Graph 1 compares our monthly operating receipts to the prior year actual for the first two months of our fiscal year (July 2021 through June 2022). It further estimates our collection through our fiscal year end. You will notice two large collection points in our fiscal year. These two months are considerably higher due to real estate collection representing over 70% of our revenues. | |
Graph 2 compares our monthly operating expenditures to the prior year actual for the first two months of our fiscal year (July 2021 through June 2022). It further estimates our expenditures through our fiscal year end. You will notice a consistent expenditure pattern throughout our fiscal year due to salaries and wages evenly distributed throughout our fiscal year. | |
Graph 3 illustrates the current actual accumulative monthly operating revenues and expenditures for the first two months of our fiscal year (July 2021 through June 2022). It further estimates our accumulative revenues and expenditures through our fiscal year end. You will notice a gradual increase in both revenues and expenditures as we approach our fiscal year end where revenues fall short of expenditures. | |
Graph 4 illustrates our fiscal year to date operating expenditures by category for the first two months of our fiscal year (July 2021 through June 2022). Salary and Wages represent approximately 60%, Fringe Benefits 26%, Purchased Services 8%, Materials, Supplies, Textbooks, Capital Outlay and Operational Fees 6%. | |
North Royalton City Schools continues to ensure that while operating with one of the lowest per pupil expenditures in the county, students receive the same quality education that the community has come to expect. The District consistently receives the Auditor of State Award with Distinction for a “clean” financial audit report. This year marks the 28th time the District received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association. | |
|
Board of Elections to Use North Royalton Elementary School as Voting Location/No School for Elementary Students
The Board of Elections has requested the use of the elementary building on November 2, 2021, election day. Due to the number of people that will be coming in and out of the building that day, as well as parking, it was decided that November 2, 2021, will be a non-school day for elementary students only (preschool through grade 4) and a work day for elementary staff. The amended calendar reflecting this change for elementary students was approved at the September 13, 2021, Board of Education meeting.
| |
|
Gretchen Boff Named Ohio Middle Level Association Support Staff Person of the Year
Gretchen Boff, an aide at North Royalton Middle School, was named the Ohio Middle Level Association Support Staff Person of the Year. She was recognized by the Board of Education at the September 13 regular meeting.
“We have such amazing support staff at NRMS, and that was so very apparent last year when we worked to give our students the best education possible regardless of setting,” said Assistant Principal Erin Calabrese. “In watching the work our staff did, there was one individual who stood out as a result of her commitment to knocking down barriers to learning, and the joy she brought to teaching and learning each day.”
“Gretchen puts her best foot forward everyday. No matter what may be going on in her life, she comes to work every day with a smile on and a positive attitude,” said Sixth-Grade Intervention Specialist Michelle Canestraro.” “She always puts students first and goes out of her way to make sure that every student is not only successful with their academics but feels loved and nurtured. During the school’s full remote learning phase, Boff set up multiple small group sessions during every free period that she had in order to provide extra support to students in need. She has a magnetic energy that excites students and inspires colleagues. The world is a better place with Gretchen in it and we are truly lucky to have her in our School District.”
CLICK HERE to read more.
| |
 | |
More than 1,300 Band Members Perform in North Royalton Festival of Bands on September 11
On the evening of September 11, the annual North Royalton Festival of Bands at North Royalton High School's Serpentini Chevrolet Stadium took place. The North Royalton High School Marching Band along with eight Northeast and Central Ohio marching bands performed their halftime shows.
The grand finale of the show combined the forces of all nine high school marching bands and performed “America the Beautiful” together in tribute to the victims and families left behind on September 11, 2001. “It was an incredible and moving performance with 1,320 high school band members performing on our football field at the same time,” said Chris Burdick, Chair, North Royalton Festival of Bands Assistant Band Director, North Royalton High School.
The nine high school marching bands that performed included North Royalton, Padua, Keystone, Ontario, Strongsville, Bay Village, Riverside, Berea-Midpark and Brecksville-Broadview Heights.
CLICK HERE to see your North Royalton Marching Band perform the debut of "Perspectives!"
CLICK HERE to see all the bands perform "America the Beautiful!"
| |
|
Two North Royalton High School Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
North Royalton High School is pleased to announce that Lance Fowler and Nancy Patel have been named National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. There are approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically-talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million that will be offered next spring.
To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and about half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.
| |
|
North Royalton High School Once Again Named One of Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report
North Royalton High School is a 2021 Best High School, based on rankings from U.S. News & World Report. North Royalton High School is ranked 85 (up from 127 last year) within Ohio and 21 in Cleveland (up from 23 last year). Nearly 18,000 schools were nationally ranked and 683 schools were ranked in Ohio.
Ranking factors included college readiness; college curriculum; math and reading proficiency and performance and graduation rate.
CLICK HERE for the detailed report.
| |
|
North Royalton Middle School Honor Society Students Learn American Flag Folding
On September 9, North Royalton City Schools' School Resource Officer (SRO) Lexie Jezior and retired SRO Jon Karl led the North Royalton Middle School Honor Society students through a flag folding and raising of the flag activity and provided them with the history behind it.
| |
Message from our Food Services Department
Our food service department is excited to announce that we are serving more meals in our District to our students than we ever have before. This is in large part due to our expanded funding from the USDA to provide meals free of charge to our students. Additionally, we are happy to be offering menu options that we are very confident our students are pleased with and they also fit our national healthy meals initiatives. Unfortunately, we are one district of many experiencing this level of participation. This creates an issue of supply and demand. Our menus are very carefully crafted to meet a balance of dietary guidelines, student preference and variety. Again, we are one of many districts with this same task at hand. The demand for the items we place on our menus is higher than the supply in many cases and this causes the need for substitutions. When these substitutions are required there is not adequate time to update our menus online. We only use one source for posting menus online to maintain consistency.
Thank you all for your patience with us as we work with our vendors to minimize these substitutions. Rest assured that although these substitutions are inevitable, we do our best to make these alterations as minor as possible. Thank you also for your continued support of our program.
Harry A. Swartzlander IV
Food Service Supervisor
| |
|
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much!” - Helen Keller
An amazing group of educators collaborating and designing engaging lessons for students at the new North Royalton Elementary School!
| | | | |
