A Word from the Superintendent


Thursday, February 2, 2012

Parent Information Night Scheduled for Upcoming Kindergarten Families for 2012-2013 School Year

In preparation of the District's upcoming kindergarten class, Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools is hosting Parent Information Night for all six elementary buildings.  Parents of new kindergarten students are invited to attend this welcoming event to enjoy an evening with the principal and kindergarten teachers.  During the course of the evening, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and sign up for an appointment to register your child at the Board of Education office.

The following is the list of dates and times for each building:

Echo Hills Elementary  Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Fishcreek Elementary   Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Highland Elementary     Thursday, March 1, 2012, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Indian Trail Elementary  Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Riverview Elementary     Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Woodland Elementary    Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

For detailed information regarding kindergarten registration, please select the Parent and Enrollment tabs on this website.  We look forward to meeting our new families and hope you will able to attend Parent Information Night.


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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Kindergarten Registration for the 2012-2013 School Year

The Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools are preparing to begin the registration process for the upcoming kindergarten class for the 2012-2013 school year.  Principals and teachers, as well as myself, look forward to meeting our new families and greeting our returning families.

Our procedure for registration is designed to meet the needs of the parents.  If your child will be five years old on or before August 1, 2012, you may register him/her for kindergarten.  The district will host a series of Parent Information Nights to provide more specific and in-depth information.  Registration details, sign up information, as well as a chance to meet the principal and teachers will be part of the evening at each elementary school. 

Please watch our website for new and detailed information regarding kindergarten registration. This information can be found by selecting the Parent tab located above this blog, and then selecting the Enrollment tab.


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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

A Sincere "Thank You"

I wish to say a sincere "thank you" to the people of Stow and Munroe Falls for your support of our students, our school district and our community.

Your support of our request for additional funds for our district will allow us to maintain the Excellent level of academic achievement to which we all have become accustomed.  I would like to thank the many, many volunteers who worked tirelessly in support of our district.

Again, thank you for your support.  As always, we will focus on providing the best possible education we can deliver for every child who walks through our doors!


Posted by Russ Jones at: 8:58 AM   1 COMMENTS
 

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

SMFCSD named a 2011-2012 Advanced Placement Honor Roll School by the College Board

I am very proud to announce that our district has been honored to be named a 2011-2012 Advanced Placement Honor Roll School by the College Board!  We are one of only 367 schools in the entire country to receive this outstanding distinction.  The designation as an A.P. Honor Roll district is given to schools that make great progress in increasing the number of students who take A.P. exams while simultaneously increasing the percentage of students who score three (3) or higher on those exams.  I am very proud of the hard work of our students, the dedication of our teachers and the leadership of our administrators in making this wonderful recognition possible!  Please read the press release.

Please click here for College Board Press Release

 


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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Aviation and Forensics Chosen to Represent District at OSBA Achievement Fair!

Congratulations to the students in our High School Aviation program and instructor Ed Borsuk, as well as our Forensic Science class taught by Carolyn Kurtz, for being selected to participate in the Annual Ohio School Boards Achievement Fair on Tuesday, November 15!

Both programs will be presented at display booths at the Columbus Convention Center in front of thousands of educators from around Ohio.  This is truly a fine honor as only 100 nominations from across Ohio were selected to participate!

Please click on the links below to view the letters I received informing us of this honor.

OSBA Annual Capital Conference Program:  Forensic Science

OSBA Annual Capital Conference Program:  Aviation Careers Academy


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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Board Announces Additional Proposed Budget Reductions (resend)

 We understand that some may have had difficulty accessing the links at the end of this blog when it was originally sent.  We have corrected the issues, and the blog in its entirety is below.

Our Board of Education has announced numerous reductions that will take place in the event that our November levy does not pass. These deep cuts represent a place none of us want to go and have been trying very hard to avoid. Unfortunately, after reducing our budget by $7 million dollars over the past five years and with no additional dollars since 2002, these reductions are necessary if the levy fails.

The reduction list includes:

  • Reducing bussing to state minimums
  • Closing buildings after school and on the weekends
  • Eliminating all field trips
  • Establishing a committee to recommend permanently closing one or more buildings
  • Doubling the pay to participate fee during the 2012-13 school year

If the levy passes in November, these reductions WILL NOT take effect. In addition, passage of the levy will allow us to reinstate high school bussing with neighborhood cluster stops.

All of these items will be in effect Monday, November 14, 2011.

We certainly hope that these reductions do not become a reality but I wanted everyone to be aware of the plan moving forward. Please click on the links below for additional information:

SMFCSD Cost Reductions 2006-2011

Actions Resulting in Failure of the November 2011 Levy

Board Announces Additional Proposed Budget Reductions

 


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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Board Announces Additional Proposed Budget Reductions

Our Board of Education has announced numerous reductions that will take place in the event that our November levy does not pass.  These deep cuts represent a place none of us want to go and have been trying very hard to avoid.  Unfortunately, after reducing our budget by $7 million dollars over the past five years and with no additional dollars since 2002, these reductions are necessary if the levy fails.

The reduction list includes:

  • Reducing bussing to state minimums
  • Closing buildings after school and on the weekends
  • Eliminating all field trips
  • Establishing a committee to recommend permanently closing one or more buildings
  • Doubling the pay to participate fee during the 2012-13 school year

If the levy passes in November, these reductions WILL NOT take effect.  In addition, passage of the levy will allow us to reinstate high school bussing with neighborhood cluster stops.

All of these items will be in effect Monday, November 14, 2011.

We certainly hope that these reductions do not become a reality but I wanted everyone to be aware of the plan moving forward.  Please click on the links below for additional information:

SMFCSD Cost Reductions 2006-2011

Actions Resulting in Failure of the November 2011 Levy

Board Announces Additional Proposed Budget Reductions

 

 


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