COVID-19 cases are dropping in county schools
By Jacob Clary - jclary@aimmediamidwest.com
Superintendent Tim Davis said at this week’s Hillsboro Board of Education that masks and other COVID-19 measurements are working because the number of staff and students out of school due to the virus or being quarantined has dropped significantly. That appears to be the case across Highland County.
According to the Ohio Department of Health School COVID-19 Reporting Dashboard, which was last updated Thursday: Bright Local Schools had one new student case this week and 19 cumulative student cases. It did not have any new staff cases and has had six total staff cases.
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Hillsboro City Schools holds organizational meeting; high school auditorium nearing completion Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education members Beverly Rhoads and Bill Myers are pictured during the December 2020 board meeting. Rhoads and Myers were re-elected vice president and president, respectively, at the January organizational meeting. (HCP Photo/Caitlin Forsha) The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education held their organizational and regular meetings Monday, Jan. 11, where the board established its president, vice president, committee assignments and conducted other annual business.
The organizational meeting began with Bill Myers being elected president of the board, while Beverly Rhoads was chosen as vice president. Myers has served as board president, and Rhoads has been vice president, since 20
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Hillsboro city council votes to withdraw from involvement from Hillsboro Area Economic Development Corporation, start new CIC Hillsboro city council president Tom Eichinger and safety and service director Brianne Abbott are pictured during council s Jan. 11 Zoom meeting. Hillsboro city council voted to dissolve the Hillsboro Area Economic Development Corporation and to establish a new Community Improvement Corporation during their Monday, Jan. 11 meeting.
Council met via Zoom due to various quarantines. Both mayor Justin Harsha and safety and service director Brianne Abbott encouraged the community to continue taking precautions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
SOESC helping with Blan superintendent search
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The Blanchester Local Board of Education has selected the Southern Ohio Educational Service Center (SOESC) to assist with the selection of their next Superintendent.
The SOESC has many years of experience in assisting boards of education with Superintendent and Treasurer searches. Over the past several years, the SOESC has assisted Clinton-Massie, East Clinton, Fairfield, and Miami Trace Local Schools with their Superintendent searches along with Blanchester Local, Clinton-Massie Local, and Hillsboro City Schools with their Treasurer searches.
“We have a vested interest in finding the best possible Superintendent for Blanchester and will work with the new Superintendent in continuing to provide high-quality educational experiences for all the students who attend Blanchester Local Schools,” stated Beth Justice, Superintendent, SOESC.
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Year in Review: Remembering the headlines of 2020 Pictured in January are (l-r) Hillsboro administrators introduced to city employees: council president Tom Eichinger, mayor Justin Harsha, chief of police/systems administrator Eric Daniels, safety and service director Brianne Abbott, public works superintendent Shawn Adkins and auditor Alex Butler. (HCP photo by Caitlin Forsha.) Demolition of the former Parker Hotel began in February 2020. (HCP photo by Caitlin Forsha.) On Jan. 24, then-Director of the Ohio Department of Health Dr. Amy Acton declared novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) an immediately reportable disease. Pictured is the Ohio Public Health Advisory System map as of Dec. 17. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio Governor s Office.)