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October, 2017
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The HUSKIE REPORT Cardinal Business Collaborative
By Dr. Scott J. Hunt, Superintendent T h e Cardinal L o c a l School District is truly in a unique position as we move into the future. This year we moved our third and fourth grade students and teachers from the Cardinal Intermediate School building to A.J. Jordak Elementary School. Herein lies the opportunity. Already we have reached an agreement with Family Pride of Northeast Ohio as they will lease space to provide counseling and social work services for the community and our schools. The concept that I believe can have an impact on school, business, and community is what I am calling the Cardinal Business Collaborative. The concept is to partner with our local businesses to provide space in the CIS building that our businesses can utilize for large group training, professional development, job fairs, and online coursework for
training and college credit. We actually have a direct pipeline for a specific group of students who wish to enter a career immediately after high school. What a great opportunity for us to collectively bring businesses to the schools and students to businesses. Similar to the Cleveland Indians farm team, (where they send out their talent scouts to target that 6 foot 1 inch, 210 pound, 14 year old pitcher who throws a 95 mph fastball) this concept allows for our local business “talent scouts” to bring along young future employees into their organizations. Although, at this time, this is only a concept there is genuine interest from our local businesses and their support organizations (GGP/Chamber of Commerce) to build on this idea to bring it to fruition. As we prepare this year to engage in a strategic planning process to set a foundation for our future I can say with certainty that I will continue to work to bring the community back to Cardinal! #HuskiePride!
Strategic Planning Under Way! The Strategic Planning Process for the district is underway. A major part of the strategic thinking process is for Cardinal Schools to engage the community so that the voice of the community is heard. We will be hosting a Cardinal Community Cafe (this is based on the World Cafe concept) on Nov. 16, 2017. Basically, the Cafe is a table-top discussion based on critical questions. The conversations that take place will make the difference for the school district. We will ask questions and get responses from all participants. So, we are asking you: parents, students and community members to consider in which areas the Cardinal School District shows opportunity for improvement. We also ask that you develop ideas to facilitate these changes and be willing to share. The following is a list of questions to help generate ideas. 1. How well does Cardinal provide an engaging, motivating and safe environment? 2. How well does Cardinal focus on the development of all students to be successful, productive, life-long learners and responsible members of society?
3. What kind of a culture (atmosphere for learning) would you like to see at Cardinal Local schools? 4. How can Cardinal better support students to be their best? 5. What is great/strong about Cardinal that you want to keep? to celebrate? 6. What are some of your greatest memories of Cardinal? 7. How can Cardinal get stronger and better? 8. How can Cardinal have a more positive impact on the community? 9. What is your biggest hope for Cardinal? 10. What kind of learning environment do you want to see at Cardinal? 11. What do you most want to change about Cardinal? What do you most want to keep? 12. What does Cardinal need to start doing? Stop doing?
We look forward to seeing you on the 16th as the future of our kids and our community depends on all of us!
Important Dates Here are some important dates for families to keep in mind for the remainder of the 2017 calendar year. Oct. 23-27: Spirit Week Oct. 26: Spirit Parade, Powder Puff Game, Bonfire Oct. 30-Nov. 3: 3rd Grade ELA Testing Nov. 1: Early Release Day Nov. 1: 3rd - 4th Grade Academic Rallies Nov. 7: Election Day Nov. 8: BOE Meeting Nov. 9: JES Parent/Teacher Conferences Nov. 9-10: JES PTA Book Fair Nov. 15: Early Release Day Nov. 17: JES/CMS Picture Retake Day and Winter Sports Pictures Nov. 17-19: Fall Play Nov.22-24 - No School (Teacher Comp Day and Thanksgiving) Nov.27: Music Booster Meeting, 7 p.m. at CHS Nov. 29: Early Release Day Dec. 4-8: CMS/CHS Testing Dec. 4: 1st and 2nd Grade Concerts Dec. 7-8: PTA Holiday Headquarters Dec. 7: CMS Choir Concert Dec. 8: 7th and 8th Grade Winter Formal Dec. 12: CMS Band Concert Dec. 13: Early Release Day Dec. 13: BOE Meeting Dec. 13: CHS Winter Concert Dec. 18: Music Booster Meeting, 7 p.m. at CHS Dec. 18-20: CHS Semester Exams Dec. 21: JES Holiday Parties Dec. 22: End Q2 / Teacher Record Day Dec. 22-29: No School (Winter Break) Jan. 1-5, 2018: No School (Winter Break) Jan. 8: School Resumes Jan.10: Early Release Day Jan.10: BOE Meeting Jan. 15: No School (MLK Day)
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The HUSKIE REPORT On Nov.7, the Cardinal Local School District will have a 9.7 mill renewal levy on the election ballot. This levy generates around $2.9 million for the district’s general fund budget. This levy will not cost tax payers any additional money. Much like you renew your driver’s license every 5 years to keep operating a motor vehicle, the district needs to renew this levy to continue collecting
School Levy Without this money the District will be forced to make drastic cuts in all of these areas, even more so than what we would have had to make if the May levy had failed. In addition, a November levy failure will force the District to ask for a new Operating Levy at 10 mills to make up for the loss of revenue and homeowners will lose their rollback and homestead
the same amount of money as when it was voted in. There is no increase or additional cost to you and your family. Money collected from the levy will continue to go into the general fund budget to maintain current levels of staff, benefits, maintenance, t e c h n o l o g y, a c a d e m i c s , transportation, and student programming.
exemption, which means increased tax payments. Again, this levy is simply asking you to renew and continue your current commitment to the success of the Cardinal Local School District. Please visit www.cardinallevy.org for additional information. What’s Inside? HUSKIE PRIDE!
Time to RENEW for Cardinal Schools.
It’s a RENEWAL! Not new taxes.
Taxes stay the same.
Taxpayers keep rollback credit Ͳ up to 12.5%.
Supports Cardinal Schools for another 5 years.
9.7 mill RENEWAL levy = $2.9 million annually
It’s a RENEWAL! Yes! Nov 7 Issue 25
w w w. C a r d i n a l L e v y . o r g Actually, NO, this isn’t a new levy at all.
This levy was approved by Cardinal residents in 1992 and has been renewed every five years since then. Cardinal has relied on this revenue to support school operations for 25 years without raising taxes, and it’s needed now more than ever before. Paid for by Supporters of Cardinal Schools, a nonͲprofit entity unaffiliated with Cardinal School District, Kristen Klepper, Treasurer
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The HUSKIE REPORT Homecoming 2017
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Cardinal High School seniors Marina C. and Connor S. are crowned 2017 Homecoming Queen and King prior to the football game on Oct. 6, 2017.
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The HUSKIE REPORT Hall of Fame 2017
2017 Cardinal Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Kurtis Fisher (Class of 1997, second from right) stands with his family prior to a special assembly at CHS on Sept. 22. From left: wife, Rebecca, mother Terri Fisher (Cardinal Alumna), daughter Ana (Cardinal seventhgrader), Kurtis, and father William (Cardinal Alumni and Cardinal Hall of Fame Charter Member.)
CHS Crowns Homecoming King and Queen Congratulations to the 2017 Homecoming King and Queen Connor S. and Marina C.! The pair was crowned prior to the Varsity football game on Friday, Oct. 6. Other senior attendants included: Anna A., LuLu C., Ashley P., Ethan C., Spencer S., and Willie B. (not pictured). Ninth grade attendants were Melissa Z. and Gene H. 10th grade attendants were Andrea M. and Mason L. 11th grade attendants were Faith P. and Matt C. We were also excited to have CHS Alumni and last year’s Homecoming Queen Allissa Nevison back for crowning duties.
CHS Class of 1966 graduate Darrell Nordeen speaks to students about his time at Cardinal and how it prepared him for a successful career in business. Nordeen is a 2017 Cardinal Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame inductee and also accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of his father Richard.
Kurtis Fisher, CHS Class of 1997 graduate, Thanks to the staff and students and 2017 Cardinal Athletic Hall of Fame of Student Council, the 2017 CHS inductee, speaks to students during Homecoming was a success! an assembly on Sept. 22. Fisher What’s Students enjoyed the park was inducted for his athletic Inside? themed decorations, Zone accomplishments at Cardinal. entertainment DJ and HUSKIE celebrating the student PRIDE! voted court.
2017 Cardinal Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame inductee Christina Canfield (Class of ‘94) addresses students during an assembly on Sept. 22. Canfield was inducted for her work in the medical field.
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The HUSKIE REPORT CHS Huskie October Update Cardinal Earns Bronze Ranking We are so excited to share that Cardinal High School has earned a National Ranking of Bronze from the U.S. News & World Report in their Best High Schools rankings. The 2017 Best High Schools ranking awards the top 6,041 public high schools with gold, silver, and bronze medals. Of 866 high schools in the state of Ohio, U.S. News ranks Cardinal High School at 197. According to U.S. News, they partnered with RTI International, a science research firm, to produce the 2017 Best High Schools rankings. The rankings are based on these key principles: that a great high school must serve all of its students well, not just those who are college bound, and that it must be able to produce measurable academic outcomes to show it is successfully educating its student body across a range of performance indicators. A four-step process is used to determine Best High Schools. Schools must pass each step in succession to move on for consideration in the next step. In step one, researchers compare math and reading proficiency scores to determine if students are performing better than statistically expected for the
state. The second step compares test scores for those who U.S. News defines as disadvantaged (black, Hispanic, lowincome) to see if they perform at or better than the state average. If a school passes the first two steps, the third step requires the school to have a graduation rate of 75% or higher. And finally, in step four, schools are judged on college-readiness performance, using Advanced Placement (AP) test data as the benchmark for success. Twenty-six percent of Cardinal High School students participate in AP classes, with 46 credits earned in the 2016-17 school year.
College Representatives Visit Surrounding colleges and universities meet with CHS students throughout the school year to share information. Students are not always able to travel and these visits create an opportunity for gathering various secondary options. Already scheduled in September and October are Westminster, Hiram, Ursuline, Ohio University, Cleveland State, Tiffin, Ohio State, Youngstown State, Baldwin Wallace, and Slippery Rock.
Freshman Mentoring The freshman mentoring program is in full swing thanks to the staff and mentor students who began preparing back in August. Students share interesting facts on Tuesdays and complete enrichment classroom activities each Friday. Establishing relationships while overseeing academic goals is the
foundation of the program.
Above the Line Staff across the district are enjoying the inspirational writing of the Urban Meyer book, Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season. The summary of chapter 2 provides an overview for the basis of the book’s concept: the R Factor. “E + R = O ~or~ Event + Response = Outcome. Success is not determined by the situations you experience. Success is determined by how you manage the R. The R factor disciplines are the essential skills for getting and staying Above the Line. There are 6 disciplines: Press pause, Get your mind right, Step up, Adjust and Adapt, Make a difference, Build Skill. Embrace productive discomfort. Discomfort marks the place where the old way meets the new way. Push through the pain. If it doesn’t challenge you, it will not change you.”
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CHS students Jordan W., Katlyn L., Adriana N., Morgan S., and Anna A. hold up the mural they created over the summer for the Arms Trucking headquarters located in the old Claridon Elementary School.
Art Students Paint for Arms Prior to the end of last school year, Arms Trucking contacted the district to see if any art students would be interested in painting a mural for their headquarters, which is located in the former Claridon Elementary School. Jordan W., Katlyn L., Adriana N., Morgan S. and Anna A. all agreed to help. The ladies all volunteered their time over the summer to create the beautiful, finished product. Teacher Mrs. Amy Alvord says she’s so proud of the work the girls produced and the initiative they took to get the project finished! Great job ladies!
Financial Aid Night Mark your calendars for another senior event at CHS. On Nov.1 at 6 p.m., a representative from Lakeland Community College financial department will be here to do a presentation for seniors and parents to review the financial aid process. Students do not have to attend Lakeland to benefit from this presentation and must sign up in the school office.
Auburn Career Center Visitation Sophomores have an opportunity to visit Auburn Career Center (ACC) on Wednesday, Nov. 29. The students get to visit three programs of their interest. After the visit, the application process for the 2018-2019 school year will begin.
These students painted the ladies restroom at CHS. (l-r) Kaitlyn S., Madelyn D., Barbara D., Faith P. and Sarah H.
Girl’s Restroom Makevover Thank you to the CHS staff and creative students who have designed both an Arms Trucking mural and completed a restroom makeover for CHS ladies. The paintings are deservedly receiving recognition and respect for the detailed and impressive work they display.
GGP Career Days This year, students in grades 10-12 will participate in the Geauga Growth Partnership (GGP) Career Days held at Kent State Geauga Campus. These days are spent working with business professionals in the community to learn employability skills. The seniors will be attending first on Oct. 27.
Senior Meeting and Teacher Conferences CHS hosted fall conferences and a senior parent meeting, both of which were very well attended. Josten’s attended the evening events and gathered measurements for caps and gowns while also selling apparel and class rings. Conferences occur two times a year, however, the staff is always open to communication and meeting throughout the year as requested. Please be sure to call the main office to schedule your appointment.
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Geauga Growth Partnership (GGP) Career Days took Middle School Students to the Airport.
Geauga Growth Partnership (GGP) Career Days took Middle School Students to Tarkett.
Eighth graders listen to a CNC employee discuss career opportunities with the company during Career Day on Sept. 21.
(right) Eighth-graders Amelia D. and Sophitia J. wait to tour Tarkett during Career Day on Sept. 21. Students visited several businesses in the area to learn more about various career fields.
On Thursday, Sept. 21, eighth graders participated in the Geauga Growth Partnership Career Awareness field trip. Eighth graders visited several local companies, including Tarkett, Dillen, Gold Key, Precision and the Geauga County Airport.
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The HUSKIE REPORT The 2017-2018 school year is off to a great start. There are many exciting things going on in the Middle School. Teachers spent quite a bit of time talking about behavioral expectations during the first weeks of school. The emphasis this year is on behaving “Above the Line.” To be “Above the Line” means being Productive, Respectful, Involved, Determined, and Empathetic. Behaviors that don’t match our P.R.I.D.E expectations are considered “Below the Line.” For instance, being respectful is an example of “Above the Line” behavior; when we act in a disrespectful way, we have fallen “Below the Line.” Teachers have been using this language this year, and students are starting to use it as well. To help students understand this concept, teachers have also talked about a simple formula developed by Tim Kight of Focus 3: E + R = O. This formula stands for Event + Response = Outcome. We can’t control events that occur, and we do not have much control over outcomes. We do, however, have complete control over our responses. Too often, we respond to events in an impulsive and emotional way. This emotional, or default, response usually leads to “Below the Line” behavior. Responding to events in a purposeful, “Above the Line” way requires skill. These skills do not happen naturally, but must be learned and practiced just like any other skill. Staff has also talked about “BCD.” CMS is a “No BCD” zone. BCD stands for
Above the Line
started up a conversation and shown my kids that there was nothing to be afraid Blame, Complain, and Defend. We all of. But instead what I ended up doing tend to blame others, complain about was leaving the scene so quickly that our circumstances (“event”), and defend I missed that opportunity to turn the ourselves by making excuses when situation into a great teaching moment caught in Below the Line behavior. We for my kids. And that got me thinking a are stressing being accountable and lot about what it must be like to ... have to face a world every day that doesn’t taking responsibility for one’s actions. In conjunction with our “Above the know how to face you back.” Palacio Line” initiative, staff and students will started writing the book that night. She be reading “Wonder” by R. J. Palacio. says Auggie’s character came to her fully “Wonder” is the story of 10-year old formed. The book opens as he enters Auggie Pullman. Born with a severe school and the story unfolds from several facial deformity, Auggie has been home- points of view — we get the perspective schooled his entire life and is attending of his sister, his parents, his best friends, school for the first time as a fifth grader. the do-gooders and the mean kids. One Auggie must learn to cope with difficult of Auggie’s teachers challenges the kids: new situations and new people. The “When given the choice between being narrative is told from the perspectives right, or being kind, choose kind.” The of Auggie, his new friends, his sister, and center of all these stories is the same challenge Palacio faced back at the ice her boyfriend. The book is a best-seller cream store: how to confront the and is being released as a movie in discomfort around difference; November. What’s how to “choose kindness.” The book was inspired Inside? Thanks to generous by a real-life encounter with HUSKIE donations by the CMS PTO, the author Patricia Palacio’s own United Way, and the Geauga PRIDE! kids six years ago. They were County Library Foundation, at an ice cream store and sat each student and staff member next to a little girl with a severe received a copy of Wonder at an facial deformity. The author’s 3-yearold son cried in fear, so Palacio grabbed all-school assembly on the morning of her kids and fled. She was trying to Monday, Oct. 9. Students will be reading protect the girl but also avoid her own Wonder over the next five weeks, and discomfort. “I was really angry at myself each grade level will be engaging in afterwards for the way I had responded,” activities based on the book in classes. she admits. “What I should have done is simply turned to the little girl and
A select group of 7th and 8th grade students spent two days and one night at the Camp Burton YLP Leadership Camp participating in various leadership activities and discussions, and learning how to build positive peer relationships. The hope is that students will bring some of what they learned at camp back to CMS and implement these ideas to get other students involved and engaged in making positive changes in their lives and their school. Students who attended either volunteered or were selected by their teachers. 7th grade students included: Jaleya R., Nathan L., Ethan D., and Cameron P. 8th graders were: Stevie H., Mia P., Natalie M., Grace F., Sophitia (l-r) Cameron P., Stevie H., Nathan L., Megan E., Colby T., Ethan D., Josiah K., Jaleya R., Natalie M., Grace F., Olivia O., J., Josiah K., Olivia O., Colby T., and Megan E. Thank you all for representing Cardinal - we can’t wait to see what ideas you share! Sophitia J. and Mia P.
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The HUSKIE REPORT Fifth Grade Participates in GPD Nature Scopes Program
CMS Principal Andy Cardinal reads the first chapter of the book, “Wonder” aloud with the student body on Monday, October 9, 2017. Students are reading the book over the next several weeks as part of the One School, One Book reading initiative.
CMS fifth-grader Sydney P. listens as the first chapter of the book “Wonder” is read aloud during a special assembly on Monday, October 9. Students will be completing various activities in school in relation to the book.
The CMS student body follows along as the first chapter of the book “Wonder” is read aloud during a special assembly. Generous donations from community groups allowed all CMS students and staff to receive a book.
CMS fifth-grader Ruth L. follows along as the beginning of the book “Wonder” is read aloud. Students all received a copy of the book and will be reading it as part of the One School, One Book reading initiative.
Every year GPD comes to CMS as part of the Nature Scopes program to teach students what binoculars do and how to use them properly so they get the most out of their viewing experience. They had some instruction time in the classroom, and then got some hands on experience outside.
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The HUSKIE REPORT Elementary Students at the Middlefield Fire Department
Jordak Elementary Students visit the MFD.
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Elementary Students Activities Students in second through fourth grades are participating in Holden Arboretum’s Growing Students in Science Program. Classes. They will take a field trip to Holden twice a year, and once a year, Holden goes to the school. Recently second graders visited Holden and spent the day as “Tree Detectives” looking for living and non-living things. Students studied the bark and leaves of different kinds of trees and learned about how important trees are for humans. First Energy is sponsoring a play called “The Energized Guyz” put on by The National Theatre for Children. The play is about two super heroes who help kids learn to conserve energy. Students continue to get their brains ready to learn with Exercise Club. Students have an age-appropriate morning workout in the gym and spend about 5 to 10 minutes going through stations to get
Oct. 11. Students got to tour the facility, see and learn about firefighting tools, hear sirens, and view the inside of a fire truck. The students always leave these trips armed with so much good information on what to do in case of a fire emergency at home or at school. Thank you to the wonderful Elementary students at Holden Arboretum. individuals at MFD for taking time to show the pups around and teach trips recently. Students were so excited them about safety. to take a walk down to the Middlefield Branch of the Geauga County Public We all appreciate Library. While there they took a tour of all you do for the building, read two fall books, and did them and the a rhyming poem. The kids all had a blast community! and can’t wait to go back, so a big thank you to the library. their energy flowing for learning. The kindergarten classes are putting in a lot of miles, with two walking field
Kindergarten students also logged some walking miles during Fire Safety Week when they walked over to visit the Middlefield Fire Department on
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