ST. CLAIRSVILLE Turnout was fairly light for a Meet the Candidates Night on Wednesday, with seven candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot appearing in Shannon Hall
MARTINS FERRY Parents and students in the Martins Ferry City Schools District visited the school board Tuesday to object to dress code changes passed as par
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MARTINS FERRY The Martins Ferry Board of Education prepared to close out the 2020-21 school year Tuesday.
Staff receiving financial recognition for their work and risks taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The board approved a 4 percent base salary increase.
A $1,000 COVID bonus for all teachers, staff, administrators and at-will central office employees effective Aug. 1.
Treasurer Dana Garrison said the staff will receive 4-percent raises for 2022 through 2024.
“The COVID bonus is only a one-time payment of $1,000 per employee, and it’s due to the additional work and in-person teaching … versus remote,” Garrison said, adding teachers, administrators and office staff come to about 122 employees, for a total of $122,000.
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Martins Ferry City Schools Superintendent Jim Fogle explains the district’s new policy for athletic eligibility by following the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s standards rather than maintaining a set grade point average.
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MARTINS FERRY Student athletes at Martins Ferry City Schools District will be following the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s standards rather than maintaining a set grade point average if they want to play sports.
On Tuesday’s school board meeting, the board voted to follow OHSAA guidelines for student athletic eligibility and eliminate the current 1.0 grade point average requirement, as well as approving the OHSAA guidelines for the 2021-22 school year and disregarding the fall waiver of requirements.
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Martins Ferry City School District Superintendent Jim Fogle, left, works with board member Brian McFarland during a past meeting. Fogle on Tuesday announced some relaxation of social distancing in classrooms following COVID-19 infection studies as the district works toward resuming in-person learning. McFarland was also named board president.
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MARTINS FERRY The Martins Ferry City School District Board of Education started 2021 with talk about how to resume in-person education during the COVID-19 pandemic and some students’ need to be in the classroom setting to avoid falling behind.
Following a week of remote learning after the Christmas and New Year break, the district is resuming its hybrid model of remote and in-person learning in January.