School Board News

The first meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Monday, January 7, directly following the yearly organizational meeting. During the organizational meeting, the John Kelly was nominated as the 2019 Board President and Anne Reinkober as the Board Vice President. The following 2019 committee assignments were designated: Financial Advisory and Audit: Heidi Dolezal, alternate, John Kelly Policy: Susan Clark, alternate, John Kelly Liaison for OSBA, Jacquelyn Arendt The Board renewed the 2019 membership in the Ohio School Boards Association and approved Squire Patton ....

Jan 22, 2019

Jim Presot rehired as School Assistant Superintendent

The North Royalton City Schools Board of Education approved a new contract to Assistant Superintendent, Jim Presot, at their January meeting on Monday, January 7. Presot retired at the end of last year. The Board approved the appointment of Presot as Assistant Superintendent, effective February 1, 2019 through July 31, 2022, at a pro-rated base salary of $65,181.40 for the period of February 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019. According to Ohio law, the North Royalton School District posted a Legal Notice on November 8, stating that James J. Presot, currently employed as the assistant superintendent, ....

Jan 22, 2019

Safety forces add three new hires

North Royalton City Council approved three new hires for the North Royalton Police and Fire Departments at their January 15 meeting. Two of the new recruits are for the Fire Department and one new hire for the Police Department. The two new members of the North Royalton Fire Department are Yaroslav Yavorski and Isaac R. Siman. Both started with the Fire Department, effective January 7. Both were sworn in on Friday, January 4. They will be replacing Ken Valvoda, who retired in June, 2018 and Greg Kasmir, who will be retiring this spring. Yaroslav Yavorski is a graduate of Strongsville High ....

Jan 22, 2019

Police Department to install new phone system

The North Royalton City Council authorized new radios and a console unit for the North Royalton Police Department from Motorola Solutions, at their December 28 meeting. The legislation approved a five-year lease-to-own agreement with Fifth Third Bank that funds the new system, which consists of Motorola radios and a console. The agreement will outfit the North Royalton Police Department with sixty new radios, one for each officer to carry, twenty six radios, one for each police cruiser, one for each police motorcycle and a console for the clerk’s office. It also includes accessories, such ....

Jan 22, 2019

No one injured in Stephanie Drive house engulfed in flames

In the early morning hours of Saturday, December 28, the North Royalton Fire Department was dispatched to a home off of Bunker Road. The call came in at 5:35 p.m. for a fire at a home at 8641 Stephanie Drive. Mutual aid was called from Broadview Heights and Parma. The fire was contained in about 30 minutes, according to Chegan. When the fire department arrived the fire was located in the back side of the house, in an enclosed porch that extended into the walls of the garage and house According to North Royalton Fire Chief Bob Chegan, “the family was home at the time but, because the fi ....

Jan 22, 2019