Thank you for a great 2024-2025 school year! I would like to wish all of you a safe, peaceful, and joy-filled summer. These next few months are a time to rest, recharge, and enjoy your families. Whether you’re traveling or just taking it slow at home, I hope your days are filled with sunshine and good memories.

While students and staff take a well-earned break, our work behind the scenes doesn’t stop. This summer, we’re laying the groundwork for a significant shift in how our district serves elementary students. Beginning with the 2025–2026 school year, all of our elementary schools will move to a K–6 model. This change means the current Highview 6th Grade Center will close, and Central Academy will relocate to the Highview building.

This transition marks an exciting new chapter for Middletown, one that we’ve shaped together. I’m incredibly grateful for the conversations, feedback, and steady support our community has offered throughout the redistricting process. Thank you for being part of this important work. Change of this scale isn’t always easy, but it’s made better when we move forward together.

Our team will be hard at work all summer preparing for what’s ahead. If you have questions or just want to connect, don’t hesitate to call or stop by; we’re still here and happy to help.

Finally, a heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2025! 390 graduates walked across the stage and into their bright futures. We are incredibly proud of each one of them; their hard work, perseverance, and dreams have inspired us all. Go out and change the world!

Wishing everyone a wonderful summer.

#MiddieRising

Dear Middletown Families, Staff, and Community Members,

We are writing to request your immediate help.

Middletown City School District is in the middle of a vital infrastructure project, our new Transportation and Maintenance Facility, that has been severely impacted by a federal funding reversal. This project is more than just bricks and mortar. It is essential to improving daily attendance, safe student transport, and the overall efficiency of our district’s services.

🚧 What's at Risk?

Construction began with approval from state and federal authorities, supported in part by $6.76 million in ARP/ESSER funds. However, $5.62 million remains unreimbursed due to an unexpected federal claw back. The facility, now 40% complete, is left structurally exposed without a roof or windows, putting it at risk of weather damage, cost escalations, and delays.

We are on a timeline to complete the facility by September 2025 so it can be operational for the next school year. Without federal support, that timeline and the project itself are in jeopardy.

🛠 Why This Project Matters

• New, safer, and more efficient bus lanes
• Modern maintenance shop to replace failing infrastructure
• Improved fueling and vehicle storage facilities
• Operational upgrades that support after-school and summer programs

These upgrades are especially important for students impacted by learning loss during the pandemic, and are critical to ensuring equity and reliable access to school.

📨 How You Can Help

We urge you to contact our federal decision-makers today. Tell them Middletown students deserve the support they were promised. Urge them to restore the funding necessary to complete this project.

✉️ Contact Information

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon

• Mail: U.S. Department of Education
• 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202
• Phone: (202) 401-1576
• Email: press@ed.gov
• Website: ed.gov

U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH)

• DC Office: B33 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
• Phone: (202) 224-2315
• Online Contact Form: moreno.senate.gov/contact

U.S. Senator Jon Husted (R-OH)

• DC Office: 304 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
• Phone: (202) 224-3353
• Middletown Office: 300 North Main Street, Suite 200, Middletown, OH 45042
• Phone: (513) 318-1100
• Online Contact Form: husted.senate.gov/contact

✍️ Tips for Your Message

• Be respectful and concise.
• Share how this project benefits our students and community.
• Request that the official support the full release of the promised ESSER funds.
• Include your name and address to identify yourself as a constituent.

Thank you for standing up for our students and helping secure the resources they need to thrive.

Sincerely,

Randall R Bertram, Treasurer/CFO

Middletown City School District

We're celebrating these incredible employees who are retiring this school year.

These dedicated educators and professionals have shaped hearts and minds with passion and purpose. Thank you for your decades of service and love for our Middie family.

View the shout-outs for this year's retirees here.

Another unforgettable Middie Olympics in the books!

The day was filled with smiles, cheers, and Middie spirit as we celebrated the unique abilities of every student!

THANK YOU to the staff, families, volunteers, and organizers who make this magical event possible each year.

See more photos from the event here...

... and more photos here.