Saturday, April 15, 2000
New Monroe Local school district gets to work
Enrollment rules set for high school
BY Sue Kiesewetter
Enquirer Contributor
MONROE — Students now attending Lemon-Monroe High School will have first priority to stay there through an open enrollment policy the Monroe Local School Board is expected to approve Monday.
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MONROE LOCAL SCHOOLS
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• Interim superintendent: Dan Hare, superintendent of the Butler County Education Service Center.
• Interim treasurer: Don Morris, treasurer for the Butler County ESC.
• Board of Education: Jamie Pierce, president; John Birch, vice president; Suzi Rubin, Carol Brotherton, Tom Birdwell, members.
• Board of Education meetings: First and third Mondays of the month, 7 p.m. During the school year, beginning May 1, the board will alternate between Lemon-Monroe High School and Monroe Elementary. The April 17 meeting and summer meetings will be held in the Monroe City Building.
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Ohio's newest school district had its first reading on the policy for students in grades 9-12 at its inaugural meeting Thursday. At the meeting, the board was sworn in, an interim superintendent and treasurer were hired, public comments were heard, and routine measures were adopted to allow operations to begin.
“It took us 48 years, but here we are,” Monroe Mayor Elbert Tannreuther said after swearing in the five-member board so it could officially conduct its business. “You have the opportunity to put us on the map.”
Under the open enrollment proposal — the board's first policy action — students already at LMHS but who don't live within the Monroe Schools' boundaries will be able to return application forms at the guidance office May 1-12. As long as they are returned by 3 p.m. May 12, the students will have first priority for the open-
enrollment slots.
When, how to apply
The proposal calls for eighth-graders and students not already enrolled at LMHS to return forms from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 6 in the school gymnasium. May 8-12, the forms can be returned to the high school guidance office. Slots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis based on a five-tier priority scale.
Students accepted through open enrollment must re-
apply each year until they graduate. Transportation to either pick-up points or established Monroe bus stops is the student's responsibility. Families will be notified of acceptance or rejection by June 15.
Watching the new board in action was something Jane Garver Majors has been waiting for a long time.
“I'm excited. This is history in the making. I wouldn't have missed it for anything,” said Mrs. Majors, who was in high school here four decades ago when the Middletown, Lemon Township and Monroe schools merged into what is now the Middletown/Monroe Schools. “I think it's wonderful this day has happened and we have our district back.”
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