Introduction to Smith Staff



Front Office, Custodial,

Food Services, & S.A.C.C.

Mr. Jake LeGros, Principal

Mrs. Rose Russell, Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Angela Moore, Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Angela Grandstaff, School Nurse

Ms. Robin Irion, School Counselor

Mr. Bryan Shoffner, Head Custodian

Mrs. Joni Gunnoe, Custodian

Mrs. Debbie Carman, Food Services

Mrs. Misty Murfield, School Age Childcare Site Manager

Kindergarten Staff

Mrs. Jennifer Cruse, Dr. Paula McCue, Mrs. Marta Long-Erickson

First Grade Staff

Mrs. Michelle Brandum, Mrs. Jennifer Chiles, Mrs. Paige Cochran

Second Grade Staff

Mrs. Lauren Keeran, Mrs. Sarah Williams, Mrs. Angela Wakefield

Third Grade Staff

Mrs. Veronica Reed, Mrs. Leslie Kress, Mrs. Renee Bruestle

Fourth Grade Staff

Mrs. Khara Cook, Mrs. Crystal Myers ,  Mrs. Christina Hite

Fifth Grade Staff

Mr. Mark Naegele, Mrs. Katrina Thrush, Mrs. Susan Nimon

Educational Assistants

Mrs. Brittany Burns, Mrs. Gail Fitzharris, Ms. Rebekah Polley, Miss. Amy Terry, Mrs. Michele Schwab, Mrs. Tracey Howel, Mrs. Monica McCarthy, Mrs. Regina Skidmore

Intervention Specialists

Ms. Lauren Guarnera, Mrs. Julia Niley, Mrs. Elizabeth O'Connell, Mrs. Caitlin Duncan, Miss. Lindsey Gaston

Literacy Staff

Mrs. Elisabeth Shirring, Mrs. Samantha Forster, Katie McCauley

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Mrs. Alejandra Miller, Mrs. Amalia Tan-Lerner

Related Arts

Art - Mrs. Whitney Parrell

Library - Ms. Brenda Belville

Music - Mrs. Amanda Rederstorff, Mrs. Jennifer Ruhlen

Physical Education - Mr. Brian Church, Mr. David Meikrantz 

Technology - Mrs. Jennifer Button, Mrs. Kellie Wheeler

Student Support Staff

Speech and Language Therapist - Miss.Sarah Romero

School Psychologist - Mrs. Allison Ratcliffe

Occupational Therapist - Mrs. Dara Wang

Social Skills Specialist- Mr.Wadkins

Transportation Procedures - Safety First

Mornings at Smith School

All student drop off is on Liberty Street. This is a continuous drop off area only. We ask that you pull up, let your child out, and then pull forward to let the next person drop off their child. After exiting the car, students will walk to their designated entrance doors.

As students arrive at school, students in Kindergarten, First and Second grades will line up in front of the school off Liberty Street.

Students in 3rd grade will line up and enter through the Mason Avenue doors.

Students in 4th and 5th grades will line up at the lobby doors (new doors) on Heffner Street.  

All students will enter the school at 8:20 a.m. In case of inclement weather, students will line up inside the school building. 

Bus students:

Buses will drop off students on Heffner Street. A staff member will be on duty to assist K-3 students to lineup at the SACC doors and 4-5 students at the lobby doors.

Morning Drop Off Procedures

N. Liberty St. Drop Off Diagram

 Afternoons at Smith School

We appreciate your patience and understanding at dismissal time. Please know that safety is our first concern at all times. Please pick up your child at either the intersection of Liberty Street and Heffner or Liberty Street and Mason. We respectfully request that you leave in a timely manner to accommodate other parents. Please refrain from congregating on school grounds.   

Reminder

There is no parking, stopping, or standing on Mason Avenue. Our Smith Bus zone is located on Heffner Street, and this is also a no parking, stopping or standing zone. 

Afternoon Pick Up Procedures

N. Liberty Pick Up Diagram

Changes in your child's normal dismissal routine

At all times, we work to ensure the safety of our students. If there is a change in your child's dismissal routine on a given day, please send a written note to the office or contact the school office at (740) 833-1350 prior to 12:00 p.m. If there is no contact with the school regarding the change (ie: no note or phone call), your child will follow their normal dismissal routine.  

Calendar Items

Wed. August 31 

Curriculum Night - 5:00-5:45pm 

Mon. September 5 

No School - Labor Day

Wed. September 7 

Mobile Dentist

Thur & Fri September 22/23

No School - Brown Jug Days

Mon. September 26 

No School - Teacher Inservice Day

Tues. September 27 

Fall School Pictures (K-2nd)

Wed. September 28 

Fall School Pictures (3rd-5th)

Wed. October 5 

Elementary Fall Parent Teacher Conferences

Thur. October 13 

Elementary Fall Parent Teacher Conferences

Fri. October 14 

No School - Teacher Inservice

Day/Work Day

October 17-28

Smith Book Fair-LMC

Mon. October 31

Smith Halloween-Costume Parade

Thur. November 17 

Picture Retakes

Wed.-Fri. November 23-25 

No School - Thanksgiving Break

Mon. December 19 

Orchestra Concert

December 22 - Jan. 2 

No School - Winter Break

Tue. January 3 

No School - Teacher Inservice

Day/Work Day

Wed. January 4

School Resumes

Mon. January 16 

No School- MLK Day

Wed. February 15 

All City Orchestra Festival

Fri. February 17 

No School -Teacher Inservice Day

Mon. February 20 

No School - Presidents' Day

Tues. March 7

Mobile Dentist

Wed. March 8 

Spring School Pictures (K-2nd)

Wed. March 8 

Elementary Spring Parent Teacher Conferences

Wed. March 8 

Yearbook Candid's-Clubs & Groups

Thur. March 9 

Spring School Pictures (3rd-5th)

Fri. March 10 

No School -Teacher Inservice Day

Thur. March 16 

Elementary Spring Parent Teacher Conferences

March 27 - March 31 

No School - Spring Break

Fri. April 7

No School

Tues. May 16 

5th Grade Orchestra Concert 

Fri. May 26 

Last Day of School for Students

Student Absences

Please report your child's absence by calling 1-844-817-5313 (toll free) or online at  

go.schoolmessenger.com. Please do not call the school directly to report an absence unless there is an emergency with your student. Please report your child's absence no later than 8:30 a.m.

 If you do not report your child's absence, you will receive a phone call from the school office to verify your student's absence. Thank You!

School Lunch Menu

Click the link below to access the district’s monthly lunch menu

DCS School Lunch Menu

**FYI: 2022-2023 Lunch Policies

The USDA made it possible for school nutrition programs to serve all students free meals through "waivers" during the school years; 20/21 and 21/22 due to the pandemic. Congress did not extend these waivers for the upcoming school year, 22/23, which means meals, both breakfast and lunch, will be regularly priced.

PaySchools Information

**Please be sure to add money to your child’s lunch account through payschoolscentral.com

Also, be sure to fill out a meal benefit application for this school year using the link below: 

DCS Free and Reduced Price Applications

School Fees & Supplies**School Fees for the 2022-23 School Year:

Kindergarten - $22.00

1st Grade - $22.00

2nd Grades - $22.00

3rd Grade - $27.00

4th Grade - $27.00

5th Grade - $27.00

Please pay fees on Please make checks payable to Delaware City Schools and indicate in the memo line your child's first and last name and grade. If you are paying by cash, please include the exact amount (change is not available on site) and place the money in an envelope with your child's first and last name, grade, and purpose for the payment on the outside of the envelope.

Pay School Fees Online!

DCS has upgraded to PaySchools Central, an online system to pay for school fees. You will need to set up a new account in order to use the system. It accepts both bank account transfers and credit card payments. To encourage the use of PaySchools, there will be no convenience fee charged for the first semester.

PaySchools Information