Lexington School Community,

Lexington Local Schools will be switching texting service providers for public and emergency communications. If you have students attending any of our schools, you will automatically be enrolled. If you do not have children attending Lexington Local Schools, you will have to sign up again through the link below. We are excited about this change in service, as it is geared towards providing a better communication experience for our school community. Thank you for your continued support!

Lexington Local Schools alerts sign up: https://bit.ly/3U0J9hp

Sincerely,

Jeremy Secrist, Superintendent

Thank you, Lexington community, for your continued support of our schools and our children!

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Lexington, [Jan. 3] – It is with deep sadness that Lexington Local Schools announces the passing of Mr. Bob Whitney, a dedicated and beloved member of our school board. Mr. Whitney passed away on January 1, 2024, leaving a legacy of unparalleled commitment to our schools and community.

Superintendent Jeremy Secrist expressed his condolences, saying, “Mr. Whitney is not only the longest-tenured board member in Ohio history, but also the longest-tenured lover of all things Lexington. He served without agenda, he loved our staff, students, and community, and he took great pride and pleasure in supporting the Lexington Local Schools. He will be missed by so many, and we must continue to honor him and his legacy by never allowing our support of the Lexington Local Schools and its community to waiver. Bob was one of a kind, and there will never be another Bob Whitney."

Keith Stoner, Board Vice President, reflected on Mr. Whitney’s contributions, "Our condolences go out to the entire Whitney family. But there are many others who will mourn his passing. Bob was especially fond of connecting with community members, former classmates, and friends who loved Lexington as much as he did. He had an encyclopedic memory of our community and our students. He loved watching our students grow and explore their gifts in academics, athletics, and the arts.”
Mr. Whitney's service to the Lexington Local Schools made him not only a pillar of our educational community but also a cherished figure in the hearts of all who knew him. His commitment to the betterment of the school district and the success of every student has left an indelible mark on the district.

In honor of Mr. Whitney's legacy, the district will be flying its flags at half-staff through Friday at dusk. We encourage all who knew and admired Mr. Whitney to join us in paying tribute to his life and service by keeping his family on your minds and in your hearts.

Stoner added: "To say Mr. Whitney was an important part of our board is the biggest understatement we might make. Bob’s passing leaves tremendous shoes to fill, and we will do our best to move forward with the important work of Lexington Schools consistent with his example and desire to always consider what is best for our students and the families of our district.”

Lexington Families:

Lexington Local Schools is excited to announce that we will be utilizing the Raptor Visitor Management System in all buildings. This new system will add another layer of safety and security for our staff and students.

With the implementation of this new system, the following procedures are what you can expect as we move forward with this new security measure:

•  All visitors to our schools (parent, volunteer, substitute, contractor) that wish to walk through the building will need to have a valid ID card that will be scanned with the Raptor system (state issued ID, drivers license, military ID).

•  Your ID will be scanned into the Raptor system each time you visit. Raptor will run all visitor information through the current federal and state sex offender registries along with any custom created databases of banned visitors or domestic/custodial issues.

•  Once cleared, an individual will be printed a custom visitor sticker with their photo, or given a visitor’s badge that they wear in the building.

•  If an individual is flagged as an “alert,” the School Resource Officer and Administration will be sent a text alert and will meet with the individual to resolve the situation.

•  Student drivers will not need a parent to sign out, but will require a phone call to, or from, the office.

Adopting this new system will ensure that every guest in any of our buildings, regardless of purpose, will have been screened and will have a visible ID indicating they have been cleared to be in the building.

Please make sure you bring your valid ID card with you anytime you wish to visit any of our buildings.

Your cooperation with this new procedure is greatly appreciated and is one small step that everyone can take to keep our staff and students as safe as possible.

Thank you for your cooperation and support. Go Lex!

Jeremy Secrist, Superintendent
Officers Chris Glennon and James Anderson, School Resource Officers

WHO: Safety Town is open to any student that will be entering Kindergarten this fall 2024 and lives in the Lexington Local School District.

WHAT: Safety Town is a Safety Education Program, organized by the Lexington Police Department and funded by community donations, designed to teach safety lessons to kindergarten age children. The program invites area agencies to present and/or be a part of the lessons each day. Students get to test their basic traffic safety using tricycles, street signs and an automatic traffic light. The program will also include books, songs, activities and crafts each day.

WHEN: Safety Town will be June 17th -21st and runs from 9am-11am each day.

WHERE: Safety Town will be held at Lexington High School.

Registration must be completed and returned to the Lexington Police Dept. by June 1, 2024.

If you have any questions, you can contact
Officer James Anderson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Jenny Brant This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 419-571-5192

Registration Form Link

Lexington Local Schools is excited to provide full-day Kindergarten to children living in the district that will be 5 years of age on or before August 1, 2024.

Registration Information

The registration window will be open Tuesday, April 16 – June 7th at WESTERN ELEMENTARY. In-person registration dates are listed below. Our transportation department will be available to answer your questions and additional staff will be available to assist with Final Forms.

Tuesday, April 16 from 9:30 – 2:30
Wednesday, April 17 from 9:30 – 2:30
Thursday, April 18 from 9:30 – 2:30 and 4:00 – 7:00pm
Friday, April 19 from 9:30 – 2:30

Kindergarten Screening Sign Up Link: https://bit.ly/3VZLSKE

Additional Information

Your child is not required to attend registration.
FinalForms will open March 1st for the 2024-25 school year.
Please feel free to complete Final Forms prior to in-person registration at the following link: https://lexington-oh.finalforms.com/ 

Required documents to complete your child’s registration are:

• Child’s original birth certificate
• Child’s social security card
• Child’s immunization record
• Custody papers, if applicable
• Utility bill for proof of residency
• Your driver’s license

Kindergarten Screening Dates

May 6 – 9, 2024 Appointments for Kindergarten screening can be made during in-person registration or when you bring the required documents to the building.

Mr. Curtis, Principal
Western Elementary
419-884-2765

Dear Parents,

We utilize BrightArrow in our district, an automated parent notification system. The system will notify parents if their child is absent from school using the contact information you’ve provided in FinalForms.

When your child is absent the system will make an automated call to the primary number listed in FinalForms. It will also send a text message and email to the first two contacts listed in FinalForms.

Below is the message you will receive via phone and email:

This is an attendance notification from Lexington Local Schools. Your student, [[firstname]] was marked absent this morning, [[today’s date]]. Please send a note with your child upon return to excuse this absence. Press any key to repeat this message. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

An additional note is included with text messages:

Lexington Local Schools would like to continue sending you text messages. To receive these messages, please reply YES.

(We suggest you reply YES to continue receiving alerts).

You are still strongly encouraged to call the school to report your child’s absence. Additionally, written notification is still required to excuse any absence upon return. Finally, if you have provided advance notice of your child’s absence or if they are tardy, you may not receive a call.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this automated notification system, please contact your building principal. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Jeremy Secrist
Superintendent

Lexington Schools is transitioning to FinalForms for online forms (emergency,medical,etc.) instead of the paper packet that is typically sent home at the start of the school year.

To register a new student, please click on the following link: Lexington FinalForms

If your student is already attending Lexington and you have not received an email confirmation from FinalForms, please call your student's building so the secretaries can update your email address in the FinalForms system. Once your email address has been entered, you will receive a confirmation email from FinalForms to create an account.

Please see the links below to view Lexington's Extended Learning Plan and Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan.

Extended Learning Plan

Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan

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.