
The Ross-Pike ESD office in Chillicothe will be CLOSED to the public today, Tuesday January 26, 2021. Please check our website and Facebook page for adjusted hours this week. Our Pike office remains temporarily closed to the public.

The Ross-Pike ESD offices in both counties will be closed to the public Tuesday, January 19. Please check our website and Facebook page for updated hours this week.

The Ross-Pike ESD offices in both Ross and Pike Counties will be closed Friday, January 15 and Monday, January 18.

Due to staffing issues, the Ross-Pike ESD in Chillicothe will be open 8:00am-12:00pm, January 11-15. Please call 740-702-3120 to schedule an appointment or email Adunn@rpesd.org. Our Pike office remains temporarily closed.

The Ross-Pike ESD office in Chillicothe with be OPEN today, Friday January 8, from 8:00am-4:00pm.

The Ross-Pike ESD Chillicothe office will be closed all day to the public Thursday, January 7, 2021.

The Ross-Pike ESD office in Chillicothe will be closing at 12:00pm today. Please check our website and Facebook page this week for adjusted hours each day. Our new Pike office remains temporarily closed.

The Ross-Pike ESD in Chillicothe will open at 8:30 today. Our new Pike office location remains closed.

The Ross-Pike ESD will be closed on December 31 and January 1.


The Ross-Pike ESD offices will be closing December 23 at 2:00pm. The office will also be closed December 24 and December 25 and reopen on December 28 at 8:00am.


This week, @Lifetown.Columbus brought their Holiday Shop to some of our students. Students shopped and wrapped presents.





The Ross and Pike offices of Ross-Pike ESD will be closed Wednesday, November 11 in honor of Veterans Day. We will reopen on Thursday.


The Ross-Pike ESD office in Chillicothe will be closed to the public on Tuesday November 3, 2020. Our Pike office will be open.

The Ross-Pike ESD presented their quarterly "Golden Apple Awards" via Zoom today recognizing ESD staff for outstanding contributions to our local schools. These award winners were nominated by their colleagues for going above and beyond. Please congratulate the following:
Jessica Hagerman - Pioneer, nominated by Crystal Campbell
Katie Egginger - Unioto, nominated by Tracy Lallier
Hannah Lamerson - Unioto, nominated by Abby White
Colena Schwartz - Zane Trace, nominated by Amy Turner
Janet Stokes - Zane Trace, nominated by Barb Bolton
Holly Colburn - Huntington, nominated by Alicia Riley
Lora Cox - Western, nominated by Lori Mosteller
Kelli Kitchen - Pickaway-Ross CTC, nominated by Debbie Nace
Diane Dawson - Pickaway-Ross CTC, nominated by Debbie Nace
Tom Kitchen - Ross-Pike ESD, nominated by Keith Stevenson

The Ross-Pike Educational Service District is in search of a full-time one-on-one attendant to serve a school-age student at the Pioneer Center. The person must be able to start as soon as possible. They must have an aide permit from the Ohio Department of Education or be able to obtain one quickly. This position is paid hourly based on when the student is in attendance. Benefits are available. Please contact Tom Kitchen at tkitchen@rpesd.org for more information.

This is what unloading almost 20,000 masks looks like. Thanks to the state of Ohio, these will be rolling out to our Ross and Pike County districts next week!


The Ross-Pike ESD Chillicothe office will be short-staffed today and we will only be open by appointment. Please call 740-702-3120 to schedule an appointment. Our Pike office is open.

Great opportunity to have @EVERFIK12 talk with our area school counselors about their social emotional resources.


The Ross-Pike ESD Chillicothe office will be open to the public from 11:00am-4:00pm on Thursday September 16, 2020.

Ross-Pike ESD will be having their regularly scheduled LPDC meeting on 9-15-2020 at 3:45pm. This meeting will be conducted virtually. You can view the meeting at the Ross-Pike ESD YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9xVcnphUz1tBWWfzYuDppg