Thu, Nov 26 2009
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Students get sunny start for resumption of most Ashtabula County schools From staff reportsStar Beacon At Grand Valley School District, more than 1,400 students returned to classes at the school campus in Orwell Village. The only exception was kindergarten age students, who will start Tuesday.
Superintendent William Nye said things went pretty good for the first day. “We had a few transportation problems, nothing major,” Nye said. “There were a few kids not picked up at first, but parents called our bus garage to report what happened. Most of it dealt with a new child not on the list, but they were picked up by bus drivers.” Several new staff members include an intervention specialist, multimedia course instructor and information technology coordinator Mark Brewster. Nye said Brewster handles all the technology maintenance of the school’s computers, telephone system and the maintenance of the building’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. The Conneaut Area City School District enjoyed a launch “as smooth as it could be,” said Superintendent Kent Houston. “There were very few problems,” he said. This is Houston’s first year at the helm of the Conneaut district. He replaces Mary Zappitelli, who left this summer to accept an identical position in the Geneva district. Houston spent the morning at Conneaut High School, where a new administrative staff is in place. Principal is Gordon Hitchcock, while Rita Maslovsky and Dawn Zappitelli serve as the school’s assistant principal and athletic administrator, respectively. Custodians and maintenance crews put the school buildings in terrific shape, Houston said. “I’m excited to see kids in the building,” he said. In Jefferson, only the junior and senior high school students had to report to class. Elementary school students start today. Principal John Montanaro of the junior-senior high school, said the day was running smooth. “It’s wonderful,” he said. “We couldn’t ask for anything more.” The district has several new staff members and a new administrative team. This is Montanaro’s first year as principal, and former social studies teacher Rick Hoyson now serves as the school’s assistant principal. “We’re very excited,” Montanaro said. “It’s our first year as a new administrative team.” Montanaro said the incoming seventh-graders and freshmen were making smooth transitions and it was amazing to see the older students helping the younger ones. 
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