Chardon Schools - 2020 Quality Profile

#WeAreChardon 2019–2020

CHARDON LOCAL SCHOOLS

Quality Profile

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Staff and School Recognitions

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District Response to Pandemic

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Student Services

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Family and Community Involvement Fiscal Stewardship .

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INTRODUCTION What is a Quality Profile?

The Quality Profile, supported by the Alliance for High Quality Education, is intended to provide a more complete story of how our schools perform in the areas that matter most to the Chardon community.

Our stakeholders place a high value on education and quite rightfully look to our schools to prepare students for success beyond the classroom. A holistic approach to education goes beyond standardized test scores, which is primarily what the Ohio Department of Education measures with the annual school report cards.

Grounded in local state standards, our curriculum and instruction promote wellrounded development. We believe a balance in educational components promotes creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, communication and leadership within students.

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The content is based on six categories: ● ● ● ● ● ●

STUDENT SERVICES ACADEMICS ARTS STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FISCAL STEWARDSHIP

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SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Michael P. Hanlon, Jr., Ph.D., Superintendent

Madelon T. Horvath, President

Deb M. Armbruster, Treasurer

Karen L. Blankenship, Vice-President

Edward T. Klein, Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent — Curriculum & Instruction

Keith A. Brewster, Member

Steven M. Kofol, Assistant Superintendent— Business Affairs

Chardon Local Schools 428 North Street Chardon, OH 44024 Phone: 440.285.4052 Fax: 440.285.7229

Paul J. Stefanko, Member Guy R. Wilson, Ph.D., Member

Linda A. Elegante, Director of Student Services 1

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Message from Superintendent Hanlon Dear Chardon Schools’ Community Members, The 2019–20 school year was, by any measure, a challenging time as school districts across the country responded to the COVID crisis. Our students, staff and community did an exceptional job maintaining high academic standards in novel instructional settings while continuing the many notable aspects of our school programs under unique circumstances.

This strong partnership supported our mission of high achievement for all students, where learning is our most important work.

Our strategic vision focuses on what matters most—providing an exceptional educational experience for more than 2,800 students who attend Chardon Schools.

We accomplish this through key strategies in five core areas: Curriculum and Instruction; Safety and Security; Resources; Communications; and, Facilities.

Among our key accomplishments in 2019–20 were the following: ●

Another year of strong student achievement as measured by various indicators beyond those traditionally found on State assessments.

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Implementation of a remote learning plan in the final nine weeks to support high academic achievement. This included upgrades to district technology and identifying alternative funding to supplement our instructional program.

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Focusing on the social-emotional needs of students during periods of remote learning to help ensure that student development remained a focal point for the district.

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Continuing to focus on effective research-based instructional practices through a $1.1 million dollar Literacy Development Grant.

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Implementing continued cost-saving measures that have resulted in our district being in the strongest financial position that we have seen in many years.

Our vision continues to be that Chardon Schools will be a destination school district—a model of exceptional education for every student that effectively prepares them for the Four E’s following graduation: Enrollment, Employment, Enlistment, or Entrepreneurship. The successful implementation of our strategic plan is an essential component in continuing our tradition of high academic performance for all students, as well as ensuring that we anticipate and meet the needs that help students succeed in the future.

If you have questions concerning the Quality Profile, Strategic Plan, or other aspects of our school district, please do not hesitate to contact me at 440.285.4052, or by email at michael.hanlon@chardonschools.org. y Sincerely,

Michael P. Hanlon, Jr., Ph.D. Superintendent 2

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The District The Chardon Local School District comprises the City of Chardon; Aquilla Village; Chardon, Hambden and Munson Townships; and parts of Claridon Township. In 2019–20, approximately 2,800 students were enrolled in our five schools.

Tiny Toppers Integrated Preschool

PRESCHOOL . AGES 3–5 Tiny Toppers Integrated Preschool, a Step Up to Quality 5-Star Rated Program, was founded on an inclusion philosophy wherein typically developing students are educated together with students receiving specialized services. A developmental and play-based approach is used in a safe and structured environment that fosters individualized learning and development of our youngest learners while helping them understand that the same things matter to all people—life, goodness and friendship.

Munson Elementary School

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS . GRADES K–3 Munson Elementary and Park Elementary schools celebrate young learners, where early literacy is supported both in the classroom and at home, curiosity is encouraged, individual talents and needs are recognized, and a collaborative spirit is fostered among students and educators. Visual arts, musical arts and physical education opportunities enhance the academic foundation to provide a well-rounded educational approach. The 2019–20 school year saw the launch of all-day everyday Kindergarten at both elementary schools.

Park Elementary School

MIDDLE SCHOOL . GRADES 4–7 Chardon Middle School, offering enrichment, intervention and support within and beyond the school day, is committed to providing a smooth transition for students from the primary to the secondary education level. Courses in the fine and performing arts, health, physical education, computers and coding, world languages and cultures, and STEM encourage the exploration of interests, development of talents, and discovery of passions.

HIGH SCHOOL . GRADES 8–12 Chardon High School combines a solid academic foundation with extensive extracurricular opportunities for students to grow into well-informed young adults who understand their responsibility to others and to themselves. Through coursework, service, vocational and college-credit options, students are the navigators of their 4E’s journey towards Enrollment, Employment, Enlistment, and/or Entrepreneurship as they prepare for today’s world of opportunities.

Chardon Middle School

Chardon High School

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MISSION High achievement for all students, where learning is our most important work

Chardon Local Schools prepares students for the Four E’s: Enro llme nt Emp lo y ment Enlis tme nt

ENROLLMENT AT A GLANCE Total Enrollment (PreK–12)

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2802

Chardon High School (8–12)

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1214

Chardon Middle School (4 –7)

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Munson Elementary School (K–3) Park Elementary School (K–3)

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Tiny Toppers Integrated Preschool . . . . 82

Entre p re ne urship FACULTY AT A GLANCE Total Faculty

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Chardon High School

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Chardon Middle School

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Elementary Schools (K–3)

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75 57 52

Tiny Toppers Integrated Preschool . . . . 8 Highly Qualified Teachers

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Faculty with Master’s Degrees

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80%

STAFF and SCHOOL RECOGNITIONS Presentations, Awards & Leadership Activities Chardon Schools was recognized in December 2019 with placement on The College Board’s 10th Annual AP® District Honor Roll, one of only nine school districts within the state of Ohio to receive this honor and one of only 250

school districts throughout the U.S. and Canada. Our school district’s expansion of course offerings in AP (Advanced Placement) and in foundational classes has resulted in great success as students complete these rigorous courses for college and career readiness.

Chardon High School was listed in the US News & World Reports Best High School Rankings 2020 report as ranking in the top 15 percent of Ohio high schools out of a total of 902 schools ranked, with placement based on state testing, graduation and college preparedness factors.

Nationwide, our high school stood in the top 22 percent out of a total of 17,792 schools ranked.

Superintendent Hanlon completed his third year of work on the Ohio Fair School Funding Proposal via the Cupp-Patterson School Funding Workgroup sponsored by State Rep. Robert Cupp and State Rep. John Patterson. Through this workgroup, which comprises 16 members of the Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Dr. Hanlon serves as co-chairperson of the Distribution Subgroup. House Bill 305, the group’s developed solution for a new and improved funding formula for Ohio schools, was created in 2019.

Dr. Hanlon and his colleagues presented testimony on HB 305 before the Ohio House Finance Committee during hearings in 2019 and 2020.

Dr. Hanlon presented testimony on the Ohio Fair Funding Proposal before the Ohio House Finance Committee

Chardon Schools was selected by the Ohio Department of Education as one of only 12 school districts in the state to receive the Ohio PBIS District Recognition Award in 2019. Funded by the US Department of Education, PBIS—Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports— is based on systemic and individualized strategies for achieving important social, emotional and academic outcomes with a primary focus on problem behavior prevention rather than punishment.

With Munson Elementary and Park Elementary earning silver PBIS awards and Chardon High School and Chardon Middle School earning bronze PBIS awards, the four schools were among 28 in Geauga and Lake counties to be recognized at the 2019 Ohio PBIS Showcase for successful PBIS implementation. During the 2019–20 school year, the Tiny Toppers Integrated Preschool’s staff developed and implemented a Tier 1 school-wide PBIS program.

Park Elementary earned the silver PBIS award for creating a working plan that teaches students behavior strategies.

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Presentations, Awards & Leadership Activities Together with four ninth-grade students, Chardon High School staff members Douglas Murray, principal; Douglas Higham, assistant principal; and teachers Jill Carpenter, Allen Herner, Holly Mihalek, Rob Mizen and Kristen Niedzwiecki presented on the eighthgrade Circuit of Success curriculum at the Ohio School Boards Association’s Capital Conference in Columbus in November 2019. The Circuit of Success course series is aligned with the Ohio Means Job Readiness Seal and focuses on the principles of leadership, communication, innovation, global awareness, problemsolving, and entrepreneurship/networking.

The Ohio Department of Education’s Region 4 State Support Team selected Chardon Middle School to host the PBIS in Award Winning Schools event in November 2019 wherein the middle school’s assistant principal, Adam Tomco, presented on how PBIS is implemented for grade levels four through seven.

Assistant Superintendent of Business Affairs Steven Kofol—together with local law enforcement officials Police Chief Niehus, Lieutenant Troy Duncan, Lieutenant Justin Geiss, and our School

Resource Officer (SRO) Derek Carlson— held a school community safety protocol workshop attended by district administrators and support staff. The event further reinforced the district’s strong collaborative relationship with the Chardon Police Department and the Chardon Fire Department.

CMS band director Tracy Paroubek was selected in 2019 to represent the state of Ohio in the 22nd annual edition of the 50 Directors Who Make a Difference report, an honorary feature published by School Band and Orchestra magazine in December of each year.

School Resource Officer Derek Carlson (above) held an interactive discussion with Chardon sixth- and seventhgrade students on making healthy and safe choices.

A two-year Overall A Award banner was presented to Chardon Middle School by the Ohio Department of Education in February 2020 (photo at right).

The middle school was one of only 140 schools in Ohio—representing less than four percent of the state’s total school buildings—to earn this two-year ranking in 2019.

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Presentations, Awards & Leadership Activities The district’s Director of Technology, Bill Nells, earned recognition at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference in January 2020 for achieving the Certified Education Technology Leader designation, one of only 36 Ohio information technology directors to achieve this prestigious certification.

For facilities improvement, Bill Nells collaborated with Assistant Superintendent of Business Affairs Steven Kofol on a grant proposal for an upgrade in safety and security equipment — particularly interior and exterior cameras at the middle school and two elementary schools. The grant, in the amount of $40,000, was awarded in July 2019.

Speech-language pathologist Maggie Cook, who works with over 40 students at the preschool and high school levels, was interviewed by EducationWeek® in March 2020 on her implementation of telepractice—specifically her provision of virtual speech therapy services—during the emergency remote learning period in spring 2020 when school buildings were closed in Ohio in response to the COVID pandemic.

Superintendent Michael Hanlon was selected by Chardon High School to deliver the Class of 2020 commencement address. Given the COVID pandemic and related social distancing protocols in place, this address was accomplished in a unique video format in partnership with Geauga-TV. Dr. Hanlon’s conversationalstyle presentation from notable locations within the school building encouraged students to embrace adversity and commended the students on their navigation through what had become a non-traditional school year due to the pandemic and resulting emergency remote learning. This key address was integrated into a larger montage video production by G-TV honoring the graduating class.

Retiring Chardon board member and board legislative liaison Mr. Sheldon Firem was recognized with gratitude at the December 2019 board meeting for his four years of dedicated service to the district. At the subsequent January 2020 meeting, new Chardon board member Mr. Keith Brewster and incumbent board members Mrs. Karen Blankenship and Dr. Guy Wilson took their oaths as they were sworn in by Geauga County Court of Common Pleas Judge David Ondrey.

Bill Nells

Maggie Cook

Keith Brewster

Chardon Education Association hosted a school supply drive for school-aged children at the WomenSafe domestic violence shelter in Chardon.

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DISTRICT RESPONSE to PANDEMIC The COVID pandemic shut down our schools on March 16, 2020 and after a series of extensions to this State order, Ohio school buildings remained closed for the remainder of the 2019–20 school year, which concluded on May 22 for Chardon.

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ith only several short days to prepare in mid-March and with the support of our Technology department, educators turned on a dime from in-person instruction to a brand new venture—emergency remote learning— and stayed the course for a most unusual and demanding school year.

Each student—pre-Kindergarten through grade 12—attended school virtually from their home or caregiver’s home for the next two months, learning from their Chardon Schools teachers via Chromebooks through both live Google Meet sessions and offline assignments.

Chardon Schools proactively took this experience as an opportunity to survey all parents/guardians on more than one occasion in order to learn more about areas where we needed to grow in this new endeavor of online learning as we continually fine tuned for the 2019–20 school year and looked ahead to planning for 2020–21.

The district received many positive comments concerning the level of instruction, the support of students' social-emotional needs, commencement and so many other aspects of the work that happened during this time period.

Our students, staff and community rallied to keep our mission as the central focus.

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For the Class of 2020, the district presented a first-of-its-kind commencement on May 16, recognizing the achievements of its seniors. Our Chardon High School administration and staff, District Leadership Team and community organizations came together to make this day a safe and truly memorable celebration of our students.

Each graduating member of the Class of 2020 had the opportunity to cross an outdoor stage and receive their diploma with in-person congratulations from Superintendent Hanlon and our board members. Graduates’ immediate family members attended the event from their vehicles and our community media partners Geauga-TV and Pastor Photography provided immense support and dedication to this event as they do year-round for our schools, making the event available as a live stream to the community and taking professional photographs of our graduates.

In addition, a graduation movie was produced by Geauga-TV, combining individual photos of each Class of 2020 graduate along with pre-recorded speeches by class members and keynote commencement addresses by staff members. This montage was combined with footage from the in-person commencement ceremony to create a graduation movie that was digitally released to families and also shown at the Mayfield Drive-In Theater on an evening in June for the Class of 2020 with on-site fireworks following the movie.

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STUDENT SERVICES Ensuring All Students Receive Individualized Support The Chardon Local School District provides a variety of services and supports to meet the diverse and unique needs of students. Services include accommodations, interventions, enrichments or specially designed instruction.

In addition to teachers and educational aides, our staff includes guidance counselors, intervention specialists, Title I and English language tutors, a gifted program coordinator, speech-language pathologists, psychologists, occupational therapists and a physical therapist. Social workers are also available to work with students.

SPECIAL EDUCATION

GIFTED & ENRICHMENT

The District is committed to the provision of a free, appropriate public education for children with disabilities. Children who have been identified as having a disability through a multi-factored evaluation receive special education services provided through the District.

The State of Ohio guidelines are used for screening and identification of gifted students. The District accepts referrals, screens and identifies, or screens and reassesses students who perform or show potential for performing at high levels of accomplishment in the areas of superior cognitive ability, specific academic ability, creative thinking ability, and/or visual and/or performing arts. We believe our instructional program should provide a variety of instructional methods, materials, experiences, and evaluations to meet the needs of gifted and highly-able learners.

The District ensures equal opportunity for all our students identified as gifted to receive any available services for which the student meets the criteria.

LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY Students whose primary or home language is not English may need special language assistance in order to effectively participate in school instructional programs. English Language Learners receive support in the use and application of English skills in a setting that best meets each student’s needs.

11% of students identified as a Student with a Disability

22% of students identified as Economically Disadvantaged

29% of students identified as Gifted

.89% of students identified as English Language Learners

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ACADEMICS A Balance of Traditional and Innovative Teaching Methods At Chardon Local Schools, learning is engaging, meaningful and on track with today’s modern technological world where we strive to have all students reach their full potential. Our quality programming includes:

• 1:1 Chromebooks in grades K–12 • Gifted programming • Honors and AP courses at high school • College Credit Plus courses at high school • Foreign language at middle school and high school • Wide variety of fine arts programs, including chorus, bands, visual arts and drama • 21st century Blended-Learning programs • Specialized services through our integrated preschool program • Lean Six Sigma programming at high school • PBIS implementation throughout the district • Universal Design for Learning at high school • Circuit of Success courses for eighth-grade students to build and enhance life skills • Topper Time 30-minute, 9-week intervention/enrichment sessions for grades 9–12 • STEM and Computer Science at middle school and high school • Daily explicit multisensory phonics instruction in the elementary grades • Zones of Regulation curriculum at elementary schools • Auburn Career Center opportunities • Career and College-Readiness programs, including Naviance • Financial literacy programming at middle school and high school • Social-emotional programming, including speaker series for parents/guardians • Vast array of extracurricular opportunities • Athletic programming at middle school and high school • Academic intervention programs (preschool–grade 12) • Award-winning Science Olympiad program at middle school and high school • State ranked Academic Decathlon Team • Business and community partnerships across the District 11

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HONORS AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) 19 AP courses 14 Honors courses 68% of students scored a 3 or higher, earning college credit COLLEGE BOARD AP SCHOLARS 32 AP Scholars 21 AP Scholars with Honor 17 AP Scholars with Distinction 2 National AP Scholars— Natalie Fullerman, Karlie Pirnat AVERAGE ACT SCORES Maintaining its historical trend, Chardon High School surpassed the state averages in all ACT scoring categories in the 2019–20 school year.

STATE AND NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS Over the last several years, Chardon Local Schools has been ranked by the Ohio Department of Education among the top ten percent of districts in the state of Ohio.

Additionally, the performance of our students on both the ACT and SAT exceed state and national averages.

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BLENDED LEARNING With its mix of technology and traditional face-to-face instruction, blended learning is the norm in today’s Chardon Schools classrooms. Students in grades 1–12 each have their own Chromebooks. Combining classroom instruction with online learning allows our students to expand the pace and place of their learning.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY (NHS) Students in grades 10–12 who meet the CHS chapter’s requirements for the four pillars of NHS—scholarship, service, leadership and character—are eligible to be invited for membership.

During the 2019–20 school year, 124 CHS students were enrolled in CCP. This statewide program helps students earn high school and college credits simultaneously by taking college courses either off-campus or on-campus.

The purpose of the program is to promote rigorous academic pursuits and provide a wide variety of course options to college-ready students. The District partners with Lakeland Community College, Cleveland State University, Kent State University, Hiram College and Lake Erie College to offer CCP opportunities for our students.

On-campus, Chardon High School students may enroll in Introduction to Business, Business Ethics, Business Communications, Entrepreneurship, and College Algebra and Trigonometry, earning both high school and college credit through Lakeland Community College.

115 total NHS members (grades 10–12), of which 42 were Class of 2020 graduates NATIONAL TECHNICAL HONOR SOCIETY (NTHS) Auburn Career Center students in grades 10–12 who meet the requirements for scholarship, service, leadership and charater are eligible to be invited for membership.

8 total NTHS members (grades 10–12), of which 3 were Class of 2020 graduates

National Merit Finalists

Natalie Fullerman

Kelly Holl

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NOTE: SAT data is excluded from this report since Chardon High School had less than 20 SAT tests taken in total in 2019–20.

COLLEGE CREDIT PLUS

Lauren Dvorak

Composite English Reading Math Science

Ashley Tice

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CHS CLASS OF 2020

CLASS OF 2020 AT A GLANCE

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Graduates

Graduates Earned Honors Diplomas

72 CCP Students of which four graduates earned a CHS diploma and an associate degree: Gabriele Cross, Isabella Ritosa Loganne Foster, Cassidy Robinson

25 Valedictorians Gwendolyn Avery, Sarah Bennett, Whitney Beorn, Christopher Carter Jr., Natalie Dumm, Lauren Dvorak, Mitchell Ewaska, Alyssa Fisher, Natalie Fullerman, Jena Goodwin, Kelly Holl, Elizabeth Love, Megan MacCartney, Kaylie Malloy, Hannah Means, Clare Myeroff, Marisa Organiscak, Maya Pedersen, Lauren Phillips, Karlie Pirnat, Grace Powell, Noel Rozic, Marissa Scerbo, Mila Stropkay, Jude Taddie

2 Honorarians Kenneth Leach Karlie Pirnat

Ashland University Alfred University Baldwin Wallace University Bates Technical College Bethany College Bellarmine University Bowling Green State University Capital University Case Western Reserve University Colorado School of Mines Cleveland State University Cuyahoga Community College Florida Institute of Technology Geneva College Georgia Southern University Heidelberg University Hiram College Illinois Institute of Technology Ithaca College Johnson & Wales University Kent State University Lake Erie College Lakeland Community College Lourdes University Loyola University Chicago Marietta College Mercyhurst University Miami University Oxford Ohio Northern University Ohio University Purdue University The College of Wooster The Ohio State University The University of Akron Tiffin University Trine University University of Chicago University of Findlay University of Kentucky University of Notre Dame University of Utah University of Toledo Wake Forest University Westminster College West Virginia University Wright State University

52 AP Scholars

4 National Merit Finalists Lauren Dvorak, Natalie Fullerman, Kelly Holl, Ashley Tice

3 Honorary Diplomas International Exchange Students

2 National Merit Commended Students Natalie Dumm Karlie Pirnat

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Salutatorian

Recipient of National Federation of State High School Associations Award of Excellence

Allison Smrdel

Allison Smrdel

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Approximately 70% of our 2020 graduates pursued academic programs after graduation, enrolling in a four-year college or university, two-year college, technical institute, or the ROTC.

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ARTS Inspiring Personal Expression The District’s K–12 arts curriculum nurtures each student’s ability to observe and interpret the world in which they live.

MUSICAL ARTS Over 600 students in grades 5–12 currently take a music elective, including band and choir. Beginning at the elementary school level, all students are given the opportunity to learn about their musical heritage and listen and perform with musicality. Band and choir begin in fifth grade. Under the direction of a skilled faculty and by high school, the Wind Ensemble impresses its audiences with classic band literature from the likes of Holst and Hazo, and the choir inspires the community with the annual performance of Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.”

CHARDON HIGH SCHOOL

CHARDON HIGH SCHOOL

CHS band and choir program highlights from the 2019–20 school year included: ●

The school’s first ever “Collage” concert was held by the CHS eighth-grade band together with the high school Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and smaller ensembles. This collage-styled concert, comprising approximately 150 musicians, gave both the students and the audience a new performance experience.

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“Please Stay”, a special community concert held by CHS choirs at Mayfield United Methodist Church in October, was developed by Choir Director Fritz Streiff as an extension of the school’s “Crucial Conversations” speaker series covering teen issues. The concert generated a full house audience and included performances of such pieces as “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” and “Rain Come Down.” The evening also featured a solo performance of “Colorblind” by CHS senior Madie Houser, who participated in the CLE Shining Star Vocal Competition earlier in the year.

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9–12 Band Programs 125 Marching Band students 59 Wind Ensemble students 50 Symphonic Band students 20 Jazz Orchestra students 21 Jazz Band students 8th Grade Band Program 39 Students 9–12 Choir Programs 80 Symphonic Choir students 47 Concert Choir students 28 Show Choir students

A select group of CHS choir members (Madie Houser, Clare Myeroff, Maya Pedersen, Whitney Beorn, Ethan Peterson, Layne Fierman, Jesse Decipeda and Mitchell Ewaska) and one selected band member (Brigit Morgan) joined musical talent from over 20 area high schools to participate in the Ohio Music Education Association District IV/VII Honors High School Band and Choir Festival in November 2019. The three-day event was held at Cleveland State University's School of Music under the leadership of talented guest clinicians.

8th Grade Choir Program 41 Students

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CHARDON MIDDLE SCHOOL During the 2019–20 school year, 395 students in grades 5–7 participated in band or chorus 216 Band students ● 89 fifth graders ● 67 sixth graders ● 25 seventh graders ● 35 Jazz Band students 179 Choir students ● 102 fifth graders ● 45 sixth graders ● 32 seventh graders CHARDON MIDDLE SCHOOL Highlights from the 2019–20 school year included: ●

Guest conductors worked with seventh-grade band students.

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Three seventh-grade students, Sarah Pitingolo, Mick Dwyer and Ethan Debevec, attended the Ohio Music Education Association District VII Honor Band in February 2020, an annual event that includes nominated students from districts in Geauga, Lake and Cuyahoga counties.

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CMS Band Director Tracy Paroubek attended the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago in December 2019, introducing her to new band literature and teaching techniques to bring back to the Chardon band program.

THEATER ARTS Theater and drama uniquely integrate major aspects of other fields of study into their own. Students venture into new character experiences, articulate, and grow together as a team to solve problems. Skills applied through the theater arts are skills needed in all jobs and job markets today.

In the classroom, particularly at the high school level, our students gain a taste of theater arts experience through regular visits from Great Lakes Theater actors/ educators, guiding students with script reading, theatrical sword fighting and more.

Theater arts programs are offered at both the middle school and high school levels with CMS hosting an after-school drama club and the high school drama department producing a Fall Play and Spring Musical each school year. The 2019 Fall Play production was The Westing Game, and the 2020 Spring Musical production was Mamma Mia! The school also offers OneActs, which are senior-directed short plays that can be helpful for those looking to try out drama.

It is important to note that our theater arts programs take a village, extending beyond drama and musicality to also include the visual and technical arts, as well as vocations, drawing upon the technological and cosmetology skills and interests of students.

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VISUAL ARTS We provide a multi-faceted arts program which operates on the belief that all students are innately creative and can find meaning and joy in art. Our curriculum encourages students to open themselves to new ways of seeing the world while allowing them to engage upon their curiosities using visual arts as a vehicle. Our curriculum structure also supports those students who decide to pursue art and design as a career choice.

Chardon Local Schools hosts an Annual District-Wide Juried Art Show complete with hands-on activities and live demonstrations from students. All K–12 students in the District who participate in art classes have pieces displayed at this show.

A highlight from the 2019–20 school year included a hand-drawn animation resulting from the collaboration between approximately 40 Chardon High School art students. Students drew nearly 500 successive frames over the course of three weeks.

The storytelling compilation was then set to music and shared digitally throughout the district and community for many to enjoy.

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STUDENT LEADERSHIP and ACTIVITIES Developing Confidence, Collaboration and a Community Mindset A vital part of a Chardon Local Schools education extends beyond academics in the classroom to the community service opportunities, clubs and other activities that help students discover their talents and express them in the greater world. Following are some examples of regularly occurring activities in our schools:

INTRA-DISTRICT ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

SERVICE LEADERSHIP

Chardon’s award-winning Science Olympiad program is project-based learning at its best, challenging and enriching our most scientifically motivated students with an emphasis on learning, participation, having fun and fostering team spirit. The 2019–20 Science Olympiad team comprised 42 students, of which 17 were middle school students and 25 were high school students. The Chardon SO Division B (Grades 6–9) placed third at regionals in 2019–20, qualifying for State for the 24th consecutive year; while the Chardon SO Division C (Grades 10–12) placed sixth at regional, qualifying for State for the 23rd consecutive year. The program depends heavily on parent and community volunteers and was in large part funded by the Chardon Schools Foundation in 2019–20.

Through a collaboration with University Hospitals and the Geauga County Department on Aging, the CHS Chardon Service Learning Class hosted approximately 100 local senior citizens and 65 CHS students for the school’s 8th Annual Heart 2 Heart Senior Dance in February 2020. As has been the tradition, the event was filled with music, dancing, food, card games and conversation as the generations connected, as well as a surprise visit from Park Elementary second-grade students to sing, read poems and share cards with the seniors.

The Art and Letters from the Heart and Love Our Geauga Lifesavers service opportunities for PreK–Grade 12 students came about in April 2020 as a result of the COVID pandemic and the increasing need for reaching out to those who may be feeling isolated or overwhelmed.

The Art and Letters project with the Geauga County Department on Aging resulted in the digital submission of nearly 100 hand-made artistic cards and letters from our students for sharing with local seniors in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities and to homebound seniors. Similarly, our students created notes of gratitude and artwork to thank UH Geauga

Medical Center employees for their essential work during the pandemic.

This project was carried out in conjunction with a retired caregiver who established the Love Our Geauga Lifesavers Facebook page in April 2020 to display the approximate 50 notes and artistic creations that had been submitted digitally by Hilltopper students.

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CHARDON HIGH SCHOOL

Additional examples of Chardon High School leadership and service opportunities, as well as specific CHS events that took place in 2019–20, are as follows:

CHS provides over 30 leadership opportunities, including academic competition teams, camps, performing arts groups and service clubs.

CHS ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP Academic Decathlon is offered as a humanities course at CHS, meeting regularly to study a targeted curricular theme in the areas of Economics, Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Math, Art and Music. The 2019–20 theme was “In Sickness and in Health: An Exploration of Illness and Wellness.” Team members spend many months preparing for the major competition, the Academic Decathlon, a demanding and very prestigious event.

The 2019–20 Chardon Academic Decathlon team comprised 11 CHS students: six seniors, one junior, one sophomore and three freshmen. The team earned 35 medals, including 14 gold medals and a medal in every discipline, at the Academic Decathlon of Ohio 2020 Regionals competition. In addition, after a strong showing for the judges, CHS senior Kaylie Malloy, was chosen as one of only three students in the entire competition to deliver her speech to a full auditorium in the Speech Showcase.

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Actively Caring 4 People (AC4P) Arthur Holden Leadership Institute Boxing with Parkinson’s— Geauga County Department on Aging Broadmoor Preschool mentorship picnic Chardon Service Learning Class Core Values Day Courtyard Cleanup Event Diversity Club Entrepreneur Success Breakfast Extracurriculars Fair Food Pantries Great Pals Club Junior Model U.N. Leadership Camp Majorettes Model U.N. 9/11 Commemorative Activities Poverty Simulation Event Random Acts of Kindness Day Route 44 Litter Cleanup project — Rotary Club of Chardon Salt to the Sea Book Club Event with Geauga County Department on Aging Schoolhouse Jocks mentoring program Shantytown Spanish Club Student Council Student Wellness Fair/Shred Your Stress Su Casa Chicago Food Bank Trip Thespians (Honor Society for students who excel in theater) Topperettes Volunteer Fair Washington DC Trip (Grade 8) Wellness Day Working Wednesdays Yearbook Class

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CHARDON HIGH SCHOOL CHS FORUMS AND PRESENTATIONS LEADERSHIP ●

CHS senior Kaylie Malloy, served as a member of the Sandy Hook/SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere) Promise Youth Advisory Board in 2019–20, one of 10 students on the board from school districts in Ohio, Connecticut, Florida, North Carolina, Minnesota, Georgia and California. Working closely with Sandy Hook Promise staff, the student group helped develop a year-long curriculum that schools can use for youth-led prevention of violence towards self and others.

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Seniors Izabella Veon, Mikhail Hall and Zachary Mothersbaugh participated in The City Club of Cleveland Youth Forum Council in January 2020. The YFC provides an opportunity for high school students to examine the value and impediments of free speech; discuss and learn about national and international issues of critical importance; and be challenged to discover ways in which they can actively participate in public life.

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CHS ninth-grade students Alexis Jahnke, Maysen Jahnke, Faith Kilfoyle and Sydney Murray, together with seven CHS staff members, presented on the eighth-grade Circuit of Success curriculum at the Ohio School Boards Association’s Capital Conference in Columbus in November 2019.

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Jeremy’s Kids Christmas project /Battle in the Barn With Jeremy’s Kids in its 20th year of service, students raised nearly $10,000 in December 2019 to shop for holiday gifts for 77 individuals in 13 Geauga County families in need. The first annual Battle in the Barn wrestling event with Riverside Local Schools launched that month as well to raise awareness for Jeremy’s Kids, thereby bolstering the success of the holiday project.

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Interact Club Chili Cookoff and Su Casa Chicago Food Bank Trip Among the Interact Club’s many activities during 2019–20 was the homemade chili cookoff event in October 2019, raising $800 for students to donate to Su Casa Chicago Food Bank as part of a several-day trip in November 2019.

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CHARDON HIGH SCHOOL BEYOND THE HILLTOP LEADERSHIP Having had regular exposure to and participation in service leadership opportunities throughout their years in Chardon Schools, students at the high school level soon discover service to their community has become a natural and reflexive part of their lives. We see students not only continuing to participate in activities through the school but also venturing “Beyond the Hilltop” and demonstrating service and leadership initiative through additonal opportunities as well.

Following are a few “Beyond the Hilltop” examples from the 2019–20 school year:

CHS senior Hannah Rus, raised funds to purchase live plants to bring cheer to residents at the Mapleview Country Villa nursing home and rehabilitation center in Chardon. She delivered the flowers and plants to the residents in April 2020 along with a personalized letter letting them know the community is thinking about them during the COVID pandemic when the facility cannot allow for visitors. For her service to the community, Hannah received a certificate of recognition from the Ohio Health Care Association Board of Directors, as well as a scholarship from Legacy Health Services.

Maxamus Vujaklija who was anticipating a promising 2019 season as quarterback for the HIlltoppers football team until he was sidelined by an injury, redirected his energy into a season of service to others through an initiative that became known as Tackle—fittingly with four quarters.

Together with teammates, Maxamus tackled four service projects: purchasing school supplies for the Geauga County Job and Family Services annual drive; raising $2,200 to donate towards Project Outrun and visiting children at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital; donating gift cards for area restaurants and shops to support the Geauga JFS’ foster care program; and collecting food donations for veterans.

Several Class of 2020 students earned prestigious awards in their Eagle and Girl Scout troops.

Christopher Shea achieved the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, with accomplishments that included earning 29 merit badges, serving his troop in a variety of leadership roles, and completing a major community service project— the construction of Beef ‘N’ Seats.

Natalie Fullerman earned the Girl Scout Gold Award via completion of an outdoor reading hut project for Munson Elementary; and Madeline McDonald earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for the installation of The McDonald Family Handrail at Memorial Field and for leading a Huntington’s Disease awareness night.

Sophomores Cameron Becker and Jazilyn Griffin were featured in a Fox8 Random Acts of Kindness news segment for giving potted flowers to passersby on Chardon Square.

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CHARDON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Student access to academically enriching, leadership skillsbuilding and service-related opportunities at the middle school is plentiful, with the following representing just a few examples from the 2019–20 school year:

CMS ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT Power of the Pen is Ohio’s original interscholastic creative writing program for middle school students. The Chardon Schools team, which competes as part of the program’s Lake Erie region, is open to students in grades 6–8. The Chardon Quilltoppers competed at the district-level Power of the Pen competition at Lake Erie College in January 2020. Students wrote on multiple prompts throughout the tournament. Chardon student Sadie Kuhnle took home the fourth place medal for seventh grade.

CMS students look forward to the annual Spelling Bee each year. After 11 rounds of increasingly challenging words at the 2019–20 event, his successful spelling of the word “absorptive” led CMS seventh-grade student Cash Johnson to victory as the district’s 2020 Spelling Bee champion. Cash went on to compete at the Geauga County Spelling Bee the following month, placing as runner-up in the county competition.

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Arthur Holden Leadership Institute

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Book and Movie Club

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Builders Club— Kiwanis Club of Chardon

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Chicago Trip (Grade 7)

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CMS Scholarship Fund

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Daily Dose of Kindness Club

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Drama Club

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Greater Cleveland Council of Teachers of Mathematics Math Contest (GCCTM)

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Internet Safety Presentations by SRO Derek Carlson

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“Living Loud” Assembly by Justin Bachman - funded by PTO

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MATHCOUNTS®

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Nature Scopes Binoculars Program (Grade 5)— Geauga Park District

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One School, One Book

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Robotics Club

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Ski Club

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Speech and Debate

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Student Council

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Team Day

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World Cultures Fair

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Yearbook Club

CMS SERVICE LEADERSHIP Each year, Chardon Middle School sixth-grade students participate in the Water for South Sudan project, a global initiative to create access to and monitor safe drinking water for rural areas of South Sudan. CMS students raised $2,092 through this endeavor in fall 2019.

The school launched its first annual celebration of Unity Day in October 2019, an event officially established by the PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center in 2006.

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Examples of other enriching, collaborative and service events offered by our elementary schools in 2019–20 were:

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT Each year, the District’s elementary schools participate in the One School, One book program, an initiative designed to encourage the entire school community to share a book together, one chapter at a time. The program educates families on the benefits and importance of reading aloud at home. Literacy skills provide the basis for a lifetime of learning and productivity. Often supplementing this program are Skype visits from the book’s author.

SERVICE LEADERSHIP Community service projects at the elementary school level include annual participation in Stockings for Soldiers, a community program organized each year by DeJohn Funeral Homes. Eighty-nine of our families participated in this program in the 2019-20 school year. The filled stockings were then distributed by DeJohn to U.S. troops overseas and area veterans in nursing homes or hospitals.

As part of their economics curricular unit, Munson Elementary third-grade students created handmade toys, including cat teasers, braided toys, scarves and bottle crunchers, and hosted a sale of these items for fellow students and their families. Through this endeavor, the students raised $702 for Marilyn’s Voice, a non-profit animal rescue, rehabilitation and adoption services organization.

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Bingo Night

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Chardon Polka Band visit

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Century Village field trip

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Chardon Fire Department tours and on-site visits

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COSI on Wheels

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Color Fun / Fun Run

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Family Movie Nights

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Father/Daughter Dances

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Food Drives

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Heart 2 Heart Senior Valentine Dance (Grade 2)

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Invention Convention Showcase

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Just Run®

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Kindergarten Book Project with CHS Students

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Mother/Daughter Paint Night— Geauga Paints

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Mother/Son Bowling

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Mystery Reader programs

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100th Day of School Celebrations

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Pet Supply Drive

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STEAM Museum

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Terrific Kids Luncheons

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Therapy Dog visits

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Veterans Day assemblies

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Wax Museum project

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TINY TOPPERS INTEGRATED PRESCHOOL WHAT IS AN INTEGRATED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM? School districts are mandated by the State of Ohio to provide services to students ages 3–5 who qualify for special education. Chardon Schools provides this service through an inclusion philosophy. This means that typically developing children and students with special needs are educated together.

LEARNING FRAMEWORK A variety of learning experiences in our preschool program promote positive attitudes about human differences. Our Tiny Toppers are regularly oriented to the importance of responsibility to others and responsibility to themselves. This is reinforced, in part, through daily recitation of the Tiny Toppers Promise, which was also written by a staff member as a song:

“I Promise To Be Safe, Be Kind, and To Try My Best”.

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An environment that respects children and is designed to meet the unique social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs of each child as he/she passes through the stages of childhood development.

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A continuum of services for students with disabilities.

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A 5-star quality rating earned in 2019 from the Ohio Department of Education and Job and Family Services upon an intensive review. Five stars is the highest quality rating granted to schools by the ODE. The program continues to have a 5-star rating.

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CHARDON ATHLETICS The Chardon High School Athletics Department offers 18 sports, comprising 40 teams, for students in grades 9–12. At the middle school level, athletics offerings (grades 7–8) include Football, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Track and Lacrosse.

NOTE: The Spring 2020 Athletics season was cancelled by OHSAA due to the pandemic.

2019–2020 CHS ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS Western Reserve Conference Champs ●

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Boys Swimming

WRC Player of the Year ■

Andrea Mann, Girls Cross Country

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John Dinko, Football, 2019

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Nick Fay, Football, 2019

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Vince Ferrante, Football, 2019

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James Pettyjohn, Football, 2019

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Keaton Ziegenfuss, Football, 2019

Gymnastics State Qualifiers—Individual ●

Chloe Budd on Bars

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Margaret Hamulak on Vault

Swimming D-I State Qualifiers and Placers ●

100 Butterfly: Gracie Duchon, 20th place

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500 Freestyle: Lachlan Koenen, 18th place

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400 Freestyle Relay: Nathan Bender, Lachlan Koenen, Mason Kooyman, Levi Rogers, 21st place

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Jaret Hall, 285 pounds

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Jake Hamulak, 113 pounds

Other Individual Athletic Achievements ●

OHSAA Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award: Nicholas Becker, Sarah Bennett

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OHSAA Scholar Athletes: John Mullaly, Lauren Phillips

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OHSAA Courageous Student Award: Halle Landies

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The Freshmen football team had an undefeated season at 9-0.

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2019–2020 CMS ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS Western Reserve Conference Champs ● ●

Girls Cross Country Boys Cross Country

Undefeated Season ●

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FAMILY and COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT A Shared Mission and Open Communication Strong partnerships in our district are born from the shared value of wanting the best opportunities for students in the community.

Consistent, open communication aligned with a collaborative spirit are what make our schools a place where everyone feels welcome and supported. We are grateful for the support of our Hilltopper families and community at large.

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School Resource Officer (SRO) at Chardon High School contracted through the Chardon Police Department

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District Safety Team comprised of officials from Chardon Police Department, Chardon Fire Department, Geauga County Sheriff’s Department, and Township Fire Departments; and parents, community members and staff

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Local law enforcement educates and provides social-emotional support to our students through presentations at the middle school and high school levels on the importance of digital citizenship, the dangers of sexting and vaping, and resources for mental health. Presenters in 2019–20 included SRO Derek Carlson, Chief of Police Scott Niehus, Geauga County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Natalie Harper, and Geauga County Prosecutor James Flaiz.

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Membership and leadership roles in local service organizations, including Rotary Club of Chardon, Chardon Area Chamber of Commerce, Chardon Tomorrow, Kiwanis Club of Chardon, and Chardon Tomorrow

Business partners throughout the district, including local manufacturing companies for student career exploration and vocational education partners that include Avery Dennison

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Corp., Eaton Corp., The Lozick Family Foundation, Mar-Bal Inc., and PCC Airfoils LLC. ●

Chardon Schools Foundation, a nonprofit organization established in 1989, funds educational grants for creative and innovative classroom projects throughout the district, with the average yearly amount of CSF funding to the District amounting to $35,000.

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Chardon Athletic Boosters support 58 teams between Chardon High School and Chardon Middle School.

Volunteers raise funds to help provide equipment, uniforms, supplies and facility improvements

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Chardon Alumni Association is one of the longest running high school alumni associations.

Board of Developmental Disabilities/ Deepwood, and University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center. ●

Chardon United Methodist Church allocates space to Chardon High School for our students who take Advanced Placement exams. Chardon Christian Fellowship, Freedom Alliance Church, Morning Star Friends Church and Claridon Community Helps supported our food service department during the emergency remote learning period in spring 2020 to ensure meal provision for our students.

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Parent Teacher Organizations, Chardon Education Association, Crescendo Club, Chardon AfterProm, Chardon VFW Post 6519, Citizens for Chardon Schools, Geauga-TV, Pastor Photography support the social, musical and athletic activities of our students.

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Local organizations providing leadership and service opportunities for our students include Geauga Growth Partnership, Inc., Leadership Geauga, Metzenbaum Center, Geauga County Department on Aging, Arthur Holden Leadership Institute, Geauga Park District, Lake Metroparks Farmpark, Lake County

Planning committees that include the Return 2 School Task Force to provide a balance of staff, parent and community voices in our decision making

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CAREER PATHWAYS Rapidly changing job markets and new technologies require individuals to have broadbased skills that transfer to a wide variety of work settings, as well as high levels of thinking and interpersonal skills. Having a career plan is essential for success. Beginning in Kindergarten, Chardon students receive an overview of career exploration through guest speakers and field trips to local businesses and nonprofits. Future planning for elementary students focuses on the application of communication, creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and character with respect to different careers. In the middle school grades, students analyze the skills and knowledge involved in different fields. While in high school, students develop their individual purpose, engaging with rigorous curriculum and developing specific skills for future readiness, including entrepreneurship, service, and lifelong learning.

CAREER DAY Chardon Local School District instituted its first ever districtwide Career Day in 2019, a full-day event made possible by community and parent involvement. We look forward to providing this as an annual opportunity.

Our Career Day is designed with ageappropriate activities for K–12 grade levels: ●

Career Fair for students in grades 7–12

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Career Interest Inventory & Guest Speakers for students in grades 4–6

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Career Guest Speakers for students in grades K–3

The 2019 Career Fair, which was organized through a partnership with Ohio Means Jobs, the Chardon Area Chamber of Commerce, RB Sigma Inc., and the Alliance for Working Together, provided grades 7–10 with a structured method network for career exploration and an opportunity for grades 11–12 to network and interview for internships and jobs.

The event was held in the high school gymnasium where over 60 organizations were represented, including businesses and entrepreneurs, military branches, and institutes of higher education.

ADDITIONAL CAREER EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS Educator Site Visits enable Chardon Middle School teachers to participate in manufacturing site visits to employers throughout Northeast Ohio. This ongoing series better connects educators with technology and work expectations, and opportunities that exist in our growing regional manufacturing sector. At the high school level, Geauga Growth Partnership offers real-world work experience via an internship program open to all Geauga County resident high school seniors and juniors.

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FISCAL STEWARDSHIP Fiscal Responsibility— Our Pledge to the Community Chardon Schools values operating in a lean manner and directing funds to the classroom.

Our community’s residents want to see a good value for their investment in the District. We diligently research additional ways to conserve taxpayer dollars, find alternative sources of revenue, and ensure we maintain our excellent schools with financial responsibility.

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COST PER PUPIL $11,751 the lowest in Geauga County

FISCAL CHALLENGES COVID-19 drove down revenue in 2020 and continues to drive down revenue in 2021 with reduced interest rates, funding cuts, reduced rentals, and unpaid fees. The state announced that the biennial budget for 2019 would be the same for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. This did not hold true where Chardon was cut over $528,000 due to COVID-19 and is expecting additional cuts in 2021. The state is in the process of developing a new funding formula for 2022 and this new formula is not yet known. Chardon received approximately $1,146 in base funding per student from the state while charter schools received $6,020 per student. The per pupil amount is down from $1,315 and may continue to decline if state cuts persist. The $6,020 per charter school has remained the same and the state removes this amount per student from payment prior to receipt at the district. Fiscal planning is required for expenditure budgeting to repair old, aging buildings to provide a safe environment for the students.

AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY $65,614 mid-range for Geauga County

REVENUE

All Other Revenue 5.0%

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All Other Financing Sources 1.3%

Property Tax Allocation 7.1%

GENERAL PROPERTY TAX (Real Estate) 66.1% State Foundation 15.1%

Public Utility Personal Property Taxes 5.4%

Message from District Treasurer, Deb M. Armbruster It is the goal of the Treasurer’s office to provide up-to-date financial information to all stakeholders. Revenue and expenditures are detailed each month and are posted to BoardDocs on the Chardon Board of Education page of the district website. Additional financial information can be found on the Treasurer’s webpage accessible under Departments. As part of our commitment to transparency, Chardon Local Schools participates in OhioCheckbook.gov, a government transparency website where users can search, view and compare expenditure information for participating governments. Financial information is posted to this site on a monthly basis. For more information about the district’s finances, please email Deb.Armbruster@Chardonschools.org or call the School Board Office at 440.285.4052.

2020 REVENUE $35,698,092 ● Local Taxes 71.5% ● State Support 22.2% ● Other Sources 6.3%

EXPENDITURES

2020

Transfers-andAdvances-Out 4.7%

Capital Outlay 0.2%

Other Objects 1.8% Purchased Services 11%

PAYROLL AND BENEFITS 79.9%

Supplies and Materials 2.4%

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