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the school provides some reminders

Ada students will return to classroom learning on Monday, Dec. 7, in two different models. Those are explained in this story from the school website, or click here for that information.

As Ada students return to classes on Monday, the school provides the following to assist in that return to campus:

• If someone in your house is being tested for covid-19, keep your student home until the test results come in. Report all cases of covid-19 to the school office.

• Students must wear a mask.

•Be prepared to return to remote learning should the need arise.

Meri Skilliter, Ada superintendent: "This plan is the first viable solution to the enduring, antiquated, and unconstitutional funding of Ohio's public schools"

SPECIAL TO ADA AND BLUFFTON ICONS - The Ohio House announced passage of House Bill 305, legislation that provides a comprehensive reform of Ohio’s primary and secondary school funding framework.

House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima), said, “The Ohio House has taken a significant step forward in replacing Ohio’s broken school funding formula with a new, workable framework that is appropriate to meeting the cost of a quality education for all students.”

In-person and online event off includes jewelry, postage stamps, coin, silverware and many other items

Many items from the DeBow Freed trust and the late Catherine Freed will be in a public auction at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9.

Among those items include jewelry, postage stamps, coins and silverware items.

The auction is through the firm of Apple Tree Auction Center, 1625 W. Church St. Newark, Ohio.

To view the items in the auction click here.

The auction will be both an 'in-person' and online live auction. People may view items and bid online, as well as in person. 

With Ada school students returning to classes on Dec. 7, the school menus are now available from Dec. 7 to the last day of the 2020 school year, Dec. 18.

Click here to view the menu.

K-3 return five days a week • 4-12 returns in hybrid model

Ada students will return to classroom learning on Monday, Dec. 7, in two different models. Those are explained in this story from the school website.

After several weeks of remote learning, the state, county, and our community are still experiencing a rise in the number of positive Covid cases and quarantines. 

However, we feel that we need to safely get our students back in the building and with their teachers. 

Our experience with contact tracing has shown that each positive student case has resulted in 10-20 quarantines each time. 

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