James A. Garfield Local Schools

We are pleased to announce a support for families of students in grades 3-12 during our remote learning period who may not have adequate Internet access for online learning. JAG ...

This is a call I wished all year I would never have to make. Just moments ago Governor DeWine announced that the virus in Portage County is spreading to the point that we have tri...

Well, 2020 has presented us with its share of challenges, and we have been forced to change how we do lots of things…..from how we learn to how we celebrate holidays with family. ...

Good morning. I know this message is reaching you as we all may be feeling a heavy weight. Our entire community, State and Country are feeling the same way, and our staff and I ar...

I would like to share a few things at the end of the first quarter of this school year. First, I am extremely proud of what each of you have done to make the first quarter so s...

The Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option Operations through December 2020 The USDA has extended the Summer Food Service program thro...

View the latest local data to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in our area. This dashboard is used to help determine the safety of our students, staff and community. Data is updat...

As we continue this interesting year of 2020, many of the families at James A Garfield have not reapplied for free/reduced meals. This does make sense, as meals are currently fre...

Come join other parents and teachers tonight, October 13, for the monthly Garfield PTO meeting. This meeting will take place at the Garrettsville Police Department. We welcom...

Today, Governor DeWine announced that Portage County has been designated Red on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System. As our plan calls for, I consulted with the Portage County ...

Over the last two weeks we have been learning in a hybrid model. While we are happy to have this tool in our toolbox, and it has some advantages, we know having our students here...

Today, Governor DeWine announced that Portage County had moved to Red status on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System . This means that starting next Monday, September 21st JAG ...

The USDA has extended the Summer Food Service program through December 31, 2020 if funding is adequate. This allow James A Garfield to distribute meals to the students attending ...

For the past eight weeks we have been preparing you for the start of this year. That date is now upon us and we are excited to welcome our students back to school next week. W...

As you may already know, one of our staff members, Mr. Bartz, has been assigned as our Online Academy Coordinator. He has been hard at work already enrolling students in class, s...

We are excited to announce that our online ticketing system is up and running as of Wednesday, August 26th. We have thoroughly examined our athletic facilities to determine m...

By 7pm this evening we will be posting student assignments for Group A and Group B. Students in Group A have the last names beginning with letters A-K. Students in Group B have ...

Yesterday the Ohio Department of Health announced detailed guidance on spectators at athletic events. I wanted to share with you our plan for spectators. We have thoroughly exa...

Good afternoon G-Men Nation - Today, I am writing with your weekly update on plans for the upcoming school year. First, I would like to remind you of some important dates fo...

First we are excited to announce the curriculum that will be used for our online option. Students in grades K-5 will use Lincoln Learning (https://lincolnlearningsolutions.org/ )...