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Bonnie Corder is a special education teacher who works closely with hearing impaired students at Oakdale Elementary School. Ms. Corder has been nominated for the National Life Group LifeChanger of the Year Award, and you can Support her.

Woodward Tech students will now have the opportunity to work on a modern 2014 freightliner. The truck gives them the chance to get hands on with veicles they will encounter in the field.

The Board of Education has approved the new three-year calendar, which includes the 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 school years.

TPS Foundation celebrates the Impact of the Write the Future Campaign, the first major gift campagin for the Foundation. This campaign was a community-wide initiative to assure that every student entering Toledo Public Schools (TPS) will graduate prepared to take a positive, productive, and lifelong role in our community.

Early Entrance to Kindergarten. Toledo Public Schools has a new schedule for our early entrance to kindergarten testing for the upcoming school year.

Enjoy the creativity of Toledo Public Schools, as students put their artistic and musical talents on display during the upcoming Fine Arts Festival series. TPS offers a wide variety of art and music-related curriculum and programs. This allows a student to express themselves through painting, ceramics, photography and the musical performing arts.

Our TPS Lecture series continues on Thursday, February 9, at 7 p.m. at Waite High School with a presentation by Kathy Dowd, a local pioneer clothing and northwest Ohio military uniform expert. She has a master's degree in historical clothing and was responsible for designing all the female apparel at the Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, Illinois.

From 1918-1933, our region's booming automobile culture collided with prohibition enforcement. The results were at times humorous, often deadly, and ultimately disastrous. Local historian and public school teacher Joe Boggs will share stories about Toledo's dry days from his recent book Prohibition's Proving Ground.

Congratulations to Toledo Early College and Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering, which garnered the top two spots in the 2023 Best Magnet High Schools by the Niche website. See the entire list here: https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-magnet-high-schools/s/ohio/

Local author and historian Lou Hebert will speak on The Legends that Live On at Woodward High School on Thursday, November 10, 2022.

It's that time of year again - time for Parent/Teacher Conferences. These conferences are an important part of a successful school year and encourage valuable one-on-one discussions between parents and teachers.

The TLCPL has launched a community needs assessment; please take a few moments to review the information and complete the survey as the TLCPL strives to become a great resource in our community.

The TPS Local History Lecture Series continues Thursday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. at Start High School.

Area students are invited to the TPS College Day & Night, set for Monday, October 3, at the Student Union Auditorium at the University of Toledo.

The TPS Lecture Series continues this Thursday, September 8, at 7 p.m. at Rogers High School.

Anyone wishing to anonymously report threats to student safety to both Toledo Public Schools and local law enforcement can now do so through the Safer Ohio School Tip Line operated by the Ohio Department of Public Safety. The number is 844-723-3764.

Toledo Public School students have a few additional days of summer vacation, thanks to district leaders moving the start of the 2022-2023 school year to Monday, August 22.

Online form and digital management service will make signs up easier

Attention recent TPS graduates and family members. Toledo Jeep has immediate openings for production operators and it wants to hire as many TPS graduates or family members as possible.

School might be out for the year, but there are a number of resources available in the Toledo area to make this a fun, enjoyable summer for students and their families. Please check out this guide that gives details on a wide variety of services for families: Summer Resource Guide

Toledo Public Schools, along with a number of its community partners, will be offering a number of extended learning opportunities during the month of June for students in grades PreK through eighth grade.

Toledo Public Schools Adult & Continuing Education, located at 2400 Collingwood Blvd., Toledo, Ohio 43620, is applying for reaffirmation of accreditation with the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education.

Toledo Public Schools is excited to announce its next local history lecture. Toledo's War: How The Glass City Shaped - And Was Shaped By - The Second World War, will be presented by TPS History teacher Joe Boyle this Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m. at Waite High School, 301 Morrison St. Those unable to attend the lecture in person can watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sUDlDHd_CCg

The local history lecture series featuring Toledo authors and historians has two upcoming events that you won't want to miss.

As the district welcomes students back to school following winter break, Dr. Romules Durant, CEO/Superintendent, has outlined a new initiative that focuses on school safety measures, student discipline and accountability, and parent engagement.

Due to a number of extenuating circumstances, including COVID-19 and limited staffing, the following changes and admission restrictions are being made for all City League games:

Students will not be attending in-person classes on Monday, November 22, and Tuesday, November 23 and TPS is hosting vaccination clinics to give those who are not yet vaccinated the time to receive a COVID-19 vaccination or a booster; vaccinations are voluntary for both TPS students and staff members.

Toledo Public Schools, in partnership with ProMedica, is proud to announce that renovations are underway on its newest magnet school: the Toledo Pre-Medical and Health Science Academy.

The district is working with the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department to offer vaccines for students.

The 2020-2021 school year was unlike any year in the history of the United States, forcing educators to find new ways to connect with students and their families. Those efforts are reflected in the annual report cards that were released by the Ohio Department of Education on Thursday, October 14.

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recently visited Waite High School as part of his national Return to School Road Trip — a bus tour to showcase how students and communities are safely returning to in-person learning.

Toledo Public Schools is re-launching the Golden Apple Card for Toledo residents over the age of 60 or for any retired TPS employees.

Preparations for the 2021-22 school year are well underway. At this time, we are excited to say students will be returning to school on a five-day a week schedule for in-person instruction.

Jobs available at Jeep plant for recent TPS graduates

A new application is now available for people hoping to volunteer at a Toledo Public Schools location.

As of December 18, 2020, the Practical Nursing program is closed. Transcript requests can be made by emailing [email protected]

TPS will hold in-person graduations for The Class of 2021.