Chillicothe City Schools offer Intradistrict and Interdistrict transfers for families wishing to enroll their child outside of their district or building of residency. Applications may be picked up at any time from any school building in the Chillicothe City School District and the Board of Education Office. You may also download and complete the 2013-2014 form found on the attached link.

Applications for the upcoming school year must be in the district office by 4:00 p.m. on May 1st. Students that attend through Open Enrollment must have transportation provided by their families. New and first time applications will be entered into a lottery and conducted at the May board meeting [May 20th].

Open enrollment applications are accepted for review at anytime. The building Principal and district Open Enrollment Coordinator will consider frequency of requests, class size, student attendance records, discipline records, student’s enrollment in special programs, and transportation arrangements when making determination for admission. Please mail your completed forms to: Open Enrollment Coordinator, 381 Yoctangee Parkway Chillicothe, OH 45601 or fax them to 740-779-5369.
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The Chillicothe City Schools is committed to being proactive in preventing Bullying by educating students and staff on the dangers and negative effects of it.  We can all play a role in keeping bullying out of our schools.  In spite of our efforts, sometimes students do feel as though they are being bullied and the Safe School Helpline is now in place to give students a place to report bullying and other incidents that may present safety problems for our schools.  If you observe unsafe or bullying behavior simply call 1-800-418-6423 ext. 359 and you may report the problem[s].  The report will be forwarded to school officials who can then address the concern in timely fashion.  For more information visit www.safeschoolhelpline.com

Parents and students … do you ever find yourself wondering if there are any assignments that your student hasn’t turned in?  Check out this ProgressBook system update designed to keep you informed when that happens. Follow this link for more information and directions to set up email notifications for low grades, high grades, and missing assignments.

School Attendance and Extra Curricular Activities at CCSD Policy Update: Any student who wants to participate in an extracurricular activity through the Chillicothe City School District (CCSD) must report to school by 9:00 am the day of the event to participate in that day’s contest and by 9:00 am the day after the event in order to participate in the next scheduled contest unless the student produces a doctor’s note excusing his or her absence or the absence has been pre-approved by the building principal or attendance officer.
At the CCSD we put the student in student-athlete first.  This policy is in place to ensure all students understand that academics and school attendance come before athletic participation.

Any student who wants to participate in an extracurricular activity through the Chillicothe City School District (CCSD) must report to school by 9:00 am the day of the (event to participate in that day’s contest) and by 9:00 am the day after the event in order to participate (in the next scheduled contest) unless the student produces a doctor’s note excusing his or her absence or the absence has been pre-approved by the building principal or attendance officer.

Here are some examples of how the policy will be enforced:

Example: Volleyball game on Tuesday and Susie reports to school late on Tuesday at 8:59 am.  She is still eligible to play under our policy in that night’s contest.  Susie then reports the following day (Wednesday the day after the game) at 9:01 am without a doctor’s note or valid reason (8 reasons Ohio Revised Code says to excuse) for her lateness other than a parent note saying she had a headache then Susie must sit out her next athletic contest regardless of when the next contest is.

Example: Football player comes in at 9:35 am on Friday (game day) without a doctor’s excuse or valid reason for his absence, he is ineligible to participate in that night’s contest.  A football player must be in attendance Monday by 9:00 AM or have a valid excuse or they cannot participate in the next game.

Example: Soccer player comes in at 9:25 am on Friday (day before Saturday game) without a doctor’s excuse or valid reason for his absence and he will be disciplined for his tardy but he is still eligible for Saturday’s game.  The player comes in Monday after the Saturday contest at 9:20 without a valid excuse and their next contest is the following Thursday.  They may practice with the team Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.  They may dress for the Thursday event, but must sit out the event.

Did you know that you can follow CCSD on Facebook?  Join us as a friend and receive all of the updates we post to the district website: you can find us on Facebook as Chillicothe City School District.

Parents can access Ohio’s Academic Content Standards by grade level and subject area. We have created a link on our website to Ohio’s Standards on the Parent tab of the Chillicothe City Schools website. These standards and indicators identify those things that students need to know and be able to do by subject and grade level. By knowing this information teachers can make informed decisions when planning lessons. These standards are used to develop our quarterly assessments which are aligned to the Ohio Achievement and Graduation tests. These guides are helpful for families by putting information in layman’s terms so that parents and children can understand what is expected. If you have other questions or comments please contact Jon Saxton, Assistant Superintendent at 775-4250 or by email at jsaxton@mail.gsn.k12.oh.us.