The Westerville City School District’s Board of Education is seeking applicants to serve on the district’s FY14 Audit Committee as a professional link between the Board and independent auditors. Applications must be completed by December 20, 2013. Click here to apply.

Approximately 180 stakeholders have been collaborating in recent weeks to formulate the framework for a new, five-year Strategic Plan for the Westerville City School District.  Soon, from December 9-12, residents, employees and students will be able to provide feedback on a draft of that framework, which is themed Creating the 21^st Century Student.

These groups and individuals were recognized on November 15 at an award ceremony and breakfast held at the Westerville Public Library.

On Monday, November 18, Westerville City Schools Transition Coordinators had the opportunity to tour offsite programs that Fort Hayes Career Center offers to qualifying students.  In addition to traditional career center programs, Fort Hayes offers five off site programs that help pupils develop working skills and vocational habits that can transfer to any employment setting.

The Board of Education of the Westerville City School District will be holding two separate public auctions for two properties owned by the Board and located at (1) 135 E. Walnut Street (tax parcel number 080-000668) and (2) 145 E. Walnut Street (tax parcel number 080-000640), in the City of Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio.  Each parcel of real estate to be auctioned includes the permanent improvements located on the Board-owned land.

Faculty and staff at Westerville City Schools have consistently paved the energy conservation pathway for other organizations while achieving significant cost avoidance with energy-efficient behavior — and now those good habits are earning the organization national recognition.

Westerville City Schools has achieved a 32 percent energy cost avoidance totaling $10,405,637 since forming a strategic alliance with Cenergistic approximately six and a half years ago.

On Friday, November 8, Heritage Middle School hosted a pancake breakfast to celebrate first quarter Renaissance qualifiers.  More than 415 students were in attendance.  Pupils enjoyed catching their pancakes as they were flipped to them by Matt Block from Chris Cakes Pancake Caterers.  After stopping to top their pancakes, students picked from their choice of breakfast meats and orange juice.

Approximately 200 Westerville City Schools employees gathered at Westerville North High School on Saturday, November 9, to celebrate the conclusion of a seven-week Employee Wellness training program.  The culminating event was the walking or running of a 5k.  The activity was sponsored by the district’s Wellness Committee.

Students and staff at Heritage Middle School participated in many activities to prepare for the Veterans Day Assembly on Monday, November 11.  These included a poster making contest; the construction of a wall of honor; a daily Veterans Day trivia contest; and a writing campaign which resulted in 300 letters of thanks to service men and women being given to the Westerville American Legion Auxiliary.

There are some bright, new faces on school buses in Westerville this year, thanks to a program devised by Becky Nitz, Assistant Manager of Transportation Services.  The Westerville City School District is helping special needs students learn important life skills by transporting them to and from school each day on regular school buses, instead of via taxi cabs or in private cars provided by the Tristar Transportation Company.  Pupils are learning how to ride a bus and how to transfer from one bus to another – skills which could be useful in their adult lives.