On October 25, The Ohio Department of Health announced  a new COVID-19 quarantine alternative for K-12 school settings.  This is specifically an alternative for schools having to contact-trace and quarantine students as part of not having mask mandates or mitigation procedures.  The guidance is a recommendation set forth by the Ohio Department of Health, and it is not mandatory.

Boardman Local School District's current guidelines and mask mandate remain in place until further notice. 

Attention Spartans,

Friday, November 5 will be a waiver day in the Boardman Local School District.  Teachers will report for a full day of training.  There is no school for students district wide on November 5. 

Spartan Proud of BHS juniors Vincent Dong and Austin Ward.  They presented to Valley school  superintendents on October 13 at the ESC of Eastern Ohio.  They founded "Cognitia" -- a student lead national non-profit --  to supply free tutoring and educational support to students K-12.  

Check out their website or schedule free tutoring session HERE

At a special joint meeting September 14, Boardman's School Board voted to transfer approximately 14.6 acres of land along Market Street to the ABC Water and Wastewater Authority.  It's a joint venture to create the Forest Lawn Stormwater Park.

The $3 Million dollar project will take two years to complete, and will include walking trails, pollinator gardens, and wildflower meadows.  Most importantly, it will alleviate flooding to some 1400 homes in the area. 

Boardman Local Schools employees, parents, guardians, and students: Please note that Boardman Local Schools has recently updated its Nondiscrimination and Access to Equal Educational Opportunity Policy (2260), and their Section 504/ADA Prohibition Against Discrimination Based on Disability Policy (2260.01) Click Here for Direct Links.

Both can be accessed Here on the Director of Student Services Page.  Any questions or concerns can be directed to Dr. Katie Fallo at katie.fallo@boardmanschools.org. 

Boardman School Board Members unanimously approved a recommendation on Monday, September 27,  to continue the indoor mask mandate until further notice.  This will be enforced for all students, staff and visitors to our buildings during school hours.

In the first 20 days of school, the district saw a marked improvement in reducing the number of quarantines from positive COVID cases. Currently, the district is averaging  one quarantine per positive case of COVID. On average last year, there were 5-7 quarantines per Covid case.  

In addition to keeping students and staff safe, requiring masks greatly reduces the number of quarantines and allows students to stay in school for in-person learning. 

Click to view Face Mask Exemption Form 

Click to view ODE Quarantine Flowchart

Click to see Safe Return to School Plan 2021-22

We will continue to monitor case counts both statewide, and locally for an opportunity to reevaluate the need for the mask mandate.