Telephone: 419-435-8163

1001 Park Avenue, Fostoria, Ohio 44830

www.fostoriaschools.org

October 10
NO School-Staff In-Service
October 14
End of 1st Grading Period
October 17-21
Bus Safety Week
October 18
Empty Bowls - JSHS
October 24
PTO Trick or Treat BINGO
5:30-8:00p.m.
November 17
5th/6th Grade Band
Concert 7:00p.m.
November 21-25
No School for Students
November 21-22
Parent Teacher Conferences
December 5
Third Grade Music Program
7:00p.m. - JSHS PAC
December 8
Jr. HS Holiday Concert
December 12
Second Grade Holiday
Concert 7:00p.m.
JSHS PAC
December 13
JSHS Choir Holiday Concert
December 22
Winter Recess Begins
January 4
School Resumes

District Information
Andrew R. Sprang
Superintendent
As the 2016-2017 school year progresses, there are many projects that are growing
in our district. In any line of work there are multiple spokes on the wheel that
make the vision and mission of the organization work. At Fostoria City Schools
our vision is: Inspire, Succeed, Leave a Legacy and our mission statement is
Legacy: Leadership, Education, Graduation, Acceptance, Community, You. All of
the work that we do in the district needs to follow our vision and the completion
of our mission with each and every student. There are many items that I can share
but I am going to highlight a few key points to demonstrate our mission statement.
The Leader in Me has brought about a sense of identity and purpose through
reflection and awareness for our staff and students. All three of our elementary
buildings successfully completed the first year of the lifestyle change and are
excited to be entering year two. During the past school year, the emphasis was on
learning the 7 habits and truly creating a culture and way of life in the buildings.
Who would have ever thought that students in preschool would be able to use
the word synergize in an appropriate context? Now that the students have an
understanding of the habits the focus will shift to goal setting. These goals will
include personal success, academic success, life skills team success, etc. Coming
up with a goal is the easy part, following through and obtaining it is where the real
effort needs to be. This is such a valuable lesson for everyone to learn and apply
to all of our daily lives. We are also working on bringing the 7 habits over into
our Junior-Senior High School. Our JSHS staff received training at the start of the
summer around the 7 habits. The JSHS staff continue to work on ways to make
these habits a part of the culture and climate in the building. The ultimate goal is
for FCS to be a Leader in Me district.
In the academic spoke of our work we have continued to revise our district
curriculum. Last year we spent the year reviewing our math curriculum in order
to find materials that meet the requirements that are set forth by the state but also
that are resourceful for students and parents as they complete work outside of our
classroom. Math is a challenging subject and new concepts, or schools of thought,
have been introduced, along with the fact that students are being challenged
to learn more advanced concepts in math much sooner than past generations
would have. Over the summer we have been able to construct more intervention
programs at our JSHS to help students reach the ultimate goal of graduation. One
of the most exciting personnel moves that we made over the summer was the
creation of a College and Career Readiness Counselor for our JSHS students. The
goal of this position is to help guide students into their future plans whether it be
higher education or whether it is joining the workforce out of high school. The
more exposure we can have for our students the better off we will be. This work
will include application skills for jobs, admissions, scholarships, working with
students to push themselves on readiness assessments like the ACT, along with
key qualities or requirements of jobs and careers. The sky is the limit with this
position, the work will be with the students to help them understand that every
day, choice, activity they are involved with has a lasting impact on their future
opportunities.
Over the past several months the ink has been drying on agreements with the Ohio
Facilities Construction Committee (OFCC). At this point the district is in the
final stages of architect selection. Over the next month we will be narrowing our
architect pool from 10 candidates down to 3. Representatives from the district as
well as the OFCC will interview the final three candidates. This process will be
concluded by the end of September. At that point in time we will begin the official
design process. As the design renderings are created I would love to have some
on display around the community so that all can see. We understand that many
people are not always connected to the school but do have an interest in what
the new building will look like. Our goal is to create a facility for our students
that will allow for the flexibility in learning that students and the workforce are
craving.
To leave a final thought this is the 160th full school year in the district and over
160 years there have been between 12-15,000 graduates of Fostoria City Schools.
The challenge that we all answer every day is what will be our LEGACY. This is
a very exciting time to be a part of this district and I know that I am humbled each
and every day to be trusted to lead this great district and work not only with our
students and their families but the community as well.

NO SCHOOL
MONDAY
OCTOBER 10, 2016

1001 Park Avenue

419-435-8163
asprang@fostoriaschools.org

Sue Lehmann
Treasurer
Why YES on November 8th
On November 8th, residents of the Fostoria City School district will be asked to renew an existing emergency levy. This levy was
first approved by the voters on February 5, 2002 and it generates $1.6 million annually. These funds are used for general instructional
expenses, transportation, instructional materials and other day to day costs of school operations.
In my past articles, I have written about the health of the districts general fund and the use of the five year forecast to understand our
current and future financial position. The board approved the October forecast at the September 20, 2016 meeting for submission to
ODE. This forecast is available on the districts website and I invite taxpayers to review it. For the purpose of my message here, I am
presenting two lines from that forecast. These lines clearly visualize the importance of successful renewal of this levy The fiscal year
end cash balance.
Line 10.010 of the forecast presents the expected cash balance should the levy not be renewed:

FY17
Unreserved
Cash
Position
True Cash
Days

Forecast Without Levy Renewal

FY18
FY19

FY20

FY21

$6,297,705

$6,263,881

$4,516,504

$1,974,310

-$1,224,017

107

103

71

30

-18

Line 15.010 of the forecast presents the expected cash balance of the district with successful renewal of the emergency levy:

FY17
Unreserved
Cash
Position
True Cash
Days

$6,297,705
107

Forecasted - With Levy Renewal

FY18
FY19

FY20

FY21

$7,225,658

$7,165,608

$6,310,741

$4,799,741

118

113

97

72

FCS has remained committed to living within their financial means while maintaining cash reserves to provide future stability. As you
can see by this presentation, the renewal of the emergency levy is crucial. Without it, the district would move into a deficit spending
pattern and eat up cash reserves which eventually lead to a negative cash position predicted for FY21.
As conversations increase over the coming months regarding ballot issues, please remind your friends and neighbors that this is not a
new tax, but a renewal and is vital to maintaining our financial health. Your continued support of FCS with a YES vote on November
8th is greatly appreciated.
Sue E. Lehmann
Treasurer, FCS

Jenny Abell
Student Services
While we welcomed many new staff across the
district, there are some specific staff new to student
services at FCS. We have 1 new preschool teacher,
Kelly Ressler. We also have 4 new preschool/
kindergarten paraprofessionals at Longfellow:
Megan Hossler, Lindsay Turner, Shannon Hammer,
and Stacy Cobb. While no one is new at Riley, Amanda Hutchinson has moved to the librarian position there. At FIES,
we have several newcomers, all Intervention Specialists: Miriah White, Abigail Durst, Abigail Jackson, and Brittany
Eaches. Lastly, at FJSHS, we welcome Nicole Ross as a new intervention specialist as Mark Ball has moved into a parttime Title role. We also welcome Sommer Reed to the Guidance Department in her role within the area of College &
Career Readiness. It is great to have all the new fresh faces and fresh ideas!
Guidance/College-Career Readiness
There is now an emphasis on the FCS State Grade Card related to Prepared for Success and students becoming college
and career ready. Therefore, there has been an addition to the FJSHS guidance staff. Sommer Reed will be the new
College and Career Readiness person within the district. We welcome Sommer and hope that with this additional
support, our students can benefit from interest inventories, early identification of vocational training needs, college
readiness programming, etc. to ensure that our students become graduates who are college and career ready. Sommer
will be a great resource for IEP planning and implementation as we begin these discussions with parents and students to
provide the most appropriate educational setting as possible.

619 Sandusky St.

419-436-4135
kbauman@fostoriaschools.org

Longfellow Elementary School

Kelli Bauman
Principal
A Message from Mrs. Bauman
Longfellow Creates Little Leaders with the 7 HabitsWe are full speed ahead with year two of The Leader in Me.
Longfellow is the foundation of learning for Fostoria City
Schools and leadership abilities are also our focus for those
early skills to be successful in life. This year will be full
of opportunities for community leaders to be apart of our
journey as well as our students to share their learning with
the community. Our hope is for a collaboration of our school
and our community to come together to nurture and foster
the possibilities for little leaders to grow at Longfellow.

Morning Meeting:
Each day, all students and staff
of Longfellow meet in the
gymnasium for our morning
meeting. During this time, we
do the pledge of allegiance,
celebrate birthdays, learn
the 7 Habits, and shake out
our wiggles before learning, to start our day together.
all as a Longfellow family. The students and staff leave
It is a fun, motivational way feeling energized.

Leaders are Goal Setters!

In year 2 of the Leader in Me process, we are focusing on goal setting. Longfellow has set an academic,
culture and Leader in Me progress goal. Both preschool and kindergarten have set academic goals and
each child is setting and recording their own goals in Leadership Notebooks. Score boards have been
created in the hallways to make goals visible and track the progress. Students will be able to share out
their progress and achievements in student-led conferences in the Spring. Throughout the year, we
will use morning meeting and quarterly assemblies to celebrate individual, classroom and grade level
achievements.
Below: Kindergarten has created an underwater theme to track their goals for the year. Each student
will get their picture on a bubble above the fish which is labeled with that particular goal.

Lunch at Longfellow:
Each month, we invite parents,
grandparents or family
members to come eat lunch with
students at Longfellow. With
our new focus on community
engagement and

Lunch at Longfellow Dates:

October 6
November 17
December 15
January 12
February 23
March 17
Right: Adam Nelson, School
Resource Officer, works with
students in Mrs. Helbergs class
during center time.

working with community

leaders, we are inviting business
members, Fostoria City Schools
employees and volunteers to
come eat lunch with students
who do not have family attend

our lunch event. If you are

interested in being a volunteer
guest and meeting our little
leaders, please call Longfellow
at 419-436-4135.

Riley Elementary School

Kori Bernal
Principal
A Message from Mrs. Bernal
We are excited to continue our journey with the Leader in Me! We have
started the year with a focus on Habit 2, Begin with the End in Mind
by setting building, classroom and individual goals. Goal setting is a
great way to teach children how to take ownership and responsibility
regarding all aspects of their lives. You may hear your child refer to
these goals as WIGs, Wildly Important Goals. During Parent-Teacher
Conferences, your child will use their data binder to help explain their
goals, the action steps to reach their goals and the progress they have
made. While at school, we will be focusing on more of the academics,
however, you can challenge your child to set WIGs at home. You
could create a family WIG and everyone provide actions steps on
how to reach the WIG. Of course, make sure to include some sort of
celebration once your family has met their goal!

At Riley, we strive to be GREAT, to be AMAZING,

to be LEADERS!

Title I News

Welcome Parents
and Students
to the New 2016-2017 School Year
and Welcome to TITLE ONE!
We would like to take this time to
introduce ourselves and welcome
you into our Title One Program.
We are again committed to making
this school year the best for your
children. We encourage you to
remain involved in your childs
education, both inside and outside
of the classroom. Your involvement
will help your sons and daughters
be more successful now and in the
future.
Teachers play a critical role of
teaching knowledge and skills but
childrens attitudes toward school
and their habits of studying, reading
and learning, are largely developed
at home.
There are many ways that you
can be involved with your childs
learning. This includes not only
establishing routine homework
habits but also:
Supporting school and Title 1
extra-curricular activities.
Attending parent-teacher
conferences
Communicating with your childs
teacher
Keeping your childs teacher
informed about events in your
childs life
Volunteering at school

Title One will provide your child

with extra educational assistance
beyond the regular classroom. The
program generally offers:
*small group instruction
*additional tutoring in reading and
math
*a variety of supplemental teaching
methods
*special attention to meet individual
needs
* additional teaching materials
which supplement students regular
instruction.
If there are any questions that you
have about our services, please
contact the staff of Riley Title One:
Mrs. Amber Mills, Mrs. Robin
Schumacher or Mrs. Carol Wines.
So again, welcome back to school
and welcome to Title One! We
pledge to work tirelessly on behalf
of your children enrolled in the
Riley Title One Program! Please
join us in this pledge so that our
Title One children can be successful
in the 2016-2017 school year and
beyond.
.
We look forwarding to meeting all
the new students and welcoming
back our students from last year.
Please do not hesitate to call if you
have any questions 419-436-4145.

1324 Walnut St.

419-436-4145
kbernal@fostoriaschools.org

Getting Fit with

Mr. Haupert
Welcome back to another
exciting school year. I
am excited to share with
our elementary students
and parents that we have
pedometers this year! One
little piece of equipment like
that will help our students
tremendously in taking their
activity during class seriously.
We will be tracking our steps
in the students data folders.
We will also be setting goals
based on our steps. I am very
excited about the opportunity
our students have to learn
about the importance of getting
the appropriate amount of steps
in a day or week along with
the help of OSU Nutrition and
educating our students on the
importance of healthy eating
habits. So again, I say welcome
and I am very excited to once
again work with all of you!

Mrs. Schumacker has started a morning reading club. This

allows boys and girls the opportunity to read books
in the library before school starts.

Mr. Romighs Art Corner

The overall goals for the art program at Riley Elementary are to motivate students to express themselves
visually and creatively through artistic thought and action while they build a foundation of art knowledge and
skills through the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. Art education at Riley will encompass the major
aspects of art including drawing, painting, weaving, collage and three-dimensional art/sculpture. Throughout
the year, students will complete at least one project in each of these areas. During art lessons, students will
participate in art making, art history, critique, and aesthetics activities. Children will be looking at art to learn
about other cultures, places, artists and works of art. Students will be talking about art to discuss meanings,
ideas, feelings, and moods, and will be making art to create expressive visual images. Students finished
projects will be saved in their own personal portfolios kept in the art room. These portfolios will be used to
select their best project which will be displayed at the district art show at the end of the school year.
The first few months of the school year are spent on focusing on using the elements of art to introduce
classroom routines and new art materials. The elements of art that will be studied will be lines, shapes and
colors. Students are also helping to create some public art by adding handprints to the mural on the sidewalk as
you walk into the front entrance to the school. It has been a great start to the school year and we are excited to
see what is yet to come this year. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions 419-436-4145.

Students
learned about
different
types of lines
and then used
glue to draw
those lines to
create a Pop
Art inspired
picture.

1202 H.L. Ford Dr.

419-436-4125
tmatz@fostoriaschools.org

Fostoria Intermediate Elementary School

Elementary PTO
Meeting Dates Set

Tera Matz
Principal

Please join us at our PTO meetings

this year. At our meetings we will
discuss upcoming events within our
elementary schools, PTO sponsored
events such as trick or treat bingo
and the school carnival, and how
we can support our children and
our teachers. We have planned our
PTO meetings for the entire school
year, in hopes that more people will
join us to help fulfill our mission to
support the educational staff and our
students of our elementary schools.

A message from Mrs. Matz

It is hard to believe we are almost halfway through the first quarter
of the 2016-2017 school year! Students and staff are continuing our
journey as a Leadership School! One of our goals this year is to not
only continue to build these leadership skills within our schools, but to
begin to impact the families and the community as well. Please be on
the lookout for information coming regarding a Parent and Family 7
Habits training!
Students will continue to be asked to take on more of a leadership
role throughout the building by having a variety of responsibilities,
including applying for a variety of leadership roles. As students
continue to grow into these roles we will expand the opportunities for
students to participate in these leadership roles and Find Their Voice!
Another goal for our building this year is focused on student
achievement and goal setting. FIES staff and students will be working
towards setting Wildly Important Goals (WIGS)! These goals will be
tied to growth in the areas of reading, math, and attendance. Setting
and monitoring goals will help all of us to be more accountable to
ourselves and others. Student achievement and growth will be a
continued focus throughout the year!

The following are the dates of our

meetings:
Mrs. Rosss class digging deeper into the differences between physical and
political maps. The students synergized to sort the traits of each map while
using an example to help them.

September 19; October 3;

October 18 @ 6p*;
November 14; December
12; January 9; February 13;
March 1; April 3; April 24.
*All meetings are at 5:45pm at
the FIES building unless noted
otherwise.

3rd Grade Holiday Program

The 3rd Grade will present their holiday program, THIS

CHRISTMAS on Monday, December 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm in the
FJSHS PAC.
Yzabela Munoz is the Candy Cane in charge of the festivities after
Santa gets back from delivering all the presents on Christmas Eve. She
has chosen bells as the theme of the program and knows that this
Christmas it will be great. But, will Santa make it back in time to sing
his song about a bell? She worries because last Christmas the program
was cancelled because of the reindeer games and they ran out of time
for her program. But this Christmas it will be differentthe show must
go on!
The 3rd grade classes are reindeer, snowflakes and elves and will be
singing a variety of holiday songs. Alex Houghtaling will play Santa
Claus and other solo singers include Rylee Allen, Ezra Sanchez and
Maliyah Payne. Please come out and enjoy our show!

Project MORE
ReadingMentoring
Program

Babies, Toddlers, and Book

Beginning in October, Mrs.
Skornicka and Mrs. Simpson from
FIES will be hosting a Babies,
Toddlers, and Books event at the
Fostoria Townhomes. This event
will focus on children from birth
to 4 years. We will meet from
2:30-3:00 on the 3rd Thursday each
month. Families will be provided
strategies for reading at home, have
the opportunity to practice with
their child, and get a free book to
take home.
Below are some benefits that
highlight the importance of reading
to your child from a young age:
1) A stronger relationship with you.
2) Academic excellence.

3) Basic speech skills.

4) The basics of how to read a book.
5) Better communication skills.
6) Mastery of language.
7) More logical thinking skills.
8) Acclimation to new experiences.
9) Enhanced concentration and
discipline.
10) The knowledge that reading is
fun!
Books have the power to benefit
toddlers and preschoolers in a
myriad of ways. As a parent,
reading to your child is one of the
most important things you can do to
prepare him with a foundation for
academic excellence.
www.earlymoments.com

Ginger has loved being back at school and all of the extra love she has
gotten during art class

Fostoria Intermediate Elementary

School is very fortunate to have
the program, Project MORE. It
is a reading-mentoring program
for students in 3rd through 6th
grade. A student identified
as reading below grade level
benefits from one-on-one reading
instruction with a trained mentor,
4 days a week, for thirty minutes
each time. Project MORE
is a wonderful volunteering
opportunity for members in our
community. Volunteers are able
to become actively involved in the
school and make a positive impact
on the youth in our community.
However, we need help! We are
looking for community members
to serve as reading mentors
to our 3rd-6th grade students.
Volunteers are needed MondayFriday from 8:00am-2:55pm.
Volunteers may commit to as
little as 30 minutes each week or
as much as they would like in a
week. The minimum commitment
is thirty minutes (one student)
once a week.

Fostoria Junior/Senior High School

Drew Bauman
Principal
A Message from Mr. Bauman
As hard as it is to believe, the first quarter is nearly
over. Staff and students at Fostoria Junior/Senior High School
have hit their stride and are delving into their courses. We have
had a great start to the 2016-2017 school year and are very excited
to be back in the building, working to help every student achieve
success!
In an effort to provide various opportunities for our students,
several new programs and classes have been adopted this year and
an entirely new math curriculum is being implemented, which is
part of a district-wide math series. Teachers and students received
a great deal of resources that can be used in and out of the
classroom. One of the biggest changes with this new curriculum is
also the availability of resources online.

The Pearson Realize website (www.pearsonrealize.com) allows

each student to have full access to anything that is used by
teachers in class. The website has the full textbook in a PDF style
format. It also has a more interactive approach to the textbook
that is used by teachers during class. The website also features
extra problems for each topic along with math tools that students
can use at any time.
Pearson Realize also allows for
the students to use computers
in the classroom to complete
assignments and even take
quizzes and tests online. This is
important because each student

will have to take his or her

state tests on a computer later
in the year. Being able use the
pearsonrealize.com website
gives us the opportunity to help
prepare them for those tests, as
well as assign them questions
that they will see on the Ohio
State Tests.
Each student has a specific pearsonrealize.com account with a
username and a password that they have been given by their math
teachers. This allows teachers to assign a specific assignment
online as well as other activities. It also grants us the ability to
track what they are doing when using the website. Using the
online component allows teachers to quickly identify the strengths
and weaknesses of each student and cater our instruction to them.

Intervention/Enrichment
This year Fostoria Junior/
Senior High School will
also be offering additional
intervention opportunities
through the use of Title I
funds. Title I is the federal
program that provides
funding to local school
districts to improve the
academic achievement of
disadvantaged students.
Select students in 7th and
8th grade who performed
below the proficient level
on the 2016 ELA Ohio State
Tests will receive additional
instructional time outside
of their regular English
Language Arts classrooms.
Because reading is such
an essential part of all
courses, these students will
be focusing on improving
their reading fluency and
comprehension skills in an
effort to best prepare them
for future learning. Also,
students in grades 9-12 who
have not performed at or
above the proficient level
on several of the Ohio State
Tests have been placed in a
new course titled Academic
and Test Intervention. Due
to the change in Ohios
graduation requirements,
these students performance
on the OSTs has placed them
in danger of not graduating.
These students are given the
opportunity to retake those
tests and this course will help
prepare those students in
their areas of weakness. The
instructor is also available
to assist students with their
academic needs in any of
their current classes to help
them accumulate credits and
prepare for upcoming state
assessments.

1001 Park Ave.

419-436-4110
dbauman@fostoriaschools.org

On the first day of school the students and staff were reminded
of our focus on creating positive change in and outside of
our school. By taking pride in who we are we recognize
that as Redmen we can make a difference. Students were also
encouraged to let their actions speaker for themselves. Saying
WE are Redmen is meaningful unless we behave like Redmen.
When examining their behavior, students were asked to consider
two things: honor and legacy. As Redmen, we must honor those
who have come before us. We will respect their efforts and live
up to their expectations. We must also leave a legacy for those
that will follow us. Like those who came before us, we have to
raise the standard and lead by example. By committing to honor
and legacy, we will BE Redmen.

Attention Seniors

are you planning to attend college?

Make sure to attend our financial aid night onWednesday October

5th, 2016in the high school cafeteria. [insert financial_aid jpg here}
In the first half, we will have a
representative go over what types
of financial aid are available. The
second half of the evening we will
have representatives available
to help you fill out your FAFSA
form for the 2017-2018 school
year. Just a friendly reminder that
the FAFSA is due byDecember
1, 2016- this has changed from
prior years. If you are interested in
attending, make sure to register for
both a parent and student FSA ID
prior to the event.

SPORTS
Fall sports are in full swing and all programs are attracting attention
with their performance. The volleyball team won the 8-team Fostoria
Invitational for the 2nd year in a row while Gabby Gregg was voted
Maxpreps Player of the Week for week 1.

2016 Varsity Wrestling Schedule

Dec. 3

A 10:00 am

Dec. 10
Dec. 13
Dec. 29
Dec. 30

A 10:00 am
A 5:30 pm
A 10:00 am
A 10:00 am

Jan. 13

A 11:30 am

Jan. 14

A 11:30 am

Feb. 11

H 10:00 am

Pike-Delta-Yourk
HS
Crestview HS
Otsego HS
Defiance HS
Defiance HS
Maumee Bay
Classic
Maumee Bay
Classic
NBC
Championships

2016 Boys Basketball Schedule

Dec. 30

7:45 pm

Jan. 10
Jan. 20
Jan. 28

H
H
H

7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm

Jan. 31

7:30 pm

Margaretta
(Scrimmage)
Cory-Rawson
(Scrimmage)
Old Fort/Wynford
(Scrimmage)
Waite HS
Eastwood
Lake HS Miullbury
Northwood HS
(Holiday Classic)
Northwood HS
(Holiday Classic)
Woodmore
Rossford
Hopewell Loudon
Cardinal Stritch &
St. Kateri Academy

Feb. 7

7:30 pm

Genoa Area

Nov. 11

5:00 pm

Nov. 15

6:00 pm

Nov. 18

6:00 pm

Dec. 3
Dec. 15

H
H

7:30 pm
7:30 pm

Dec. 23

7:30 pm

Dec. 29

7:45 pm

Feb. 10

7:30 pm

Otsego

Feb. 18

7:30 pm

Seneca East

Feb. 24

7:30 pm

Elmwood

Skylar Garcia led the football team to a big win over Wauseon and the
whole squad is strong and healthy going into league play.

2016 Girls Basketball Schedule

Nov. 12

9:00 am

St. Wendelin

Nov. 25

7:30 am

Hopewell Loudon

Nov. 29

7:30 am

Tiffin City

7:30 am

Genoa Area

Dec. 8
Dec. 13

7:30 am

Rossford

Dec. 17

7:30 am

Sylvania
Northview

Dec. 22

7:30 am

Lake HS

Jan. 6

7:30 am

Elmwood

Jan. 12

7:30 am

Eastwood

Jan. 17

7:30 am

Port Clinton

Jan. 24

7:30 am

Woodmore

Feb. 7

7:30 am

Ada HS

Feb. 9

7:30 am

Otsego

The boys golf team won the Royal Invite in August, led by medalist
Trey Yates. Trey will continue to make a run for the league title and we
wish him and the rest of the team the best of luck at sectionals! The girls
tennis team has shown regular improvement each week, led by match
leader Kyhra Baeder. Siblings Macey Sheets and Dylan Sheets have led
the way for the Redmen cross country team, both placing in large meets.
The Redmen Leadership Initiative has its feet on the ground, meeting
with students twice per month, focusing on leadership and mentoring
in athletics. Students from this group attended a conference at BGSU
and will be going to OSU for the annual OHSAA student leadership
conference.

For regular athletic updates follow Fostoria Athletics

on Twitter @RedmenRundown

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Transportation Article Alicia Swartzmiller
Our number one goal is to transport our students safely to and from school. In order to accomplish this we need the support of our parents, community members and most importantly our
bus riders.
National School Bus Safety week will be October 17th 20th. National School Bus Safety Week is a public education program and an excellent way for parents, students, teachers,
motorists, school bus operators, school administrators, and other interested parties - to join forces and address the importance of school bus safety. Our drivers will be going out to
our elementary buildings and introducing Safe Days with Oliver Owl. This is an exciting program sponsored by the Ohio Pre-Service School Bus Training Program and The Ohio
Department of Education. We look forward towards working with our children and promoting a safe ride on the school bus.
The transportation team has been working with students on bus safety both on and off the bus. One of our main focuses is The Place of Safety (P.O.S). Each student bus rider is given a
P.O.S to stand and wait for the bus to arrive for pick up and to stay and wait until the back bumper of the bus
has gone by for drop off. This is a very important job for our students to help ensure their safety. We are also
working with our students on bus safety inside the bus, remembering to be silent at railroad crossings, staying
seated and talking quietly during the route are a few examples. Please take a few minutes to review the bus
safety rules with your students. Thank you for your continued support.
Bus Safety Rules are posted in ALL Fostoria City School Buses. Do NOT lose your
bus privilege! Follow these rules:
1. Observe classroom conduct.
2. Be courteous, use
no profane language.
3. Do not eat or drink on
the bus.
4. Keep the bus clean.
5. Co-operate with the driver.
6. Do not smoke.
7. Do not damage bus or
equipment.
8. Stay in your seat.

9. Keep head, hands, and feet

inside bus.
10. Do not fight, push or shove.
11. Do not tamper with
bus equipment.
12. Do not bring pets
on the bus.
13. Do not bring flammable
material on the bus.
14. The bus driver is authorized to assign seats.
15. Observe quiet at ALL railroad crossings.

Student Services
Inclusion/Co-Teaching
Last year, I attended a valuable in-service
called Creating Effective Inclusive
Schools and Classrooms given by Lisa
Dieker, Ph.D. This was an excellent
presentation with a multitude of ideas
and strategies for servicing students with
disabilities within the general education
classroom. We are lucky enough to be
bringing her here in November to work
with all staff from all buildings! I have
also partnered with Amy Kramer from
BGSU who will provide some follow-up
training and coaching for those teachers
who will be implementing co-teaching
in classrooms to provide effective
inclusionary services to help close the
achievement gap.
Benefits of Co-Teaching:
1) Reduces Teacher: Student ratio,
2) Increases student engagement &
participation,
3) Increases frequency and immediacy
of corrective feedback, 4) Increases
self-efficacy of low achievers due to
being included in same content, 5) High
achievers benefit from being exposed to
children with a diversity of talents and
temperaments
The single greatest determinant of
learning is not socioeconomic factors or
funding levels, IT IS INSTRUCTION!

Programs for Tier III Intervention

As our most at-risk students often require
intensive and individualized intervention
(Tier III intervention), as a department,
the special education staff will be creating
a committee to explore some of the most
effective research-based strategies with
the hopes of implementing as Tier III
intervention in the near future. Some of
the programs we will be researching are:
GEMIINI: Preschool Vocabulary Building
Program
LEXIA Reading Only: Lexia Reading
Core5 (Grades Pre-K through 5); Lexia
Strategies (Grades 6-12)
IStation-Reading Pre-k through 8th grade;
Math Pre-k through 5th grade
FAST FORWARD- Language and
Literacy Pre-K-12
ACTIVATE- Enhancing Cognitive
Performance Pre-K-12
COGMED- Enhancing Working Memory
and Cognitive Function Pre-K through 12
The hope is to pilot one of these programs
which may start as small as 1 classroom
and go all the way up to the entire district.
These types of programs can be used as a
center in classrooms and most of them
require a certain number of minutes per
week in order to provide it as a Tier III
intervention for optimal effects.

On behalf of the students at Fostoria

City Schools who will benefit from
the back to school materials received
through generous donations, we want
to thank the community members,
businesses, and organizations who
donated the hundreds of dollars
worth of school supplies, such as
crayons, calculators, paper towels,
scissors, binders, folders, markers,
pens, pencils, rulers, paper, glue sticks
and hand sanitizer.
Students who could otherwise not
afford such supplies will now have
those items for their use at the
beginning of the school year. Thank
you for caring about the needs of
others.
In addition, we would like to offer
a special thank you to the United
Way, Review Times and Kroger for
facilitating a great school supply
drive. Community support, such as
these, and many others, are sincerely
appreciated by our families and staff.