Van Buren Local Schools

When the stakeholder engagement committee met for the first time in August 2024, they were guided by the committee’s mission statement: To communicate pertinent, district-level i...

Key Takeaways: -Postseason Success: Three teams and six individual athletes advanced to state competitions, athletes earned All-Ohio and All-American honors, and VB finished i...

Key Takeaways: 1. Art: The visual arts program blended entrepreneurship with community service through a new Product Design class, a collaborative art auction fundraiser for H...

By Dr. Jason Inkrott, Superintendent As the 2025-2026 school year comes to an end with this Sunday’s graduation ceremony celebrating the achievements of the Class of 2026, the ...

Key Takeaways: Financial Impact and Precision: Beyond technical support, Dr. Sheryl O’Shea manages EMIS reporting for 30 annual deadlines, ensuring data accuracy that is...

Here at Van Buren, our teachers go to great lengths to help students learn content that will be valuable to their academic growth, but they also want to contribute to our students...

At Van Buren Local Schools, our mission is clear: we build thinkers, experiences, and connections. While our classrooms are the heart of this work, our financial stability is the ...

The Van Buren Schools Education Foundation (VBSEF) is a community-led, independent 501(c)(3) entity that is separate from Van Buren Local School District, but it is equally focuse...

Transportation Supervisor Mr. Arian Keeran has developed an expectation of excellence that can be seen throughout the transportation department. That excellence was recognized aga...

Through the diligence of our staff to identify relevant grants and apply for them, our district and students have benefited from money received from a variety of sources. We are e...

Fuel is an important part of any school district. When reading that sentence, most people are thinking about the propane and diesel fuel our buses need to transport our student...

Most of the people reading this article have probably known a young child who struggled with articulation, following multistep directions, or organizing thoughts, but these speech...

There is a lot happening right now across Ohio related to school finance, and the changes from one day to the next can be quite drastic. Because everything is changing so quickly,...

When people think about psychology, a K-12 school probably doesn’t immediately come to mind, but every school in Ohio is required to have a school psychologist. Many schools, incl...

The focus of this article is helping our community understand the Ohio School Report Cards and the rating our district received in September. Mrs. Cassie Schaffer, Director of Te...

At Van Buren Local School District, we pride ourselves on building thinkers, building experiences, and building connections. None of that would be possible without the dedicated d...

The focus of this article is the academic initiatives Mrs. Cassie Schaffer is implementing as Director of Teaching and Learning. While working with grades K-12, her focus is ens...

Dear Van Buren Family: We are so happy to have our buildings filled with students again, and we appreciate the role everyone played in making yesterday a smooth first day back t...

Van Buren Family, Van Buren Local School District is blessed with a community which values the quality of education provided to its students. Through the passage of the renewal l...

Being an athlete doesn’t just mean showing up on game days. From August 1, 2024, through June 7, 2025, there were athletes in action representing Van Buren. That means for 311 ou...