Versailles Elementary School

Good Monday Morning Tigers. This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with a message that serves two purposes. First, we are in the process of transitioning from our previous "all-call" system to a new one that is built right into the Versailles app and website portal. It isn't a huge amount of money, but this is a savings to the district both in dollars and in efficiency by streamlining processes. So the first part of this message is simply a test of the new "all-call" system. Secondly, while I am communicating with you, I feel compelled to share with you something that the district did not seek out, but we expect to be impacted by. It is very likely that in the biennial budget, which will be approved and signed by the Governor in about 10 days or so, all Ohio schools will be forced to adopt a Board of Education Policy completely banning cell phones from school. Our Board, upon my recommendation based upon my belief in Local Control and the Board leadership that you have elected to represent the best interests of our specific school system, previously had adopted a policy that left it up to the administration and individual teachers to allow or not allow cell phones on a case by case, teacher by teacher, and classroom by classroom basis. I share this information because I wanted you to be aware of it. We will comply with the requirement to adopt such a policy if it is, in fact, included in the budget as expected. I wanted to give you as much of a head's up as possible to talk with your students about this expected change.

Good evening, This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with an important message regarding student enrollment in their next grade level. We hope you've had a wonderful first week away from school and are already making great summer memories! This message is for all Versailles parents/guardians. Final Forms has officially rolled over into the 2025-2026 school year. You may begin updating and signing off on all forms starting tomorrow, Friday, June 6, 2025. It is incredibly helpful and important to us in our work over the summer months. It is critically important for bus routing plans. Specifically, transportation forms MUST be updated by July 18th at the latest. Additionally, the Transportation forms must be completed for every single K-12 student, regardless of whether you utilize district-provided transportation. We suggest that you use a desktop computer rather than a phone or tablet for the sake of readability and compatibility as you update and complete any forms. Anyone who submits a change of address in Final Forms must follow up with new proof of residency at the new address that they entered. The newly updated Student Handbook and the updated Chromebook agreement are in the Final Forms portal. Please read them carefully for any new and updated rules, procedures, and policies. If you have any questions, please contact the Board office at 937-526-4773. Thank you very much. Have a wonderful evening! Go Tigers!

Good Evening Tigers, This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with a reminder about the regularly scheduled school calendar. This message is just a reminder that tomorrow, Friday, May 2, 2025, we will start the day on a pre-scheduled 2-hour delay for staff professional development. Buses will arrive 2 hours later than normal. Have a great remainder of your evening. Go Tigers!

Come join the team! Be the first smiling face to greet our wonderful students in the morning, and the last to say, "Have a great night!" in the afternoons. Versailles Schools has two (2) bus driver openings for the 2025-2026 school year. These will be AM and PM regular bus routes, approximately 3 hours/day, and $23.66 - $31.55/hour based on years of bus driver experience. Being a regular route driver also gives you priority to choose to take trips for games and field trips while being paid to be there as well. If you do not have a CDL with both the passenger (P) and school bus (S) endorsements, we will provide the training. Training can begin as soon as the school year concludes. If interested, or even if you just have some questions, please contact Kyle Kunk, Transportation Supervisor, at kyle.kunk@vtigers.org or 937-526-4773.

This morning the School District conducted a Lock Down school safety drill at approximately 10:30 am. This was only a drill.

Good morning Tigers, This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with an important message about safety this morning. Due to the patchy dense fog, as well as for the concern about low lying water areas which may not be able to be seen because of the fog, we will be starting today, Monday, April 7, 2025 on a 2-hour delay. Please be careful and we'll see you two hours late today.

Don't forget to set your clocks forward by an hour before you go to bed tonight! (Saturday, March 8, 2025)

Reminder, that tomorrow, Friday, March 7, 2025, will be a planned 2-hour delay for staff professional development. Buses will arrive 2 hours later than your regularly scheduled pick-up time. Thank you!

Versailles Schools will soon have an opening for an Assistant to the Treasurer position. Job duties include processing a semi-monthly payroll on the 5th and 20th of each month (24 pays & 3 supplemental pays per year), managing all absences in AESOP and ESS for payroll balancing, processing quarterly tax returns (Federal, State, City and School), processing year end taxes & W2's, manage insurance for all staff and process monthly insurance payments, and processing daily receipts. Experience with USPS, USAS, SC View, ESS, Excel and Word is beneficial. Ideally, this position would start in mid-April to allow for cross-training and greatest success of the new employee. Further job description information is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CIcPgeKWqJICH0OGPd2HvS4db52osHmS/view?usp=sharing Salary information is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C4jF9U9n3ItYbUnrFLMjx2OWUeTzuoAI/view?usp=sharing Job application is here: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4302/VEVS/3571504/Application.pdf If interested, please send application and resume to Lori Koch by interoffice mail or email at lori.koch@vtigers.org by the end of the day on Wednesday, March 12.

Now available to Families of all K-12 students: We have Chromebooks that are being replaced per the regular replacement schedule approved by the Board of Education. As such, several still fully functional Chromebooks are being made available to our students' families. These devices work just fine. They have, however, reached end of service and support from a district perspective. If you are looking for a really affordable option to have an additional device at home, please see the pictures for the specific details.

Good morning, This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with an update about school today. I don’t normally call to tell you that we ARE going to school. However, due to specific circumstances today I’m making an exception to that rule. We ARE going to school after the 2-hour delay today Thursday, February, 20, 2025. However, due to several driver illnesses, we are short drivers. Therefore the in-town route will be running approximately 20-30 minutes behind as we have to have a driver go back out after finishing their primary route. If it is at all possible, and you are able to make other arrangements to get your children to school, that would be greatly appreciated and very helpful. This is for the in town route only. Thank you for your understanding.

Good morning, This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with an important message about travel safety and today’s school schedule. Due to the overnight weather conditions and the resulting road conditions of our secondary roads, we will start today, Thursday, February 20, 2025 on a 2-hour delay. This will allow our drivers to best see the road safely in the daylight. We will continue to drive over the next couple of hours to further evaluate safety before making a final decision about the day. Thank you, Be safe.

Families of K-8 students: We have Chromebooks that are being replaced per the regular replacement schedule approved by the Board of Education. As such, several still fully functional Chromebooks are being made available to our students' families. These devices work just fine. They have, however, reached end of service and support from a district perspective. If you are looking for a really affordable option to have an additional device at home, please see the pictures for the specific details.

Good evening Tigers, This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with an important message about the school schedule tomorrow. Mr. Kunk, our Transportation Director, and I just got back in from driving all over the district. While many of the main roads are very clear, several of our secondary roads are still snow covered and packed down, and there are many places with patchy ice. We are going to start tomorrow (Tuesday, February 18, 2025) on a 2 hour delay simply to allow drivers the daylight in order to best see the road safely. Thank you. Have a good evening. Be safe, and we'll see everyone two hours late tomorrow.

Reminder: Monday, February 17, 2025, is President's Day. School will be closed in observance of the Federal Holiday. Thank you. Go Tigers!

Reminder, that tomorrow, Friday, February 14, 2025, will be a planned 2-hour delay for staff professional development. Buses will arrive 2 hours later than your regularly scheduled pick-up time. Thank you!

Good Morning, This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with an important message about school today. Due to the freezing rain that is sticking around longer than the weather forecast predicted, many of our secondary roads are still icy. Versailles will be on a 2-hour delay today, Thursday, February 6, 2025 to allow additional time for road treatment and melting.

This week is National School Counselors Week. We're taking a moment to celebrate and say "Thank you" to our School Counselors. Mrs. Michelle Hartings and Mrs. Hollie Ahrens are our two School Counselors. Please consider taking a moment when you have one, to let Mrs. Hartings and Mrs. Ahrens know that you appreciate their work, or share a story with them directly as to how they helped you and your child(ren) in school. If you want to take a moment to send an personal email, the addresses are as follows: hollie.ahrens@vtigers.org and michelle.hartings@vtigers.org Of course, a like and a positive comment on the district's Facebook page are also wonderful little pick-me-ups! We are very grateful to our School Counselors both during this special week, but more importantly - all year round. Thanks for all that you do to ensure student success!

Good afternoon Tigers, This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with a quick reminder that tomorrow, Monday, January 27, 2025, there will be no school for students to allow for staff professional development.  Thank you again. Have a great Sunday afternoon.   Go Tigers!

Good afternoon Tigers, This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with important weather and safety-related information. Due to the wind chill expected to hover around -20 degrees for much of the day tomorrow, Versailles Schools will be closed for Wednesday, January 22, 2025. We wanted to call relatively early this evening to allow families to make plans for childcare etc. Thank you for your understanding. Be safe. Stay inside, and stay warm tonight and tomorrow.