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Warren City Schools SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) friend and colleague R. Keeth Matheny , who has helped our school district advance our Social-Emotional Learning Skills, served as a keynote at the Trumbull County Administrators’ Conference. 

Warren City Schools’ leaders who attended the conference benefitted once again by Keeth’s expertise, skills and experience in SEL – an area of great importance to our school district that has assisted us in serving and meeting the needs of the whole child. 

Dozens of parents, grandparents and other relatives gathered at Warren’s four PK-8 Schools for Family Fun Days as part of the district’s annual Jump Start into Kindergarten program.

Jump Start is a longstanding tradition of Warren City Schools. Before school starts, kindergarten children attend visit their individual schools to meet their teachers and peers, become familiar with school routines, and learn some pre-reading skills.   

The children who attend Jump Start into Kindergarten become the leaders of the class.  There are 207 children happily attending the program this year. 

Family Fund Days were held the week of Aug. 2 at the Jefferson, Lincoln, McGuffey and Willard PK-8 schools. Students received books and parents were able to read to and with their children.

Warren City School District is accepting applications and interviewing SUBSTITUTE TEACHER candidates.

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER INFORMATION

Eligible candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree or higher to qualify to obtain a substitute teaching license through the Ohio Department of Education.

Interested candidates can pick up a Substitute Teaching Application at the front desk of the Warren City School District’s Administrative Office, located at 105 High St. NE, Warren, OH 44481, to start the substitute process.

Day-by-day Substitute Teachers – $95 daily

Building Substitute Teachers (if needed) – $100 daily

Both Day-by-Day and Building Substitute Teachers are eligible to work up to (4) days a week within the Warren City School District.

Questions may be directed to Tracey Gabriele. Office of Human Resources, at (330) 841-2321, ext. 7132.

Warren City School District has the following employment requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Meet Warren City School District and ODE pre-employment requirements

SUMMARY OF CLASSIFIED JOB POSITIONS

The district is also seeking to fill several full-time, part-time and substitute positions.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY for these positions:

EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS

Contracted Rate:  $13.39 to $13.78/hour.

Substitute Rate:  $9.80/hr.

Online JobID #195

Summary of Job Requirements:

• Must have or be able to obtain the following:
• Paraprofessional certificate;
• Associates Degree or Equivalent; or higher degree; 
• Ability to interact with students;
• Physical ability to assist with students with various disabilities;
• Work under the supervision of Teachers to assist with students in academic interventions;
• Provide individual and small group support to students;
• Ability to provide clerical duties as assigned;
• Demonstrate good communication skills;
• Provide attendance services for students. 

5.5 Hour Bus Driver

Contracted Rate:  $20.55/hr.

Substitute Rate:  $16.78/hr.

Online JobID #515

Summary of Job Requirements:

• Have a Class B CDL with school bus and passenger endorsements;
• Responsible for the safe transportation of pupils to and from school;
• Prepare required reports;
• Knowledge of State of Ohio regulations and rules concerning safe operation of a bus;
• Clean and assure safety equipment are working properly;
• Maintain daily driving schedule as established;
• Maintain orderly or students;
• Report all accidents to proper civil and school official.

Bus Attendant

Contracted Rate:  $10.00/hr.

Online JobID #547

Summary of Job Requirements:

• Be at least 21 years of age;
• Be working towards attaining a Bus Driver’s License
• Demonstrate good judgement; mental and physical health.
• Maintain order among students through communication;
• Inspect the vehicle for remaining passengers and belongings;
• Control all emergency situations safely and properly;
• Attend required in-service trainings and safety meetings;
• Keep bus clean and orderly with daily cleaning;
• Assist driver to complete successful  bus evacuation drills;

Maintenance/Janitorial

Contracted Rate:  $16.92/hr.

Substitute Rate:  $13.36/hr.

Online JobID #315

Summary of Job Requirements:

• Ability to follow instructions and communicate effectively;
• Be able to work on your feet, lift up to 50 lbs. and perform duties required by the job;
• Participate in training provided;
• Clean and remove trash in assigned rooms/areas;
• Conserve power, water and other resources and janitorial supplies; and
• Maintain safety and security of assigned area.

General Helper-Food Service

Contracted Rate:  $11.71/hr.

Substitute Rate:  $11.63/hr.

Online JobID #546

Summary of Job Requirements:

• Have fundamental math skills;
• Experience in institutional feeding preferred, but not required;
• Possess a Serve Safe Certificate;
• Assist in food preparation, serving food, cooking, baking, etc.
• Be able to lift 60 lbs.

Floater – Substitute Extra Clerk Typist

Contracted Rate:  $11.57 to $17.24/hr.

Substitute Rate:  $10.08/hr.

Online JobID #405

Summary of Job Requirements:

• Ability to demonstrate basic business-related and computer skills;
• Clerical experience and ability to organize;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Ability to perform duties requiring strictest confidentiality.

Noon Hour Aide

Rate:  $10.50/hr.

Online JobID #545

Summary of Job Duties:

• Know and follow school building rules;
• Assist during lunch periods wiping tales, overseeing students; and
• Be alert of students needs on the playground, cafeteria or hallways.

Crossing Guard

Rate:  $10.50/hr.

Summary of Job Duties:

• Be able to safely cross students at designated crossing areas and building entrances; and
• Be aware of weather conditions and dress appropriately.

Warren City School District has the following employment requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Meet Warren City School District and ODE pre-employment requirements

CLICK HERE TO APPLY for the above positions:

The Warren City School District is an equal employment opportunity employer, and adheres to the rules and regulations established by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the City of Warren Civil Service Commission. 

* Civil service approved or skill-based testing may be required and administered by Warren City School District.

District leaders recognized several students during the July 20 Warren City School Board of Education meeting.

Anthony Payiavlas, who is going into his senior year at Warren G. Harding High School, was recognized for his participation in the state tennis tournament this year.

Anthony, a junior in Division I, was one of two singles players from Trumbull County to join the field of 16 participating in the 101st Boys State Tennis Tournament.

The tournament was held in May at the Linder Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio.

The district also congratulated PK-8 school students Emma Cowger Segura and Jeremiah Hicks, who participated and came away as winners of the drawing through TNP’s United Fresh Start Voucher Program. 

The Warren City School District Board of Education is requesting proposals to restore the front porch area on the Warren G. Harding School Facade. It would include stone work using all of the available stones, patching stones as needed and repair foundations as needed. Addition of new drain system to go into existing storm system, replacement of landscaping and seed any damaged lawn areas. Removal and re-installation of floor stones, stairs, piers and railings would be included with power washing upon completion.

If you are interested in this project you may visit the site located at 860 Elm Rd., Warren, Ohio 44483 and submit your sealed bid to the Warren City Schools Board of Education, 105 High St. NE, Warren, Ohio 44481. For questions please email John Lacy, Executive Director of Business Operations at john.lacy@neomin.org or mary.denman@neomin.org.

All proposals are due to the Board of Education by 3:00pm on July 16, 2021

Blowing bubbles. Making ice cream. Digging for fossils. Using a banana as a battery to power an LED light.

Warren City Schools students have been involved in all of these activities and more as part of the district’s Summer Bridge Learning Opportunity.

These might not seem like routine class assignments. But Summer Bridge is giving students fun and creative hands-on activities designed to help them learn.

In any of the classrooms inside Warren’s five school buildings, students are reading, writing, using manipulatives, and engaging in conversations centered around applying what they are learning.

These activities and more are part of Warren City Schools’ efforts to provide students with learning opportunities as they transition from one grade to the next. Reading and writing have been incorporated into every lesson.

“The goal of the program is not only to reflect on learning of this past year but also to propel students into what comes next so they are better prepared this coming school year,” explained Suzette Jackson, assistant curriculum director, Warren City Schools grades 6-12.

The Summer Bridge program kicked off June 7 at Warren’s four PK-8 schools and Warren G. Harding High School – running Mondays through Thursdays – and continues through June 25 for the high school and June 29 for the PK-8 schools.

The program provides students with opportunities to participate in engaging lessons that promote critical thinking while collaborating with their peers, explained Jackson. Warren staff developed lessons that include hands-on activities aligned to Ohio’s Learning Standards in every core content for every grade level.

Warren City Schools is continuing its meal distribution program. Here is the complete list of Summer Food Distribution Sites and times, effective through Aug. 13:

12:45 – 1:15: Commerce St. Apts., 600 Commerce Ave.

12-12:30: Fairview Garden Apts. – 2035 Benton St. SE Warren

12-12:30: Highland Terrace Apts. – 377 Lane Ave. Warren, OH   

12:30-1: Jefferson School (Outside) – 1543 Tod Ave. Warren

12-12:30: Laird Ave. Garden, Warren (Across from the Water Dept.)

12-12:30: Lincoln School (Outside), 2253 Atlantic St. Warren, OH  (Starting June)   

12:30-1: McGuffey School (Outside), 3465 Tod Ave. Warren (Starting June 7) 

12:45-1:15: Packard Park, 1703 Mahoning Ave. Warren

12:45-1:15: Renaissance Center, 1948 Palmyra Rd. Warren

12-12:30: Royal Mall Apts., 213 Royal Mall Dr. Niles (in front of office)

12-12:30: Stone Gate Apts., 1210 Roberts Ave. Warren 

12-12:30: Third Christian Church, 241 First St. Warren (Starting June 7 on M, W, F)      

12:30-1: Warren G. Harding H.S. (Outside), 860 Elm Rd. Warren  (Starting June 7) 

12-12:30: Warren Heights Apts., 504 Douglas St. Warren

12:30-1: Willard School (Outside), 2020 Willard Ave. Warren

12-12:30: Warren Mission, 155 Tod Ave. Warren (Next to Emanuel Lutheran Church, 140 Cherry Ave. Warren

I hope everyone is well and getting ready for a great summer! We are excited to be back to swimming, post pandemic! As many of you know, we are finishing up our Spring Stroke Clinic. We have had good participation and it has been a great 6 weeks of swimming. As we finish this session, we have also been preparing for our next session and have come up with a schedule we feel will give many swimmers the opportunity to fit swimming into their busy summer schedules! Please read the attached informational flyer regarding days, times and fees.

All practices will be at WGH Natatorium. This means, until further notice, we will still be following Covid 19 social distancing and sanitation protocols. Locker rooms are still not accessible for changing, please come to the pool dressed to swim. Locker rooms are available for restroom facilities. We will be asking for minimum spectators in the pool area. Please drop swimmers off if possible. Masks will need to be worn while in the natatorium. There are “W” stickers in the stands for swimmers and spectators to aid in the 6′ protocol. More info will be communicated as we get nearer to the start on June 14th.

If you have any questions about the practice schedule, covid protocols, group designations or any other concerns, please let us know. We are looking forward to our revised summer session!!

Steve Lukco
Warren Swimming

May 21, 2021

WGH Senior Families:

On behalf of the Warren City School District Administration and Board of Education, we would like to congratulate you and your graduating senior on their success and perseverance as they navigated their way through the last two academic years in such extraordinary times.

The COVID 19 pandemic has created much stress and many regulations on each of us in our attempts to have a significant impact on public health and safety. It is with this in mind we are sending this additional communication to our families regarding our upcoming May 27th graduation ceremony.

The Warren City School District, and all Trumbull County Schools were informed on our most recent call with local health officials that given a graduation ceremony is indeed a school event, and health orders remain in place for our schools until June 2, 2021, it is expected that all participants and guests in attendance follow the health and safety protocols that have been in place during the COVID 19 pandemic. This includes the use of properly worn facial coverings, for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, both indoors and outdoors. This also includes appropriate social distancing, families sitting together in designated locations, hand sanitizing, self-health monitoring and screening prior to attending the event.

Graduation is a special time for our seniors and their families and we want this event to be a culminating celebration for everyone involved. For this to happen, we need your support and cooperation as we strive to follow the health and safety guidelines and expectations set forth by our local health officials. Thank you, in advance, for making this day all it can be for our graduates!

Signed, Superintendent Steve Chiaro and Principal Dante Capers

The Fraternal Order of Police #34 has recognized several Warren City Schools service employees because they are “Essential for a Million Reasons.”

The recognition is in response to the multi-department collaborative efforts of the district’s food service, maintenance and transportation departments in serving more than one million meals to students in Warren via the district’s citywide feeding sights since the initial school shut down in March 2020.

On Thursday, May 20, FOP #34 President Brian Crites presented employees who assisted with the food distribution efforts a certificate to thank them for their “above and beyond” efforts.

Additionally, FOP #34, made up of members of the Warren City Police Department, including the school district’s School Resource Officers, gave each school building its own plaque.

“When it was brought to our attention that you had reached such a milestone we knew it was because each of you has gone above and beyond to serve our students, families and community over such an incredibly challenging time,” Crites said. “We knew we had to do something to show our appreciation and to thank you for all you do.”

The district’s food service, transportation and maintenance departments worked together to ensure meals arrived on time at 10 remote sites as well as all five of Warren’s school buildings.

Meals are also distributed at multiple sites at the schools and out of school buses that are out in the remote sites in the community. On Fridays children also received ‘weekend’ bags for Saturday and Sunday. Each child received a breakfast and lunch, just as they would in school.

“Being in the schools as SROs we see firsthand the work that takes place, from planning to preparation to putting everything into action, among these employees and the dedication and care they put into serving our students and our community,” said Warren City Police Officer Michael Currington, SRO at Lincoln and McGuffey PK-8 school.

“When we learned they had served over a million meals, we thought wow, that’s fantastic, and the members of the FOP all agreed that deserves some recognition.”

The district revised its food distribution immediately upon being notified of the statewide school shutdown to serve students and their families once the district moved to remote learning.

“It’s amazing to know that we’ve impacted so many lives, so many children, the thank yous that we get. It’s exciting to continue to serve the community this way and know that we’ve served more than a million meals across the city,” said Nailah Shaw, Willard PK-8 School food service manager.

“We’ve received a lot of positive feedback about how this has helped the community,” said Vonnie Crawley, a longtime cook at the McGuffey PK-8 School. “We’ve served not only Warren City School children, but also children that attend other schools, anyone who’s in need. I had one lady say to me ‘No child in Warren should be hungry!’”

Warren City Schools Business Operations Director john Lacy called the effort “teamwork at its best.”

“It really has been a collaborative effort with many departments in the school district,” he said.

The school district presented its own recognition to these outstanding employees: New shirts with the message ” “I’m Essential for a Million Reasons.”