Loveland City Schools Newsletter

Loveland Tiger Community,

It has been a whirlwind of activities in my first 100 days as the Superintendent of Loveland. I have enjoyed getting to meet so many of our Loveland students, staff, residents, business owners, and any other stakeholder to start to build the lasting relationships needed to move our already great district forward. What I have discovered is a district with a staff completely dedicated to our students and willing to go the extra mile when needed to provide an excellent educational experience for our kids.

The many activities I have attended have been an education into the pride our community has for our schools and everything we provide for our students. In attending Hall of Fame ceremonies, athletic events, musical events, academic events, and the many other events held my first 100 days, I have seen the passion for excellence this community has and the compassion for kids as well.

My first goal as superintendent at Loveland was to develop a communication action plan. I want to develop clear and transparent communication with our staff and community. The high level of engagement shown by our parents, businesses and the community needs to be enhanced as we all work together to develop what the future looks like for our students.

In closing, as we move forward as a district, it is important that our focus is always on students. We must focus on our students' academic as well as emotional needs and begin the conversation on what that looks like for Loveland. While the district has developed the Portrait of a Tiger, we must move forward and develop a more focused strategic plan that will encompass action steps all the while maintaining fiscal responsibility. I am excited to continue to build on relationships throughout this school year and continue to communicate in a timely, effective fashion. This monthly digital newsletter is one example of attempting to connect with our community and provide as much information as possible for not only our parents but our community as a whole. I’m excited to be a Tiger and I’m excited to continue to develop a strategic focus as to what it means to #beLOVEland!

Mike Broadwater,

Superintendent,

Loveland City Schools

Despite a shutdown in the spring of 2020 and an uncertain 2020-2021 school year, Loveland City School District saw tremendous academic growth with their students. The Ohio Department of Education’s fall 2021 report cards were released on October 14, and Loveland Schools once again performed well above the state average in all areas on the state tests.

The performance index measure, which rewards districts for improving the projected performance of all students, placed Loveland well above similar districts throughout the region and the state. As part of the continuous improvement cycle, all schools in the district are continuing to monitor and make adjustments in instruction to continue to advance student academic achievement and growth.

“The academic growth we saw in all of our students is a result of a coordinated effort between every LCSD staff member and our families. Loveland once again demonstrated its commitment to keeping students at the center of every conversation,” stated Andrea Conner, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning.

There are two Parent-Teacher groups that serve our Loveland City Schools. The Loveland Elementary Parent-Teacher Association (LEPTA) serves our students from PreK-4 and the Loveland Middle/Intermediate Parent-Teacher-Student Association (M/INT PTSA) is for parents in grades 5-8.

Both organizations had great success with recent fundraisers. LEPTA’s Walk-a-thon raised over $61,000! The Walk-a-thon gets kids involved in fun, healthy outdoor activities. This year was an overwhelming success, blowing past their fundraising goal of $40,000.

M/INT PTSA recently held a membership drive and signed up nearly 250 members. Everyone who joined was entered into a drawing for 4 tickets to the Bengals-Browns game. Anne-Marie Ireland, the parent of a Loveland Intermediate 6th grader was the big winner. M/INT raised $12,000 with the event.

The money raised by our parent-teacher associations goes to support our students and it’s a great way that our parents show their support for our schools. Thank you to all our PTA members!

We have an amazing mother and daughter duo who teach at Loveland Primary and Loveland Elementary, working with some of our most special Tiger students. Mary and Ashley Frees both work with students with special needs.

Mary is an intervention specialist at LES and has been teaching for 22 years. She got her start in teaching when her mom heard about a need for someone to teach Sunday school to adult men with Down Syndrome. “When I was in high school she signed me up and then dropped me off at the group home and wished me luck,” Mary said. She unexpectedly found her passion for students with special needs. “The joy in seeing my students with special needs learn something new or finally accomplish something they have worked on for weeks is so fulfilling,” Mary said.

Her daughter, Ashley, followed her into teaching. Ashley is in her 5th year teaching and after starting in Loveland working with high school students, she now teaches at Loveland Primary - not too far away from her mother. She didn’t initially plan to follow her mother’s example but found herself drawn to working with special needs students. “What got me into teaching was my work with Camp Stepping Stones throughout college and leading a disaster response team out West. I found that teaching was my passion,” Ashley said.

Thank you to the Frees family for your dedication to our Loveland community and your passion for working with students with special needs.

Hopefully, you’ve noticed that we’ve been spreading the love with our #beLOVEland campaign on social media. It’s our effort to call out the relationships between our staff, students, and families that make our district a special place.

Lemons and Limes Boutique in downtown Loveland let us know they would be selling t-shirts and using the proceeds to benefit HOPE Squad, a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program. Follow this link to learn about how you can purchase a shirt. While this is not district-sponsored, we are happy to see our Tiger community working together to share the positive message.