Joel Baker

The strategic plan for Southwest Licking Local Schools is designed to guide the district through four core vision areas: student learning, culture and inclusivity, student experience, and finances and facilities. It aims to challenge students to maximize their potential, cultivate an inclusive and accepting community, create engaging opportunities for students to pursue passions and make connections, and provide innovative learning spaces with fiscal responsibility and transparency.

This document details the academic calendar for the 2024-2025 school year. It outlines significant dates for students and staff, including start and end days, holidays, professional development days, and parent-teacher conferences. The calendar also delineates the structure of the academic year into four distinct quarters, aiming to provide a clear schedule for all educational activities.

This document outlines the vision plan options provided by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue View Vision for Southwest Licking Local Schools, effective for the year 2026. It details benefit periods, copayments for exams, lenses, frames, and contact lenses, including specific allowances and reimbursement limits. The plan also specifies dependent age limits and presents the rates for various employee tiers with a 0.00% percentage increase.

The meeting focused on the potential repurposing of Pataskala Elementary. Four primary options were discussed: establishing an Educational Service Center branch, creating a Career and Technology Education Center branch, relocating the district preschool to accommodate future growth, or opening an alternative behavior school. Additional suggestions for the facility included STEM programming, an adult learning center, agriculture-tech, multi-purpose space, commercial revitalization, a teacher cadet program, and mental health support space. It was determined that leasing the property is preferable to selling, and the board identified a need for preliminary cost analysis on the proposed options.

This document details the 2023-2024 Master Planning for Southwest Licking Local Schools, with a primary focus on facility master planning. It addresses critical facility priorities identified through surveys and evaluates existing capacity against enrollment projections. The strategic plan proposes solutions including the construction of a new 5-6 grade middle school, an addition to Watkins Memorial High School, and the development of a training facility and aquatic center in partnership with the YMCA. These initiatives aim to accommodate projected enrollment growth and enhance district facilities for future educational needs.