Safety & Wellness
Student and Staff Safety and Wellness are Top Priorities in the Kettering City Schools
The Kettering City Schools and the Kettering Police Department work actively together to ensure our schools remain a safe place for our staff members to work and students to learn and grow.
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SAFETY & SECURITY DURING A SCHOOL INCIDENT
Terms you may Hear During a School Incident
Ensuring the safety of our students and staff is a top priority for our district. In any school emergency or incident, clear and consistent communication is essential. To support this, we have introduced standardized terms that you may hear during an emergency or incident involving the Kettering City Schools.
Our main goal in standardizing these terms is to ensure that we all have an accurate understanding of the nature of an incident, its impact on student and staff safety and what our respective roles may be in response to the incident.
Likewise, these consistent terms will help us communicate the nature of a situation more precisely, thereby helping to eliminate confusion, enhance transparency, and make sure everyone receives the same information in a timely manner.
Thank you for working together to keep Firebird Country as safe as possible for everyone!
Communication During an Emergency
Tips for Parents/Guardians in a School Emergency -- https://bit.ly/4h6A6Gj
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IT'S WINTER TIME IN OHIO
As Kettering deals with wintry weather, Kettering City Schools (KCS) wants to ensure our families and community are aware of local resources that may be helpful during this time.
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Download the Winter Resources Guide, developed by Kettering Youth & Family Resource Coordinator Laura Tran, and MTSS Coordinator Carrie Hennessy: https://bit.ly/3PKL6wS
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Find additional year-round help on our Kettering Community and Family Resources Page --
https://bit.ly/3PNP2wY - Connect with the City of Kettering/Kettering City Schools Youth & Family Resource Coordinator Laura Tran ** at laura.tran@ketteringschools.org or at (937) 499-1496.
** The Youth and Family Resource Coordinator role focuses on connecting families all across Kettering with resources and referrals to address the challenges that affect our youth and families in today’s world. Responsibilities include connecting families to vital resources like housing, childcare, food, and transportation, identifying service gaps, and collaborating with local agencies and partners to bring essential support into the community.
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REPORT SAFETY CONCERNS
Safety Tipline Information
Through the district's notification system, The Education Connection (TEC), anyone can access a Safety Tip Line...when you witness verbal, written, physical, or social media safety concerns, PLEASE SPEAK UP!
You can report anonymously any safety issue by calling TEC at
(937) 643-4444, choosing Option 7 and selecting the respective school.
You can also do the same by going online to kettering.tipline.info. The prompts will ask for the date, time, location, and names of those involved. The information will be forwarded to the proper authority. All reports can be made anonymously and are taken seriously and will be investigated thoroughly by school administration and the Kettering Police Department, if warranted.
Please take a moment now to write down, file, or store the Tip Line Contact Information so that it is handy when a safety concern arises.
Building and Unit Principal Contact List -- 2024-2025
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KETTERING SCHOOL NURSES
School Nurses help students be healthy, safe and ready to learn
- Beavertown Elementary -- Sarah Schadek, RN
- Greenmont Elementary -- Mandi Jeter, RN
- Indian Riffle Elementary -- Anna Daniels, RN
- John F. Kennedy Elementary -- Brandy Ravert, RN
- Kettering Early Childhood Education Center (KECEC) -- Shirley Morris, RN
- Oakview Elementary -- Jen Shook, RN
- Orchard Park Elementary -- Julia Kruzel, RN and Rhonda Wootten, RN
- Prass Elementary -- Emily Browning, RN
- Southdale Elementary -- Li sa Connelly, RN
- Ascension School -- Kara Hill, RN
- St. Albert School -- Shirley Morris, RN
- St. Charles School -- Stacy Ullmer, RN
- Kettering Middle School -- Ramona Donavan, RN
- Van Buren Middle School -- MaryBeth Hughes, RN
- Fairmont High School -- Alicia Thompson, RN and Michelle Thompson, RN
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District Nurse Coordinator and Float Nurse -- Betina Irwin, RN
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KCS MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT
Carrie Hennessy, Ed.D.,
District MTSS Coordinator
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is a framework that helps educators provide academic and behavioral strategies for students with various needs. MTSS grew out of the integration of two other intervention-based frameworks: Response to Intervention (RtI) and PBIS.
Family Resources Guidebook
School Resource Officers
The Kettering City Schools work in partnership with the Kettering Police Department to ensure our schools remain safe places for our staff members to work and students to learn and grow.
One of the most important aspects of this strong partnership is the placement of highly trained police officers in our schools. These School Resource Officers, or SROs, play a multifaceted role in ensuring the safety, security, and well-being of students, staff, and the entire Kettering school community.
SROs provide a safety and security presence in our buildings. Just as importantly, they foster positive relationships between law enforcement and our youth, families and staff, thereby playing an integral role in fostering a positive school culture and climate.
SROs
KPD School Resource Officers
2024-25 School Year
SRO Ed Drayton Kettering Fairmont High School
SRO Ed Simoni
Kettering Middle School
SRO Kayla Gudgell
Van Buren Middle School
SRO Lester Spinks KCS Elementary Buildings
SRO Eric Rustad
STEM School and Kettering Non-Public Schools