Lexington School Community,

Thank you for continuing to support our students as we have returned to in-person instruction. Our classrooms are filled with amazing teaching and learning. Unfortunately, we have become aware of some adults who are encouraging students of all ages to walk out of class, during instructional time, potentially creating an unsafe situation for our students and staff. Please discuss with your student the importance of making good decisions that keep students safe and help avoid further disruptions to the great learning that takes place each day here at Lexington.

Lexington Local appreciates its students and staff, and the support they receive from our great community. Thank you.

Jeremy Secrist
Superintendent

Dear Guardians:

As many of you know, Lexington Local Schools is currently on a bus driver shortage for the 2021-22 school year. The transportation department would like to share the current plan, if your child’s bus driver is unavailable and no other substitutes are available to drive their route, on a specific morning or afternoon.

You will receive a text alert from the school informing parents that their child will be late getting to school and/or coming home. If you have not signed-up for the district text alerts, please find it on our website under the “parents and students” tab.

The first available bus driver that completes their route will go back out to finish the route for the driver that was unavailable that day. Unfortunately, this will take some time and your child will be either late coming to school or late being dropped off after school. We will work as quickly and safely as possible to transport your child to and from school.

If you would rather pick up your child or drop them off to school that day, that is certainly an option to ensure they are not late. However, we ask that you contact your building’s main office to communicate that decision.

Please contact the bus garage if you would be interested in becoming a substitute bus driver at 419-884-2349. Free training would be available for those who qualify.

Thank you for entrusting us to transport your child every day.

Sincerely,

Brenda Welsh
Transportation Director

Lexington School Community,

As you have undoubtedly heard, or read, the Lexington Local School Board voted at Wednesday night’s board meeting to institute a mask requirement for all faculty, staff, students and visitors in indoor environments beginning September 20th, upon returning to in-person learning. Due to the number of positive cases, which in 3 weeks approached our total for the entire 2020-2021 school year, and our lack of staff to properly run our district, we were forced to move to remote learning these last two weeks.

It is abundantly clear to all of us (parents, students, staff and administration) that remote learning is not what is best for our students. Our number one priority is, and must be, providing our students the best inperson learning experience we possibly can. To do this, we must ensure the health and safety of our students and staff.

Each and every decision district leaders and board of education members have made since the onset of the pandemic have been difficult. I ask that as a school community, we embrace differences of opinions and become examples of how to come together for a common cause, which in this case is one of the highest and greatest causes we have, the education of our children. Our job as educators is to teach our students in a safe environment. We believe these measures will help us do that successfully.

This decision to require facial coverings is to keep our school community safe and healthy. If your student(s) has a medical issue that facial coverings can make problematic, please see your physician, and/or provide the superintendent with documentation from a licensed physician for review, and to pursue other options. Again, our goal is to keep our students and staff healthy and safe, so learning can continue uninterrupted throughout this pandemic, and while the spread of COVID in our school community, village, county, and state are at such high levels.

Once again, thank you for entrusting us to educate your child. Stay safe and well, and we look forward to welcoming our students back into our buildings and classrooms on Monday, September 20th.

Sincerely,

Jeremy Secrist
Superintendent

Kevin Young
Assistant Superintendent

Lexington School Family,

Below is this month’s installment of the construction update for our 7-12 building project. Thank you for your continued support of our schools.

Jeremy Secrist
Superintendent

Early Site Package:
Baseball & Softball Fields
• Foul ball poles have been installed on both fields
• Scoreboards for both fields have been installed
• Benches in the dugouts are currently being installed
• Both fields have been prepped and for sod
• Sod installation began week of 9/27
• Irrigation systems will be final tested this week
• Press boxes have been delivered

ADA Access Ramp
• The ADA Ramp is progressing. Beaver continues to form and pour sections of the walls. Once the walls are done they will start the stair sections and slabs on grade.

Building Package:
Concrete
• Area 5 second floor concrete slab placement completed
• JH gymnasium concrete slab on grade placement completed
• Main gymnasium concrete slab on grade placement completed

Masonry
• Main gymnasium CMU veneer at exterior walls completed
• JH gymnasium CMU veneer at exterior walls completed
• Music rooms CMU and brick veneer installations ongoing

Structural Steel
• In-wall MEP rough-in at Area 3 board office partition walls completed
• Area 5 structural steel and decking installation completed
• Area 6 structural steel installation completed
• JH gymnasium steel bar joist installations completed
• Main gymnasium steel bar joist installations completed
• Auxiliary gymnasium steel bar joist installations completed
• Main mechanical and main electrical rooms steel bar joist and decking installations completed
• Area 6 structural roof decking installations ongoing
• Main gym/JH gym/Auxiliary gym structural roof decking installations ongoing
• Music rooms structural steel roof bar joist and roof decking installations

Roofing
• West locker rooms roof system installation completed
• Performing Arts Center stage area roof system installation completed
• Performing Arts Center seating area roof system installation completed

Plumbing & Electric
• South Locker Rooms above-ceiling MEP rough-in completed
• Kitchen and Serving Areas above ceiling MEP installations ongoing
• Area 3 above ceiling MEP rough ins ongoing
• Area 5 above ceiling MEP rough ins ongoing

Carpentry
• Exterior and interior wall framing at Area 3 board offices completed
• Area 5 interior and exterior wall framing ongoing

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.

Attached are the most recent renderings from TDA of the 7-12 building project. PDF version is also available by clicking on the following link: 7-12 Building Project Renderings

Western 1-to-1 Aide

Western Elementary 1-to-1 Aide is needed for the 2021-22 school year. This is a Renhill position for an elementary student and the position would start immediately. Interested applicants should contact Assistant Superintendent, Kevin Young at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 419-884-2132

Computer Technician

Please click on the following link for a full list of qualifications/requirements: Computer Technician

Letters of interest, resumes and employment applications must be submitted to Mr. Levi Mowry, no later than 3:00pm on Friday, October 8, 2021 via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Eastern 1-to-1 Aide

Eastern Elementary 1-to-1 Aide is needed for the 2021-22 school year. This is a Renhill position for an elementary student and the position would start immediately. Interested applicants should contact Assistant Superintendent, Kevin Young at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 419-884-2132.

4-Hr Bus Driver

Lexington Local Schools has a 4-hr bus driver opening available immediately. Please call 419-884-2349. Lexington is also in need of substitute bus drivers. We will do all the training at the bus garage. Call for an application and more information.

Substitutes

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

2021-2022 Board Approved Calendar

2022-2023 Board Approved Calendar

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.