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Alice Basinger sworn in as newest board member By Paula Pyzik Scott The Bluffton Exempted Village School District board of education held a reorganizational meeting on Wednesday, January 10. New board member Alice Basinger was sworn in along with Jeremy Scoles, who was reelected in November elections. The members elected Wes Klinger as board president and Roni Kaufmann as vice

By Paula Scott On Monday, October 23, the Bluffton Board of Education meeting included visitors who addressed the board and an agenda that included approving coaching and advising contracts, recognising donations, and a tax levy renewal resolution. Bluffton High School sophomore Ava Smallcombe talked about her experiences at the Makerfest event hosted by the Allen Economic

This week the Bluffton Exempted Village Schools mailed its 2023-2024 Summer District Newsletter to the community. Superintendent Greg Denecker's article is below and the 4-page mailer is attached. ~ News from the Superintendent~ We are excited to get the 2023-2024 school year started by welcoming over 1215 students, a small increase from last year, into our district on the

Bluffton Exempted Village Schools has announced its 2023-2024 program year policy for free and reduced price meals for students unable to pay the full price of meals under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast. Children from families whose annual income is at or below the federal guidelines are eligible for free and reduced-price meals. The Federal Income Eligibility

By Paula Scott The 7:30 p.m. meeting of the Bluffton Exempted Village Schools Board of Education on Monday, July 17 will include a public hearing regarding federal IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and Title I funds. In Ohio, federal Title 1 funds support supplemental instruction in reading and math. The general public is welcome to attend the presentation and

A portion of the announcement follows: First, I want to thank you for all you have done to make our first half of the school year go as smoothly as possible.  Due to the pandemic, we will continue with four day in-person learning and Fridays as a remote learning day for all students during the third nine-weeks, which ends March, 26, 2021. We will decide in March what our schedule will look like for the last nine weeks, which starts on March 29. Please know that we realize the burden that the f...

Letter: School funding deserves a vote As superintendents of the public schools of Allen County, we are in a unique position to speak on behalf of the students, staff, and communities we serve. The success of our districts depend on the support we, and our communities, are able to give our students and staff. Therefore, we would like to share our opinion on the advancement of S.B. 376 being released from committee and receiving an up or down vote on the Senate floor prior to the end of the curr...