Information for New Live Oaks Families

Welcome from Dean

Welcome to Live Oaks! We’re pleased that you chose us for your next step in life.

Students, we know your time here will be enjoyable and productive. You’ll make new friends here, you’ll have the chance to use professional and advanced technology in your career lab, and you’ll be treated and trusted like the adults that you are becoming.

Parents and guardians, we appreciate the chance to partner with you for students’ success. I hope that you will contact me if I can help you in any way.

Amy Crouse, Dean

A to Z Information

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Academic Accommodations

For more information about services for students with special needs, contact Donna Eakins, Director of Student Services, eakinsd@greatoaks.com or 513.612.3608.

Essential Skills

Administration

Dean of Instruction: Amy Crouse, crouse.amy@greatoaks.com
Assistant Dean: Jeremy Pettit, pettitj@greatoaks.com
Assistant Dean: Desaree Runk, runkd@greatoaks.com

Application Status

Please contact Career Specialist Jen Frith at frithj@greatoaks.com regarding any questions or concerns about the following:

Acceptance to Live Oaks (this is dependent on students maintaining an “on track for graduation” status)
Checking on current status
Switching assigned program
Staying at home school

Absence from School

Students must follow the Live Oaks calendar – NOT their home school calendar
Students are expected to be present during the entire school day 7:50 am – 2:18 pm
Parents/guardians are to report absences by 8:30 am by calling 513.612.4925
Should more than 10 excused parental absences occur, a doctor’s note or court note is required for the absence to be excused
Consequences will be given for excessive tardies and/or unexcused absences
Instructors may require missed hours to be made up. Work missed from an unexcused absence may receive a penalty or not be graded

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Building Security

Student safety is a priority. Doors to the school are locked during the school day; visitors must show ID at the front desk upon entering the building. Each campus has a full-time School Resource Officer who is a member of our local law enforcement agency, and cameras throughout the building are monitored during the school day for everyone’s protection.

Breakfast/Lunch

Cafeteria Price List
Payschools will be available for deposits to students’ lunch account once the student has been assigned a student identification number. Beginning in August 2021, the Live Oaks cafeteria will operate using a cashless system.
Free/Reduced lunch
Live Oaks is a closed campus which means students MAY NOT leave for lunch
Students cannot order food and have it delivered.

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Calamity Days

Be ready for winter! Click here to learn what to do in case of a school closing or delay.

Calendar

Click here for the 2024-2025 Live Oaks academic calendar.

Live Oaks students follow the Live Oaks calendar – not their home school calendars

Changes in Information

It is the student's responsibility to let Live Oaks know of any changes in contact information including address, email addresses, phone numbers (of student, parent, guardian, emergency contacts.) Please be aware that your child’s home school may require Proof of Residency if you are changing an address. We appreciate you informing us of an address change, but must also direct you to contact the home school.

Changes are to be reported to Student Services as soon as possible at 513.612.4912.

Child Focus

Child Focus school-based services are supported by levy dollars from the Clermont County Mental Health and Recovery Board. School counselors, teachers, or the school administration can refer students to these services. Students may also go directly to Student Services and request services on their own at any time.

Code of Conduct for Students and Professional Expectations

Click here for the Student Code of Conduct and Student Handbook

College Websites and Information

The following links are provided to you as a resource in your college and scholarship search. Live Oaks is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. We are providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the site by the district.

COLLEGE INFORMATION SITES
Peterson’s Guide to Colleges – www.petersons.com
Princeton Review – www.princetonreview.com
US News – www.usnews.com/education
ACT College Navigator – www.act.org/collegesearch
College Board’s Big Future – https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION SITES

Great Oaks Education Foundation – https://greatoakseducationfoundation.org
Scholar Snapp – www.scholarsnapp.org
Raise Me – www.raise.me
UNIGO Scholarships – www.unigo.com
College Board Scholarship Search – https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
Fast Web – www.fastweb.com
College Xpress – w ww.collegexpress.com
College Covered – www.collegecovered.com
Peterson’s Scholarship Search – www.petersons.com/college-search/scholarship-search
Scholarships.com – www.scholarships.com
Scholly – www.myscholly.com
Student Scholarship Search – www.studentscholarshipsearch.com
US Department of Labor Scholarship Search – https://www.careeronestop.org//– search for scholarship
Cappex – www.cappex.com
Fin Aid – www.finaid.org
Ohio Means Jobs – https://jobseeker.k-12.ohiomeansjobs.monster.com
Cincinnati Scholarships – www.cincinnatischolarshipfoundation.org

FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE

Federal Student Aid – https://studentaid.gov/
FinAid – www.finaid.org
Sallie Mae – www.salliemae.com
College Cost – www.collegecost.ed.gov
College Board – https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college
Ohio Higher Ed – www.ohiohighered.org

Counselors at Live Oaks

Ashley Kozlowski, kozlowsa@greatoaks.com

Michelle Dolezal, doezal.michelle@greatoaks.com

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Daily Schedule

Bell	Time
1st	7:50AM - 8:36AM
2nd	8:39AM - 9:25AM
3rd	9:28AM - 10:14AM
4th	10:17AM - 11:03AM
5th	11:06AM - 11:52AM
6th	11:55AM - 12:41PM
7th	12:43PM - 1:29PM
8th	1:32PM - 2:18PM

Lab	Time
Morning	7:50AM - 10:27AM
Afternoon	11:41AM - 2:18PM

Lunch	Time
Morning Lab	10:30AM - 11:03AM
Afternoon Lab	11:06AM - 11:38AM

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Medical concerns

All students must have a current emergency medical form on file at Live Oaks.

Students are permitted to carry certain over-the-counter medications and inhalers with them while on campus with the appropriate forms on file. Students are not permitted to carry prescription medications with them while on campus. Administration of prescribed medications occurs through the main office, and the parent/guardian must present the appropriate form with each medication in the original packaging in order to dispense to the student as prescribed.

For more questions regarding medications, contact Katie Geraci at geraci.kathryn@greatoaks.com or 513.612.5788.

Administration of Over the Counter Medication

Administration of Prescription Medication

Epinephrine Authorization

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Parent links

Parking on Campus

Great Oaks does not charge for parking on campus, however, parking on campus is a privilege and all student drivers are must submit a completed parking permit to the Live Oaks main office.

Program Instructors

To contact your student’s program instructor, click on their program below.

Programs at Live Oaks

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Special Education – IEP, ELL Contacts

Heather Barrett Sarah Mitsui	barretth@greatoaks.com mitsui.sarah@greatoaks.com	513.612.4922 513.612.4981
Abby Bonhaus	bonhaus.abby@greatoaks.com	513.612.4985
Dave Elam	elamd@greatoaks.com	513.612.4998
Megan Molnar	molnar.megan@greatoaks.com	513.612.4983
Amy Palacios	palacioa@greatoaks.com	513.612.4907
Bella Woodyard	woodyard.isabella@greatoaks.com	513.612.5750

Special Education – 504 Contacts

Ashley Kozlowski	kozlowsa@greatoaks.com	(513)612-4913
Michelle Dolezal	dolezal.michelle@greatoaks.com	(513)612-4909

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Transportation

Students enrolled in the following school districts are bused by their home districts directly to Live Oaks. For detailed information on when and where to pick up a bus to Live Oaks, please contact your home school district.

Students enrolled in affiliate school districts not listed above should contact their home school district for information on how to ride a shuttle bus from another Great Oaks campus to Live Oak.

Students who are homeschooled, open enrolled or enrolled in online schools must provide their own transportation.

Shuttle bus schedule for 2021-2022:

Departure	Route	Bus	Return
7:15AM	Scarlet to Live	2	2:50PM
7:15AM	Scarlet to Diamond	11	2:55PM
7:05AM	Live to Scarlet	4	2:55PM
6:15AM	Laurel to Live	17	4:00PM
7:05AM	Live to Scarlet	17	2:55PM
7:15AM	Live to Laurel	15	4:00PM
7:10AM	Diamond to Scarlet	20	2:55PM