March 12, 2021 - Remote Learning Day
Lexington School Community,
Friday, February 19th was the Richland County day for educators to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations as part of the 1B group designated by the state. All county schools sent employees to the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center (MOESC) through the course of the day to be vaccinated. In order to allow for staff who chose to receive the vaccination to have the freedom to schedule an appointment and travel to and from MOESC, Lexington Local Schools operated a day of remote learning on Friday, February 19th. The dose that the employees received was from Pfizer, which requires a second dose 21 days later. Therefore, Richland County schools will again operate a day of remote learning to receive the vaccine, and Lexington Local Schools will participate. Friday, March 12th will be another day of remote learning so employees can receive the 2nd dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Much like our first day of remote learning, building administrators and teachers will be reminding students of this day, and will be preparing lessons to accommodate the remote learning day. Students in grades Pre-K โ 5 will not need a computer, as paper and pencil lessons will be created. Teachers will be available to answer questions during the day via email, phone, Remind, or DOJO if assistance is needed. Students in grades 6-12 will be utilizing their Chromebooks to complete most assignments.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and support of this opportunity for our school staff, and for trusting Lexington Local Schools with your students. Stay well.
Jeremy Secrist
Superintendent
2021 High School Graduation Date
2021 Lexington High School graduation date has been changed to Friday, June 4th at 7:00 pm in the high school football stadium. Rain dates are as follows: Saturday, June 5th at 7:00 pm or Sunday, June 6th at 7:00 pm.
February 4, 2021 - Facilities Update
Lexington School Family,
One month of our new year is already behind us, and though the pandemic hasnโt let go of us yet, it does feel like things are looking up! It is wonderful to have our students back in the buildings, the ground hog, Buckeye Chuck, tells us spring will arrive early, and our construction project continues to march on. Below is this monthโs installment of our most recent completions, updates, and progress performed by each company currently on site. Stay warm, stay well, and thank you for your support of our schools!
Jeremy Secrist
Superintendent
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โข Completed the storm cleanouts at the building pad
โข Installed the stone construction access โRing Roadโ around the new building pad
โข Continued the storm piping at the south access road
โข Worked with the Village Water Department and State Fire Marshall to flush & hydro test the new water supply line and fire lines for the building.
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โข Framed & sheathed the roofs for both the home baseball dugout & home softball dugout
โข Set and braced the trusses and framed the north overhang for the concession building
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โข Completed the masonry for all 4 dugouts
โข Completed the perimeter masonry for the concession building
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โข Continued to work with Valentine Masonry to rough in conduits for power/lighting/fire/communication at the concession building
โข Installed the buried power & technology conduits from the school transformer location to the concession transformer location
โข Worked with AEP to get poles/power installed down Clever Lane to the school property
โข Worked with AEP to pull primary wiring from Clever Lane to the school transformer & concession transformer locations
โข Worked with AEP to set both the school & concessions transformers
โข Worked with AEP to power up the new school transformer and electrical building utilizing the new primary service; The football complex is no longer powered from the school, it is now supported by the new AEP electrical service.
New Text and Email Alert Service
Lexington Schools has updated to a new text and email alert service. The K12Alerts Portal link to sign up/make changes can be found under "Parents & Students" and clicking on "Text and Email Alerts" or by clicking here. If you were previously signed up for district-wide messages, you will still receive those alerts as usual. If you only wish to receive district-wide alerts, you do not need to do anything. If you wish to receive individual school specific alerts as well, those will need to be signed up for again. For existing users, enter your phone number or email address as the username and a password of changeme by default. After signing in, you can change your contact information as well as change the password to one of your choice. Click the "Click here to continue" button at the bottom of the contact information page and select the schools you wish to receive alerts from on the following page. Click "Add" and then "Click to continue" to confirm your selections.
Text and Email Messaging can be used for a variety of reasons such as:
Snow day notifications, school closings or delays
Emergency alerts (school lockdowns)
Alerting parents for delayed school buses
Alerting parents for local dangers
Weather Delays and Cancellation Procedures
School decisions are made based on the road conditions in our district. Severe wind chill temperatures will also be a factor in deciding to delay or cancel school. Wind chill temperatures hovering in the -20 range are cause for safety concerns. The safety of everyone coming to our buildings is the priority. This includes students riding our buses, students and staff driving to school, parents bringing children to school, and students who walk to school.
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐. ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ.
Thank you for your continued support of Lexington Local Schools.
Jeremy Secrist
January 15, 2021 Update
Second, on Wednesday evening the board adopted the new K-12 School Quarantine Guidelines that address COVID-19 exposures in K-12 learning environments. The guidance is supported by recent studies, and aims to keep students in the classroom, even during a normal quarantine period (if the conditions of mask wearing, social distancing, hand-washing, identification and management of students exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19, and cleaning protocols were all followed). This applies to the instructional classroom and instructional bus transportation (to and from school) only, and does not apply to extracurriculars, lunch, recess, PE, and/or music classes. During the quarantine period, students may come to school, but may not participate in extracurricular activities outside the classroom. Please refer to the ๐-๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ information sheet for detailed explanation and guidance.
It is our sincere hope to keep our students in classrooms for the remainder of the school year. Please continue to support that effort by monitoring symptoms in the home. Lexington Schoolsโ health and safety protocols will remain and we are committed to keeping our students, staff, and families safe.
Please refer to the ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ guidance sheet to assist with understanding the two types of tracing that will now occur in case of an exposure to COVID-19, and if you have any questions please feel free to contact
your studentโs principal or building nurse. Thank you for trusting your student to Lexington Local Schools and for supporting our efforts this school year.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Secrist
COVID-19 Reporting
Letter From the Nurses
Dear Lexington Community,
We are so excited to see our students return to school. We have been working hard to ensure that everyone stays safe and healthy! The information provided is to help parents understand what guidelines we will be using if your student comes to the clinic. These are based on current CDC guidelines. Please use these guidelines at home as you do your morning health checks before school and as return to school guidance.
Feel free to contact your building nurse if you have further questions.
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๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ:
1. Temperature over 100.0 F
2. Sore Throat
3. Uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing
4. Diarrhea, vomiting and/or abdominal pain
5. Severe headache or pain
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1. Temperature below 100.0 F for a minimum of 24 hours without use of fever reducing medications
2. Must be symptom free for minimal of 24 hours and no new symptoms
3. Free of vomiting and diarrhea for minimal of 24 hours and able to tolerate eating and drinking
4. If doctor prescribes antibiotic should be taking antibiotic for minimal of 24 hours prior to return to school
5. After positive Covid-19 test: All signs and symptoms must be gone. At least 10 days passed since first symptom, and/or negative Covid-19 test, if applicable. Follow current CDC and local Health Department guidelines as needed.
Food Service Update
Job Postings
Substitute Bus Drivers
Lexington Local Schools has a need for Substitute Bus Drivers. Applicants should have a Class B, CDL License with Passenger and School Bus Endorsement, or be willing to complete this work on site. Please complete a classified application form found on the website: www.lexington.k12.oh.us
Send applications to Brenda Welsh, Transportation Supervisor, at 103 Clever Lane Lexington, OH 44904 or e-mail completed application to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Bus Garage Mechanic
Lexington Local Schools is looking for a Bus Garage Mechanic. The applicant must demonstrate aptitude and competence for assigned responsibilities, be self-motivated, and have previous field experience as a diesel mechanic. Having a Class B, CDL License with Passenger and School Bus Endorsement is preferred. Please complete a classified application form found on the website: www.lexington.k12.oh.us
Send applications to Brenda Welsh, Transportation Supervisor, at 103 Clever Lane Lexington, OH 44904 or e-mail completed applications to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Substitute nurses needed for 2020-2021 school year. RN or LPN with pediatric experience helpful. Send a resume or contact Paula Smith RN, District Nurse at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Substitute Custodians
Lexington Local Schools has a need for Substitute Custodians. Custodian hours - Varied shifts, 8 hours per day. Must demonstrate aptitude and competence for assigned responsibilities. Complete classified application form found on website: www.lexington.k12.oh.us
Send application to Jeremy Secrist, Superintendent 103 Clever Lane Lexington, OH 44904 or e-mail completed application to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2020-2021 District Calendar
Reminder of the Laws on Stopping for School Buses
Best advice is if you approach, from either direction, a school bus stopped on or along the road, for any reason, with or without its lights flashing STOP.
We must all do our part of keep our precious children safe on their way to and from school each day. No one should be in such a hurry to jeopardize children's safety.
Mission Statement
