinfecting touch points, handrails, door knobs and restrooms. After school hours, custodians are working to deep clean restrooms as well as additional surface cleaning of tables, desks and chairs.

We have enhanced cleaning procedures in all of our buildings. Custodial and maintenance staff will continue to clean and disinfect classrooms, restrooms, common areas, high-touch surfaces, etc. Cleaning supplies and disinfectants will be available to clean work spaces as needed. Spray mists and electrostatic cleaning machines will also be used to disinfect spaces. Barriers and signage will be used in high traffic areas.

Yes, cleaning supplies and disinfectants will be available for staff members and students to clean work spaces as needed. Teachers will spray desks and chairs with disinfectant between groups of students.

Touchless water bottle filling stations are available in each school building, and students are encouraged to bring water with them each day. Other drinking fountains will be disabled.

Restrooms will be disinfected frequently throughout the day. Detailed cleaning will take place before and after school.

Cleaning schedules will depend on the building and how spaces are being used. Each building will have a Clorox Total 360 machine to be used in large areas, areas with high student traffic, and any contaminated spaces.

HVAC systems are different per building, but all the units have the same basic functions and controls, including outside air dampers and Co2 sensors. During the heating and cooling seasons, unit fans are constantly running to circulate air flow. The outside dampers are controlled to maximize the amount of fresh air during early morning start-up times. Start-up times have been set to come on early and stay on later in the day to keep fresh air cycling through buildings. When it’s really hot, the unit controls the amount of outside air to reduce humidity levels. The units have Co2 sensors that monitor the carbon dioxide levels and will open outside dampers to draw fresh air. Filters are changed three times per year, and we are planning to use the highest MERV rating for 1-inch and 2-inch box filters.

We are using Clorox 360 solution, Triple-S Renegade disinfectant, Citroxo and KaiBlooey.

We are overlapping day shift and second shift custodians’ work schedules so there are more custodians in the building during the school day. Our maintenance team will be available to assist building custodians if necessary.

We now have enough district-owned devices available to assign one to all students in grades K-12. Students who were attending school in-person during the second quarter have already received their device. If your child was enrolled in the remote learning option and has been using a personal device, please reach out to your building principal as soon as possible if you decide your child needs a district-owned device.

Students who have been identified as having a significant disability may require a device other than a Chromebook. We will provide an appropriate device for those students. Please reach out to your child’s intervention specialist.

If your family does not have Internet access, you can still request a district-owned hotspot for remote instruction. Families must meet basic eligibility requirements. Please complete an eligibility form and return your completed form to your child’s principal. Only one form needs to be submitted per family.

We recommend that you keep the hotspot for now since students are still learning remotely on Wednesdays.

Students must have a signed Student User Agreement on file to maintain an active account. If you and your child have not signed the Student User Agreement for the 2020-21 school year, please visit https://student.centerville.k12.oh.us to sign the electronic version.

Yes, our Technology Department has created a website with a variety of resources, troubleshooting tips and a form to request technology support. Click here to view the Parent Resources website.

Yes, routine bus transportation to and from school will be available when students return to school buildings, with up to two students per seat. All students will have an assigned seat while on the school bus, and siblings will sit together whenever possible.

If you already submitted a form earlier this school year and the information has not changed, you do not need to resubmit.

When completing any transportation form, please include information for all five days of the week. To help with contact tracing during the 2020-21 school year, all students may only have one bus stop location in the morning and one bus stop location in the afternoon, every day. All students will have an assigned seat while on the school bus. Temporary transportation change forms will not be honored at this time.

Grades PreK-1: All students must have a Transportation Form on file with their school, whether they are riding a school bus or using alternate transportation.

Grades 2-8: All students will automatically be routed to and from their home address. If your child is opting out of bus services or will be served by a childcare provider at an address other than your home, you must complete a Transportation Form and return it to your child’s school. You do not need to complete this form if your child rides the bus to and from your home address.

Grades 9-12: Students MUST complete the Opt to Ride survey to receive school bus transportation. If you do not complete this form, your child will not receive bus services. (Note: If you do not opt in for your student now, you may do so at a later time. Please be aware the Transportation Department may need additional time to route your student.)

Bus route information will be available by Tuesday, Jan. 12 on the Home Access Center (HAC) by clicking on the Registration icon once you’ve logged in. If the information on HAC is incorrect, please notify the Transportation Department by calling (937) 885-7776 or emailing a team member.

The Home Access Center (HAC) is an online portal for parents and students to access information that includes demographic data (emergency info and contacts), transportation (bus routes), attendance (absence and tardies), fees (balance and fee history), classes (scheduled courses and teachers), grades and report cards (grades 6-12 only).

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.

If you have never accessed HAC, use the Register link to create your account. This link can be found in the Login box. In order for this process to work, you must have a valid email address on record. You also will need to confirm the parent or guardian name and the ZIP code on file. If you have trouble completing the registration process, please send an email to hac@centerville.k12.oh.us.

Students will be required to wear a face covering when they are on a school bus. We will have a limited number of masks available if a student forgets theirs.

Hand sanitizer dispensers would have to be permanently mounted on the buses, so we recommend students wash their hands before leaving their homes and/or bring hand sanitizer with them on the bus. Hand sanitizer will be available once they arrive at school.

Buses will be disinfected throughout the day and before and after each trip.

Social distancing is recommended when students are at their bus stop. School arrival and dismissal will be modified to reduce the number of students each person comes in contact with.

Each school will notify families of any changes to parent drop off or pick up procedures.

Yes, students will be able to use these methods of transportation as they have in the past.

Prior to the start of school, you can download the Change of Address form and return your complete 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 on address changes.

Yes, when school buildings are open for in-person instruction, our cafeterias will be serving lunch to students at each of our schools, or students can choose to bring their own lunch from home. Breakfast will continue to be available at PVN, PVS, Cline, Driscoll, Normandy and CHS.

Breakfast and lunch menus will be 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. You can also add money or check the balance of your student’s meal account.

The district has started utilizing a new system where you can make online payments for your student’s meals. We are no longer using the former MyPayments Plus system, so you are unable to make payments with your old account. However, any funds that remained on your student’s account in the MyPayments Plus system have been transferred to the new system.

You must go to https://family.titank12.com and make a new account in order to continue making payments towards your students' meals. You may also submit a meal assistance application through TITAN School Solutions for the current school year. Click on "Sign up today!" to begin the process of making a new account and be sure to have the following information to successfully link your student(s) to your account: First Name, Last Name, Grade, School and Date of Birth.

For further questions, please call our Student Nutrition Services Department at (937) 433-8841 or the support line for TITAN School Solutions at (916) 467-4700 option 2.

Please submit a meal assistance application before Oct. 6 through TITAN School Solutions for the current school year. Click on the “Apply For Meals Today” button and follow the instructions. Paper applications are available on the Student Nutrition Services website or at your child’s school. This form is also used for school fee waivers.

Due to the increased need for access to healthy meals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government (through the USDA) has implemented waivers to schools across Ohio that participated in the meal distribution program during the spring remote closure/shutdown. Please note that this waiver has been extended.

What that means is that Centerville City Schools will be able to serve meals to all students FREE OF CHARGE until the end of the school year. Families do not need to complete any additional paperwork to receive this benefit. This waiver applies regardless of whether a student participates in remote or in-person learning.

Families who qualify for free or reduced meals should still submit updated meal assistance applications for the 2020-21 school year since these forms are also used for school fee waivers.

For students who are learning in-person, our schools are using a variety of spaces, such as the cafeteria, gym and outdoor areas, so students can spread out at lunch time. Plexiglas barriers have been installed to provide separation at K-5 cafeteria tables. Students will practice social distancing as much as possible during lunch.

Serving lines are marked for social distancing, and staff wear gloves, masks and face shields. Any food will be sealed or wrapped. All surfaces will be sanitized frequently throughout meal services. Parents/guardians are encouraged to add money to their students’ meal account to limit cash/coins.

We are overlapping day shift and second shift custodians’ work schedules so there are more custodians in the building during the school day. Our maintenance team will be available to assist building custodians if necessary.

Yes, seniors, juniors and sophomores who drive will be permitted to leave the campus at lunch at this time.

Students who are continuing with the remote learning option for the fourth quarter are eligible to pick up school meals. If you have not already done so during the second semester, please notify our Student Nutrition Services Department at olivia.stone@centerville.k12.oh.us if you would like to begin picking up meals for your child. Meals will be provided between 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. each Wednesday at the school building you choose. Anyone may pick up the meals as long as they have the student’s name and ID number. Please note that meal pick-up will follow the school calendar, and meals will only be provided for days when school is in session.

For students who have been learning remotely and are now returning to school for the fourth quarter, please notify our Student Nutrition Services Department at olivia.stone@centerville.k12.oh.us that you will no longer be picking up meals on Wednesdays.

When school buildings are open, recess will be modified to incorporate health and safety protocols. During recess at the K-5 level, specific portions of the playground will be designated for each class on a rotating basis. At our middle schools, students will have an opportunity to go outside during their lunch period.

At this time, athletic teams are practicing and competing following the guidelines released by the Ohio Department of Health.

Centerville Schools is following guidelines and recommendations from the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), including wearing masks and social distancing when possible, putting team members in smaller groups that remain together when possible, having sanitation stations available at each training session, and cleaning and sanitizing equipment and facilities. All athletes check-in using a QR code to help with contract tracing and quarantining individuals who may have been exposed to an illness.

Yes, students who choose the remote learning option will be able to participate in athletics or extracurricular activities.

Yes. Per Ohio High School Athletic Association guidance posted on Nov. 10, 2020, any student-athlete who tests positive for COVID-19, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, shall not return to sports activities until a documented medical exam is performed clearing the individual prior to that individual returning to contests or practices. Click here to download the OHSAA COVID-19 Return to Play Form.

At this time, we will not permit field trips or large gatherings during the school day.

Decisions regarding after-school activities are being made on a case-by-case basis.

Yes, students who choose the online learning option will be able to participate in athletics or extracurricular activities.

The end of a school year includes many traditions, such as graduation, prom, field days and other recognition programs. Staff at each of our buildings are making adjustments to hold as many of these programs as possible, while following safety precautions. Each school will share details as their activities are finalized.

Visit our Calendars page to access the district’s academic calendar as well as school and athletic calendars. A filter tool is available to select which calendars you’d like to view. Each school is responsible for inputting their own events.

Only essential visitors will be admitted to school buildings, and visitors are encouraged to call ahead. There will be a system in place at each building for parents to drop off items.

Most meetings with parents/guardians will be held virtually.

Decisions regarding facility use are being made on a case-by-case basis. Because we have adjusted our custodian schedules, buildings will be closing earlier. Use by outside groups will be considered based on building and cleaning schedules.

Yes, Voyager will be offered whenever Centerville Schools is offering an in-person learning option.

Please see the Voyager AfterSchool Program website for information about registering for this program.

Voyager will follow Centerville Schools’ policies on cleaning and prevention.

Librarians at the Washington-Centerville Public Library have created several resources to support teachers, students and parents.

• K-5 Remote Learning Resources Video
• 6-12 Remote Learning Resources Video
• Remote Learning for Students
• HelpNow Live Tutoring (need library card for access)

We will continue to communicate updates to our families and staff members through our website, The Education Connection phone system and email notifications. Individual schools and teachers will communicate through Google Classroom, email and/or the ClassTag/Remind apps (depending on grade level).

Please see our Contact Us page for phone and fax numbers for each school as well as the Board of Education Office and Transportation Department. You are encouraged to continue contacting staff members through email or by calling the Board of Education office or your child's school office. If you leave a voicemail, it will be forwarded to the secretary’s email account.

Prior to the start of school, you can update your telephone number on the Home Access Center (HAC). Each guardian must log in to update their own contact information. At the beginning of the school year, a Student Information Sheet will be sent home with each child, and you also can update your contact information on that.

Please add the TEC phone number to your contacts: (937) 813-2903.

Please email the Community Relations Specialist and include your name, your email address and which school list(s) you would like to receive announcements from.

We have a translation service available for frequently asked questions and phone calls from the school district. Please complete this form if you need this service. In addition, here is a list of multilingual resources on COVID-19.

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