Green Local Schools Explained

Green Local Schools
Motto:“Be safe, be kind, be responsible."
Type:Public
Superintendent:Jeffrey L. Miller II
Students:4253[1]
Staff:583
Colors:Orange & Black
Website:greenlocalschools.org

Green Local Schools is a school district serving Green, Ohio. The superintendent is Jeffrey L. Miller II.

Schools

Kleckner Elementary School, which housed grades 3 and 4, was closed at the end of the 2011 school year due to financial constraints.[2] The original part of the building was constructed in 1903.[2]

The school district is currently constructing two new schools to replace three existing facilities. A new middle school housing grades 6-8 is being built on the site of Green Intermediate and Green Middle School, and both will be demolished. A new elementary school housing grades 2-5 is being built on the site of Greenwood Early Learning Center. Additionally, Green Primary School is being renovated as part of the project, and will shift to housing Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st grade. The new schools are projected to open in the fall of 2025. [3]

Demographics

On average, 4026 students attend Green Local Schools. The majority of the students are white (92.3%), while other races include 2.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.2% Multiracial, 1.9% Black, and 1.2% Hispanic. Approximately 12.7% of the students have disabilities and 1.5% have limited English proficiency. Around 18.2% of students are economically disadvantaged.[4]

Career Center

The Portage Lakes Career Center, or PLCC, is a local trade and vocational school that Green High School students can attend part or full time to learn trades including Automotive Technology, Building Trades, Cosmetology, Pre-Nursing, Welding, Engineering Processes, HVAC, Sports Medicine, Culinary Arts, Design, and other subjects. [5]

Portage Lakes Career Center is in compliance with the standard and criteria for Postsecondary Schools established by the Board of Trustees of the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI).

District Enrollment Figures (K-12)

Source:[6]

1965[7] 1970[8] 1974-75[9] 19801985199019952000200520102015201920202023
3,6153,9733,8533,6393,1303,0843,4943,8714,1204,1974,0523,9934,0323,908

Lunch scandal

In September 2019, staff at Green Primary School disposed of a 9-year-old student's hot lunch and replaced it with a cheese sandwich and milk due to his negative lunch money balance. This, coupled with the fact that it was the student's birthday, led to widespread media scrutiny. Green Local Schools addressed the allegations later that week and reformed its lunch policy after receiving nation-wide criticism.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Strategic Plan Update 2013. March 16, 2014. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100948/http://www.greenlocalschools.org/Downloads/District%20Strategic%20Plan%20Update%2003-2014.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Poston. Eric. A look at Kleckner's history. thesuburbanite.com/. 12 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Building Project Updates. Green Local Schools. 7 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Green Local Schools District Report. January 27, 2014.
  5. Web site: High School Programs. plcc.edu. 7 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Ohio Department of Education – Enrollment Data . June 10, 2024 .
  7. News: October 9, 1965 . Issue 1 Becomes Battle of Figures: Here's Breakdown . Akron Beacon Journal . A12.
  8. News: September 12, 1970 . Pupil Count . Akron Beacon Journal . B1.
  9. News: November 15, 1974 . Student Tally by District . Akron Beacon Journal . B1.
  10. Web site: School changes lunch policy after taking away student's cheesy breadsticks on his birthday. .