The North Royalton Board of Education held their November meeting on Thursday, November 21.
The Board approved the following 2024-25 appropriation adjustments: fund 022 District Agency Fund, from $22,986.19 to $28,576.19.
The Board accepted the following resignations/retirements:
Resignations: Clarence Griffin Sr./Assistant Girls Basketball Coach/High School/.5 contract/effective October 29, 2024; Stephanie Harrell/Classified Substitute/effective November 8, 2024; Scott Sedio/Bus Driver/Transportation/effective December 20, 2024; Alison Yourstowsky/Assistant Girls Basketball Coach/High School/effective November 15, 2024.
Retirement: Elizabeth O’Donnell/Grade 7/Middle School/effective March 1, 2025 (last day of work will be February 28, 2025)
Disability Retirement: Denise Tenorio/Cleaner/High School/effective March 1, 2024
The Board approved the following unpaid leaves of absence:
Santina Lovano/effective August 19, 2024 through January 17, 2025; Thomas Mechir/effective November 13, 2024 through June 5, 2025
The Board approved the following appointments to the certificated/licensed and classified staffs, effective 2024-25 school year or as indicated:
Classified Employee
Tiffany Casale/Aide/Middle School/effective October 23, 2024; Jeffrey Cifranic/Bus Driver/Transportation; George Kostelac/Bus Monitor/Transportation; Vivien Luksa/Bus Monitor/Transportation/effective November 18, 2024
Certified Substitutes: Ashley Dlugolinski/effective November 7, 2024; Tiffany Vlahovic/effective November 18, 2024
Classified Substitute: Anne Feleppelle/effective October 30, 2024; Kristina Rauscher/effective October 7, 2024; Hayley Yaros
The Board approved the following change of assignment, effective the 2024-25 school year:
Debra Pastore/from 10 Month Office Secretary/Middle School to 12 Month Administrative Secretary/High School
The Board approved the following for supplemental contracts for the 2024-25 school year, or as indicated, as needed:
Berea Diving Club/Diving Coach/Lewis Fellinger/for a total amount of $800; Amend Christopher Benze/Wrestling Coach/Middle School/from full contract to .5 contract; Amend Logan Chuppa/Assistant Girls Basketball Coach/ High School/from .5 contract to full contract; Amend Alex Berkes/Assistant Wrestling Coach High School to Girls Assistant Wrestling Coach High School/amend from .5 contract to full contract; Amend Joseph Drago/Assistant Boys Wrestling Coach High School/from .5 contract to full contract; Amend Jaelyn Fazio/Assistant Wrestling Coach High School to Head Girls Wrestling Coach High School; Sydney Liptak/History Club Advisor/High School; Beau Polcen/Wrestling Coach/Middle School; Jody Speck/Wrestling Coach/Middle School/.5 contract; Brad Snow/Wrestling Coach/Middle School/.5 contract
The Board approved the following non-licensed supplemental employment, 2024-25:
Eric Randazzo/Wrestling Coach/Middle School .5 contract.
The Board recognized and approved participation in the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Ohio State Indoor Track and Field Championship and authorizes and approves the following to act as volunteer coaches for this league: William Cummins, Sean Drvenkar, Joseph Francescangeli, David Marhefka, Michael Nary and Douglas Steiger.
The Board approved the following school volunteers for the 2024-25 school year, or as indicated:
Jennifer Gaydos/Ski Club Advisor/High School; Clarence Griffin Sr./Girls Basketball/High School; Marko Gvozenovic/Girls Basketball/Middle School; Alison Yourstowsky/Girls Basketball/High School; North Royalton Middle School Winter Sports Club; Nicole Babik, Morgan Boldt, Robert Craddock, Jill Evangelista, Natalie Nassif, Desiree Parente, Randal Radtke, Joseph Simonek, Mary Ann Trunzo
The Board adopted the 2025-26 School Calendar.
The Board approved an agreement with Playhouse Square Foundation for rehearsal and presentation of graduation exercises for the North Royalton High School Class of 2025 on Friday, May 30, 2025.
The Board approved the following trip proposal:
Peek’n Peak in Clymer, New York, Sunday, February 2, North Royalton Middle School Winter Sports Club Family Trip.
The Board accepted and acknowledged the following gifts/donations:
-Jamar Precision Grinding Co. Inc., donated $1,000 to the North Royalton Athletic Department for the Boys Basketball Club.
The next regularly scheduled meeting will take place on Friday, December 13, at 5:30 p.m. at the North Royalton High School Community Room.
By GLORIA PLEVA KACIK
Contributing Writer