School Board News
The first meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Thursday, January 4. The Board adopted the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Tax Budget. It then approved the following appropriation adjustment: 019 Recreation Facilities, from $83,175.55 to $704,118.13. School Superintendent, Mike Laub, reported that school was back in session after the holiday break and “it’s been a good week. . . The kids are back and in gear.” The Board accepted the following resignation/retirement: Resignations Adam Benne/Maintenance/effective December 26, 2023 Mackenzie Mayes/Cafeteria Worker/High Sc ....
School Board holds yearly Organizational Meeting
The North Royalton Board of Education held their yearly organizational meeting on Thursday, January 4. The Board elected Jackie Arendt as President of the 2024 School Board and Lisa Shuck as Vice President. The Board approved the appointment of Jackie Arendt as Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Representative. The Board approved the scheduled dates for the Work Sessions and Regular Board meetings. The Board established a service fund for 2023 in the amount of $20,000.00. The Board renewed the membership in the Ohio School Boards Association, effective January 1 through December 31, 2024. They ....
Plans in place for April 8 Solar Eclipse Bash
Although it’s still a few months away, the upcoming total solar eclipse is on the minds of some people in North Royalton. The once-in-a-lifetime event will take place on April 8, 2024. North Royalton schools will be closed for the event and plans are being made for a special event to take place on that date. North Royalton falls into the 124-mile-wide band in Ohio that will experience the total solar eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth and Moon align in a straight or almost straight configuration. The solar eclipse occurs only during a new Moon, when the Moon moves between t ....
City Council passes 2024 Budget
The 2024 Budget for the City of North Royalton was unanimously adopted by City Council at their final meeting in December. According to Ohio law, Council must adopt its yearly budget by March 31 of that year. The measure was initially introduced in November and a special Finance Committee meeting took place on December 5 to discuss the budget. Council was presented with the budget, prepared by the Mayor and North Royalton Finance Director, Jenny Esarey after meetings with the various city department heads took place for input. The proposed 2024 budget totals $59,182,520.00, up from the total ....
Schools change monthly Board meeting times
The North Royalton Board of Education has changed the schedules of their monthly work sessions and regular meetings, after decades of a fixed schedule. For more than thirty years, the regular School Board meetings took place monthly, on the second Monday of each month, at 7 p.m. The following is the new schedule, which changes the meetings to mostly Thursday, but at 5:30 p.m. Regular Meetings School Board regular meetings are held in the North Royalton High School Community Room, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, February 15; Wednesday, March 13; Thursday, April 11; Thursday, May 16; Thursday, June 20; ....
