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Dear Canfield Community,Reflecting on my first year as your Superintendent, I must admit that I was unsure of exactly what this school year was going to look like. Meeting with you virtually in August, I rolled out our restart plan, protocols, and explained that we would start with in-person learning and a new K-12 Cardinal Digital Academy for those that did not feel comfortable returning. I talked about remote learning possibilities. I wondered if we would even make it out of September. But we did. Amazed...but never surprised! Then came the holidays, and I wondered if we would make it through and
we did. Next, I was really concerned that we would not finish the year after spring break, but we did! We did it together. Amazed...but never surprised in Canfield! Well done Cardinals.
As mentioned numerous times over the school year, we would not have been able to make it through the year without help from our parents. You were amazing! We finished the year in person because despite the social distancing, masks, desk shields, temperature station, and dreaded quarantines, our entire educational community came together and gave their best! For this, I thank you.
As I look ahead to the 2021-2022 year, I am excited for a few curriculum changes. First and foremost, we will be welcoming Mr. John Vitto to a new role in the district as Assistant Superintendent/Curriculum Director. He will be facilitating several new initiatives such as STEM in both elementary schools. We will welcome a new teacher in this role and are adding maker spaces. Additionally, the elementaries will be implementing a new phonics curriculum. Our middle school is adding an 8th grade STEM class with an engineering focus as well as expanding the Health/Wellness class to include careers and digital citizenship. Our
high school is adding a Building Trades Pre-Apprentice Program thanks to a grant we received. Finally, the Cardinal Digital Academy curriculum is shifting focus to select 9-12 grade students with special circumstances. We will not be using our own teachers as we believe they are needed in our classrooms for face to face instruction.
Our district will begin Strategic Planning which will guide us into 2027. The first step in this process is an online survey for our community to provide us with valuable information. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey on our district website by the end of July. A committee will be formed of community members, parents, staff, and students who will use the survey information as a guide while creating a comprehensive plan with measurable objectives and goals. The plan will ultimately serve as a tool for decision making and resource allocation. In closing, thank you so much for the warm welcome to Canfield. It was an amazing school year. I would like to wish everyone a safe, healthy, and enjoyable summer break!
Go Cards!!
Joe Knoll, Superintendent
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Carey, Morgan
Carrier, Maggie
Castronova, Emma
Christoff, Paige
Crist, Jackson
Fares, Aurora
Ferguson, Aaron
Francisco, Gia
Gaetano, Gianni
Grdic, Lily
Havrilla, Alaina
Ieraci, Marissa
Kadilak, Kate
Kan, Anna
Kelly, Hannah
Khatiwada, Himadri
Krcelic, Nicholas
Li, Grace
Mashqbeh, Emily
McMurray, Blake
Nottingham, Hayden
Pantelakis, Nicholas
Petro, Jake
Rabbani, Haziq
Schaab, Ty
Sethi, Meera
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Ahmad, Sabreen
Chambers, Ryley
DeRosa, Andrew
Fekety, Bridget
Hammond, Madison
Helmick, Jordan
Hudock, Chloe
Jacques, Leah
Kerensky, Anna
Pannunzio, Anthony
Rosko, Grace
Stilson, Abigail
Thakar, Kareena
Tisone, Haley
CUM LAUDE
Childers, Kamiron
Geletka, Allie
Jacques, Lin
Kollar, Chad
SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
NATIONAL SCHOOL
LUNCH PROGRAM ...PAGE 2
TRANSPORTATION ...PAGE 2
OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE ...PAGE 2
CANFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
UPDATE
...PAGE 3
CANFIELD VILLAGE MIDDLE
SCHOOL UPDATE ...PAGE 4
CANFIELD EDUCATION
INNOVATION FUND ... PAGE 4
C.H. CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY
UPDATE ...PAGE 5
HILLTOP ELEMENTARY
UPDATE
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CARDINAL DIGITAL ACADEMY
UPDATE
...PAGE 7
ATHLETIC UPDATE ...PAGE 7
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH
AND WELLNESS .... BACK COVER
CARDINAL
COMMUNIQUE
JULY
2021
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The Canfield Local School Districtnamed John Vitto as Assistant Superintendent/Curriculum Director during the May Board of Education meeting. “We chose Mr. Vitto for his extensive educational administrative experience, his commitment to innovation, and his outstanding dedication to the district,” said Joe Knoll, Superintendent.
Over the past 29 years, Mr. Vitto has served as the Director of Pupil Services and a School Psychologist in Canfield. Under his leadership, the district received the highest possible rating on the annual Ohio Special Education Report Card for multiple consecutive years. Mr. Vitto has authored, received, and managed over $1,000,000 in competitive grants for Social-Emotional Learning and School Safety, Technology, Response to Intervention to reduce the incidence of reading disabilities, Early Literacy, and Positive Behavior Supports. He has also been an Adjunct Instructor at University of Mount Union. “I am looking forward to widening my lens from special and gifted education to each and every student and supporting the district towards continuous improvement” said John Vitto. Mr. Vitto resides in Canfield with his wife, Myra. Their son, Julian is a proud Canfield graduate.
FROM THE TREASURER’S OFFICE...
PATRICIA PRINCE
The end of the 2019-20 school year and all of the 2020-21 school year proved to be challenging with respect to the fiscal operation of the school district due to all of the changes brought about from the COVID pandemic.
The most recent five year forecast complete with assumptions can be found at https://reports.education.ohio.gov/report/ finance-five-year-forecasts-traditional-school-districts. It highlights many of these changes.
GENERAL FUND REVENUE SOURCES
FY20 ACTUAL
Canfield Schools continues to maintain a high level of service to our students, parents and community while maintaining an average per pupil cost of $9,693 which is below the state average of $9,883. State funding was cut over $500,000 in FY20 and only partially restored in FY21. Schools received funding from other sources to ease the financial pressures amid the coronavirus pandemic:
l Coronavirus Relief Fund - $126,753
l Temperature Screening Systems and Desk Shields l Township Sub Grant - $28,500
l MS Laptops for remote learning l Broadband Connectivity - $75,488
l iPads/Internet services l ESSER I - $164,248
l Tutors, custodians, technology, intervention specialist aides l ESSER II - $617,293
l Remote learning staff salaries and benefits Cardinal Digital Academy
l ESSER III - $1,386,352
l 20% for learning loss, remainder still in planning stages
2021-2022 OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE
Monday, August 23, 2021Canfield High School - 3:30 P.M.-5:00 P.M.
Canfield Village Middle School - 5th grade 5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M. 6-8th grade 5:30 P.M.-6:30 P.M.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
C.H. Campbell & Hilltop Elementary School - Kindergarten 4:00 P.M.-5:30 P.M. 1st-4th grade 5:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
LICENSED STAFF DATA
Administrators2021-22 2020-21
1 1 Superintendent
1 0 Asst. Superintendent/Director of Curriculum 1 1 High School Principal
1 1 High School Assistant Principal 1 1 Middle School Principal 1 1 Middle School Assistant Principal 2 2 Elementary School Principals 1 1 Director of Special Education
9 8 Total Teachers/Tutors 2021-22 2020-21 45 43 Elementary 44 44 Middle School 45 45 High School 19 17 Special Ed 5 5 Guidance 2 2 Vocational 2 2 Psychologist 2 2 Library 1 1 Behavior Coach 1 1 Literacy Coach 1 1 Math Coach 1 1 Nurse 13 13 Tutors 181 177 Total
**84% of all licensed staff have advanced degrees
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT...
The Transportation Department is responsible for carrying the Cardinals on 34 routes, field trips, and events throughout the year. The department added four new buses in 2019 and has a maintenance plan to keep updating the fleet. The department held a job fair in April and hopes to add 5 new substitutes for the 2021-2022 school year.
Additionally, the department is offering the Stopfinder App to parents for the upcoming school year. Please note, you will be notified as to when the App will be available.
With Stopfinder, registered parents and guardians can receive push notifications with any changes to your child(ren) bus schedule or inform you when there has been a schedule change or change in route(s). The app can be downloaded to any iOS or Android-enabled device and is available at the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Bus stops will be posted on the district website in late August as well as more information on Stopfinder.
Mr. Knoll and Mayor Duffett were special guests with Governor Dewine talking about the Canfield Covid Task force.
PTA UPDATE
As Mr. Rogers once said, “The most important people in a child’s life are parents and teachers.” The Canfield PTA blends these two essential groups into a diverse, dynamic organization that is committed to enhancing the school experience for every student and family. If one of your goals for this upcoming year is to get more involved or be more informed, you are invited to join the Canfield PTA!
The PTA is looking forward to the 2021-2022 year for all of the the exciting PTA events such as; candy and glove drives, limo lunches, ice cream socials, library birthday book sales, book fairs, holiday parties, Santa’s workshops, dinner with dad, science fairs, spelling and math bees, family fun nights, fun in the sun days, STEM days, grade level fun nights, career days, academic award ceremony, senior scholarships, conference meals, student appreciation days, staff appreciation week and much, much more. For a list of events and more information, visit the PTA website at https://canfieldpta.org/.
L-R Seated: Knoll, Wilkeson, DeCaptua, Tullio; L-R Standing: Kluchar, Atway, Campbell, Prince
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS 2021-2022
The Canfield Board of Education consists of five members;
each elected to serve a four-year term of office. Board
members are elected by registered voters residing in the
district. Unless publicly announced otherwise, the Board
meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
Members of the Canfield Board of Education:
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Mrs. Traci DeCapua, President -
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Mr. Nader Atway, Vice President
Mr. Matt Campbell
[email protected] lMrs. Jenny Kluchar
[email protected] lMr. Dave Wilkeson
[email protected] Investment 1.2% State 28.8% Property Taxes 68.9% 19,459,429 (68.9%) 8,121,669 (28.8%)FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES
Canfield School District Food and Nutrition Services is self-operated and participates in the National School Lunch Program. We provide quality, nutritious, and well-balanced meals for our students. Our success comes from your support!
l FREE LUNCH
m The U.S. Department of Agriculture will continue FREE meals to ALL students regardless of their income through the 2021-2022 school year.
Menus are available on the YumYummi app and on the district website.
m Students are encouraged to have money in their
PaySchools account for additional purchases.
l ADDING FUNDS TO A LUNCH ACCOUNT
m Cash or Check: Your child may pay with cash or check at the time of purchase. Please make sure your payment is in an envelope and is marked with your child’s full name. Checks are made payable to Canfield Schools Cafeteria and can be sent to your student’s school via your student, parent walk-in or U.S. Postal Service.
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THANK YOU!
Thank you students, staff, parents, and community members for your understanding and cooperation during this school year. We understand that everyone missed out on several high school milestones and we are looking forward to eventually welcoming back everyone to all of our events in the near future. Finally, congratulations to the 223 Cardinals in the Class of 2021 who graduated in May! We are proud of your accomplishments and wish you continued success.
Mike Moldovan, Principal Rich Shields, Assistant Principal
Did you know that the Class of 2021 has 7 sets of twins, a set of triplets, and a set of quintuplets! Multiple congratulations to all of our seniors!
Canfield High School students in the Leos Club spearheaded a collection of plastic bags to create a “green” bench for Canfield High School. The students worked with the Lions Club of Canfield to collect 500 pounds of bags to secure a bench. Next Trex produces the green benches out of 40,000 recycled plastic grocery bags.
Four Canfield art students have been awarded Silver Keys in this year’s Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Artwork from across the region was submitted to the show. Congratulations:
· Ariella Anzevino, a sophomore, for her drawing titled: “World War II Memorial Washington DC”
· Aamna Khan, a junior, for her drawing titled: “Afternoon Picnic”
· Morgan Prather, a senior, for her drawing titled: “Childhood Trauma and a Bowl of Babies”
· Tiger Sawaikhonburi, a freshman, for his painting titled: “Best Friend” (not pictured)
Our English Festival representatives participated in a prose workshop, a poetry workshop, and Young Adult Author lectures, including Ruta Sepetys. Participants are:Joshua Farley, Bridget Fekety, Haziq Rabbani , Soha Bajwa , Rylee Manley, Chloe Hudock, Nicole DeFabio, Lori Franklin
Morgan Prather’s artwork has been selected to be included in the 2021 Ohio Governor’s Youth Art exhibition. Out of 10,000 statewide entries, her sculpture entitled, “Dying for a Snack” made it to the top 300!
Congratulations to the Model UN team, they placed 2nd at the Youngstown State University/ Leimun Model United Nations Conference in large delegation. Members include: Emma Campbell, Emily Mashqbeh - Co President, Anthony Meranto,
Christian Morrison, Camerion Morrison, Zane Perrico, Julis Mosher, Lori Franklin, Hannah Kelly - CoPresident, Irene Ong, and Joy Jenkins.
Check out Cadence Richley in Mrs. Ehko’s PrimeTime making a Spaghetti and Marshmallow Sculpture.
Congratulations Jordan Helmick and Chad Kollar! They were the 2021 Canfield High School Prom King and Queen.
Chloe Hudock, Nicholas Krcelic, Josh Farley, and Madison Zets participated in the Rotary Four Way Contest virtually today. Josh will represent the Canfield Rotary in Districts in May.
54 students were inducted into the National Honor Society at the annual induction ceremony.
Congratulations to Lily Grdic! She was a YWCA 2021Young Women with Bright Futures Award Nominee! The award recognizes young women in their senior year of high school who have shown a commitment to serving their schools, communities and families
Student council members promoted “Distracted Driving Awareness Month” with a magnet campaign. Each car in the parking lots received a magnet urging everyone that IT CAN WAIT until you are not behind the wheel. The car by the school sign served as a visual of what can happen if you drive distracted. Members also collected over 2,300 pounds of cereal for Second Harvest Food Bank this year! Pictured: Nicholas Poullas, Preston English, Ali Ramahi
What’s your word? Canfield High School selected “connected” as its’ word. Each student selected one word that’s closely tied to their personal thoughts, values, and perspective on life. The word is intended to help students stay grounded and connected to what matters to most. Student volunteers, like Stephen Maszczak, created a word bracelet for each student. This connective activity is part of the social emotional learning focus in the school district. Twenty CHS students
participated in the Drowsy Chaperone.
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INNOVATION FUND
The district has established the Canfield Education Innovation Fund to promote, encourage, and enhance educational opportunities that strengthen and enrich our students’ experiences. Staff members may apply for grant dollars for creative, innovative activities. The fund is dependent on donations (no taxpayer dollars). Donations may be made payable to the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, memo line Canfield Education Innovation Fund.
Not only did the school year present us with unique challenges, it also provided us with one of the most rewarding ones as well. The way our staff, students, and community came together has been gratifying to witness. We want to wish our 8th graders well on their next venture and we welcome our incoming 5th graders to Canfield Village Middle School.
Judd Rubin, Principal
Joe Maroni, Assistant Principal
Shanze Bajwa, in the annual Canfield Village Middle School Spelling Bee. The Spelling Bee was conducted online this year via Google Classroom and using an online testing platform created by the Scripps National Spelling Bee Program.
Congratulations to Olivia Cruz, Mia Gaffney, Abigail Hallos, Nina Nappo, and Olivia Weber. Their team placed 2nd in the Writing Games during the 43 annual YSU English Festival. Pictured: Nina Nappo, Mia Gaffney, Olivia Cruz, Olivia Weber, Abigail Hallos, Amir Ali, Anthony Esper, Cole Beers, and Areeb Rabbani.
Esports is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and students can turn their love of video games into college scholarships and STEM careers. Esports is competitive, organized video gaming and Canfield Village Middle School recently began an Esports Club. Currently, there are four teams that compete with other middle school students from Ohio and other states. As the team continues to grow, additional esports roles such as shoutcaster (the person who provides live commentary on video games), IT specialist, statistician, graphic designer, and video streamers will be added.
The CVMS cheerleaders spring into action during half
time at the basketball game.
Check out some of our basketball players in action.
Great job to all involved in middle school athletics!
Mr. Rubin, Mrs. Sigler, Mrs. Patoray, and Mr. Hoover sporting spirit wear on one of our many theme days.
Ezra Stahl, Nick Beradino, Nick Folsom, Ben Weaver, Ray McCune, Drew Shapiro at the annual Awards Assembly. Jake DeLisio, Ray McCune, Kaylee Harmon, and Alexis Johnson were winners of our annual 3 on 3 tournament honoring Ken Reel, a beloved teacher and basketball coach at CVMS.
Ava Mazzella, Gianna Gamberale, Carina Gamberale, Kara Crawford are working on the Bolt Missions for the Sphero World Championship where CVMS finished 6th overall.
Connor Flynn, Kevin Minotti, and Mackinzie Gurule performing during the CVMS Band concert.
Members of the CVMS Student Council visited Second Harvest Food Bank. They spearheaded the annual Thanksgiving food drive and assisted the high school with the cereal drive to benefit the food bank.
Addison Schultz, Alexis Davis, Nate Smyczynski, and Mason Payne are making papyrus in social studies during the Egypt unit. After it dried they wrote their own hieroglyphics on it.
Over a dozen 8th grade mathematicians participate in MathCounts. Mia Gaffney and Amy You represented CVMS at the state level in a virtual competition.
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ASBESTOS NOTICE
Canfield schools conducts regular inspections of its
building and facilities.
The most recent asbestos report does document that
asbestos is present in some of our buildings. Reports
are on file in the superintendent’s office for review.
Please call 330-533-3303 for further information.
We had a great end to the school year with some fun events for our students. Over the summer we are excited to transform our computer lab into a Maker Space for our elementary S.T.E.M. classes next school year. We will also be piloting a new phonics and word study curriculum for our students. I speak for all of C. H. Campbell Elementary School when I wish our fourth grade students the best as they transition to Canfield Village Middle School next year. We know you will go on to do great things!
Travis Lavery, Principal
Mrs. LaMarca’s art class
had their work on display
at Branch St. Coffee
Roasters in Boardman
this May. The artwork
included various pieces
the students created
throughout the year
including one made
especially for the coffee
shop.
Mrs. Cochran guided students from one leprechaun trap to the next hoping to find the leprechaun responsible for making such a mess.
Left to Right: Hayden Myers, Maddie Iser, Ellie Cannon, Francesca Santangelo, Gino Merando, Evan Porter, Charlie Maughan, Candace Cochran
Mrs. Bloomster teaching kindergarten students about coding using a Code and Go Robot Mouse as part of a STEM pilot program sponsored by MCESC. Names: Noah
Kemper, Hailey Dickinson, Dominic Tul, Kennedy McDuff, Carmen DeNiro, and Defne Arslanyilmaz
3rd grade students participated in the Annual Seatbelt Safety Day led by Canfield Police Department School Resource Officers. The officers demonstrated the proper way to wear a seatbelt and modeled seatbelt restraint using eggs.
Mia Gennaro
Pierce Kearns was running the obstacle course during the fourth grade Field Day at Canfield High School’s stadium.
Zoe Madgar was running across the triple steps as part of the obstacle course during the third grade Field Day at Canfield High School’s stadium.
The staff at C.H. Campbell wore gray to “Choose joy” in honor of the Edenfield family.
Cole Hawks preparing to play with his SAM Labs kit as a part of the first grade STEM Pilot. Joey Skopic was hard at work behind him analyzing the RGB block that can be programmed to change colors when different criteria are met.
Stella Francis wore a hat from The Cat in the Hat as part of Dr. Seuss week which celebrated the children’s author.
David Kraut is 100 Days Smarter
and is celebrating the 100th day of
kindergarten this year.
Miss Todd’s class moving dirt into the building to fill the raised beds in the new Courtyard Classroom.
Front to Back: Kallen Wiand, Tessa Kibby, Cole Hawks, Otis Cromer, Brooklyn Naymick, Frankie Giordano
Mrs. Mikolich’s class was having fun with the parachute during the third grade Field Day at Canfield High School’s stadium.
Mrs. Carbon’s class began harvesting their first lettuce before heading back into the classroom to enjoy a salad grown in their own garden.
Left to Right: Palmer Nelson, Layla Thomas, Azra Kapki, Krystal Heginbotham, Isabelle Price, William Santell, Seamus Murphy, Alex McFarland
Mrs. Sabrin’s classroom tried to gather 100 items to donate to the Women’s Shelter as part of their 100th Day celebration. Students then estimated how far they thought the donations would reach down the hallway when lined up.
Coming in 2021-2022 Raptor: Visitor Management System • Must present a driver’s license upon entry.
• Check all visitors using driver’s license against U.S. sex offender databases in all 50 states and custom school/district databases which can contain custodial restrictions and/or banned visitors.
• Immediately alert administrative and security personnel should a visitor be identified as a risk.
• Print badges with the approved visitor’s photo, name, date, time of entry, the building name, and visitor’s destination.
FREE ADMISSION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
If you are at least 62 years of age, and a resident of the Canfield Local School District, visit the Office of the Superintendent, 100 Wadsworth Street, to find out how you can attend Canfield School home activities, such as athletic events or choral/instrumental music performances for free.* Applicants must show proof of age and residency.
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I would like to take a moment to share a few thoughts & sentiments on behalf of Hilltop. I want to thank you for your kindness, grace, and cooperation as our faculty and staff members worked to provide quality learning experiences for our students and to support their efforts to learn online and in person. I am grateful for your joy, astute insights and amazing talents. Best wishes to our graduating fourth graders, whom I will miss greatly—please come back and visit. Until next school year, here’s wishing you love, laughter and learning.
Mike Flood, Principal
The PTA protects students from the rain at Hilltop on Student Appreciation Day! All students received an original Auntie Anne’s pretzel from the truck.
Mrs. Magyar and 4th grader Satyana Buonpane celebrated “Dress Like Your Favorite Superhero” day during Right to Read Week.
Mrs. Rupert’s students participated in a virtual author visit with Jauna Martinez-Neal. She read a book and talked about her life as an author. The students’ favorite part was that they were able to interact by asking questions and hearing her answer them live. The Mahoning Public Library donated a hardcover copy of “Alma” to each student in the class.
4th graders, Abby Riblet and Alivia Coulter using the new water dispenser.
Harper Nicolais, Savina
Knepper & their teacher,
Mrs. Kozlowski, celebrating
Dr. Seuss week!
Reid Shaner with Mrs. Munno, who uses interactive technology to teach kindergarten classes how to use expanded form and base ten strategies.
Thank you to Kelly Bruner, mom of Jeremiah Bruner, who donated a Buddy Bench to the school to be placed on the playground area. It is used for any child that does not have a friend to play with. When others see them they can come and ask them to play. The idea behind this is that no child is left out and feels isolated. It also builds empathy in our students.
Mackenzie
Smith
celebrating Dr. Seuss’s
birthday!
Mrs. Schlarb & Mrs. Beil
celebrating the 100th
day of school!
The Canfield Local School District partnered with the Canfield Police Department for a collaborative safety initiative. The Police Department provided Child Safety Fingerprint ID Kits to all kindergarten elementary school students with parental/guardian permission. The kits have space for personal demographic information, a dental chart, medical conditions, identify features, and an emergency directory. Pictured is student Savannah Hardman.
Jaxon Thompson showing off his leprechaun trap in Mrs. Thomas’s kindergarten classroom.
Kindergarteners had a visit from therapy bunnies during Right to Read week. Pictured is student Elisa Procopio.
Ava Kennedy told students all about her leprechaun trap on St. Patrick’s Day.
While Famous Americans looked very different this year, the students enjoyed researching and learning all about their Famous person.
Kindergartener Addison Lipinsky made a great leprechaun trap!
Mrs. Pavlov loves the Mr. Putter & Tabby book series, so that is who she dressed up as during Right to Read week for her CDA students!
This QR code will lead you to Hilltop’s “Cardinal Nest” website. You can look for updates, how to donate, and see pictures of Hilltop students enjoying the outdoor classroom, known as “the Nest!”
The Cardinal Digital Academy was successful due to the efforts of the CDA staff, students, and families. We were proud to offer an online curriculum during this extremely challenging period. We provided a rigorous curriculum consisting of regular and advanced courses in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies, as well as a number of elective courses. Our highly qualified staff offered ALL students the best education experiences possible. We were grateful for the support of parents and families, which was the key to the success of students and the program.
Mr. Maroni
CANFIELD ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
The Canfield Athletic Department will continue to use the online ticketing system for the 2021-2022 school year. Patrons may purchase tickets on the athletic webpage. All athletic event dates may be found on the district website.
We would also like to congratulate the following teams and athletes for their outstanding efforts.
• Congratulations Nick Plant 800 m State Champion!
• Congratulations to the Hockey team! They finished as the Greater Cleveland High School Hockey League Baron Cup runners-up and broke eight school records this season.
• Congratulations Girls Lacrosse! Highest Tournament seed in the past 6 years. • Congratulations Baseball! They finished the regular season undefeated and moved
on to Regionals.
ATHLETICS
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Gracie Tallmanis dressed as her favorite book character, Fancy Nancy, for Right to Read Week.
Chase Turek researched Tsunamis and their impact on coastal communities during a severe weather unit in April. He recorded his presentation with the support of this detailed poster.
Micah Johnson constructed a poster for his Tornado Weather Project explaining safety tips during a tornado as part of a severe weather unit.
Matthew DeLucia designed his own solar oven to cook s’mores in during a STEM lesson. Students are learning the design process and making decisions on the best way to construct their models.
Mrs. Sich’s first grade CDA students enjoyed learning about spring with poetry and art. Students worked on fine motor skills by cutting and gluing paper and stretching cotton balls on a paper plate to make a lamb art project.
Kylee Susany is presenting her Weather Report on Blizzards. She decided to give an oral report and tape herself to share with her classmates.
Isabella DeLucia designed her solar oven to capture the sun’s energy to cook her s’more. She decided that plastic was needed to trap in the sun’s heat energy to help and melt her chocolate and marshmallows. Students evaluated their original models to see if they needed to make design changes for a better outcome.
Mrs. Amodio’s class learned about the sun’s energy and how it meets the needs of living things. In order to experience this idea, the students were given a sunflower kit that contained a pot, soil, and a sunflower seed. The students grew their seed and journaled how their plant progressed from a seed to a full grown sunflower.
SPECIAL SERVICES UPDATE...
PBIS is a prevention framework that uses a continuum of evidence-based behavioral and social-emotional supports and interventions for all students, vulnerable students, and students with significant needs. Canfield Local Schools PBIS Mission Statement
Canfield Local Schools strives to improve outcomes for all students that foster their growth academically, socially, emotionally, and behaviorally. Using a multi-tiered framework of support and evidence-based practices, our educators will promote strong interpersonal relationships in a positive, predictable, and safe environment through teaching, modeling, and encouragement.
Each PBIS building team comprises a facilitator, data specialist, SEL specialist, trauma specialist, and culturally responsive practices specialist. Each team has a parent/community representative and student representatives at CVMS and CHS. Our PBIS trauma specialists participated in the Eighth Annual Trauma-Informed Care Virtual Summit in May. PBIS building teams have been busy planning for PBIS training in the buildings. Next year, our PBIS building teams will be training their peers on PBIS and implementing or refining the 9 essential components of PBIS:
1. Administrative commitment & consistent involvement 2. Established team-based structures
3. Consensus on (3-5) behavioral expectations 4. Systematic teaching of behavioral expectations 5. System for reinforcing desired behaviors 6. System for correction of behavioral errors 7. Data-based decision making
8. Multi-tiered system of behavioral supports 9. Maintains culturally responsive practices
CLSD has partnered with the ESC of Eastern Ohio in a prevention grant. As part of this grant and PBIS, all of our K-5 staff participated in training in the implementation of the PAX Good Behavior Game in May. The PAX Good Behavior Game® is an evidence-based set of strategies to help students learn important self-management skills while collaborating to make their classroom a peaceful and productive learning environment. With adult facilitation, students create a word-map of what they would see, hear, do, and feel more of and less of in a wonderful classroom. The things that would happen more often in their wonderful classroom are called PAX (Peace, Productivity, Health and Happiness).
Next year, we will continue and expand our partnership with Valley Counseling Services, Alta Behavioral Healthcare, and the ESC of Eastern Ohio for social-emotional learning and supports.
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SEARCH FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
As a local school district, we have the responsibility to identify and evaluate all children with disabilities. A preschool child, between the ages of 3-5, is defined as having a disability if he or she has a documented deficit in one or more of the following areas: communication skills, hearing, motor functioning, social-emotional/behavior difficulties, or vision impairment. For school age children, ages 5-21, a child may qualify for special services if he or she has a disability in one or more of the following areas: autism, developmental disability, behavioral/emotional, speech/ language, multi-disabilities, specific learning disabilities, traumatic brain injury, health or orthopedic improvement, or vision/hearing disabilities.
Early observations and records help an evaluation team find appropriate programs and services prior to the child entering school. If you have a child up to age 21 years of age or younger who has, or is suspected of having a disability, please return this form to:
Canfield Local Schools
Attn: Director of Special Education and Gifted Services 100 Wadsworth Street, Canfield, Ohio 44406
Child’s name: ____________________________________________ Birthdate _________________
Parent/Guardian Name: _____________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________
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Phone: __________________________________________________________________________
Brief description of concern(s): ________________________________________________________
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Preschool/Agencies presently serving the child: ____________________________________________
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HEALTH & WELLNESS UPDATE…
The Nursing staff from the Canfield Schools would like to thank each and every Canfield family and staff member for doing their very best during this year to keep all our students safe and in school.
If your child is entering kindergarten, 7th , or 12th grade there are vaccines that have been and still are mandated by the state of Ohio for public school children.
• DPT, Polio, MMR, Varicella, and Hepatitis B for kindergarten • Tdap and MCV 4 for 7th grade
• Second MCV4 for 12th grade
Canfield Schools Host 5K
The Canfield Wellness Committee hosted an inaugural Virtual 5k to benefit the Canfield Education Innovation Fund. Participants had one week to run, walk, or ride a virtual 5k. Once finished, participants submitted a photo sporting their 5k t-shirt. Approximately 200
