Versailles Elementary School

Good Sunday morning Tigers. Message from the Cafeteria/Food Service Department: Due to the snow day this past Friday and the popularity of the meal that day - we will be moving the menu from Friday to Wednesday, January 24, 2024. The menu for the rest of the week will remain the same. Wednesday, January 24, 2024's menu: Mac & Cheese (D, W) PB & J Pocket (P, W) Corn Cinnamon Applesauce Milk Thanks. Stay warm. See you tomorrow!

MAC Champs!! 🖤🧡 Congratulations to both the boys and girls teams for their first place finishes today! 🏆 TOP 3 RESULTS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS: FIRST PLACE 200 Medley Relay- Lydia Hecht, Ella Porter, Ava Shardo, Salimah Shardo 50 Free- Ava Shardo 100 Fly- Ava Shardo 100 Free- Dylan Dunn SECOND PLACE 200 Free- Salimah Shardo 200 IM- Lydia Hecht 200 Free Relay- Lydia Hecht, Lily cordonnier,, Salimah Shardo, Ava Shardo 100 Back- Lydia Hecht 400 Free Relay- Erin Frederick, Lily Cordonnier, Emma Meyer, Paige Holzapfel 200 IM- Michael Menke 50 Free- Dylan Dunn 100 Fly- Michael Menke 400 Free Relay- Daniel Waymire, Andrew Meyer, Ben Pitsenbarger, Dylan Dunn THIRD PLACE 100 Fly- Lilly Cordonnier 100 Fly- Daniel Waymire 100 Breast- Daniel Waymire

Good Morning Tigers this is Superintendent Dave Harmon with an important weather related message. Due to the timing of the snow and when it is expected to end, Versailles Schools will be closed today, January 19, 2024. Some of the state routes were actually worse than some of our back roads. Please be safe and have a great weekend. As a side note, we've had some issues brought to our attention over the last couple of days with some individuals not getting the all calls. If this happens to you, please contact the school so that we can find our what the issue is or was and make sure that we resolve it. We want to make sure that we are communicating clearly and we aren't always aware if someone didn't get a message.

January is School Board Recognition Month, and Versailles Exempted Village Schools are celebrating its board members for their dedication and commitment to the district and its students. Today's Board Member Highlight is on Jerry Shardo. Jerry Shardo is the newly elected Board Vice President. Mr. Shardo grew up in Willowdell and continues to live there. Jerry is a graduate of Versailles High School and has been married for 41 years to his high school sweetheart, Reyna, who works as the HS secretary for Versailles schools. The Shardos have 3 married children, Mindy, Joe, and Jeremy, and 8 grandchildren. Jerry was part owner of a local pallet shop for approximately 35 years until he sold out to his brother and nephew. Jerry continues to work part-time for them today and also runs a small used car business on the side. Jerry shared that he decided to become a Versailles school board member to simply give back and to do my part in keeping Versailles schools at the top of the pack.

Versailles Community, please consider sharing this posting: Versailles Schools is looking for a full time Speech Language Pathologist/Speech Therapist for the coming 2024-2025 school year. Come join an incredible staff of dedicated professionals in a highly supportive community to make a lasting positive impact on our students. Qualified applicants must hold a state of Ohio license in addition to an Ohio Department of Pupil Services license. A full job description is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vjOBU1GWeedukKkYRLC6xFvhiFm3Eprr/view?usp=sharing If interested, please send resume, application, copies of license, transcripts, and BCI/FBI prints and any other pertinent documents that you feel help to convey who you are as a candidate to: Sarah Rhoades, Director of Special Education Versailles Exempted Village Schools 280 Marker Rd., Versailles, OH 45380 or sarah.rhoades@vtigers.org Application available at www.versailles.k12.oh.us, District, Employment, Certified Job Openings. If you have any questions, contact Sarah Rhoades at 526-4681, ext 4130 or sarah.rhoades@vtigers.org.

Parents of Bus 9 students, we apologize for the second call, but wanted to communicate clearly with you. About 7:44 Bus 9 broke down about 5 miles away from the school district. Another bus was sent out to where the bus broke down. The students on the bus are being switched to the new bus and are being brought in to school presently. The last several stops were picked up by several other buses to get those students picked up as quickly as possibly.

Good morning, this is Superintendent Dave Harmon with an important weather related message. Due to the little bit of fresh snow, we've decided to start today, January 16, 2024 on a two hour delay to give our youngest drivers some daylight. Please be safe when coming in this morning. Take your time. Be careful. We'll see you 2 hours late today.

January is School Board Recognition Month, and Versailles Exempted Village Schools are celebrating its board members for their dedication and commitment to the district and its students. Today's Board Member Highlight is on Christy Prakel. Christy is our most recent, newly elected Board member - beginning her service in January. Christy resides in Versailles with her husband Mike. She grew up near New Weston on the Stemley family farm and tomato cannery, attending Ansonia Schools, where her father Neil and grandfather Charles served on the school board. Christy graduated from Miami University in 1988. She lived in Indianapolis for 16 years and worked in the publishing industry. Seeking a more peaceful, sensible, and family-centered way of life, the Prakels moved to Versailles, Mike’s hometown, in 2004 with their 5 children: Mary, Margaret, Samuel, Caroline and Lucy. Christy was involved in booster groups and other volunteer efforts at Versailles Schools for 16 years. At St. Denis Catholic Church, Christy and Mike have been active in various ministries. Since 2009, Christy has served as the director of the Darke County Foundation, managing charitable funds for the benefit of Darke County residents.

January is School Board Recognition Month, and Versailles Exempted Village Schools are celebrating its board members for their dedication and commitment to the district and its students. Today's Board Member Highlight is on Matt Magoto. Matt Magoto is an Engineering Manager for Midmark Corporation. Prior to joining Midmark in 2009, he held positions in quality, was a six-sigma black belt, as well as a product engineering manager for Delphi Automotive and Lear Corporation. Matt came to Midmark as a manufacturing engineer on the casework assembly line. He has been promoted multiple times in his career at Midmark to MPS coordinator, supervisor in operations, manager of technical service, and most recently engineering manager in 2019. On top of being a school board member of Versailles, He has also served as President of Versailles Rotary Club, Board Member of Versailles Area Chamber of Commerce, and Board Member of Versailles Youth Baseball Association. He has coached both youth baseball as well as youth girls and boys’ basketball teams. Matt earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the University of Dayton and an MBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute. Matt is a ‘97 graduate of Russia High School, who has been married for 20 years to his wife Julie, and has 3 children, Lexi (18), Cameron (16), and Kayla (14). His hobbies include playing basketball, running (13 half-marathons), and of course being a big part of his kid’s lives.

Reminder that tomorrow, January 15, 2024 - school will not be in session in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. day. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year. Born in 1929, King's actual birthday is January 15 (which in 1929 fell on a Tuesday). The holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The earliest Monday for this holiday is January 15 and the latest is January 21. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later on January 20, 1986. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.

It feels like there is a message in this picture from the sunrise this morning. What a blessing this school is to our community!

January is School Board Recognition Month, and Versailles Exempted Village Schools are celebrating its board members for their dedication and commitment to the district and its students. Today's Board Member Highlight is on Jake Broering Jake Broering resides in suburbs of Willowdell with his wife Christy and their six children: Greta, Simon, Delia, Vayda, Colin and Lyla. He enjoys spending free time attending kids activities, sporting events, and camping trips. Jake is the newly elected Board President and is an Engineering Manager at Midmark where he has worked for over 20 years. He has worked in several different capacities in both New Product Development and Manufacturing Operations. Jake is a 2001 graduate of Versailles, holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University, and a Master of Science in Business Administration from Wright State University.

January is School Board Recognition Month, and Versailles Exempted Village Schools are celebrating its board members for their dedication and commitment to the district and its students. Today's Board Member Highlight is on Hope Batty. Hope just completed her service on the Board of Education after serving for 8 years. We want to thank Hope for her service to the district over the last 8 years and her part in the oversight of the Academic, Athletic, and Extra Curricular Achievement as well as her part of the vision that make the Building Expansion project ("Project Opportunity") possible. Thank you Hope for your dedication to the students of Versailles and we congratulate you on your service and wish you well in your future endeavors!

Congratulations and THANK YOU for your dedicated service to the Versailles Exempted Village School District's Board of Education, this community, the VEVSD staff, and most importantly, our students! L to R: Newly elected to the Office of Board Vice President, Jerry Shardo; Newly Re-elected to the Board of Education, and Newly Elected to the Office, President Jake Broering; Newly elected to the Board of Education, Christy Prakel; Returning Board member, Matt Magoto; & Returning Board member, Dr. Steve Ruhenkamp. Thank you for your service!

Good Morning. This is Superintendent Dave Harmon. Today is January 9, 2024. Bus 8 is running approximately 20 minutes behind schedule due to a downed tree which caused a re-route. Students who ride bus 8 will not be counted late. Thank you for your patience!

Please feel free to share as we are hope to be able to collect as accurate of data as possible. Attention Class of 2023 graduates. A Google survey was recently sent to your personal email address from our district EMIS Coordinator, Beth Simons. The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce requires all Ohio districts to collect and report the data requested within the survey from recent graduates. This information provides a better understanding of what Ohio graduates go on to do after high school. Many of these data elements will also appear on our district's accountability reports (ie. local report card). If you haven't already done so, please take a few minutes to complete the brief survey. Any question can be directed to Beth Simons at 937-526-4427 ext 4114 or beth.simons@vtigers.org. More information can also be found using the link below. https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Data/EMIS/EMIS-Resources/Exiting-Student-Follow-Up-Reporting

Good evening TigerCountry, This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with an update from myself and on behalf of the Board of Education to the greater Versailles Community. The Board and I wanted to share with you openly and transparently a process that occurred just last night, Thursday, December 21, 2023 as the Board of Education interviewed two highly qualified candidates for the Interim Treasurer position. Current Treasurer Jackie Kremer has had her next career opportunity present itself. Mrs. Kremer notified the Board of the timing of that particular opportunity being that it is coming rather quickly. As a result, the Board quickly and decisively organized a search process with the goal of finding an Interim Treasurer to fill the role while it does a more exhaustive search for the long term Treasurer position that it will fill in the spring. The Mercer County Educational Service Center is helping with that particular long term search which will take several months and has just recently started with a statewide posting. In the interim, the Board was very blessed to interview two fine candidates last evening. Following those interviews the Board selected Lori Koch to serve as Interim Treasurer upon the conclusion of Mrs. Kremer’s time in the district. Ms. Koch has many years of fiscal management experience and specifically School District Treasurer experience as she was a local school district Treasurer for the last 13+ years of her career following extensive time at the Auditor of State’s office and being the Finance Director for the City of Vandalia. Following her retirement as a School Treasurer, she has since served several area school districts in both interim and fiscal consultant capacities. Ms. Koch will start her time working side by side with Mrs. Kremer over her last several days and will assume the role of Interim Treasurer upon Mrs. Kremer’s conclusion of service in the district. We want to thank Mrs. Kremer for her more than 20 years of service in the district and also to welcome Ms. Koch to the team. The Board and I thank you for placing your trust in our leadership as we continue to move the district forward in partnership with this amazing community. Thank you very much. Have a great evening, a wonderful weekend, and a joyous and blessing filled holiday! Go Tigers

Further Clarification for the purpose of transparency regarding Thursday's Special Board of Education Meeting. The language that was included in the earlier public notification is simply copied and pasted from the Ohio Revised Code to both meet the requirement of public notification, but also to state what the Board will be doing in Executive Session. Thursday's upcoming Special Board of Education meeting is for the purpose of accepting the revised letter of resignation from Treasurer Jackie Kremer. Following that action in open session the Board will go into Executive Session to conduct interviews with potential Interim Treasurer candidates. The language of the Ohio Revised Code is far more "all encompassing" than what will be taking place. Apologies for any confusion that may have caused.. Following the Executive Session is it possible that the Board may return to open session to select a candidate for the Interim Treasurer position. It is also possible that they may not select a candidate at that time.

This communication is to serve as public notice that the Versailles Board of Education intends to hold a Special Board of Education meeting on Thursday, December 21, 2023.  The meeting will take place at 5:30 PM at the Versailles Board of Education office, 459 S. Center Street, Versailles, Ohio 45380.   The purpose of the meeting is for the Board of Education to accept a revised letter of resignation in open session.   Following the Board's regular business, it will enter into an Executive Session where it will consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion or compensation of a public employee or official, or the investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual, unless the employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual requests a public hearing by division (G)(1) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code. At the conclusion of the Executive Session, it is expected that the Board will return to open session to take further action before the meeting concludes. Thank you

Congratulations! Versailles has a Nominee for the MaxPreps Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Award. We are pleased to offer these weekly awards again this school year. The MP AOW awards are decided by fan vote, so we encourage you to forward this message to others in your school, district, and community. We also encourage you to make reminders over your daily announcements (beginning and ending of school day) and announce the honor/nomination during your weekly athletic events. You are welcomed (and encouraged) to promote and share on district's social media as well (Facebook and Twitter). Voting is live and will conclude at Noon on Monday, Dec. 11. You may vote as often as you like. The TOP vote-getters (2 or more) will earn awards. Winners will be announced on site Tuesday. OHIO HS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES * Dorian Pringle, Massillon Washington Football * Michael Osborne, Versailles Football * Dominic Purcell, Watterson Football * Brandon White, St. Edward Football * Kyle Otte, Marion Local Football * Marquan Braswell, Toledo Central Catholic Football * Brayden Richards, Perry Football * Ruel Tomlinson, Glenville Football CLICK HERE TO VOTE: https://www.maxpreps.com/news/LTmzvhNA8UKrvm7nDqeLjA/maxpreps-ohio-high-school-athlete-of-the-week-award-vote-now.htm Thank you for helping promote Ohio High School Sports and your School District.