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Dr. John Stoddard
Superintendent
January 2025
Dear Berkshire Schools Families,
The month of January is Board Recognition Month in the State of Ohio and on behalf of everyone in the Berkshire School District, please join me in applauding our Board of Education. They are: John Manfredi, Jody Miller, Dan Berman, Linda Stone, and Bryan Wadsworth. Thank you for the sacrifice these individuals make to serve as liaisons between the district leadership team and our community. Your tireless work, leadership, and vision for the future have propelled our school district in an exciting and meaningful direction. Thank you all, once again.
Preston Donates $750,000 to Purchase Former O.D.O.T. Facility
The Berkshire Local Schools formally expresses its highest gratitude to the Preston Auto Group for a recent $750,000 donation that the schools will use to purchase the former O.D.O.T. facility at 13595 West Center Street. This, in addition to the $900,000 state grant secured by Representative Steve Demetriou and Senator Sandra O’Brien that we have shared with you in the past, for site renovations, and our district will have a first class learning laboratory with access to experts and classrooms to promote real-life skills. The Berkshire Local Schools and Preston will co-occupy the renovated former O.D.O.T. facility that will become home to our Workforce Development program and instructors, while Preston mechanics and technicians work in an adjacent space. Two large pull-in bays for trucks, two classrooms, an office and a meeting room will be part of the final plans. Our students will have the opportunity to work right across the campus from real-world professionals, helping to provide great job opportunities down the road. Future expansion is available on this site as well. We thank the Preston network for creating an endless horizon of opportunities for our students and our school district.
Congratulations Berkshire AP Students
Every fall, the AP organization recognizes high school students for demonstrating outstanding college-level achievement through their performance on the AP test. A range of distinctions are used to help share the successes of our students from the AP group, and we congratulate the students in the nearby graphic for their outstanding achievement!
Exciting Free and Reduced Luncheon Information Coming Your Way!
Finally, we are excited to share several updates and opportunities for our students and families later in the week! Completing a Free and Reduced Application has benefits that go far beyond meals for students, they help with increased funding to support student education, additional funding could be available for technology and internet access, you could experience discounts on fees during the college application process, reduced costs for SAT, ACT, and AP tests, as well as access to scholarship opportunities, all while having reduced prices for healthy, nutritious meals. Please stay on the lookout for an email containing this exclusive information in the next few days!
Keep in mind that Monday, January 20th is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and we will be away from school that day.
Thank you for your continued support of the Berkshire Local Schools.
GO BADGERS!
John Stoddard
Superintendent
Berkshire Local Schools