TGMS Weekly Updates

Spring 2025

Dear Pickerington Local School District Families,

We thank you and your family for being our partners as we work together to educate the children in our district. Pickerington Local School District values input from our community, and we need to hear from your child(ren). Their voices are important as we work to improve the overall school experience for students and their families.

We would like your child’s feedback via a 20-30 minute online survey that they will be completing at school. The survey will provide us with social and emotional learning (SEL) information. SEL is the process through which children and adults apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. These are the skill sets that promote success in life.

We are asking that all of our students in grades K-12 participate in the surveys, as their feedback will provide important insights into their school experiences for direction in planning to meet their needs. If a student does not feel they have enough information to answer a question, they will be able to skip the item altogether.

We are partnering with Panorama Education to support us in the survey process. To view the PLSD survey content, please feel free to copy and paste the following links into your browser:

Grades K-2 SEL Competencies Supports & Environment

Grades 3-5 SEL Competencies Supports & Environment
Grades 6-12 SEL Competencies Supports & Environment

Please notify us if you do not want your child to participate in the survey by February 27. To opt-out, you may return the completed form or email your child’s School Counselor.

We thank you in advance for your support. If you have any questions about the survey, please do not hesitate to contact Marvella Allen, Director of Prevention & Intervention Services, at 614-835-2091.

The month of February and March begin our journey into looking into the courses our students will take next school year. In the upcoming weeks, students will be presented with information regarding scheduling courses.

Lakeview Virtual Meeting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc9pgnZSJAo

Ridgeview Virtual Meeting

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgHBLwHE1IQ

You'll need the following:

- A laptop or desktop.

- A recent version of Chrome or Firefox.

- A mic and webcam.

- A good internet connection.

If you don't have a laptop or desktop, then you can join on your phone. But the experience is usually best on a laptop/desktop. On Android, we recommend the Chrome browser. On iOS, you must use Safari.

Parent/Student Dates: Link to Junior High Scheduling Hub

February 24 - March 3: Junior High counselors will be available during E/I (at junior highs)

February 26 - Lakeview: In-person meeting for students/families held by junior high administrators and counselors (Cafeteria, 7:00 pm)

March 3: Deadline for course requests to be entered in Infinite Campus

If for some reason you are unable to attend either meeting, you will be able to use the link for the virtual meeting to review the recorded presentation. Please continue to monitor upcoming communications with more details and links in regards to scheduling.

Per the Ohio Department of Health, all students entering grade 7 in 2025 must show

proof of vaccination against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap vaccine) and

meningococcal disease (MCV4 vaccine). If your child has already received these

vaccines, please send an updated immunization record to the school nurse, Tami

Tackett, RN. The record can be faxed to 614-834-6420 or emailed

to tami_tackett@plsd.us. Please see attached letter.

You may take the letter included in the newsletter or that will be sent home with your

child to your child’s doctor to use as documentation of these vaccinations. Or you can

submit an updated immunization record with the dates of both vaccinations on it.

Please return this documentation as soon as possible to your child’s school nurse. If

this is not provided during the 6th grade school year, you will need to send this

information to the junior high that your child will attend prior to the beginning of next

school year.

If you are new to the area or if your child is not established with a doctor, you can

check out the information about the School Based Health Center.

--- Pediatric Associates Clinic at Tussing Elementary.

(See attached flyer for information or visit www.kidzdoc.com/request-appointment/ )

Thank you,

Tami Tackett, BSN, RN, School Nurse

Planning ahead for Spring testing - the Ohio Assessment testing. Please take a look at the testing dates below to avoid schedule appointments if at all possible.

The Ohio Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education have determined that all states and school districts will implement end-of-year tests for spring 2025.

Schools Districts are required to give certain end-of-year assessments to students in grades 3-8 and end-of-course assessments for high school courses.

The assessments will be given during the normal hours of school. Students with accommodations per their IEP, 504 or EL plan will be provided their accommodations as stated in their plan.

Reminder to all parents - be sure students come to school with their Chromebooks fully charged and earbuds. Please try to avoid appointments on the following dates:

5th GRADE:

April 1 and 2 - ELA

April 30 and May 1 - Science

April 22 and 23 - Math

6th GRADE:

April 3 and 4 - ELA

April 28 and 29 - Math

PLSD school fees are due. Fees for consumable materials, workbooks and fines may be viewed in your student's Infinite Campus account. You may pay your student's fees through the Parent Portal. There is a quick click button on the bottom lower right of the homepage of the PLSD webpage. www.pickerington.k12.oh.us

Payment may be made by card, electronic check view the Parent Portal, or cash as needed. Thank you.