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Graph 1 compares our monthly operating receipts to the prior year actual for the first three months of our fiscal year (July 2022 through June 2023). 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 three months of our fiscal year (July 2022 through June 2023). 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 three months of our fiscal year (July 2022 through June 2023). 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 falls short of expenditures. 

Graph 4 illustrates our fiscal year to date operating expenditures by category for the first three months of our fiscal year (July 2022 through June 2023). Salary and Wages represent approximately 61%, Fringe Benefits 24%, Purchased Services 9%, 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.

District financial information such as our annual financial reports, forecasts, tax rates, etc., can be found by clicking here.

Biagio Sidoti, Treasurer

North Royalton City Schools

biagio.sidoti@northroyaltonsd.org

District Publishes Annual Quality Profile

This past month, the District published our 2021-22 Quality Profile. This is the ninth year we have produced this document, illustrating how our outstanding students and staff, as well as our supportive community, come together to "inspire and empower learners" from preschool through senior year at North Royalton City Schools. Academics, arts, student leadership and activities, fiscal stewardship, parent and community involvement, and pupil services are all highlighted within this document to demonstrate the value of a North Royalton City Schools' education.

North Royalton High School Senior Akshita Kannan Named National Merit Semifinalist

North Royalton High School Senior Akshita Kannan has been named a Semifinalist in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSC).

The 2021 PSAT/NMSQT served as an initial screen of entrants to the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. The Selection Index scores of students who met program participation requirements were used to designate a pool of more than 16,000 Semifinalists on a state allocation basis. 

Semifinalists are the highest scorers in each of the 50 states and represent less than one percent of each state’s high school seniors. Although Semifinalist qualifying scores vary from one state to another, the scores of all Semifinalists are extremely high. 

Before Semifinalists can be considered for Merit Scholarship awards, Semifinalists must qualify as Finalists by completing the National Merit Scholarship Application using NMSC’s Online Scholarship Application and fulfilling several other requirements.  Finalists will be announced in February.

“Akshita is an engaged student who represents NoRoNation in a positive manner in the classroom and in many other ways,” said Principal Sean Osborne, North Royalton City Schools.  “She will undoubtedly be in a position to successfully pursue any career field that she is interested in after high school.” 

Kannan is the vice president of Key Club, a Spanish Club leader, a member of the National Honor Society, Link Crew, Letterman’s Club, Mock Trial, Model UN, and Yearbook Club. She also is a varsity tennis player for the school’s girls team.  After graduation, Kannan hopes to major in economics.

North Royalton Middle School Seventh Graders Learn About Starting a Business from Two Entrepreneurs

Seventh-grade students in Computer Literacy Teacher Kathy Zamborsky’s class have had the opportunity to hear from two entrepreneurs on what it takes to succeed in the real world owning your own business. 

Kymyana Brewer, who is the sister of a current seventh grader, owns Remarkable Beauty. She offered great insight into the benefits of thinking ahead about careers. She shared with the students how she loved helping and serving others and wanting to make them happy. This desire promoted her to go to college and become a nurse. She discovered that she could still accomplish her goal of helping others and making them happy while doing something she loved, working with hair and makeup. So, she decided to attend school to become a hair designer, stylist and makeup artist. With her hard work and love for what she does, she opened her own business, Remarkable Beauty. She shared how much this business has allowed her to be flexible. She stressed the importance of family and continued education as being essential to her.

Jeff Fisher, chef and owner of Salted Dough in Broadview Heights, also was a guest speaker in Zamborsky’s class. He shared that his passion for food began with his childhood growing up in New Hampshire where his family had two gardens and grew accustomed to organic and fresh foods. As a middle schooler, he worked as a dishwasher and continued to enjoy working in kitchens in other restaurants growing up. He moved to Ohio to attend Ashland University and decided to make Northeast Ohio his home. He shared with the students not only the joys of owning your own business, but also the struggles and obstacles that come with it. He challenged the students to really think about the entrepreneurship project that they are currently working on and encouraged them to analyze what will make their business more successful and stand out against their competitors. 

“I think the students gained a lot from both of these visits,” said Zamborsky. “They asked great questions and were engaged.” 

“I love what Mrs. Zamborsky is doing,” said Principal Erin Calabrese, North Royalton Middle School. “It’s so important for our students to be exposed to the opportunities that await them. If they can see a future for themselves and are willing to put in the work, they can find their own personal success and positively impact their community.”

North Royalton Elementary School Named American Heart Association's Rookie of the Year for Kids Heart Challenge

North Royalton Elementary School is the American Heart Association’s Rookie of the Year for their Kids Heart Challenge.

“Even though we are not a first-year school in taking part in this challenge, we qualified for this recognition since we combined all three schools into one last year,” said Principal Kirk Pavelich, North Royalton Elementary School. “I am so proud of all our ‘Heart Heroes’” elementary students who have been participating in this challenge for five years.” North Royalton Elementary School raised more than $31,000 last year which is the most they ever raised. 

As part of the challenge, students learn about heart health and raise funds for the American Heart Association through fun activities. Physical education teachers Jessica Dylong, Nathan Costello, and Aaron Wheeler worked together on coordinating last year’s challenge. "We have been doing this program for many years,” said Dylong. “Having it at the new building and working together as a team of three made it that much more special." 

The school hosted a kick off assembly for each grade level to start the program where they discussed why it was important to participate and also the reward system. Besides the thank you gifts the American Heart Association provided to the students, the elementary physical education team had two other rewards. They took the top 10 fundraisers on a limo ride to Chick-fil-A and then took the food and ate at the board office with Superintendent Michael Laub. The trip ended with a stop for ice cream. The other reward was a drawing. They drew 10 names at random from the list of all the students that participated. These 10 students got to pie 10 staff members in the face at the end-of-year assembly. The outdoor assembly was NRES' first whole school assembly. The number one fundraiser, Zoey Hrehocik, was recognized. Then each of the 10 randomly drawn students got to pie one staff member in the face in front of the whole school. “We made sure to have extra pies for when Mr. Jeff Hill got his since he was retiring!” said Costello.

The 2023 Kids Heart Challenge kicks off February 6.

Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Updates

CLICK HERE to read about Emily Bialkowski, a senior at North Royalton High School, who is CVCC's Student of the Month.

CLICK HERE to read the CVCC News Flash September newsletter.

The North Royalton Educational Foundation and North Royalton Stadium Foundation are excited to announce the tenth annual Taste of North Royalton. This event showcases many outstanding restaurants and caterers in our area while supporting both non-profit organizations. This is a 21 and over event.

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Date: November 3, 2022

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Time: 5:30 - 9 pm

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Location: St. Paul Hellenic Center; 4548 Wallings Road, North Royalton

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Tickets are $40 per person which includes two drink tickets. Reserved tables my be purchased for $400 (10 people per table). Tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event.

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Payment: At time of purchase. Tickets are non-refundable. Payee is responsible for the processing fees (credit card 3.5% + $0.59), via electronic check (flat $0.59, less than the cost of a stamp!) or cash/check.

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Please email questions to: TasteofNR@gmail.com

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