After reviewing results from our family surveys and assessing the efficacy of our COVID-19 safety procedures and mitigation measures during the first quarter of school, Cohorts A & B will be combined beginning Monday, November 9, 2020. Please click here to read a letter from Superintendent Kevin Spicher detailing the district's plans: https://5il.co/mecq
USDA recently announced the continued extension of nationwide flexibilities that allow free school meals for all children throughout the entire 2020-2021 school year.
Watch the announcement: https://youtu.be/rB8a3ER09Uc
Our elementary fall fundraiser has been extended to Wednesday, October 21, 2020.
https://www.howlandschools.com/article/316636?org=gps
Today we will be upgrading to PaySchools Central from PayForIt. Learn more about the transition here and how to set up your account: https://www.howlandschools.com/article/321116?org=hls
On Monday, October 12, 2020, we will be upgrading to PaySchools Central from PayForIt. Learn more about the transition here and how to set up your account: https://www.howlandschools.com/article/321116?org=hls
FOOD SERVICE DELIVERY UPDATE: To ensure delivery on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, you must fill out our request form BEFORE 12 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2020, or have already submitted the food request form that was put out at the beginning of the school year. If you complete the form AFTER 12 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2020, your first delivery will be Wednesday, October 7, 2020. You only need to the complete the form one time, per child.
Learn more here: http://www.howlandschools.com/article/313241?org=hls
If you haven't already, we encourage you to check out our 2020-2021 annual report calendar! https://5il.co/l7qd
REMINDER Full-time remote learners can pick up their breakfasts/lunches on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the HHS "U". Also, if you are a hybrid student who has signed up to receive meals on your remote days, please remember to grab them after school on Mondays or Tuesdays.
The Howland Local School District is proud to announce that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Ohio Department of Education (ODE) have extended the Seamless Summer Option, which provides free breakfast and lunch to all students in our school district. The program is effective September 9, 2020 and will run until December 31, 2020.
Learn more here: https://www.howlandschools.com/article/306883?org=hls
As we prepare to return to school, we encourage you to fill out our free and reduced application online: https://howland.payschools.com. You will need your child's PaySchools username and password to complete the application!
We invite you to virtually meet our teachers! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DA3tx8bSUCRFObCwJuyGZf7oHSyxoprMV5Mb-OVwDzA/present?slide=id.g8aa8df2416_0_1377
If you are a K-4 parent/guardian and you plan to PICK UP your child this school year, our procedures have changed. You will be REQUIRED to have a pickup pass. You can pick up your pass at H.C. Mines on Sept. 1 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. or Sept. 2 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Learn more here: https://www.howlandschools.com/article/297594?org=hsps
Our bus routes have been posted to our website.
You can view them here: https://www.howlandschools.com/article/296687?org=hls
We are aware of Governor Dewine's announcement placing Trumbull County under a red designation. This designation DOES NOT change Howland Local School District's return plan under the hybrid model. We will continue to provide updates as we receive them, but as of now, this red designation DOES NOT impact our district's reopening plans.
Thank you,
Kevin Spicher
Howland Local Schools, Superintendent
As we prepare to return to school, we encourage you to fill out our free and reduced application online: https://howland.payschools.com. You will need your child's PaySchools username and password to complete the application!
Howland Local Schools has extended its online remote learning deadline to Monday, August 17, 2020. Families will have until the 17th to make their final decision.
Learn more here: https://www.howlandschools.com/article/282783?org=hls
We have had several families ask us the same question regarding enrollment into the hybrid learning model. So, we would like to clarify!
If you choose to send your child back to school under the HYBRID learning model, you DO NOT need to fill out a form indicating that choice.
ALL students are assumed to be attending under the hybrid learning model UNLESS they complete the full-time online remote learning survey. The deadline to complete the survey, indicating you are interested in the full-time online remote learning option, is Friday, August 7, 2020.
Once the survey closes, the district will send an important, detailed email to all of families who completed the survey. Families will then have until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, August 10, 2020, to make their final decision regarding full-time online remote learning.
Please check out our frequently asked questions regarding our reopening plans for the 2020-2021 school year: https://5il.co/j2ye
Our 2020-2021 school supply lists have been uploaded to our school buildings' websites. You can also find them here: https://www.howlandschools.com/article/281509?org=hls
As we prepare to return to school, we encourage you to fill out our free and reduced application online: https://howland.payschools.com. You will need your child's PaySchools username and password to complete the application!