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City School District releases 2022 Strategic Plan

The newest Strategic Plan of the North Royalton City Schools was recently released. The plan will span August 2022 to July 2025, with the mission “We Inspire and Empower Learners.” In a recent communication to parents, North Royalton School Superintendent, Mike Laub, stated, “the strategic plan committee met several times in the spring of 2022 and consisted of more than 170 residents, parents, Board members, staff, and students who were involved with the development of our plan. While this plan does not represent all we do, it represents the items that the team identified that we believ ....

Nov 1, 2022

Residents are warned of new scam alert

The North Royalton Police Department (NRPD) recently posted a new fraud scheme that has been circulating of late. They recommend that residents be alerted to the circumstance. According to the NRPD post, “a very convincing person calls up an unsuspecting victim and advises them that there is suspicious activity on their ATM card/account. The suspect has some of the person’s account information, which lends an air of credibility to their scheme. They advise that they will suspend the person’s card and issue new ones. A few days later someone else calls back and asks if they have gotten t ....

Oct 18, 2022

School Board News

The North Royalton Board of Education held their October meeting on Monday, October 10. Assistant Superintendent, Melissa Vojta and Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, Jeff Cicerchi, gave a presentation on the state report card. School Superintendent Matt Laub responded, stating “I think we have a lot of positives to take out of that data. . . .We cannot put all of our eggs in one data bucket. That’s one piece of a larger puzzle of what we do every day with kids, whether the data from the state is awesome, or not so awesome. It’s information to provide us with ways to move ....

Oct 18, 2022

Harvest Festival/Halloween Madness happening Sat., October 22 … Plus Home Decorating Contest Info

You’ve probably noticed the brilliant colors of the trees lately. Driving along the roads on a bright sunny day, the red, orange and yellow leaves on the trees against the clear blue hue of the sky creates a beautiful picture. This is the time of year when the weather is warmer during the day but turns to a crisp chill at night, our gardens are winding down and North Royalton is preparing to celebrate the Harvest. The Harvest Festival that was originally scheduled for Sunday, September 18, will now be included as part of the Halloween Madness event that will be held this Saturday, from 2 to ....

Oct 18, 2022

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 ....

Oct 18, 2022

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 ....

Oct 18, 2022

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 ....

Oct 5, 2022

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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 ....

Oct 5, 2022

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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 ....

Oct 4, 2022

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City to increase jail rates for 2023
The North Royalton City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance that will raise the charges for both annual and per diem rental of the City’s jail cells for 2023. According to the ordinance, “the annual rate to be charged for 2023 be fixed at Sixty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($63,875) per jail cell bed and that the per diem rate be fixed at Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per jail cell bed.” Currently, the City has the cities of Parma Heights, Broadview Heights, Brecksville and Berea under contract. Those contracts expire at the end of this year. The ordinance was ....

Oct 4, 2022

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