Northwestern Local Schools

Please check out our Elementary Open House teacher videos here: https://sites.google.com/nwlschools.org/welcomebackvideos/home?authuser=0. Tomorrow afternoon, we will share Transportation information.

BUS INFO: The Elementary, Preschool and Springfield Shuttle bus routes are now available on the Transportation page - https://sites.google.com/nwlschools.org/nwtransportation. The Jr/Sr High bus routes will be posted by this Friday, Aug. 28.

2020 GRADS: Northwestern High School is working to update military plaques to include 2020 Northwestern High School graduates. If you are a 2020 graduate or a family member of a 2020 graduate who has enlisted, please contact Theresa Berthold at bertholdt@nwlschools.org or 937-964-1324, ext. 2144, to share this information.

SPORTS UPDATE: The Northwestern at Miami East Varsity Boys Soccer game for TODAY, Wednesday, Aug. 26, will now start at 6 p.m. There will be no JV game.

Please check out our Florida Virtual FAQ for answers to many back-to-school questions https://sites.google.com/nwlschools.org/floridavirtualfaq/home. Tomorrow afternoon, we will share Elementary Open House videos.

Here is today's video update. https://youtu.be/c5A8eHmLur4

Please check out our In-school FAQ for answers to many back-to-school questions. https://sites.google.com/nwlschools.org/parent-toolbox. More information will be shared as it becomes available. Tomorrow afternoon, we will share a Florida Virtual FAQ for answers to virtual learning questions.

WELCOME BACK INFO TIMELINE: Throughout next week, we'll be releasing details for back-to-school. Please see the following schedule of when you can expect many of these details. MONDAY - In-school FAQ. TUESDAY - Florida Virtual FAQ. WEDNESDAY - Elementary Virtual Open House. THURSDAY - Transportation FAQ. FRIDAY - Jr/Sr High Virtual Open House.

The location for our future Board Meetings have been changed to the Elementary Cafeteria. Thank you!

Our Transportation Department is gearing up for the 20/21 school year...face masks and all!

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THOSE STUDENTS ATTENDING SPRINGFIELD CLARK CTC, CLARK COUNTY ESC CAMPUSES AND CATHOLIC CENTRAL: Due to Northwestern Local Schools not returning until Wednesday, September 2nd, it will be the responsibility of the parent(s)/ student(s) to either provide their own transportation TO their assigned schools beginning Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 through Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 OR arrive at the rear of Northwestern High School to catch the appropriate SHUTTLE BUS each of these mornings by 7:10 a.m. Shuttle buses will be clearly marked with their destination(s) and will depart the High School promptly at 7:15 a.m. We will resume "normal" morning busing from home (for those student(s) assigned and routed) Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020. All shuttle buses will be taking those students (assigned and routed) home in the afternoon beginning Wednesday, August 26th, 2020. If you have completed your student(s) transportation form via OneView, then your student(s) is/ are all set according to your selection(s). If you have not completed the transportation form and need transportation set up, need to make any changes, have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the Transportation Department as soon as possible at (937) 964-1672 or via email at schoolbus@nwlschools.org. We greatly appreciate your patience and support during this time! #warriorstrong

In case you missed Mr. Steiner's video last week, the start date has been pushed back to September 2nd with a back-up date of September 8th. This start date applies to students attending in-person AND virtually. Thank you!

At this time, we will be offering Elementary AM Latchkey. Sign up sheet can be found here: https://forms.gle/zR6GkLy1qC8ciLa68

We are working hard to provide up to date information for our students, staff, and families. Check out our back to school toolbox for answers! This document is live and will be modified as things progress. We appreciate your patience and as we navigate safely reopening our schools. https://sites.google.com/nwlschools.org/parent-toolbox

Here is the link to today's video update. https://youtu.be/S3ZA5XQAJFM It is short under two and a half minutes.

Quick Update: We have the names of those students who have decided to take online courses this fall. We will be reaching out to parents and caregivers here in the next few days to make sure we have everyone assigned to correct location for this school year. The only items on tonight's special board meeting agenda are adding mandatory masks to our opening plan, paying teachers for COVID Safety Planning, and moving the start date for students to a later date.

FinalForms Question: For our STEM/Homeschooled students who participate in athletics, please select "homeschool/external" during the set up process to allow for the student email to be a non- northwestern email. Thank you!

Many of you have asked what classes will look like for students who choose the Florida Virtual option. Here are a few sample classes for Elementary students: https://www.northwestern.k12.oh.us/article/282962?org=nlsd

Thank you to Jenna Lawson at WHIO for conducting this report and video on how Northwestern is incorporating social distancing into our classrooms! https://www.whio.com/news/social-distancing-common-spaces-is-big-focus-area-schools/FZIGAL2MZFDZJJ573DWGJIM6NE/

We are very excited to announce that NW has partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service that will be replacing paper forms for our athletic department. FinalForms allows you to complete and sign athletic participation forms for your students. The most exciting news is that FinalForms saves data from season-to-season and year-to-year, meaning that you will never need to enter the same information twice! FinalForms also pre-populates information wherever possible, for each of your students, saving you time. You may review your data at any time to verify it is current. You will be required to sign your forms once per year and after any update. To get started, go to https://northwesternspringfield-oh.finalforms.com/ or to review the parent-playbook instructions, visit here: https://5il.co/j7gt We are asking that ALL parents of student athletes use FinalForms and complete their portion ASAP for the 2020-2021 school year. Thank you and Go Warriors!