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State High Court rules in favor of Orange schools for tax case

  • Julie Hullett
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The Orange City School District won a lawsuit in the Ohio Supreme Court in March to ensure fair taxation to all property owners. The decision confirmed that a common practice known as “drop and swap” transactions cannot be used to avoid an accurate property valuation, which impacts how much …

Schools postpone new teacher evaluation standards

  • Collin Cunningham
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Local school districts and the Ohio Department of Education knew that launching a new statewide teacher evaluation system would be difficult, but they never thought they would have to worry about introducing their Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) 2.0 during a pandemic.

Orange schools may delay levy slated for 2021 ballot

  • Julie Hullett
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PEPPER PIKE — School officials for the Orange City School District are questioning if they can push back the levy that was planned for 2021 due to unknown future revenues and a recent decrease in the district’s expenditures.

Orange BOE delays high school project due to virus uncertainty

  • Julie Hullett
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Orange City School District Superintendent Lynn Campbell announced Monday that the Orange High School locker room and front entrance renovation project is on hold due to the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 that has shut down the schools and other operations.

Girl Scouts devise innovative way to sell cookies

Girl Scouts devise innovative way to sell cookies

  • Julie Hullett
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. That’s the attitude that Girl Scouts of America Service Unit 741 Director Kim Ullner and her scouts have taken toward COVID-19, the disease caused by a novel coronavirus that is putting the state in a virtual lockdown. With 9,000 boxes of cooki…

Orange BOE looks for ways to reduce project cost at high school

  • Julie Hullett
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After experiencing what Orange Board of Education President Beth Wilson-Fish called “sticker shock” at the $3.24 million guaranteed maximum price for the Orange High School renovation, the board members and the district administration are looking for ways to cut costs.

Orange BOE discusses need for 2021 levy as spending exceeds revenue

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Treasurer Todd Puster of the Orange City School District continues to forecast the need for a levy in 2021 due to long-term expenditures exceeding revenues. The Orange Board of Education and members of the administration met in a retreat on March 13 to discuss a number of topics, including l…

Schools in limbo during mandatory 3-week closure for COVID-19

  • Julie Hullett, Sam Cottrill
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Every school in Ohio is in a bind after Gov. Mike DeWine ordered the closure of all schools from March 16 through April 3 to slow the spread of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. He announced the mandatory closing in a press conference on March 12.

Hunting Valley mayor questions timing of letter about Orange issue

  • Julie Hullett
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Mayor Bruce Mavec of Hunting Valley worked quickly to address a letter that was mailed out last week to encourage residents to vote down the Orange Community Education and Recreation levy renewal that was supposed to be on the Tuesday primary ballot. Director of the Ohio Department of Health…

New entrance proposed for Orange High School

  • Julie Hullett
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PEPPER PIKE — At the end of 2019, the Orange Board of Education discussed a $2.5 million locker room renovation at the high school. The conversation soon expanded to include plans to renovate the front entrance of Orange High School and the board on Monday reviewed two rough sketches.

Orange locker room proposal approved

  • Julie Hullett
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At a special meeting on Dec. 17, the Orange Board of Education voted 4-1 to approve a proposal from ThenDesign Architecture to offer design services for the women’s varsity locker room renovation at a cost of $175,000. ThenDesign Architecture will make drawings for the project to update part…

Report shows Bond raised $40,915 for Orange BOE race

  • Julie Hullett
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Meredith Bond, who lost her bid for an Orange school board seat, raised and spent significantly more money than her opponents during the Nov. 5 general election, according to campaign finance reports filed last week.

Locker room update turns to talk of overall funding

  • Sam Cottrill
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In a presentation intended for design drawings, conversations quickly shifted to financial capacity for the renovation of the Orange High School girls locker room Monday with concerns resurfacing on the district’s permanent improvement fund.

Elementary students show progress in math concepts

  • Julie Hullett
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After adopting a new online tool for math called DreamBox, students at Moreland Hills Elementary School are showing major strides in math concepts, according to math coach Christa Krohn.

Councilman questioning payments to lobbying firm

  • Julie Hullett
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HUNTING VALLEY — Council has continued to pay the Batchelder Company, a Columbus lobbying firm, to look for legislative paths to reduce public school property taxes for village residents even though Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed an amendment with this goal four months ago.

Lion gridders put whipping on CVC foe Lakeside, 36-6

  • Tony Lange
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The Orange gridders (3-6, 2-4) left no doubt on the gridiron during a 36-6 road drubbing of Division II Lakeside (1-7, 1-5) in Chagrin Valley Conference play on Friday night in Ashtabula County.