Geneva Platt R. Spencer Elementary

Bus Change: Mon., Feb. 1st - NO BUS #36 this afternoon for dismissal. Students at GMS will ride Bus #35 home. Students at GPS will ride Bus #8 or Bus #23/17 home. There may be a slight delay in normal drop off times. Thank you!

1/15/21 - Attention Bus Changes: GHS / GMS - NO BUS # 21 - students will be transported by Bus # 8, NO Bus # 36 - students will be transported by Bus #35. Geneva Platt R. Spencer - Bus #8 will take their normal students PLUS ...Daycare students (United Methodist and Carol's Corner) and students on Grant and Walnut Street. GPS: No Bus # 21/17 - students will be transported by Bus #23. Thank you for your cooperation!

1/14/21 - Bus Change: Bus # 17/21 will not be available for dismissal for GPS. Bus #36 will take those students home this afternoon. Students may be running late due to the bus change. Thank you for your cooperation.

1/12/21 - Attention Bus Changes: BUS #5 will not be available for GPS (at dismissal). Students may be dropped off later than their normal time. Students will be transported on Bus #24 / #23 / #36. Thank you for your cooperation!

Due to the weather and other problems, the district phones and website are having some issues. We are not able to receive or make any calls to outside lines. I apologize for the inconvenience... Windstream has been notified of the issue.

The District is having phone issues (calling or receiving calls from outside numbers) as of Monday, November 30th at 9:30 am. An update will provided when the issue is corrected. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Information and details for any change to the District's school plan based on current COVID-19 exposures and the county level will be shared tomorrow (11/19/20) on the website and through a robo-call tomorrow evening. Thank you for your support!

Austinburg Elementary will be CLOSED today for students and classes (Mon., Nov. 16th) due to a staff shortage. All available / regular staff should report for normal hours.

Geneva Area City Schools will be CLOSED tomorrow due to staff shortages. The illnesses are not all related to COVID-19 but some are other illnesses, family illnesses or personal days. There will be no transportation to Atech or St. John with a shuttle bus. Also... NO BREAKFAST OR LUNCHES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TOMORROW (11/13). We will resume with our normal schedule on Monday, November 16th. With the closure: ALL ACTIVITIES for the Geneva Schools ARE CANCELLED FOR THE WEEKEND.

With Ashtabula County changing to the red level on Thursday, Oct. 29th, further discussion was held with county officials. After conversation with the Ashtabula County Health Department and other county schools, the Geneva School District will not alter its current school plan at this time. We will continue with in-person classes (4 days a week - Mon., Tues., Thurs., and Fri.). Wednesdays will continue to be a sanitizing and support day. We will continue to monitor any changes and increase in exposure in our schools. Thank you for your support and patience. Please check the website - NEWS or Livefeed for any updated information.

There have been questions concerning potential changes in our in-person plan if Ashtabula County changed in the color coding / level system. The following is part of our plan that is posted on our website. If there is a change, we will work closely with the Ashtabula County Health Department to determine the reason for the change and if any action in our plan is necessary. If after consultation and further recommendations, the following will be followed: If the county goes to a Level RED: Notification will be made by the district (this may not be immediate but we will work closely with the Ashtabula County Health Department), students will go to online education only. Teachers and staff will still report to their buildings with safety precautions observed.

See the NEWS article about Geneva Schools Plan changing from the current hybrid model to a 4 day a week schedule for all in-person students beginning on October 12th.

DETAILS for a change in the Geneva Schools in-person plan will be posted on the website for our students and families on Monday, September 28th (after 1pm). Some final adjustments and decisions are being made for the details that will be shared. Thank you for your support and patience during our hybrid and online start.

Information concerning the procedures for staff and students that may be exposed or need to to be isolated / quarantined is posted under NEWS (COVID-19 article).

AUSTINBURG WILL REOPEN FOR HYBRID GROUP B ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 17th and FRIDAY, SEPT. 18th. Further discussion was held with the Ashtabula County Health Department and even though some isolation orders are in place (for staff and students in group A), the district will reopen school on Thursday. Additional cleaning and sanitizing occurred on Tuesday (all day) and will continue on Wednesday.

Due to a confimed case at Austinburg Elementary in 2nd grade and numerous teachers, staff and students that were isolated or quarantined by the Ashtabula County Health Department, AUSTINBURG ELEMENTARY WILL BE CLOSED FOR STUDENTS FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK (Tuesday, Sept. 15th through Friday, September 18th). Students will be asked to complete packets, assignments and online work during the week.

A robo call will be going out this afternoon... to remind family and community members to check the website for any COVID-19 updates. A robo-call will not be made each time but we wanted people to know where the information can be found. Please check back regularly.

Information about any CONFIRMED cases of COVID-19 in the district are located under NEWS on the website. Each case is dated and provides information about the school and potential exposure.

A robo-call went out on 9/7/20 to share information about FREE breakfast and lunch for any student (ages 1 -18). The Geneva Schools was approved to provide free breakfast and lunch to our community. All students in school can receive a free breakfast and lunch. All online students or students not enrolled can receive breakfast and lunch. Meals can be picked up for multiple days or the whole week. Pickups will be at Austinburg, Cork and GPS from 9:30 am - 10:30 am ...and GMS and GHS from 9am - 10 am. There will be no remote pickup sites and no home delivery for this program.

A robo-call went out on 9/7/20 to share information about FREE breakfast and lunch for any student (ages 1 -18). The Geneva Schools was approved to provide free breakfast and lunch to our community. All students in school can receive a free breakfast and lunch. All online students or student not enrolled can receive breakfast and lunch. Meals can be picked up for multiple days or the whole week. Pickups will be at Austinburg, Cork and GPS from 9:30 am - 10:30 am ...and GMS and GHS from 9am - 10 am. There will be no remote pickup sites and no home delivery for this program.