Submitted by New Richmond Schools.

After much consideration, New Richmond EVSD administrators have decided that the district will offer summer school to help counter the “COVID-19 slide” that some students may have experienced during the coronavirus pandemic.

Plans are still under development, but district administrators agree that a four-day-per-week program would benefit students. The district will use money received from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief II Fund (ESSER II) to help cover the estimated $150,000 cost.

The decision to offer summer school is rooted in a request from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine who, during a Feb.9 press conference, asked schools and districts to work with their communities to help students advance and make up for any learning that may have been lost or delayed because of the pandemic.

Superintendent Tracey Miller said that details about the summer offering will be shared as soon as they are finalized. Early planning indicates that several hundred students will be invited to participate. The summer school sessions will be held at the middle school and high school campuses from 8 a.m. to noon. Transportation and meal service will be provided.