Celebrating Sandusky students

Sandusky City Schools is wrapping up another great school year, and I am honored to complete the year as the superintendent. As I reflect on my first year as the superintendent of Sandusky City Schools and the days spent in the district to date, I continue to be grateful for the Blue Streak community and the warm welcome that you all have given me this year. I appreciate your guidance, support, and continued dedication to the students and staff. I have been honored to become part of the community and district and develop relationships with each of you. We have so many positive things happening in our area that we all should be very proud of each day. Our students, from preschool to graduation, fill me with pride in who they are and what they do each day to demonstrate the future they will make for us. Our students are a joy to be around, and I am grateful for the time I have been able to spend with all of them throughout the school year. Truly, we are better together, and our students, through the hard work of our families, community, and staff members, are poised for success and a future without limits. The 2022-23 school year was a successful one in all aspects of the school district. Sandusky High School had two students score over 30 on the ACT, and the SHS band celebrated a centennial anniversary! We had students honored in music and art competitions, and one student was honored as the Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year! The boys' basketball team was the SBC Lake Division Champions, Sectional Champions, District Champions, and recorded the most wins in school history for a single season, with a final record of 24-2. One senior graduated in May with 89 college credits, which will save her $68,817 in tuition dollars. Our students created and performed in an assembly honoring Black History, which motivated us all to continue to change the world. We had two students take part and lead our efforts with Special Olympics and Unified Students representing us all in Columbus, Washington, D.C., and in Germany. This is a small sample of our students' achievements this year. We are proud of all our students, and their accomplishments! The district is currently aligning our goals for academics, positive school climate, and attendance through the Ohio Improvement Process. District enrollment has increased in the past year, social and emotional support and precise programming are positively impacting our PBIS efforts. The entire district is working together to continue to improve our already excellent educational programs. We are prepared to increase our academic achievements and learning outcomes for students. We will continue to provide unique enrichment opportunities for our students, celebrate our students' and staff members' achievements, support the social and emotional needs of both our students and staff members, and continually work together with all students, families, and staff, so we may continue being better together. Aquatic Center update During this past school year, we spent many months working with the community, the Sandusky City Schools District Aquatics Core Team and Then Design Architecture to develop a pool design that is true to the core values of: 1. Supporting the district's aquatic programs, 2. Community programming, and 3. Swim lessons and water safety The Sandusky Aquatic Center has gone through a number of phases, including schematic design change, design development, and bidding, to attempt to keep the project within budget and at reasonable operating costs. Construction bids were opened on May 5, 2023 and no bids were received for the project. Our architect and consultant budget was under what the potential bidders projected the actual cost to be by 20-30%, which would be approximately two million dollars. Sandusky City Schools plans to keep the promises we made with the community, and we went back to the drawing board. To remain on budget, the new proposed pool must be built within the existing pool space, with a potential addition added to the existing pool. The addition will be less than 30% of the previously planned new pool space, which will reduce the impact on the high school parking lot. Our goal is to begin the bidding process this August with a projected completion of the project in December 2024. We would like to answer any questions you may have about the Sandusky Aquatic Center Project. Please plan to attend a Blue Streak Connect meeting, where I will be happy to discuss this topic or any topic desired. You can attend at 6 p.m. on June 13 at Toft's, and at 6 p.m. on July 11 at Central Park. Questions can also be sent to us by emailing SanduskyAquaticCenter@scs-k12.net. Sandusky City Schools and the Sandusky Education Foundation are thankful to the entire community for your support and patience with the Sandusky Aquatic Center project. Daniel J Rambler Sandusky City Schools Chief Executive Officer and Superintendent