How Police and Schools address school threats
Rumors of drugs and a gun were reportedly circulating at the North Royalton Middle School and then on social media in early October, which led to an investigation and threat assessment. According to the North Royalton Police Department, “On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the North Royalton Police Department was advised of rumors of a non-specific threat directed at the North Royalton Middle School that had been posted on social media. School Resource Officers interviewed multiple students and found no credible evidence that any threats were posted on social media, nor could they find any evide ....
City Council votes to raise sewer rates
City Council passed an ordinance at its October 4 meeting that will raise the sanitary sewer rate charges for 2023 only. This comes on the heels of the previous five-year rate schedule, which ends in December. The new rates for 2023 are being raised by 4.2% Normally, the City hires a consultant to produce a five-year study of rates, which is the basis of recommendation. The last survey took place in 2017, when the City contracted Raftelis Financial Consultants, Incorporated to conduct the rate study. The recommendations that were made at that time were based upon the then-current usage and po ....
What’s on the Ballot on November 8
It’s that time again. The following is what you will see on the November 8 ballot. Races with only one candidate are not listed. Information was taken directly from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections: Governor and Lieutenant Governor Nan Whaley and Cheryl L. Stephens, Democrat Mike DeWine and Jon Husted, Republican Timothy Grady and Dayna Bickley, Write-in Craig Patton and Collin Cook, Write-in Renea Turner and Adina Pelletier, Write-in Marshall Usher and Shannon Walker, Write-in Attorney General Dave Yost, Republican Jeffrey A. Crossman, Democrat Audi ....
City approves contract for new Senior Center design
The City of North Royalton has approved a contract for the new senior center at the old Royal View Elementary School with FMC Architects LLC and Frank Castrovillari, who is the founder and President. Castrovillari has served as a Board member on the City’s Board of Zoning Appeals, Planning Commission and Architectural Review Board. The School District and City have been in the process of securing an agreement to transform a portion of the former Royal View Elementary School into a City Senior Center since April. “I believe this is a prudent use of tax dollars and is an efficient utilizati ....
Schools are graded on State report card
The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) recently released the 2022 Ohio School Report Card for all districts in the state of Ohio. The State Report Card is one way to measure our educational system. The data used by the ODE analyzes performance of each district and is broken down into six components: Achievement, Progress, Early Literacy, Gap Closing, Graduation and College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness. Achievement: This component indicates the student’s performance on the State tests and how the student performed overall, as well as if they had met the State’s thresholds. P ....
