October 13, 2020 â Kings Board of Education Work Session, 5:30 p.m., Kings Education Center, Conference Room 2.
October 16, 2020 â NO SCHOOL.
October 19, 2020 â NO SCHOOL - STAFF IN-SERVICE DAY.
October 20, 2020 â Kings Board of Education Regular Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Kings Education Center, Conference Room 2.

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Neighborhood Bridges Helps Our Community |
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Neighborhood Bridges, a non-profit charity headquartered in Westerville, Ohio will be launching its Gateway for Kindness to serve the Kings Schools community! A 501(c)(3) organization, Neighborhood Bridges has driven direct support and care to more than 35,175 children and families in just 3 years by inviting school districts, mental health agencies, and clergy to advocate for those in need â then engaging each community to come together to help solve those needs. Neighborhood Bridges serves 23 communities in Ohio and Alabama.
How does Neighborhood Bridges work?
School district counselors, the resource coordinator, and appointed representatives of Joshuaâs Place and Beech Acres (referred to as âadvocatesâ) will post needs on behalf of students and families to the website and social media pages. Neighborhood Bridges-Kings will work with key stakeholders in the community to engage all resources to help drive direct support and care to our students and neighbors in need. When someone is able to fill a need, they can simply click on the âI can helpâ button where the need is posted. They will then receive an email back with further instructions on dropping off the item(s) in the Neighborhood Bridges clear bin at one of our two drop off locations: Kings Point Church or the Countryside YMCA Landen. A receipt is given at the drop off location by request. For items larger than what can be carried (i.e. beds, furniture, etc.), an Area Director will contact the donor to make arrangements. From there, one of our Area Directors will pick up the items and deliver to the family in need. Confidentiality is never compromised.
Neighborhood Bridges-Kings has a wonderful, committed Steering Committee composed of key partners and stakeholders, including Warren County Sheriffâs Office, Hamilton Township PD, Deerfield/Mason Rotary, Mason-Deerfield Chamber, Joshuaâs Place, PTO's, Kings Board of Education members, Stacie Belfrom and Deb Cowan, Rivers Crossing Community Church, Kings Point Church, PTO presidents, United Way of Warren County, Countryside YMCA, Beech Acres, Sinclair, and Superintendent Tim Ackermann.
Kings Social Emotional Health Coordinator, Kim Sellers anticipates that we will be able to serve at least 1.500 students in the first year. She said, "Kings is one of the most caring and generous communities I have ever seen, and I know Neighborhood Bridges is going to do big things here!"
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Even though Homecoming Week will look different for us next week, we are still having a Homecoming Spirit Week! Hope you'll join us in the fun!
Monday; Pajama Day
Tuesday: Cincinnati Reds Day
Wednesday: Jersey Day or Sports Day
Thursday: Pink Out for Cancer
Friday: Kings Spirit Day
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Kings COVID-19 Data Reporting Requirement |
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The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and Governor DeWine issued a new general health order that provides mandatory requirements for school operations and reporting of COVID-19 data for both parents and school officials.
Each week the COVID-19 Dashboard will be updated with number of positive cases and quarantines. The dashboard can be found on the home page of the Kings website or found on the Coronavirus page on the Kings website.
Parents or guardians of students, and school staff, are strongly encouraged to provide notice of a positive case diagnosis within 24 hours. Parents should call their student's school building and speak to the building nurse. The Kings School District employs a designated COVID-19 Contact Tracer to monitor quarantines and positive test results. This tracking system will be monitored daily for updated reporting on COVID-19 cases.
Parents are also encouraged to notify the District of testing due to suspected cases of COVID-19, regardless of the result. Efficient contact tracing involves both notification and timing of close contacts with the child or adult who may be considered a suspected case. If your child is tested, please keep them home from school until you receive results.
Please continue to perform a daily health assessment on your student before coming to school. You can utilize this Decision Tree to help decide if you should send your child to school.
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Hey Parents!
Have you heard there is a substitute teacher shortage in Ohio and most surrounding states?
Would you consider being a substitute teacher in the Kings Local School District? Candidates seeking substitute teaching certification in the state of Ohio must meet have a Bachelorâs degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university
If you have a bachelor's degree and would like to join our team please click here.
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Don't Miss the Next Community Art Night! |
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Join us for the next Community Art Night!
The Kings Art Program is dedicated to spreading kindness through art for adults and children of all ages.
The first activity of the year is to create a lollipop flower pot will begin next week. Have you signed up?

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Help Mason Challenger League |
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The Mason Challenger League has been selected as one of the Top 200 finalists in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist® grant program for their Field of Dreams for Athletes with Special Needs cause. Winning this grant will provide the league $25,000 to put towards the construction of a new challenger baseball fields at Makino Park.
The new fields will be a gathering space for not only athletes with special needs, but for all families in our community.
They would appreciate if Kings would rally behind them and click here vote!
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If you aren't following us on our social media channels, you are missing out! Don't miss one bit of news! Make sure to follow us on social media! |
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Our social media conversation is growing and we don't want you to miss out!
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Check out our VIRTUAL BACKPACK for more information on our newly added activities.
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Kings Athletic News
Check out Kings Athletics website! You can find out schedule information, upcoming events, news about teams, and even get directions to away venues.
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25th Annual Homecoming 5K (VIRTUAL) |
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Deadline to register is Saturday, September 26!
Join us for the Kings Homecoming Virtual 5k! Support Kings Cross Country by participating in this year's virtual race! Run or walk on your own, with friends or with family, and submit your time.
The race window is open from Saturday, September 25 to Sunday, October 4. We look forward to celebrating those personal bests. Take photos of yourself running the event and share by uploading to the event site. T-shirts and awards will continue to be a part of participation. Feel free to share this information with friends and family. Cost to register is $20.
Register here and also find suggested routes. Registration closes September 26.
If you have questions, please contact our race director, Kyle Jepson at kjepson@kingslocal.net or 513-398-8050, ext. 12055.
Thanks for supporting the Kings Cross Country program!
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Send Us the News You Want to See! |
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Contact Dawn Gould - Community Relations Coordinator at
Knight Nation News is a publication of the Kings Local School District Communications Department.
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Kings Local School District
1797 King Ave
Kings Mills, Ohio 45034
513.398.8050
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