Staff Writer
MARTINS FERRY Students in Martins Ferry City Schools will have the opportunity to catch up this summer if their educations have suffered due to COVID-19 disruptions.
Superintendent Jim Fogle said programs will be offered in compliance with requests from the state that all school districts devise a plan to help students who have fallen behind due to lack of in-person instruction and missed classes.
“Our administrative team has met, and we drafted a survey that we sent out to our teachers,” Fogle said during Tuesday’s board meeting. “We are proposing a summer tutoring program. We’re looking at doing that the month of June.”
Feb 25, 2021
Harold Edward Kuckuck, 87, of Martins Ferry, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021 in his residence. He was born in Martins Ferry on May 17, 1933 a son of the late Earl and Katherine (Kolb) Kuckuck. Harold served his country in the U.S. Air Force, attended the Martins Ferry 1 st Christian Church.
He was a charter bus driver for the Lake Shore Bus Lines, was a mail carrier for the Martins Ferry Post Office for 18 years, he also served as Officer in Charge at both the Colerain and Rayland Post Offices and was Postmaster with the Smithfield Post Office for 14 years, after he retired from the Postal Service, he was a school bus driver for Martins Ferry City Schools for 15 years.
Times Leader Staff Writer
Schools across the Ohio Valley have seen many changes in their curriculums this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with many moving to hybrid or remote plans due a rise in cases.
In July, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced state guidelines for returning to classrooms which included the Ohio Public Health Advisory System, a color-coded, county-by-county coronavirus alert system. The system is meant to notify residents of the state of spread in the community which areas may need to take additional precautions.
Additionally, state officials urged school staff, teachers and students to adorn facial coverings for in-class learning, social distance, vigilantly assess symptoms, provide hand sanitizer and thoroughly clean school spaces. However, specific details regarding staff and students re-entering the schools were left up to the local school districts.