LaBrae Local School District

LaBrae's open enrollment application window for new students will be conducted in the Superintendent’s Office from Wednesday, March 1^st through Friday, May 19^th. This open enrollment period is only for students not already attending LaBrae on open enrollment.

Office Hours for open enrollment are 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

• Applications will only be available from March 1^st through May 19^th.
• Applications can be printed from the website or picked up in the Superintendent's Office starting on March 1^st.
• Completed applications are to be returned to the Superintendent's Office in person and include all required documents listed below.
• No applications will be accepted via the U.S. Postal Service or by fax.
• No applications will be accepted if missing required documents.

No applications will be accepted after May 19, 2023.

Kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before August 1, 2023.

Submit copies of the following documents with your application:

1. Birth Certificate
2. Social Security Card
3. Immunization Records
4. Current Proof of Residency (see Acceptable Forms for Proof of Residency)
   1. If accepted for open enrollment, another current proof of residency will need to be submitted at the time of registration.
5. School Records (high school transcript, interim/report card, state test scores)
6. Custody or Guardianship Papers (if applicable)
7. IEP/ETR (if applicable)

You will be notified by mail of acceptance or denial by June 30, 2023.

Appointments will be scheduled for Wednesday or Friday. Last day for registration will be Friday, April 14. Please call the office at 330-898-3041 to schedule an appointment to register 

✅ Must be a resident of LaBrae School District
✅ Transportation is not provided for our preschool program
✅ Child MUST be potty trained
✅ Must meet income guidelines:

200% of Federal Poverty Level Income Chart
Early Childhood Education funds are required to be used to provide preschool services to economically disadvantaged children whole family income falls at or below 200 percent of the federal level.

For each additional family member, add $10,280 at the 200% level.

You will need to have the following information to complete registration:

• Child’s birth certificate, social security card and current immunization record
• Valid driver’s license or state ID for parent/guardian registering the child
• Custody papers (if applicable) with court date and time stamp signed by the judge. Must submit complete document
• Proof of Income:  W-2, 1040, 1040EZ, two most recent consecutive pay stubs
• Two (2) valid proofs of residency, one (1) MUST be a utility bill.

Valid proof of residency are as follows: Monthly mortgage statement, lease/rental agreement (must submit complete document including signature for both parties), purchase/construction contract, current pay stub, proof of car insurance, government assistance program paperwork, official voter registration card from Board of Elections, monthly bank statement. Nothing handwritten will be accepted (example: receipts, notes, etc.) Post Office Boxes are also not acceptable. We do not accept driver’s license, tax forms, or junk mail for proof of residency.

For children residing in the LaBrae School District who will be 5 years old (Kindergarten) by August 1, 2023, please call the Bascom office at 330-898-3041 to register. Kindergarten students must be registered by April 15th to participate in Kindergarten screening and be eligible for the summer Bounce Into Bascom program.

You will need to have the following information:

• Child’s Birth Certificate, Social Security Card and Immunization Record.
• Valid driver’s license or state ID for parent/guardian registering the child.
• Custody papers (if applicable) with court date and time stamp and signed by Judge. Must submit the complete document.
• Two (2) valid proofs of residency one (1) MUST be a utility bill. All proof of residency documents must have the parent/guardian’s name, address, and be currently dated.

Valid proof of residency are as follows: Monthly Mortgage Statement, Lease/Rental Agreement (whole document, all pages, must include signature of both parties), Purchase/Construction Contract, Current Pay Stub, Proof of Car Insurance, Government Assistance Program Paperwork, Official Voter Registration Card from Board of Elections, and/or Monthly Bank Statement. Nothing handwritten will be accepted (example: receipts, notes, etc.) Post Office Boxes are also not acceptable. We do not accept driver’s license, tax forms, or junk mail for proof of residency.

Please use the following link to access LaBrae's district newsletter.

The Drakkar: December 2022

The Drakkar: June 2022

The Drakkar: December 2021

Yard signs for display honoring LaBrae seniors are now available for sale at the Board of Education Office between the hours of 8:00 to 3:00.  Signs are $10.  These are a perfect way to publicly acknowledge your graduating senior.  Also, if your child is a senior next year, buying your sign now allows you to display it during the coming school year.  {Signs are paid for by the LaBrae Levy Committee; Karen Ancell, Treasurer}

In an effort to improve safety and limit the number of building entry points during the morning M.S./H.S. drop off, LaBrae is making adjustments to our morning drop off locations. Students are not permitted to enter the M.S./H.S. at the doors located on the west side of the Complex as permitted in prior years.  The three points of entry for all students will be the main high school entrance, the middle school entrance adjacent to the bus loading zone, and the main Event Entrance. When dropping off your middle school or high school student(s), we are requiring that parents use the driving lane directly along the M.S./H.S. entrance, if you enter the school campus from N. Leavitt, or the newly designated drop-off location in front of the Board of Education Office, if you are entering the school campus from Eagle Creek Dr.  Also, all student drivers must use the M.S. entrance or the Event Entrance.  

The drop off zones will be marked with cones, and we encourage multiple vehicles drop off students at one time in the designated zones.  This should help expedite the drop off process and move the traffic through more efficiently.  Additionally, students are not to be dropped off in the main drive of the Complex or in the visitor/staff parking lot in front of the high school.  Doing so creates an unsafe environment where students then have to cross traffic in the main drive and/or the visitor parking lot in front of the Complex. 

In order to prevent students from crossing through traffic, we ask that parents do not park along the main drive for student pick up.  Parents picking up their M.S./H.S. child are to use the driving lane adjacent to the school, or the parking lot in front of the Board of Education Office, which is directly behind the bus loading zone. Vehicles are prohibited from being in the bus loading zone during student drop-off/pick-up times.

It is important to eliminate, as practical as possible, any practices where students have to cross traffic as they enter or exit the building. Therefore, we kindly request that our parents join us in helping to make the morning/afternoon traffic environment at LaBrae a safe place for students.  Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated!

Please refer to the map below for the designated areas referred to above.

Parents,

In preparation for the upcoming school year the clinic needs a few things in order to help keep students safe at school.

• Please review/complete FinalForms for each of your students prior to the first day of school
• Provide current action plans for students with asthma, seizures, or anaphylaxis as well as needed rescue medications. These need to be in the clinic before school starts. If your student carries their inhaler etc on them during the school day we still need the action plan on file in the clinic.
• If your child has a food allergy make the cafeteria aware. If substitutions are required a doctor’s order is needed if not already on file.  Contact sally [dot] deehrlabrae [dot] school for cafeteria issues.
• Medications that are required to be given daily in school require a written doctor’s order. An adult must bring the medication to school.  Do not send medications to school with students.
• Generic action plans and medication orders are available at the Nurse’s Notes & Forms page.
• Finally, students in grade 7 need to show proof of a Tdap & meningitis shot, Students in grade 12 must show proof of a meningitis booster shot or, if they were over 16 when the first shot was given, the date of the first meningitis shot. Any K student who was not up to date at the time of registration must provide a current shot record.  All students newly enrolled in the district, regardless of grade level, need an up to date shot record on file also.

Sharron Harper MSN, RN
School Nurse
sharron [dot] harperlabrae [dot] school

The Free/Reduced Meal Application for the 22-23 school year is now available and can be completed online at payschoolscentral.com. If you do not have a PaySchools account, information for creating one can be found under the Quick Links tab in Cafeteria Accounts/Fee Payments. The USDA has granted a waiver allowing for eligibility statuses from the 2019-2020 school year to be carried over for the first 30 days of the 2022-2023 SY. If you submitted an application for your child in the 2021-2022 SY that status will be carried over for the first 30 days of school. To determine if your child is eligible for free/reduced meals a completed application must be received by October 12, 2022. If you do not submit a new application that is approved by the school or you have not been notified that your child is eligible for free/reduced meals, your child will be charged the full price for meals. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Cafeteria Supervisor, Sally Deehr at sally [dot] deehrlabrae [dot] school.

The purpose of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) III Fund is to help safely reopen and sustain the safe operation of schools and address the impacts of COVID-19 on the nation’s students by addressing students’ academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs. This plan describes how LaBrae Local Schools will maintain the health and safety of students, educators, and other school and division staff during and following the return to full in-person instruction.

The community can review the plan by accessing the following hyperlink: LaBrae Continuity of Services Plan. Additionally, the public can provide public comment and feedback on the plan by accessing an electronic feedback form via the following hyperlink: LaBrae Continuity of Services Plan Feedback

Governor DeWine has requested that schools and districts design plans that address learning recovery and extended learning opportunities to meet the needs of students that could include, but are not limited to, extending the current school year, beginning the new year early, extending the school day or instituting summer programs, tutoring, remote options, and other remedial or supplemental activities.

Use the link below to access LaBrae's plan.  Note that the plan is very fluid, still under development, and subject to change.  Additionally, there is a link in the plan that allows anyone to submit feedback to the District regarding the learning plan.

LaBrae's Learning Recovery & Extended Learning Plan