Loveland Board of Education to reflect on levy loss, determine next steps
Unofficial election results show that the Loveland City School District’s combined operating and permanent improvement/bond ballot issue did not pass, according to Dr. Amy Crouse, superintendent. If passed, the levy would have provided funds for the day-to-day operations of the school district; repairs, renovations, and upgrades to out-of-date facilities; and a new campus for students in Pre-K through fifth grade. “Certainly we are disappointed, but we respect the decision [...]
Loveland School Board Authorizes Phase-in Bond Portion of Levy Over Three Years if Nov. 5 Issue Passes
Loveland School Board Authorizes Phase-in Bond Portion of Levy Over Three Years if Nov. 5 Issue Passes Phase-in would reduce initial impact to taxpayers; financial market conditions that make phase-in possible create urgency Historically low interest rates are providing a window of opportunity that the Loveland City School Board is prepared to capture for residents if the November 5 ballot issue for the district passes: The potential to [...]
Board of Education Approves Final Resolution for November Ballot
Board of Education approves final resolution for November ballot On July 26, 2019, the Loveland City School District Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution to place a 16.78-mill combined operating and permanent improvement/bond levy on the November 5 ballot. Approval by voters in the November election will implement the facility master plan approved by the Board of Education in April to address urgent and much-needed renovations and additions [...]
Loveland Board of Education approves resolution of necessity for combined levy/bond issue
Loveland Board of Education approves resolution of necessity for combined levy/bond issue The Loveland City School District Board of Education has approved a resolution of necessity for a combined operating levy needed to fund daily operations of the school district, and a building and construction bond to implement the district’s facility master plan. “The Board of Education’s primary responsibility is to provide an outstanding education to the children and [...]
Summer break means getting important work done at Loveland City Schools
Summer break means getting important work done at Loveland City Schools - Letter by Dr. Amy Crouse, Loveland City School District Superintendent The days leading up to end-of-school are always busy and full of excitement, and I’m often asked if I look forward to summer vacation. The truth is, while the work over the summer changes, it doesn’t slow down much; it simply means I’m given a couple months [...]
Loveland Board of Education Approves a Facility Master Plan
“It is our obligation as a board of education to do all that we can to make sure our students have the educational spaces they need to advance their learning and growth.” – Art Jarvis, president At its business meeting on April 16, 2019, the Loveland Board of Education approved a facility master plan for the school district. The plan is the result of extensive work over the past [...]
Loveland Board of Education voting soon on a facility master plan for the district
It’s an exciting time for Building Tiger Nation! - Letter to the Loveland community by Dr. Amy Crouse, Loveland City School District Superintendent Over the past year, the Loveland City School District has intensified its work in developing a facility master plan. The last full assessment of school buildings took place in 1998 – more than two decades ago. While we’ve diligently maintained and cared for our buildings, a [...]
Board of Education enters into contract for option to purchase real estate
At its March 19 business meeting, the Loveland Board of Education adopted a resolution to approve a contract for the option to purchase real estate in Clermont County. The adoption of the resolution does not indicate that land has been purchased, but is for the purpose of investigating whether approximately 110 acres of property are suitable to support a master plan that the board is anticipated to approve in [...]
Finance Committee Update, March 6, 2019
The Building Tiger Nation Finance Committee has met regularly since October 2018. While initially providing a deep dive into school finance, the work shifted in February to specifically focus on developing a funding recommendation for a Loveland City School District facility master plan. A master plan, along with a funding recommendation, will be presented to the Loveland Board of Education in April 2019. The board will make a final [...]
Building Tiger Nation focus groups will discuss aspects of facility renovations
Four focus group sessions scheduled for March As a follow up to the Building Tiger Nation Community Meeting on January 23, the Loveland City School District has announced four opportunities for focus groups to discuss and provide input around potential renovations of school facilities. “The next step in our facilities master planning process is to explore and better understand what ‘renovations’ mean and what they should look like at Loveland,” [...]
We’re Building Tiger Nation, Together
An update on the Loveland City School District Facility Master Plan By Dr. Amy Crouse, Loveland City School District Superintendent The Loveland community has once again come together for the benefit of its students: on January 23, more than 150 members of the general public and school community gathered at the third Building Tiger Nation community meeting, where the district shared the latest information on the progress of the Loveland [...]
Community Meeting #3: Facility Master Plan Options
(Update, February 27, 2019): We appreciate the input we have received from our community about the facility master plan options initially presented on January 23, 2019. The input gathered from group discussions at the community meeting and via feedback forms on this website is organized in the following categories in the attached document: (Community Input on Master Plan Options Matrix) The "pro" category includes answers to the question of how [...]
Finance Committee Meeting #4
Building Tiger Nation Finance Committee Meeting (January 17, 2019) Building Tiger Nation Finance Committee examines funding options for facility master plan The Building Tiger Nation Finance Committee met on January 17 to discuss various hypothetical financing options available to school districts for funding facility master plans. The meeting was the fourth in a series to provide information to the community regarding school finance. “We had a great conversation about the [...]
Finance Committee Meeting #3
Building Tiger Nation Finance Committee Meeting (December 20, 2018) Building Tiger Nation Finance Committee discusses operation levy cycle and five-year forecast The Building Tiger Nation Finance Committee met for the third time on December 20, 2018, to engage participants in a discussion about how a school district’s operation levy cycles typically works, and how it ties into the life cycle of the district’s general fund balance. The vast majority of [...]
Finance Committee Meeting #2
Building Tiger Nation Finance Committee Meeting (November 15, 2018) The Building Tiger Nation Finance Committee met on November 15 to continue its deep dive into school finance. The meeting focused on Ohio Department of Education requirements, how governmental entities in Ohio are funded, and expenditures and revenue sources specifically for the Loveland City School District. Since the district is primarily funded by residential property taxes, the meeting also went into [...]
Community Meeting #2: Educational Facility Evaluation
Building Tiger Nation Facilities Master Planning Moves on to Phase Two On November 28, the Loveland City School District held the second Building Tiger Nation Community Meeting, with over 100 members of the Tiger Family and greater Loveland community in attendance. In a presentation of the results of the educational facility evaluation conducted over the past six months, a panel of students and teachers shared their personal experiences regarding the [...]
Initial Finance Committee Meeting
Loveland kicks off Finance Committee work in facilities master planning process Building Tiger Nation in full motion The Building Tiger Nation Finance Committee met on Thursday, October 18, to begin its deep dive into school finance. The meeting, which was the first in a series of monthly meetings to be held over the next several months, was open to the public and specifically designed to assist community members to develop [...]
Portrait of a Tiger
What does it have to do with Building Tiger Nation? On Wednesday, September 26, a group of parents, teachers, district staff and administrators met to start outlining Loveland’s “Portrait of a Tiger.” This initial Student Experience meeting was dedicated to sharing information and beginning the process of identifying the qualities and skills our community wishes for our students to have as they leave Loveland High School. “This is important work [...]
Building Tiger Nation: Portrait of a Tiger Announcement
Continuing to build upon the first Community Meeting on September 6, which provided information on our school facilities assessment, we invite you to attend our next Building Tiger Nation public event, Portrait of a Tiger. This event, which is the first meeting featuring topics relating to the Student Experience, will be hosted in conjunction with the College and Career Readiness Night, taking place at Loveland High School on September 26, [...]
Community Meeting #1: Physical Assessment Data Summary
More than 100 stakeholders gather at Building Tiger Nation Community Meeting #1 On Thursday, September 6, more than 100 members of the Loveland City School District and the larger Loveland community gathered at the first Building Tiger Nation Community Meeting to hear about the current condition of the district’s buildings and facilities. Christie Boron, principal of the architect firm emersion DESIGN, presented data from the physical building assessments conducted over [...]
Building Tiger Nation – A message from Loveland Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse
Greetings from the office of the greatest job EVER; as the superintendent of the Loveland City School District, I have the privilege of serving the more than 500 members of our staff – 70 percent of whom call our school community home; the 4,800 Tiger students who we work to grow from preschool through high school; and the 50,000 residents of this supportive school community. Together, we are Tiger Nation, and I am [...]