District News
A Message from the Superintendent
Greetings Lebanon School Community,
As we begin the 2023-2024 school year, I am excited to introduce a revised district-wide list of positive behaviors we hope to instill in our students and exemplify as a Warrior Community. Many of our current students grew up through Lebanon hearing the words, “Ready, Responsible, Respectful, and Safe.” I realized these words were a part of the student narrative when last year's Senior Class President Charlie Harker quoted them on stage during commencement. However, it struck me that those words were not part of our everyday decision making process. You will see these exemplified in our communication and decisions.
As our students return to school this fall, they will see signs in all of our buildings outlining the district expectations for Community Builders. We believe that we build community when we focus on being Reflective, Respectful, and Responsible. These expectations are not solely for our students but we believe they are behaviors that we must model as an entire district and community. This list of positive behaviors must be more than just words on posters; we will begin teaching, modeling, and reinforcing these expectations across the district.
When we are reflective we think before we act; when we are respectful we honor others; and when we are responsible, we own our role and actions in the process to create the type of community we all want to belong to.
I firmly believe that focusing on these positive behaviors will have a lasting impact on our school system and our greater community. It is my hope that when students leave our district they will continue to serve and live in our community as the type of neighbors, employees, and family members that make Lebanon an ideal place to live and work.
I hope you will find that we are living out our mission of Building a Reflective, Respectful, and Responsible Community in every decision that we make.
It is an exciting time to be a part of Lebanon City Schools and I am blessed to lead this amazing learning community. Thank you for engaging in the journey as we work to Build Community in all we do.
Onward Lebanon,
Isaac W. Seevers
Back To School Guide Online
We are looking forward to kicking off a great new school year with our students, staff, and families. We created an online Back to School Guide to help you and your student be best prepared for the first day of school - check it out!
For the 2023-2024 school year, we have partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service, to help with the process of collecting forms and important information from families. Forms are due prior to the first day of school.
Filling out forms annually ensures that we have current contact and emergency medical information, which requires a parent/legal guardian review and signature every year.
We use PaySchools to process payment online for student fees. It is important that each family pays their student's fees promptly.
Click here for fee info - where to find fees the fees you owe and how to pay them.
Our transportation information is available on a new site and app called Traversa RIDE 360.
Traversa RIDE 360 provides secure access to student routing information. Parents, child care providers, and grandparents may use RIDE 360, but only two caregivers are able to connect or link to their child's account. Once you are connected to your child's transportation account you will be able to share access with anyone you wish. Additionally, you can also remove access should you need to (i.e. if your child attends a new babysitter, you can remove access from the previous one). You can share access to your child's account to as many or as few people as you wish.
On our website, you can view and download breakfast and lunch menus, add money to your child's meal account, apply for free and reduced price meals, and more.
Any Lebanon City School District student is qualified to apply for and participate in the Free and Reduced Price benefit program. Additional benefits may be available to a student after the submission of a free and reduced-price school meals application or the student is deemed eligible through the direct certification process. Based on the household size and income, the student may be eligible for meals free or at a reduced price.
Families who submit an application and are approved for Reduced Price status will receive meals for FREE during the 2023-2024 school year, due to a change in Ohio law.
Click here for more information about the Free and Reduced benefit program.
We're collecting FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL photos to share on the district's Facebook page. Submit your student's photo through this Google form: https://tinyurl.com/bdhwnbd4.
This group of Donovan teachers posed by the selfie station at the Opening Day meeting for staff Monday
The Music Department is ready to rock and roll this new school year!
Superintendent Seevers' Selfie
Incoming Lebanon High School Seniors painted their parking spots last weekend
Bowman Primary School's Ice Cream Social welcomed new families and kindergarten students to the building
This group of Bowman staff is ready for the new year!
We have two dozen new teachers in our school buildings this year! We are so glad these highly-qualified professionals chose to teach in Lebanon City School District. This week we will be highlighting new staff on our website - click here to read their profiles - and join us in giving our new Warriors a warm welcome to Lebanon.
Email: planicka.wendy@lebanonschools.org Office: 513.934-5880