Lakota Math Teachers to Present Teaching Strategies at a National Conference
Lakota East High School (10-12), Lakota East Freshman Campus (9), Lakota West High School (10-12), Lakota West Freshman Campus (9)
8/31/2010-9/20/2010
Jennifer Nickell from Lakota West and Kevin Carlin from Lakota East have been accepted as presenters for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference. The topic, “Promoting Higher-Level Geometric Thinking through Constructions and Writing Assignments” , reflects the common core standards’ focus on higher order thinking. Jennifer and Kevin were presenters at the state level for OCTM... more info

Freshman Boys Basketball Meeting
Lakota West Freshman Campus (9)
8/31/2010-9/9/2010
• Anyone who is interested in playing boys basketball this year that is NOT in a fall sport – There is a meeting at the high school on Wednesday, September 8th immediately after school. Please take the activity bus to West and report to room 286 above the media center.

Lakota Recognized for Excellence in Financial Reporting
Lakota Central Office
8/27/2010-9/16/2010
Lakota Local School District, Butler County, Ohio. Lakota Local School District was recently awarded the Association of School Business Officials International’s (ASBO) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting Program (COE) for excellence in the preparation and issuance of the fiscal year end 2009 school system. This district has provided a high-quality Comprehensive Annual Financial... more info

PJS Curriculum Night is Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 from 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Lakota Plains Jr. School (7-8)
8/25/2010-9/14/2010
PJS Curriculum Night is Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 from 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. ...more info

Lakota Approves Teacher Contract
News of Districtwide Interest
8/24/2010-9/13/2010

Lakota Board Approves Teacher Contract

The Lakota Local School District Board of Education today ratified a tentative agreement with the Lakota Education Association that stipulates no increase to teacher base pay for a two year period. The new labor contract, termed "fair and historic," was also approved by the Teachers Association at the initial teacher workday preceding the start of the school year. The new contract is for a... more info

Lakota: Nine Consecutive Years of High Report Card Ratings
News of Districtwide Interest
8/23/2010-9/12/2010
Lakota has been rated “Excellent with Distinction” by the State of Ohio, making 2009-2010 the ninth year in a row that Lakota receives an “Excellent” rating or better. “We are thrilled to again earn the state’s highest rating and clearly this is a fantastic reflection on our schools, our students and our community,” stated Superintendent Mike Taylor. “Our community places great pride in being... more info

Lakota on the Brink: District Outlines Levy Cuts
Lakota Central Office, Lakota East High School (10-12), Lakota East Freshman Campus (9), Lakota West High School (10-12), Lakota West Freshman Campus (9), Hopewell Jr. School (7-8), Lakota Plains Jr. School (7-8), Lakota Ridge Jr. School (7-8), Adena Elementary (2-6), Cherokee Elementary (2-6), Endeavor Elementary (2-6), Freedom Elementary (2-6), Heritage Elementary (2-6), Hopewell Elementary (2-6), Independence Elementary (2-6), Union Elementary (2-6), VanGorden Elementary (2-6), Woodland Elementary (2-6), Creekside Early Childhood School (Pre-1), Liberty Early Childhood School (Pre-1), Shawnee Early Childhood School (Pre-1), Wyandot Early Childhood School (K-1)
8/16/2010-9/5/2010
Lakota has already enacted more than $13 million in cuts and reductions, including more than 50 teaching positions, but more and deeper cuts will be on the way if the district’s November levy does not pass. “Lakota is on the brink,” stated Superintendent Mike Taylor. “There just is no other way to say it. We’ve eliminated $13 million already and the school system already looks vastly... more info

2010-11 Schedule Changes
Lakota West Freshman Campus (9)
8/13/2010-9/17/2010
Schedule Changes As a part of the budget reductions for the 2010-2011 school year, we will not have the staff or room in classes to accommodate schedule change requests like we have in the past... A counseling position has been reduced at West High School (9-12) and counselors have a limited numbers of days to work during the month of August. The West's teaching staff has been reduced by six... more info

Cherokee Elementary Annual Magazine Drive
Cherokee Elementary (2-6)
8/4/2010-10/9/2010
Cherokee Elementary Magazine Fundraiser! Our sale starts Tuesday, September 21. The fundraiser supports various literacy programs at Cherokee including: Books for our classroom libraries Books for our school library Literacy professional development for our teachers And much, much more! So, mark your calendars! Our sale starts on Our sale starts Tuesday, September 21 ... more info

advanced 8th grade summer reading assignment
Lakota Plains Jr. School (7-8)
6/21/2010-10/1/2010
This link is for the advanced 8th grade summer reading assignments. ...more info

Renzulli Parent Registration Info.
Endeavor Elementary (2-6)
6/12/2009-11/1/2010
Renzulli Parent Registration Information can be found under Forms and Publications, School Information.

LJS Receives Excellent Rating 9th Year in a Row!
Liberty Jr. School (7-8)
8/25/2009-9/25/2011
Liberty Junior School received an Excellent rating from the Ohio Department of Education on its annual report card for the 9th year in a row. The Lakota School District received an Excellent with Distinction rating. Our building index was 103.3 and AYP was met due to value added scores. Last year our attendance was also at 96.8 percent. Congratulations to our staff and student body for a job... more info

Curriculum Nights (Please Save the Date)
Liberty Jr. School (7-8)
7/31/2010-9/20/2010
The LJS curriculum nights will begin at 7:00 PM. Parents will walk their child's class schedule, meet the teacher, and hear about the curriculum for each class. The seventh grade night is on September 14 with the eighth grade on September 20.

Guidance Department Information
Liberty Jr. School (7-8)
8/15/2010-9/10/2010
Our guidance counselors are: Ms. Amy Burns, Counselor, last names A-K (at LJS on Monday and Tuesday and every other Friday) Ms. Mary C. Jones, Counselor, last names L-Z. If Ms. Burns is your counselor and there is a problem or something that needs attention, Ms. Jones will be more than happy to help out.

First PTO Meeting Announced
Liberty Jr. School (7-8)
8/17/2010-9/15/2010
The first PTO meeting will be held on September 15 at 6:00 P.M. in the Media Center. Please come and be informed.

Ohio Achievement Assessment Dates Set
Liberty Jr. School (7-8)
8/24/2010-5/5/2011
Parents, please note: The Ohio Achievement Assessment Dates are scheduled for May 2, 2011 through May 6, 2011. Please mark these very important dates on your calendars.

PTO Reminds Us to S.O.S. (Save Our Subscriptions)
Liberty Jr. School (7-8)
6/7/2010-9/26/2010
Please save your magazine subscription renewals until our annual magazine drive September 10 through September 24. Profits from the sale go to the technology fund for LJS. Details will come home on September 10. Orders may be placed before and during our sale for student credit via credit card at http://www.midwestfundraising.com. Visit the Magazine Store and enter school code WB3045 and indicate... more info

End of Year Videos Online
Liberty Jr. School (7-8)
5/14/2010-5/30/2011
The LJS LIVE 105 end of year videos are available on our website. There is a separate video for each class. Look at the Quick Links and find each one.

Barb Bossu Award Recipient--Pam Perrino
Liberty Jr. School (7-8)
5/19/2010-10/1/2010
This year’s Barb Bossu recipient from Liberty Jr. is Pam Perrino. Pam is a familiar face in the volunteering circuit of Lakota. She is always eager to jump in and do whatever needs to be done, Pam didn’t disappoint anyone when she came to LJS. Pam took on not only one but two of our bigger jobs at LJS...student recognition as well as A’s to Win...and she did it for both years too! These... more info

Gifted Will Not be Offering PSAT to 7th and 8th Graders
Liberty Jr. School (7-8)
8/24/2010-9/13/2010
The Lakota School District will not be offering the PSAT this year to 7th or 8th graders. Lakota has had the loss of two consultants and does not have the staff or funds to hire proctors to hold the testing. Interested students may go to Centerville High who is hold it on a Saturday (check with the school) and possibly Warren County Educational Service Center.

PTO Collecting Ink Cartridges and Used Cell Phones
Liberty Jr. School (7-8)
4/19/2009-9/9/2010
Instead of throwing away ink cartridges or your old cell phones, consider contributing them to the PTO. There is a box in the main office. You are going green in addition to helping the PTO.