Parent Updates from Superintendent
Please click on the links below to view past parent updates from Dr. Ryba, Superintendent of SCS.
September 9, 2024 (Homecoming Parade - Thursday, September 26th, Student Drug Testing Implementation Plan - FAQs, REMINDER…Parent / Teacher Conferences)
August 26, 2024 (Student Drug Testing Implementation Plan, Board Meeting Recap, Parent / Teacher Conferences, Mustangs Team Shop - Shop Online Now Through Sun. 9/1, Free Student Admission to SCS Athletic Events, Courtesy of Strongsville Athletic Boosters, REMINDER…View Your Student’s Online Activity With Blocksi Parent Portal, REMINDER…Mental Health Resources / Website, REMINDER…Job Opportunities)
August 12, 2024 (View Your Student’s Online Activity With Blocksi Parent Portal, SMS Field Turf, Drug Testing Policies, Correction to Cell Phone Restrictions at SMS, Mental Health Resources / Website, REMINDER…Class Lists for Elementary Students, REMINDER…Busing Information, REMINDER…Mobile Unit FAQ, REMINDER…Job Opportunities)
July 30, 2024 (Ohio's ‘Sales Tax Holiday’ July 30th - August 8th, Mobile Unit FAQ, Job Opportunities, Website Address Change, Class Lists for Elementary Students, Schedules for SMS / SHS Students, Busing Information, Elementary Software Access, Kindergarten Screening - Starting August 1st , REMINDER…Open House Dates for 2024-25, REMINDER…Changes to Principal Newsletters for 2024-25, REMINDER…Student State Test Scores, REMINDER…SMS / SHS Summer Work for Honors Courses, REMINDER…First Week of School - August 19th)
2023-24 Parent Updates
June 17, 2024 (SMS Track / Field Closed For All Use the Week of June 17th, Want to be a part of SCS-TV? We're excited to announce our Summer Clinics are back!, Job Opportunities, Welcome to New Members of our Administrative Team, Open House Dates for 2024-25, Changes to Principal Newsletters for 2024-25, REMINDER…Summer Assistance / Support, REMINDER…Diversity Council Annual Membership, REMINDER…SCS Summer Hours, REMINDER…Student State Test Scores, REMINDER…SMS / SHS Summer Work for Honors Courses, REMINDER…Supply Lists, REMINDER…First Week of School - August 19th, REMINDER…Plan Ahead to Enroll for 2024-25)
June 3, 2024 (Summer Assistance / Support, Diversity Council Annual Membership, REMINDER…SCS Summer Hours, REMINDER…Student State Test Scores, REMINDER…SMS / SHS Summer Work for Honors Courses, REMINDER…Supply Lists, REMINDER…Students in Grades 3 - 8 Leaving the District Must Turn In Their Chromebooks, REMINDER…First Week of School - August 19th, REMINDER…Plan Ahead to Enroll for 2024-25)
May 20, 2024 (Last Day of School, Partnering to Support All of Our Kids - Concerns with THC Use, SCS Summer Hours, Student State Test Scores, SMS / SHS Summer Work for Honors Courses, Supply Lists, Students in Grades 3 - 8 Leaving the District Must Turn In Their Chromebooks, First Week of School - August 19th, Plan Ahead to Enroll for 2024-25, REMINDER…Caring For Your Chromebook Over The Summer)
May 6, 2024 (Mobile Unit Plan, Caring For Your Chromebook Over The Summer, REMINDER…Secondary Summer Learning Program, REMINDER…Calendar Update on District Website)
April 22, 2024 (Elementary Summer Learning Program, Secondary Summer Learning Program, K-5 ELA Curriculum, Calendar Update on District Website, Changes to Preschool / Half-Day Kindergarten (HDK) Hours for 2024-25 School Year, REMINDER…Virtual ‘Office Hours’ with the Superintendent, REMINDER…Bus Safety Video)
April 8, 2024 (Half Day Kindergarten, Bus Safety Video, Virtual ‘Office Hours’ with the Superintendent, REMINDER…Textbook / Materials Review Opportunity)
March 25, 2024 (Board Policy Discussion - Student Drug Testing - Parent Focus Group Opportunity, Spring Break, Elementary Space / March Work Session Recap, Textbook / Materials Review Opportunity, REMINDER…Final Themed Thursday this Week, REMINDER…District Activities & Glasses for the Solar Eclipse
March 11, 2024 (SPD at All SCS Polling Locations on March 19th, A Few Final Reflections on the SCS Renewal Levy - Issue 25, REMINDER…Themed Thursdays, REMINDER…District Activities & Glasses for the Solar Eclipse, REMINDER…March 19th Renewal Levy - Facts and Question Submittal)
February 26, 2024 (State of the Schools, District Activities & Glasses for the Solar Eclipse, Themed Thursdays for March, Maintenance and Social Worker Appreciation, REMINDER…March 19th Renewal Levy - Facts and Question Submittal, REMINDER…Kindergarten Online Registration)
February 12, 2024 (Strategic Planning Midyear Progress Update, Facts About the SCS Renewal Levy - Issue 25, SRO & School Bus Driver Appreciation Days, REMINDER…March 19th Renewal Levy - Facts and Question Submittal, REMINDER…Kindergarten Online Registration, REMINDER…Asynchronous Day for Half-Day Kindergarten (HDK) on February 16th)
January 29, 2024 (Watch The Recent SCS Renewal Levy Community Conversation, March 19th Renewal Levy - Facts and Question Submittal, Academic Calendars for 2024-25 / 2025-26 Approved, Asynchronous Day for Half-Day Kindergarten (HDK) on February 16th, School Counselors Appreciation Week, REMINDER…Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) Requests, REMINDER…Kindergarten Online Registration)
January 16, 2024 (State of the Schools - Save the Date, Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) Requests, Kindergarten Online Registration, Approval of Academic Calendars Slated for January 25th - Feedback Survey Still Open, March 19th Renewal Levy - Website and Engagement Opportunities, Board Discussion on Policy - Elementary Recess, January is School Board Appreciation Month, Strategic Plan - Did You Know the Tech Work Occurring?)
December 18, 2023 (SMS Track / Field Access Reminder, Charging Students Chromebooks Over Break, LAST CALL FOR FEEDBACK on DRAFT Academic Calendars for 2024-25 and 2025-26)
December 4, 2023 (REMINDER…DRAFT Academic Calendars for 2024-25 and 2025-26, REMINDER…Working to Keep Our Kids Healthy and In School)
November 22, 2023 (REMINDER...Virtual Chat w/Cameron, Board Meeting Recap - Renewal Levy / Facilities Project, DRAFT Academic Calendars for 2024-25 and 2025-26, Strategic Plan - Did You Know?, Working to Keep Our Kids Healthy and In School)
November 6, 2023 (Issue 14 - SCS Renewal Levy, SCS Quality Profile Delivered To Strongsville Community, REMINDER…Tuesday, November 7th - No School for Students)
October 23, 2023 (Annual Greet and Treat - TONIGHT (Mon. 10/23), Tuesday, November 7th - No School for Students, Strategic Plan - Did You Know?, National Principals Month, REMINDER…Virtual Lunch Break on November 1st)
October 9, 2023 (Master Facilities Plan Update / Next Steps, Eclipse Glasses Purchased for All SCS Students, REMINDER…Communication Suggestions - When to Make a Phone Call)
September 25, 2023 (DRAFT Master Facilities Plan Feedback Opportunity - One Week Left, Communication Suggestions - When to Make a Phone Call, Strategic Plan - Did You Know?, REMINDER…Work Permits, REMINDER…Strongsville VFW Scholarship Programs Grs. K-12)
September 11, 2023 (Virtual Community Conversation - Master Facilities Plan, Results from Website Feedback Survey, Use of District Logos, Work Permits, Strongsville VFW Scholarship Programs Grs. K-12, Cultural and Religious Celebrations, REMINDER…Strategic Plan in Action)
August 28, 2023 (Strategic Plan in Action, Facilities Planning Update, Academic Calendars for 2024-25 and 2025-26, Spring State Test Scores from 2022-23)
August 14, 2023 (Annual Policy Notices, COVID Update, REMINDER... View Your Student's Online Activity with Blocksi Parent Portal, REMINDER…Student Chromebooks, REMINDER…Kindergarten Information, REMINDER…Impact of Unpaid School Fees)
July 31, 2023 (Updated 2023-24 Academic Calendar, View Your Student’s Online Activity With Blocksi Parent Portal, Student Cultural and Religious Celebrations, Elementary Facilities Planning Committee Update, Student Chromebooks, Kindergarten Information, REMINDER…Parent Survey on Website Functionality, REMINDER…Elementary Homerooms Posted in PowerSchool on Wednesday, August 9th, REMINDER…Impact of Unpaid School Fees)
2022-23 Parent Updates
June 26, 2023 (Parent Survey on Website Functionality, Elementary Homerooms Posted in PowerSchool on Wednesday, August 9th, Kindergarten Screening & Orientation in August, REMINDER…Plan Ahead to Enroll for 2023-24, REMINDER…Chromebook Issues Over The Summer, REMINDER…School Fees, REMINDER…Diversity Council Annual Membership, REMINDER…Summer Assistance / Support)
June 12, 2023 (Strategic Plan Update, Cultural Celebrations and Holiday Survey, REMINDER…Plan Ahead to Enroll for 2023-24, REMINDER…Bus Opt Out, REMINDER…Chromebook Issues Over The Summer, REMINDER…Intermittent Disruption to Phone Services, REMINDER…School Fees, REMINDER…Diversity Council Annual Membership, REMINDER…Summer Assistance / Support)
May 30, 2023 (Intermittent Disruption to Phone Services, School Fees, Diversity Council Annual Membership, Elementary Facilities Planning Committee May Meeting Update, Summer Assistance / Support, REMINDER…Plan Ahead to Enroll for 2023-24, REMINDER…Bus Opt Out, REMINDER…Chromebook Issues Over The Summer)
May 15, 2023 (Last Day of School, Plan Ahead to Enroll for 2023-24, Bus 'Opt Out' for 2023-24, Building Resilient Model Mustangs, Elementary Facilities Planning Committee Update, Strategic Planning Update, REMINDER…Students Will Be Keeping Their District Chromebook This Summer, REMINDER…Grs. 6-12 SOLO Academy Enrollment for 2023-24)
May 1, 2023 (Strategic Planning - Purpose and Mission, Model Mustang, Elementary Space Considerations, Grs. 3-12 Students Will Be Keeping Their District Chromebook This Summer, REMINDER…Summer Learning Registration Still Open for Students in Grs. K-12, REMINDER…Grs. 6-12 SOLO Academy Enrollment for 2023-24)
April 17, 2023 (School Safety Update, Elementary Space Considerations, Annual Quality Profile Mailed to Strongsville Residents, Elementary Summer Learning Program - Students Currently Enrolled in Grs. K-5, Secondary Summer Learning Program - Students Currently Enrolled in Grs. 6-12, Grs. 6-12 SOLO Academy Enrollment for 2023-24, Alumni Virtual Focus Groups)
March 27, 2023 (College Credit Plus Deadline Next Week - April 1, 2023, Elementary Space Considerations, Elementary Facilities Planning Committee Update, URGENT…Medicaid Information)
March 13, 2023 (Sharing Some Happiness with You, State of the Schools, Business Advisory Council Connects with Our SHS Students, See Something, Say Something / Start With Hello Week)
February 27, 2023 (SCS State of the Schools This Wednesday (3/1), Diversity Council Strategic Plan Finalized)
February 13, 2023 (February 17th - Asynchronous Day for Half-Day Kindergarten / Day Off for FDK - 12th, February 20th - No School, REMINDER…SCS State Of The Schools Presentation - Wednesday, March 1st at 6PM, REMINDER….Full Day Kindergarten Intent and Kindergarten Registration)
January 30, 2023 (SCS State Of The Schools Presentation - Wednesday, March 1st at 6PM, Elementary Facilities Planning Committee, Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Annual Audit Report and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual Budget Document ASBO Meritorious Budget Award, REMINDER….Full Day Kindergarten Intent and Kindergarten Registration)
January 17, 2023 (Strategic Planning Update, Elementary Facilities Planning Committee Update, Food Service Committee Update, Winter Weather / Calamity Day Procedures & Student Communication, A Friendly Request to Address Questions / Concerns With Us First, REMINDER….Full Day Kindergarten Intent and Kindergarten Registration)
January 3, 2023 (Kindergarten Parent Meeting, REMINDER…Food Service Committee, REMINDER…Elementary Facilities Planning Committee)
December 5, 2022 (THANK YOU for Your Strategic Planning Feedback, Investing in Our Students, Diversity Council Update)
November 21, 2022 (School Bus Safety, REMINDER…Parent Survey for Strategic Planning)
November 7, 2022 (THANK YOU to our Veterans!, Parent Opportunities to Have a Voice in the Future of SCS, Congrats to Our Girls Soccer Team, REMINDER…Asynchronous Day for Preschool and Half-Day Kindergarten on Nov. 8th, REMINDER… Day Off for Full-Day Kindergarten - 12th Grade on Nov. 8th)
October 24, 2022 (Greet & Treat Tonight! Concerning Trends - Student Vaping THC & Nicotine, REMINDER . . . November 8th - Asynchronous Day for Preschool and Half-Day Kindergarten, REMINDER . . .November 8th - Day Off for Full-Day Kindergarten - 12th Grade, REMINDER . . . Strategic Planning Parent Focus Groups - Save the Date, REMINDER…Substitutes Needed)
October 10, 2022 (No School for Students on Friday, October 14th, November 8th - Asynchronous Day for Preschool and Half-Day Kindergarten, November 8th - Day Off for Full-Day Kindergarten - 12th Grade, Strategic Planning Parent Focus Groups - Save the Date, REMINDER…Substitutes Needed)
September 26, 2022 (Board Meeting Recap - State Report Card, Board Meeting Recap - Preschool / Elementary Facilities Planning, Substitutes Needed, Here Comes the Bus App)
September 12, 2022 (Parent / Teacher Conferences, REMINDER…Draft Goals for Stakeholder Feedback, REMINDER…COVID Procedures for Students)
August 29, 2022 (Enhancing Student Opportunities and Experiences, Your Help Getting the Word Out to Improve Student Registration, DRAFT Goals for Stakeholder Feedback, REMINDER…COVID Procedures for Students)
August 15, 2022 (Asynchronous / Remote Learning Days, New Meal Prices, COVID Procedures for Students, REMINDER…Free / Reduced Lunch Applications, REMINDER…School Supply Lists for 2022-23, REMINDER…Impact of Unpaid School Fees)
August 1, 2022 (Incoming Kindergarten Students Sign Up for KRA Testing, School Safety Discussion, Comprehensive Safety Drill at SHS on August 10th, Enrollment Study Completed, Emerald Woods Development, National Lifeline, REMINDER…School Supply Lists for 2022-23, REMINDER…Diversity Council Membership for 2022-23, REMINDER…Impact of Unpaid School Fees, REMINDER…Free / Reduced Lunch Applications)
2021-22 Parent Updates
Monday, June 27, 2022
(Superintendent Updates, School Supply Lists for 2022-23, Diversity Council Membership for 2022-23, Business Advisory Council Seeking New Members, Finance Committee Seeking New Member, REMINDER…Impact of Unpaid School Fees, REMINDER…Free / Reduced Lunch Applications, REMINDER…District Summer Hours, REMINDER…Chromebook Issues Over The Summer, REMINDER…Summer Science Enrichment - Grs. K-5, REMINDER…Summer Math Enrichment - Grs. K-12)
Monday, June 13, 2022
(Review of District Safety Plan, HB 99 - New Legislation on Arming Staff, Assessment of Elementary Facilities, Impact of Unpaid School Fees, Free / Reduced Lunch Applications, District Summer Hours, Chromebook Issues Over The Summer, Summer Science Enrichment - Grs. K-5, REMINDER…Summer Math Enrichment - Grs. K-12)
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
(Summer Math Enrichment - Grs. K-12, A Note from Our SCS Social Workers, REMINDER…SOLO Academy Enrollment)
Monday, May 16, 2022
(Summer Projects Around the District, Elementary Facilities Updates, Diversity Council Update, Hope Meadows Opportunity, SOLO Academy Enrollment, Students Will Be Keeping Their District Chromebook This Summer, REMINDER…Early Release Schedule on the Last Day of School)
Monday, May 2, 2022
(Voting Day, ESSER Budget for 2022-23, REMINDER…Early Release Schedule on the Last Day of School)
Monday, April 18, 2022
(Moody’s Improves District Credit Opinion to Aa1, SOLO Academy for 2022-23, COVID Dashboard / COVID Case Reporting, Early Release Schedule on the Last Day of School, Update to Elementary Recess Policy, Diversity Council Update)
Monday, April 4, 2022
(Elementary Summer Learning Program - Currently Enrolled in Grs. K-5, Middle School Summer Learning Program - Currently Enrolled in Grs. 6-8, High School Summer Learning Program - Currently Enrolled in Grs. 9-12, REMINDER....Reduction of COVID Restrictions, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard)
Monday, March 21, 2022
(Themes from our Recent Parent Mental Health Survey, College Credit Plus (CCP) Deadline, Diversity Council Update for March, Reduction of COVID Restrictions, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard)
Monday, March 7, 2022
(Student Asynchronous Plan and Work for March 14th, Parent Survey on Student Mental Health Supports, SCS Alumni Committee - Seeking New Members, Reduction of COVID Restrictions, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard)
Saturday, February 26, 2022
(Removal of COVID-Related Restrictions)
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
(State of the Schools - TOMORROW, Starting Conversations with You Children About Social Media, Diversity Council Update, REMINDER…Parent Survey on Our ‘Explore Boards’, REMINDER….Student Fees, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard)
Monday, February 7, 2022
(Asynchronous Days, Student Asynchronous Work for February 18th, Blizzard Bags for Preschool / Half-Day Kindergarten, Thank You!, REMINDER…State of the Schools - Save the Date / FAQs, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard)
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
(SCS Guidelines for ‘Cold Days’)
Friday, January 28, 2022
(ODH Discontinues COVID-19 Universal Contact Tracing for Schools, Continuity of Services Plan, Academic Calendars for 2022-23 and 2023-24)
Monday, January 24, 2022
(Parent/Teacher Conferences, Winter Weather/Calamity Days, Student Communications with Me About Snow Days, State of the Schools - Save the Date / FAQs, Diversity Council Update, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard)
Friday, January 14, 2022
(SCS Protocols Effective January 18th)
Monday, January 10, 2022
(Strongsville Board of Education, COVID Mitigation Strategies, Mask Requirement on Buses, REMINDER…DRAFT Calendars for 2022-23 and 2023-24, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard)
Friday, December 31, 2021
(Strategies for a Successful Return to School)
Monday, December 13, 2021
(DRAFT Calendars for 2022-23 and 2023-24, Committee Opportunity for Parents/Staff, The Book I’m Currently Reading, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard)
Monday, November 29, 2021
(District Calendar for 2022-23 and 2023-24, SOLO Academy Enrollment for the Second Semester, COVID Reporting, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard)
Monday, November 15, 2021
(Survey Results on COVID Protocols, Winter Weather / Calamity Day Procedures, Masks on School Buses, Upcoming SOLO Academy Declaration for Second Semester, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard)
Thursday, November 4, 2021
(Survey for Issue 68 Non-Supporters, Pfizer COVID Vaccine for Ages 5-11, Mask to Stay / Mask Exemptions)
Monday, November 1, 2021
(SCS Renewal Levy - Issue 68 - Get Out and Vote, Survey on COVID Protocols, Update on District Student Fees for 2021-22, District Student Fees for Students on Free/Reduced Lunch, Continuity of Services Plan - November Review, REMINDER....No School for Students Tomorrow (11/2), REMINDER....Update to Quarantine Procedures, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard)
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
(Implementation of New School Quarantine Rules)
Monday, October 18, 2021
(SCS Renewal Levy - Issue 68, District Calendar for 2022-23 and 2023-24, Greet and Treat, Reminder.... COVID Dashboard)
Monday, October 4, 2021
(October 18th - Staff Professional Development Day / Student Asynchronous Day, Renewal Levy, Quarantine Rules and Related Data, Transportation Update, October TikTok Challenge, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard)
Friday, September 24, 2021
(Parent/Teacher Conferences)
Monday, September 20, 2021
(Board Meeting Recap / Masking Decisions, Renewal Levy, Seeking Volunteers for Business Advisory Council, Miscellaneous COVID Updates, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard, REMINDER.....Mask Exemption Process)
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
(Working Together to Get Better, Mask Exemption Process, REMINDER….COVID Dashboard, REMINDER...COVID Vaccination Documentation for Students)
Friday, August 27, 2021
(Understanding our COVID Data Dashboard)
Monday, August 23, 2021
(REMINDER...COVID Operating Procedures, Please Keep Students / Siblings Home When…, COVID Dashboard, Additional COVID Dashboard Details, Steps to Reduce Quarantines, COVID-19 Notifications, Here Comes the Bus App, Transportation Update, Nutrislice Pre-ordering System, Annual Parent Notice / Safety Drills
Monday, August 16, 2021
(Wearing Masks on the Bus, Wearing Masks in School, Student Isolation Protocols, Student Quarantine Protocols for Vaccinated Students, Student Quarantine Protocols for Unvaccinated Students Wearing a Mask, Student Quarantine Protocols for Unvaccinated Students NOT Wearing a Mask, Supporting Students in Isolation/Quarantine, COVID Vaccination Documentation for Students, Parent Requests/Masking, Student Insensitivity/Bullying for Masking, SOLO Academy Enrollment Closed for First Semester, Right at School (RAS) / Before and After-School Care, Drake Road Repaving)
Monday, August 9, 2021
(Renewal Levy Approved for November 2021 Ballot, Operating Procedures for 2021-22 / Community Conversation Recording, Strongsville Online Learning Opportunity (SOLO) Academy, COVID Dashboard, Isolations/Quarantines for Students, Updated Design for District Website, District Calendar / Important Dates, Student Focus Group Themes, Critical Race Theory)