Proposed Charter amendments address several areas
North Royalton voters will be able to decide if proposed amendments to the City’s Charter should be passed in the November 3 election. A City’s Charter defines the organization, functions, powers and essential procedures of the local government, as a constitution does for a country. The Charter Review Commission’s recommendations were approved in the form of ordinances at the July 7 City Council meeting. The committee, that has been meeting since March, made their recommendations to City Council and the ordinances have now been adopted to place the measures on the November 3 ballot. Ev ....
School Board News
The August meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Monday, July 13. The Board approved the Comprehensive Continuous Improvement Plan grants for 2020-21 as listed. Title I-A Improving Basic Programs $357,086.10 Title II-A Improving Teacher Quality $92,470.27 Title III LEP $24,220.06 Title IV-A Student Support and Academic Enrichment $28,124.50 IDEA-B Special Education $924,094.46 IDE Early Childhood Special Education $21,820.87 The Board approved the following transfers: from 001-General Fund to 950-Athletics $55,000 *Yearly initial fund transfer from GF to Athle ....
North Royalton High School Teacher Puts the “T” in PTA
North Royalton High School English Teacher, Jonathan Dietrich, has earned the Ohio PTA “‘T’ in PTA Award” for promoting the PTA’s mission of engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for children to ensure they can reach their full potential. The award is voted on at a District Level and then moves on to the state level. North Royalton submitted to District 12, which includes 13 school district’s PTA groups. North Royalton was overwhelmingly chosen as the District 12 winner. Dietrich, or “Mr. D” as he is known, is passionate about helping all students and t ....
School District announces fall reopening plan
The North Royalton School District recently released plans to open up schools for the upcoming school year in a safe and responsible manner. “While we have come up with the plans that best suit our community, things change rapidly,” stated school officials. “As events in our city, county, region and state change, so may our plans. We will communicate this information to you as soon as possible both via constant contact emails and on our website and social media sites.” The District’s goal is to give two options to parents for the upcoming school year. Option one involves in-person l ....
St Albert the Great has groundbreaking for new Parish Life Center
Construction has begun for Saint Albert the Great’s new Parish Life Center and should take less than one year to complete. Church leaders gathered July 9 to bless the grounds and share prayerful words during an official groundbreaking ceremony. Those in attendance included local government leadership, capital campaign chairs and committee members, parochial school leaders and members of the construction, engineering and architectural design teams, among others connected to the project who gathered to show their support and enthusiasm. The Wallings Road parish has embarked on a journey to t ....
