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Graph 1 compares our monthly operating receipts to the prior year actual for the first seven 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 seven 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 seven 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 seven months of our fiscal year (July 2021 through June 2022). Salary and Wages represent approximately 61%, Fringe Benefits 25%, Purchased Services 9%, Materials, Supplies, Textbooks, Capital Outlay and Operational Fees 5%. | |
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. | |
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North Royalton City and Schools Team Up to Raise Funds to Construct Permanent Safety Town
North Royalton City Schools and the City of North Royalton are teaming up to raise funds to construct a permanent safety town village. The District and the North Royalton Fire Department are hoping to utilize space at Royal View Elementary for the village. ThenDesign Architecture (TDA) is providing some possible layouts and cost estimates.
Safety town has been hosted at Valley Vista Elementary each summer. The houses have been set up only for the weeks in the summer that the program is offered. Afterwards, they are removed until the next year.
The first fundraiser planned was in conjunction with a local Browns Backers Group. Community members purchased a ticket to be in the running to win one of three Cleveland Browns' themed prizes. The drawing was held on Super Bowl Sunday. More fundraisers and information will be announced soon. If you'd like to donate to the project, please contact Chief Chegan at 440-759-8421.
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Aspiring Middle School Leaders Participate in Annual Conference at North Royalton Middle School
Keith Hawkins, one of North America's top youth speakers, presented to North Royalton Middle School (NRMS) students in grades 5 and 6 and then grades 7 and 8 on the morning of Wednesday, January 26. The presentation was entitled, "The Power of One." The goal of the presentation was to help students build meaningful relationships with each other and realize that each person has the ability to make a difference in the world.
Later that day, North Royalton Middle School welcomed middle school students from Amherst, Berea, Cloverleaf, Independence and South Euclid/Lyndhurst to an afternoon of presentations and breakout sessions with Hawkins, leaving plenty of time for networking, leadership development, and making new friends. NRMS students Sienna Bokoch, Naisha Chopra, Christopher Hoffman and Nakul Sriram introduced Hawkins.
“Mr. Hawkin’s message was well received by our students,” said Principal Jeff Cicerchi, North Royalton Middle School. “I am confident that it inspired them to continue to make a difference with the people in their lives and community.”
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North Royalton City Schools Honor Two Dedicated Staff Members with the Crystal Starfish Award | |
On January 14, 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. Sandy Stergios, activities secretary at North Royalton High School was the recipient of the Crystal Starfish Support Staff Award. | |
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New Course to Teach North Royalton High School Students How to Live a Healthy Lifestyle
North Royalton High School is providing a new course, Strength, Speed and Wellness, beginning in the fall 2022 semester. This new health and physical education (PE) elective offers students the opportunity to learn the proper way to exercise and manage their nutrition in order to live a healthy lifestyle. It is not just for athletes, but will also allow for sport-specific lifting. "There is no better approach to overall mental health and wellness than through appropriate diet and exercise," said Superintendent Michael Laub, North Royalton City Schools. "This class provides that opportunity to all students." It will be offered throughout the day with an early bird section starting at 6:20 a.m.
Students will learn training methods to help improve their strength, quickness, speed development and flexibility. The course will focus on weight training, nutrition, sleeping habits, stress management, recovery methods, and time management skills.
Strength, Speed, and Wellness is a semester long, half credit course that is open to grades nine through 12. The course can be counted toward the PE graduation requirement but does not fulfill the health requirement that a student needs to graduate. The class may be taken every semester.
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Royal Harmony Performs at February Board Meeting
Royal Harmony, North Royalton High School’s competitive show choir, performed "Always," a ballad from their 2022 competition show, "Unsinkable" at the February 14 Board of Education meeting.
Royal Harmony performs at various festivals and competes in competitions throughout the school year. This group is composed of 26 singer-dancers, 14 instrumentalists, and eight crew members who are students ranging from grades 9-12. These students also are involved in sports, theatre, and many other clubs and activities. Royal Harmony is directed by Sydney Jahnigen and accompanied by Harry Richardson.
Their show this year is entitled “Unsinkable,” which tells the story of the 13 couples who braved and survived the sinking of the Titanic.
So far this year, they have competed at Beavercreek Midwest Classic and Walsh Jesuit Invitational. At Beavercreek, they earned 4th runner up in their division and junior, Maddie Geschke, won the outstanding performer award. At Walsh Jesuit, Royal Harmony was the Class B Champion as well as winning the People's Choice Award and placing 4th overall. The crew and combo placed 2nd overall in their divisions. Alyssa Barbeck, senior, won the outstanding performer award and Gabe Wood, junior, won the Best Male Soloist award.
It has been an exciting year for Royal Harmony so far and they are looking forward to more fun and music making for the rest of the year.
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Second Grader at North Royalton Elementary School Sees a Need for a Referee and Steps in to Help
North Royalton Elementary School (NRES) second grader Darren Hatch decided that recess at the school was missing one key person: a referee. Hatch started carrying a notebook at recess to “officiate” the games. He then decided to dress the part with a traditional black and white striped jersey. He even had yellow flags. Hatch said he found the shirt laying around his house and decided to wear it for recess every day. While Hatch knew the rules of soccer, not everyone playing did. He said part of his job was introducing some peers to the rules of the game.
Hatch said the games are fun, more organized and they listen to him “most of the time” and he has not had to eject anyone from a game, yet!
“The Bear Way is the heart and soul of our NRES community, as it is the code that our students, staff and families follow when making positive behavior decisions,” said Principal Kirk Pavelich.
“Darren is a perfect example of a student who is following The Bear Way because of the positive impact he is making on his friends by helping to keep recess safe, fun and fair!”
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North Royalton Elementary School Third Graders Jump Back in Time
The third graders at North Royalton Elementary School had the chance to jump back in time. In an event coordinated by the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, on December 2, the students were visited by Karen Lakus from Rocky River MetroPark. Lakus spoke to the students about the history of Native Americans.
During her presentation, she was able to teach the students about Native American culture, different customs, and how they traveled. Lakus talked about the different Native American tribes that inhabited the land that is now the state of Ohio. Lakus spent time talking about their day-to-day lives and how they survived through hunting, farming, and made their own tools out of available material such as stones and bones. A cool visual aide Lakus showed the students were different artifacts, some over 1,000 years old. “We can learn how the cultural periods advanced from the tools, weapons and pottery that have been found and passed from one tribe to the next dating back to the paleo generation to the Woodland Indians,” said Lakus.
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