Conneaut schools report smooth opening

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David Schaef update: (12/05/23)

I spoke with David yesterday. He had just arrived at the Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Erie.

There are still a couple of issues to resolve, and David is optimistic that Encompass has the skills. We didn't speak much of medicine and health, most of the conversation was about our subscribers and the Community News newspaper.

I was much encouraged by the tone of his voice and the idea he was interested in talking about Community News. So, he’s at that, “I want to get back to work” stage of healing.

He talked about his subscribers and a letter he is composing for them. He talked about how to proceed with the newspaper when he gets home.

He said he hopes to be home in 2 weeks.

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It was back to school on Wed., Sept. 2, for students in the Conneaut School District as elementary and middle school bells at Conneaut Lake and Conneaut Valley rang 5 minutes earlier than last year and the bells at Conneaut Area Senior High rang 5 minutes later to accommodate better bus runs that is saving the district transportation money. Most bus routes are 45 minutes or less.

Indications are the opening was smooth including getting the Crawford County Career and Technical Center students to their location in Meadville. Morning CTC students are picked up on the elementary and middle school runs, taken to the senior high school, and transported to Meadville from there.

Conneaut school principals all reported smooth openings with Conneaut Schools superintendent Jarrin Sperry noting first day student numbers of 2,074, which was down from 2,081 from third day enrollment last year.

The school district had 2,060 total students when school ended in June, so a 14 student increase from the end of the last year.

Numbers have increased in the 9th and 10th grade classes. Kindergarten classes are running in the 20 - 24 number, with three sections at each the Lake and Valley Elementary Schools .