Thursday, March 7, 2013
Nichols said students' extra access to the superintendent is proven to improve connectedness throughout schools
Students and parents in Cuyahoga Falls will have one more avenue to engage with the head of the school district. Superintendent Todd Nichols recently signed up for Twitter (follow him at @CFTMN) and says the extra access is proven to improve connectedness throughout schools. At a recent Cuyahoga Falls School Board meeting, Nichols said he has gotten some great ideas about school connectedness from the book "Getting Smart" by Tom Vander Ark, which concentrates on "the digital world and digital delivery." In reading the book, Nichols had been preparing for a trip to Bowling Green State University, where he would sit on a dissertation defense from one of his former administrators. "The dissertation is on school connectedness and the …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
If approved, the district's permanent improvement levy would generate $11.1 million in revenue. Take a look at how the district will use that money over the next few years.
Cuyahoga Falls residents should have a clearer picture about how their tax dollars would be spent after Superintendent Todd Nichols gave a breakdown of levy dollars Monday night. If approved, the district's five-year, 3-mill levy permanent improvement levy would generate $11.1 million in revenue and cost homeowners $91.88 per year for every $100,000 in valuation. Nichols presented the Cuyahoga Falls Board of Education that night with a breakdown of how the levy dollars would be spent, from building to building, starting in 2014 and running through 2018. "As you can see, in the first three years, it is heavy on technology, heavy on things we can take with us, heavy on things that are our most-immediate needs, like safety/security, …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Cuyahoga Falls City School District officials said residents can expect billboards, mail cards, yard signs and op eds in their local media publications
District officials are about coming out swinging when it comes to the upcoming permanent improvement levy. Cuyahoga Falls City School officials are planning several ways to get the word out about why the district needs the five-year, 3-mill levy. And they only have about 70 days before the May 7 election (and even fewer before early voting starts April 2). "It's kind of a time crunch," Superintendent Todd Nichols said at Monday night's Cuyahoga Falls Board of Education meeting inside the high school. On the way are billboards, mail cards, yard signs and opinion pieces and advertisements in their local media publications by the end of March. Those will tout the reasons the district needs the levy, which was approved by the board in January …
Monday, December 17, 2012
The Cuyahoga Falls High School is on a "place and secure status" as of 1 p.m. Monday. Continue to check back for updates after reading this message from Superintendent Todd Nichols.
Cuyahoga Falls High School on 'Place and Secure Status' Here is the AlertNow message sent out this afternoon: Good afternoon, Friday's events in Connecticut were tragically disturbing to everyone; especially those who have children and/or grandchildren in school. At times like these, we convene our administrative team and communicate with the police department which we did this morning. Today and throughout the week, you will notice an increased presence of our Cuyahoga Falls Police Department. We hope the increased presence provides our students, staff, and parents greater peace of mind. In a review of our safety plans, we have identified three additional levels of security that will be put into place. First, our buildings have been …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The parents of seventh grader Emily Deyoung pulled their daughter from Bolich Middle School after a bully threatened her with violence.
After trying an in-school suspension to resolve a middle school bullying problem, Cuyahoga Falls City Schools has adopted a new policy and taken drastic measures to keep students safe. It started about a month ago when seventh grader Emily Deyoung confronted a bully at Bolich Middle School as he picked on one of her friends. He called her friend "fat." The boy, who was not publicly identified by the school district, threatened Deyoung and said he would "assault her, put her in crutches and burn her house down,” said Danielle Deyoung, Emily’s mother. The Deyoungs reported the incident to school officials, who told the boy to stop bullying her. Despite the punishment, the boy continued to threaten Emily, her parents said. So her parents, …
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Sunday, August 14, 2011
Falls School Board hires new human resources director, teaching and learning coordinator, assistant principal.
The Cuyahoga Falls City School District experienced several administrative personnel changes during summer months, in addition to the leadership of Superintendent Todd Nichols. The school board July 25 unanimously approved a two-year administrative contract with its new director of human resources, Michael Englert, at an annual salary of $93,100. Englert, is former assistant superintendent for Firelands Local School District. Paula Snyder, former human resources director for the school district whose contract ended July 31, resigned in June to accept the same position for the Orange City School District. Snyder’s annual salary with the school district had been $89,346. The school board July 25 also unanimously approved a two-year …
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
School Board votes 5-0 to approve three-year deal.
As the new superintendent for Cuyahoga Falls City School District, Todd Nichols said he understands “what it takes to restore the roar” in Cuyahoga Falls. The Cuyahoga Falls Board of Education, at a special meeting Monday night, unanimously approved a three-year contract for Nichols. The $120,000 contract with Nichols begins Aug. 1, as well as an interim, consulting contract through July 31. Named last week as successor to outgoing Superintendent Ed Holland, Nichols will come to the school district from his position as superintendant in Bucyrus, where he oversaw a 1,700-student school district with a $15 million budget. Nichols' previous base salary at Bucyrus CSD was $104,900, $110,000 including incentives. “You guys have been extremely …
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Leaving the Bucyrus district, he'll start in Cuyahoga Falls by Aug. 1
Todd Nichols has been named Superintendent of the Cuyahoga Falls City School District. Board of Education President Therese Dunphy said in an email, "Like you, we were truly impressed by Dr. Nichol's singular philosophy of meeting each student where they are at and moving them forward. His diverse educational background, strong financial skills, and experience as an educational and community leader resonated with us. Specifically, his ability to achieve an increase of more than 30 percent in the graduation rate during his tenure as high school principal at Mad River High School, his ability to bring technology into every classroom in Bucyrus City Schools, his extensive use of data (posted throughout various building hallways) to drive …
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5:11 am on Thursday, May 2, 2013
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