School staff trains to “Stop the Bleed” in case of emergency
Students and staff of North Royalton City Schools are entering the second half of the academic year even more prepared for emergency situations. A program named “Stop the Bleed” is training school district staff on how to use their hands, supplied dressings and tourniquets to control bleeding and be better equipped to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. The program is a partnership between the local fire department and University Hospitals Parma Medical Center, who donated more than 400 buckets and 90 trauma kits – enough for every building classroom, district ....
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 ....
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, ....
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 ....
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 ....
