GENEVA AREA CITY SCHOOLS

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.

ATTENTION COVID-19 CASE UPDATES: The updated COVID-19 cases and updated information can be found under NEWs on the main page of the website. (the article with the Mask Up Eagles graphic) . This is UPDATED information even though it says 2 months ago (which is when the first post in the article was added).... please click on the title to see the cases in order (with most current on top).

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.

Geneva Middle School will be closed today ( Mon., Nov. 2nd) due to no power and heat from an outage. All other schools are open.

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.

A robo-call will go out on Sunday evening (Oct. 4th), reminding parents and families about the change in the in-person schedule for students beginning on October 12th. Students will be in-person four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday). Wednesdays will still be non-student days while sanitizing, planning and support is completed. In addition, there is also information about the new online registration system. You can find more information about both topics under NEWS on the website.

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.

The District is having some phone line issues (calls coming in or our ability to call outside numbers)... please be patient. Windstream is trying to locate the circuit issues. Thank you!

Check out the Virtual Open House on the website. It is posted on the Austinburg Elementary school site under NEWS! Enjoy!

We are having problems with our District telephones (calls coming in or trying to make outside calls)...we apologize for the inconvenience. It has been reported and our staff (and Windstream) is trying to address the issue. Thanks you!

For current news and information ...CLICK on scrolling NEWS or SEE ALL NEWS and select the information you would like to see, There are updates for Bus Routes, Cafeteria, Remote Plans and more...

Direct access to the "Return to School" Plan... with our new site, I was able to change the way to see the information. You can click on the link directly to see the "Return to School" Plan under the NEWS section. Sorry about the confusion!