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Vision: Our educational community will be a model in identifying individual student needs and providing comprehensive support.
FOCUSED ON INSPIRING GREATNESS AT NORTH ROYALTON CITY SCHOOLS By Greg Gurka, Superintendent North Royalton City Schools Greetings and thank you for taking the time to read our latest edition of the district’s Bear Way digital magazine. We have a great deal of things happening in our district as you will see from the pages that follow. Our theme of Inspire Great is still alive and growing as we continue to chronicle activities that occur in our classrooms, on the stage and on the field! I could never have imagined last year when we introduced this that so many people would be following all the events that occur and that it would grow like it has. The link #NRInspireGreat is filled with stories, pictures and descriptions of things that are happening in our schools each and every day. By following your principal or teacher
(or me @gurkag), you will see first hand the creativity of our staff and students on a daily basis. We are excited to be in the process of updating our facilities thanks to the passage of Issue 11 in May. As you will see from the following pages, we are fully engaged in the programming and schematic design phase of the project. The first step was the visioning process which has now led us to working with the educators to begin the design of the educational spaces. The next step is to invite the entire community to an open meeting to hear and discuss the progress and provide input into the design of the exterior of the facilities. That meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at 7 pm in the North Royalton High School Performing Arts Center. In the coming weeks, you will receive more information on that.
The 2017-2018 school year holds great promise for our students, staff and community. I want to wish the best to all of our seniors in the Class of 2018 as they culminate their years at North Royalton High School, and I also wish the best to our current kindergarten students, the future Class of 2030, as they begin their journey! I know both of these groups of students will make a positive impact on our society. Thank you for all of your support of our students and programs. I welcome your thoughts and comments. Please call me at 440-582-9030 or email me at greg.gurka@northroyaltonsd.org. All of us at North Royalton City Schools wish you and your families a wonderful autumn season. Greg Gurka Superintendent North Royalton City Schools
What exactly is the “Bear Way?” It’s not just a saying, or title of a magazine, but a way of life here in our district. It is a sense of pride students have in their schoolwork and how they manage their extracurricular activities while keeping an eye on succeeding academically. It is a sense of pride teachers have when they continually go the extra mile to make sure every student receives a personalized eduation and succeeds.
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