Conneaut Area City Schools

​Today, Governor DeWine announced that Ashtabula County has moved to "red" under the Public Health Advisory System. After conferring with Conneaut Health Director Nichele Blood, other Superintendents in Ashtabula County, and after looking at the most current data provided by the County Health Department, Conneaut Area City Schools will stay the course and remain in our current hybrid phase. We do take the health and safety of our students, staff and community seriously. Everyone has done an amazing job to this point working together to keep the doors of our schools open, even if it is under a limited basis. Please, I must stress, now is not the time to let our guard down. I am asking everyone to be extra diligent in following the ABCDs of COVID-19 that University Hospitals provided us, and to limit activities outside of your family "bubble" as much as possible. Together, we will remain Spartan Strong! Stay well and stay, especially over this Halloween weekend! Thank you, Lori A. Riley, Superintendent

Reminder Picture Day for SOAR families is today until 2 pm. Enter through GYM doors at CHS. Just received online order codes: -Conneaut High School: EVTJV928F -Conneaut Middle School: EVTFH89JC -Gateway Elementary School: EVTCGHK84 -Lakeshore Primary School: EVTJVFNVW

Week 4 (1-2) Conneaut Spartans vs (1-2) Edgewood Warriors 7:00 pm Friday September 18, 2020 Corlew Stadium - Ashtabula, Ohio 1360 WOW Sports in conjunction with the Conneaut Area City Schools will be providing live streaming on YouTube and Facebook, see link below. The broadcast team of Matt Jarvi and Ben Jarvi will be providing the commentary. If anyone has difficulty viewing the livestream, you can tune into 1360am on your radio to listen live. The pregame show begins at 6:45 pm. To view the game live follow the link below. https://youtu.be/Nt0pHgCjVfA Please be advised that this is the official link to watch the Conneaut vs Edgewood football game. This is a free service. You do not have to create an account or pay to watch the game. You may notice other links out there advertising they are broadcasting the game. Please note that any other source asking for you to create an account or pay to view the game, should be reported. Go Spartans!!!

SOAR families....if you didn't pick up workbooks for students in grades K-5 today you may pick them up at the Board office (Door B Conneaut Middle School). We are here daily 8-4. If you can't pick up during that time please call 593-7201.

Tomorrow, between 11am-12 noon, food for students can be picked up at any of the 4 schools(whichever one families indicated on the form). Also, SOAR workbooks for students in grades K-5 may be picked up at the same time/building. Call 593-7201 if you need to arrange workbook pick up for a different day/time.

SOAR Families....classes are now loaded! Here is a tutorial from Mrs Strohm for the program: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TBzp3iUd8jejgprD0sJG_G3HN8qi2t9gFiRvZhPYPyw/edit#slide=id.p

An article titled “CDC advises parents to prepare for “sudden sleepover” for school children” is being circulated & is creating quite a stir by implying the State of Ohio has the authority to quarantine children during this pandemic in schools. Nothing is further from the truth.

We are so excited to see students again starting tomorrow for the first time in 179 days! Lakeshore students will be attending all 4 days this week. Those students in grades 3-12 who live South of Route 90 and East of Mill Street attend Tuesday and Wednesday. Students who live on Mill St, West of Mill St and North of Rt 90 will attend Thursday and Friday. Remember masks are mandatory! Please assess your child for covid symptoms prior to leaving the house. Parents should remain at the bus stop with their child as we are taking temps before they board. We will take this day by day together as one Spartan Family!

SOAR families, I just received this email. You cannot log in at this time. Lincoln has not completed enrollments yet for students- only accounts have been created. After many login issues with other school districts, we discovered it was best to have one password initially (students can change it later), so for now your students’ passwords will all be the same. That will be coming to you soon.

SOAR families, please check the district website (www.cacsk12.org) to access the student orientation video from Lincoln Learning. Click here for easy access: https://www.cacsk12.org/article/302454

Student & Staff Chromebooks are being distributed throughout the district. Please note that home wireless routers will need to support 802.11 AC for the best connection speeds. Such wireless routers can be found most anywhere including Amazon.

We are currently working on integrating district sports schedules into our calendar on this site. Until that time you can use the following link to see all district sports schedules. https://conneaut.bigteams.com/main/calendar/

Families who indicated yes for participation in the breakfast/lunch pick-up may go to the selected building tomorrow (Fri Sept 4) between 11 am-12 noon to receive food! Please check the website for bus routes. They are under the transportation part of the menu.

CACS Bus Route Stop locations have been published on our website. Specific student stop information will be sent to Conneaut families via mail soon. https://www.cacsk12.org/browse/140605

CHS yearbooks will be available for pickup on Thursday, Sept. 3 from 7am - 7pm in the high school office. These are yearbooks from the 2019-20 school year that were previously purchased, and no extras are available. Information about yearbooks for the 2020-21 school year will be coming soon.

It's finally GAME DAY! Make sure you tune in... We are excited to bring you week 1 of Conneaut Spartans Football vs the Grand Valley Mustangs live from Joslin Field 2:00 pm Saturday August 29, 2020. Important message from the Conneaut Area City Schools is as follows: “Due to COVID-19, this year, the season depends on the cooperation and support from everyone to follow the safety guidelines set by the Ohio Department of Health, the Governor’s Office and the Ohio High School Athletic Association. By order of the Ohio Department of Health, only 15 percent of the stadium’s permanent seating capacity may be admitted into the game. Because of this mandate, only essential personnel and each football player, member of the band, drill team, majorettes, and cheerleaders are limited to a set number of family members as determined by the district. No other spectators will be allowed into the event.” 1360 WOW Sports in conjunction with the Conneaut Area City Schools will be providing live streaming on YouTube and Facebook, see link below. Our play by play team of Matt and Ben Jarvi will be providing the commentary. If anyone has difficulty viewing the livestream, you can tune into 1360am on your radio to listen live. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on our YouTube Channel and Like our page on Facebook. The pregame show begins at 1:45 pm. To view the game live follow the link below. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbn25Dy9VvkBF2Gk84YTxlQ Go Spartans!!!

Due to severe thunderstorms , (damaging winds, heavy rainfall and potential lightening) predicted to hit our area between 6-9 pm, tonight’s game vs Grand Valley is being postponed. The Game will be played tomorrow, Saturday August 29, at 2:00 pm at Joslin Field. For the safety of our students and families, especially with COVID restrictions in place, we are making this call. It will still be broadcast tomorrow!

CACS Teachers and Staff reported back to school today to officially begin the 2020-21 school year! Families will be called this week to schedule an appointment for a time next week (Aug 31-Sept 4) for Chromebook distribution, packet pickup and paperwork. SOAR families will be scheduled for a time on either Sept 1 or 2. If you do not get a call, please call your student's building on Monday. Bus routes and times will be announced soon. Remember, in school instruction for students will begin on either Tuesday Sept 8 (for Tues/Wed cohort) or Thursday Sept 10 (for Thurs/Fri cohort). Tomorrow, we will walk the buildings again with the Conneaut Health & Fire departments. We continue to work on our plan to open schools in a safe and responsible manner. Stay tuned as we will continue to bring you information as we have it!

Beginning on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 the ATECH bus will be leaving the CHS front parking lot at 7:25 a.m. and will return at 3:00 p.m. ALL students are required to wear a mask while on the bus.

Putting finishing touches on transportation. In general students in grades 3-12 who live EAST of Mill St or SOUTH of I-90 will attend on Tuesdays/Wednesdays. Students who live ON Mill St, WEST of Mill St, Amboy and NORTH of I-90 will attend Thursdays and Fridays. LPS students K-2 will attend Tuesday through Friday.