North Adams Elementary School

Looking ahead, here are some important dates for the next school year.

4 months ago, Allen Seitz

📚 September is Attendance Awareness Month!
STRIVE FOR 5! Every Day Counts!

Regular attendance is essential to student success, and new attendance requirements under Ohio House Bill 96 (HB 96), effective August 1, 2026, require schools to provide families with earlier notification when students begin accumulating missed instructional time.

⚠️ 5% Early Warning Notification
All students who miss 5% of the school year for ANY reason will receive an Early Warning Letter. This includes excused and unexcused absences, medical absences, and missed instructional time due to late arrivals or leaving early.

For ACOVSD, 5% of Ohio’s minimum required instructional hours equals:

Grades K–6: 45.5 missed instructional hours
Grades 7–12: 50 missed instructional hours

🏥 Medical Excuses Matter!
Although chronic absenteeism includes ALL missed instructional time regardless of the reason, it is VERY important for families to submit medical excuses to the school for medically related absences. Only five (5) parent notes are permitted/accepted per semester, so please be sure to provide documentation from a medical provider when applicable.

📌 10% Chronic Absenteeism Threshold
Students who miss 10% or more of the school year for any reason meet the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce’s definition of chronic absenteeism and will also receive a notification letter as required under HB 96.

For ACOVSD, 10% of Ohio’s minimum required instructional hours equals:

Grades K–6: 91 missed instructional hours
Grades 7–12: 100 missed instructional hours

☎️ Questions about attendance?
Please reach out to your child’s building or the district attendance officer:

Peebles Elementary・(937) 587-2611・Heidi McAdow
Peebles High School・(937) 587-2681・Marla Jones
North Adams Elementary・(937) 386-2516・Billy Bloom
North Adams High School・(937) 386-2528・Deirdre Mills
West Union Elementary・(937) 544-2951・Guy Hopkins
West Union High School・(937) 544-5553・Guy Hopkins
Ohio Valley Career and Technical Center・(937) 544-2336・Allan Crump
Central Office・(937) 544-5586・Tracy Spires

Our goal is simple: STRIVE FOR 5 — five or fewer absences for the entire school year!

about 9 hours ago, ACOVSD

We made it back up to our building goal! Way to go, NAES students and families! Our 4th-grade was on top today!

about 9 hours ago, Allen Seitz

North Adams Elementary is a "RAD" place to be. Mark your calendar for tomorrow, September 10, 2026, as it will be a RAD day- Random Attendance Day. Staff and students may wear their hats to school. Please note- hats need to be school appropriate!

1 day ago, NAES

We hate to see so many sick kids. We hope everyone feels better soon so we can see you back at NAES! 3rd grade is on top again today!

1 day ago, Allen Seitz

We will be conducting bus evacuations tomorrow morning at the high school while the high school and elementary students are on the bus.

2 days ago, Allen Seitz

DO YOU WANT TO SUB?

2 days ago, Allen Seitz

Welcome back to our short week. Looks like our numbers are down, but way to go 3rd Grade with 100% attendance!

2 days ago, Allen Seitz

Shout-out to these two students for making great choices at NAES!

3 days ago, Allen Seitz

Reminder to our NAE Families... We will be having our first PTO meeting Tuesday, September 8, 2026, in the library, starting at 3:00 pm. Prior to the PTO meeting starting, we will also hold our annual Title Services Meeting. We look forward to seeing you there!

3 days ago, NAES

We have made it to Friday, not meeting our building-wide goal. Congratulations to our 2nd grade for having the highest attendance today!

6 days ago, Allen Seitz

Congratulations, Waylon, on being our first student this year to get a Positive Office Referral! He has shown what a responsible kindergartner looks like. What a great helper he is to his classmates!

7 days ago, Allen Seitz

Bringing up our building-wide attendance today....Way to go! Shout-out to preschool for having 100% of their students at school today.

7 days ago, Allen Seitz

Preschoolers aged 4 and kindergarten students can participate in the Wood Wheel Derby fun with a special coloring contest.

8 days ago, Allen Seitz

Sickness has set in, but we are still meeting our goal. Great job on getting to school! Our kindergarten was on top for attendance today!

8 days ago, Allen Seitz

It is another Toot Your Horn Tuesday for our staff at NAE. This is a fun way to recognize our NAE staff for all of the great things they do each day. Here are the winners for this week:

Ms. Baldwin- Nominated for putting animals on signs for our younger pick up students so that they could easily identify where they needed to be.

Mrs. Davis- Nominated for helping in the lunchroom.

Mrs. Glenn- Nominated because she is always willing to help with anything and is so great with the student she serves.

Mrs. Collins- Nominated for always going above and beyond every school day.

9 days ago, NAES