North Royalton City Schools honor two dedicated staff members with the Crystal Starfish Award
On January 14, 2022, North Royalton City Schools announced the winners of the first semester’s Crystal Starfish Award presented by First Federal of Lakewood. At North Royalton High School, 11th Grade Intervention Specialist Tennille Haugh was presented with the Crystal Starfish Teacher Award. Besides the award, she also received a $250 Professional Development Grant from First Federal of Lakewood. Haugh was nominated by many colleagues and parents. Excerpts of her nomination state: Mrs. Haugh is amazing. She is fully invested in helping her kids succeed in any way. Even kids not on her ....
School Board News
The first meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Monday, January 10. The Board adopted the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Tax Budget. It then approved transfers from the NRHS Student Council Fund to the following: Baseball Club, Track Club, Girls Basketball Club, Cross Country Club, Boys Football Club, each in the amount of $144.13. The Board then approved the 2021-22 appropriation adjustment from the 499 Miscellaneous State Grant Fund, from $150.96 to $21,690.42. North Royalton Middle School Principal, Jeff Cicerchi gave a presentation on the Middle School Football Tailgate, th ....
Assistant School Superintendent Jim Presot to resign in July
The North Royalton Board of Education approved the resignation of Jim Presot at the end of his contract, July 31,2022. Presot is the Assistant to the Superintendent and has worked with the North Royalton School District since 1997. Presot had actually retired at the end of 2018, but was re-employed when the Board approved a new contract in January, 2019, to be effective February 1, 2019 through July 31, 2022. He was brought back to oversee the District’s building project. As Assistant Superintendent, Presot was very involved in the District’s facilities operation and infrastructure, inclu ....
Valley Vista Elementary School property is for sale
The North Royalton City School District is in the process of selling the remaining elementary school property that has been vacated after the opening of the new North Royalton Elementary School this past fall. Presently, the Valley Vista school property is up for sale. The district has decided to keep Royal View, but the Albion Elementary property will also be placed up for sale. The Valley Vista property is on Wallings Road, east of State Road; Royal View is located on Ridge Road, just north of Bennett Road; and the Albion Elementary property is located on Albion Road, just east of York Road ....
Council discusses EMS Levy replacement
The North Royalton City Council adopted legislation at its January 18 City Council meeting that is the first step in placing an EMS Levy on the May 3 ballot. Fire Chief Bob Chegan gave a presentation on the proposed replacement to Council at its January 18 Safety Committee meeting, which took place before the Council meeting that evening. The resolution was unanimously adopted that declares the necessity of replacement of the current 1.7 mill tax levy for EMS services. This is the first step of a two-step process that could place the measure on the May 3 ballot. A second piece of legislation ....
