Good afternoon or early evening. This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with an important message about dismissal. Today was a truly wonderful first day of school. In many examples, it may have been with the fewest first day bumps in the road that most remember; however, this afternoon, we had made a change to the dismissal process on the Center Street side of the building. In an attempt to get the traffic through there as smoothly as possible, in hopes of increasing student safety, we tried holding the students and then crossing them all at once.
I’ll be the first one to admit - it did not work the way we had hoped. What did work is that buses got out faster than anyone can remember for the first day of school. The student parking lot was also empty at about 3:08. That was very successful; however, we learned the hard way that holding the students and crossing all together after letting the buses out did not work. Lesson learned. Please give some grace to the staff who were out there. They were only doing what they were asked to do. Tomorrow we will revert back to the previous way of managing the student traffic. We’ll cross as many students as we can as they come out, and then when it is time for the buses to go, we’ll stop traffic again to let the buses get out, after which there will be a second time for students to cross, just as it was in prior years. We were only trying to increase student safety. Thank you for your patience, your grace, and your understanding.
I’ll be the first one to admit - it did not work the way we had hoped. What did work is that buses got out faster than anyone can remember for the first day of school. The student parking lot was also empty at about 3:08. That was very successful; however, we learned the hard way that holding the students and crossing all together after letting the buses out did not work. Lesson learned. Please give some grace to the staff who were out there. They were only doing what they were asked to do. Tomorrow we will revert back to the previous way of managing the student traffic. We’ll cross as many students as we can as they come out, and then when it is time for the buses to go, we’ll stop traffic again to let the buses get out, after which there will be a second time for students to cross, just as it was in prior years. We were only trying to increase student safety. Thank you for your patience, your grace, and your understanding.
Welcome back to the 2025-2026 school year call
Good evening, this is Superintendent Dave Harmon with several important back-to-school messages. As such, this message will be longer than typical. First, we are using a new all-call system. Regardless of the upfront work on our end, we anticipate some minor bumps in the road as we get that all sorted out. Please pay attention to all of our notification processes so nothing is missed during this hopefully quick transition. If you aren’t getting messages, please notify the school so we can make any adjustments as quickly as possible.
With our new all call system, in order to opt in to text messaging, please send “TEC” to 64085 and then “YES” to confirm that you wish to opt in to getting text messages. Text messages from the school will come from 64085. Feel free to save that in your contacts as “Versailles Schools.”
As we always ask at the beginning of the school year, please have your children at the bus stop approximately 10 minutes earlier than normal. As routes settle in, they will quickly adjust to where there will be little additional time. In like sense, at the end of the day, please expect your children home probably 10 or so minutes later than normal for the first several days. That too will settle in as students get the hang of dismissal and boarding the buses quickly and efficiently.
If you use the parent drop-off loop, please stay in the right lane and keep moving forward if you are dropping your child off curbside. Students should exit the car from the passenger’s side only so as not to step into the other lane of traffic. If you are going into the parking lot, you are asked to cue in the left lane all the way up to the building. The left lane only turns left into the parking area.
We had another fantastic year with academic achievement last year, and are sure that this year will bring even more of that as we work to make magical educational experiences for your children. Thank you for trusting us with their care. It’s going to be another amazing year in Versailles.
Go Tigers!
Interesting in a regular, part time job with the school district?
Become a school van driver!
We anticipate two van routes, one being approximately 3 hours per day, and one being approximately 4 hours per day (total of the AM and the PM trips).
If you have any interest, please contact Transportation Supervisor, Kyle Kunk at kyle.kunk@vtigers.org or (937) 526-4773 EXT 6015. Being a van driver has a MUCH lower training requirement than a bus.
You absolutely can do this!
The Versailles Board of Education is seeking applicants for the expiring terms of 3 Board members - Mr. Matt Magoto, Mr. Jerry Shardo, and Dr. Steve Ruhenkamp. If you have a potential interest in finding out more about what it would mean to be a Board member, and you are driven to continue to see excellent outcomes for students in Versailles, check out the Ohio School Board's Association's webpage at https://www.ohioschoolboards.org/ to learn more about School Board Leadership.
Feel free to reach out to any Board member. They will be happy to share with you about their experiences in this community leadership role. Their contact information is here: https://www.versailles.k12.oh.us/page/board-of-education
Feel free to reach out to any Board member. They will be happy to share with you about their experiences in this community leadership role. Their contact information is here: https://www.versailles.k12.oh.us/page/board-of-education
Good afternoon, this is Superintendent Dave Harmon with a final reminder about Final Forms.
As of Monday afternoon, about 480 student accounts still need all forms completed in Final Forms. A large portion of those are the Transportation forms.
This is a final reminder that the transportation tab will be removed from Final Forms on Friday, 7/18/25.
Please ensure that you have the transportation form updated and submitted before that date. If that doesn't happen, we risk disruptions to transportation services to homes that have not completed the forms.
We need these forms filled out even if you and your family do not take district-provided transportation. This is critically important for us to be able to properly design bus routes to ensure there are seats available where necessary.
Thank you for your help in getting this done. Have a great afternoon.
Go Tigers!
As of Monday afternoon, about 480 student accounts still need all forms completed in Final Forms. A large portion of those are the Transportation forms.
This is a final reminder that the transportation tab will be removed from Final Forms on Friday, 7/18/25.
Please ensure that you have the transportation form updated and submitted before that date. If that doesn't happen, we risk disruptions to transportation services to homes that have not completed the forms.
We need these forms filled out even if you and your family do not take district-provided transportation. This is critically important for us to be able to properly design bus routes to ensure there are seats available where necessary.
Thank you for your help in getting this done. Have a great afternoon.
Go Tigers!
Good afternoon, this is Superintendent Dave Harmon with a reminder about Final Forms.
As of Thursday afternoon, there are still about 750 student accounts that do not have all forms completed in Final Forms. A large portion of those are the Transportation forms.
This is a reminder that the transportation tab will be removed from Final Forms on 7/18/25. Please ensure that you have the transportation form updated and submitted before that date. We need these forms filled out even if you and your family do not take district-provided transportation. This is critically important for us to be able to properly design bus routes to ensure there are seats available where necessary.
Thank you for your help in getting this done. We wish you an absolutely wonderful 4th of July!
As of Thursday afternoon, there are still about 750 student accounts that do not have all forms completed in Final Forms. A large portion of those are the Transportation forms.
This is a reminder that the transportation tab will be removed from Final Forms on 7/18/25. Please ensure that you have the transportation form updated and submitted before that date. We need these forms filled out even if you and your family do not take district-provided transportation. This is critically important for us to be able to properly design bus routes to ensure there are seats available where necessary.
Thank you for your help in getting this done. We wish you an absolutely wonderful 4th of July!
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.
