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| | Welcome to the Kirtland Schools’ Key Communicator e-newsletter. We hope to use this tool as a two-way form of communication to share the good news going on in our classrooms, and also provide you with facts in the event of negative situations. We hope you will act as informal communications liaisons with the community and let us know what you’re hearing so we can proactively provide you with the facts of what’s happening in your schools. Thank you for your support! Our Vision: Provide a personalized education for all students. Our Mission: We educate students to be empowered citizens. | | |  | Nick Nead State Golfer | Sophomore Nick Nead, who placed 20th at the Division III state tournament at NorthStar Golf Club in Columbus, was recognized. Nick started the postseason by winning the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division postseason title and then he won a sectional championship. After finishing fourth at the district tournament, Nick earned a berth in the state tournament. In Columbus, he shot an 85 on the first day and a 74 on the second to finish with a two-day total of 159. Congratulations to Nick Nead and Coach Sam Kless.
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 | Girls' Cross Country State Team | The girls’ cross country team made its fifth straight trip to the regional meet, an incredible feat in itself, and then earned a spot at the state meet as a team for the first time since 1986. At the state meet, Izzie Copeland paced the Hornets with a time of 19:20, good for 48th place overall. Sylvia Vosicky, Ainsley Borthwick, Kylie Sayle, Grace Mastrangelo, Megan Urbanick, and Anna Hill also ran for the Hornets at the state meet. The alternates were Kaitlyn D'Amato, Naomi Trillo and Sarah Zivko. |
 | KES PBIS Gold Award | Kirtland Elementary School was recognized for being awarded the Gold award for the 2024 Ohio PBIS Showcase! PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and it is an evidence-based, tiered framework for supporting students’ behavioral, academic, social, emotional, and mental health. KES received a “Gold” status rating for the 2023-2024 school year. It is a great honor to receive this status and even bigger accomplishment for receiving it for six consecutive years! The following were staff members and parents on the PBIS Committee: Jamie Filla, Katy Naga, Krista Eadeh, Kelly Dunn, Lauren Resetar, Rebecca Truong, Kathy Kadlub, Brittany Warsinskey, Taylor Purchase, Michelle Molchen, Kate Lafferty, Anna Kutscher, Kayla Bornancin, Cristina Soriano, Jane Warren, Avianna Soriano, Graz Soriano, Linn Bowen and Kristen Schutte. |
|  | Special Education Department Receives A Perfect ScoreEvery year, districts receive a Special Education Profile that shows their progress over time in meeting their goals for students with disabilities. The district received a perfect score of 4.0/4.0. The design of the Special Education Profile helps districts use data about the academic growth of groups of students to keep improving their special education programs. Members of the department have worked to ensure that students entering Kindergarten are ready to learn, students with disabilities are achieving at high levels in the general education environment, and they are prepared for life, work, and postsecondary education. Achieving this perfect rating could not have been possible without the diligent work of our hard working and dedicated staff. Thank you and congratulations to: Alice McGinnis, Alicia Martin, Beth Hrusovsky, Christian Jolley, Dana Vanloan, Jamie Filla, Kelly Hedger, Krista Eadeh, Kristen Schutte, Linn Bowen, Rebecca Truong, Julie Bonacci, Jamie Kamensky, Kara Prosuch, Alexa Tarasco, Caroline Thomas, Diana Simpson, Gail Ribelli, Greg Bell, Julia Weaver, Kayla Bornancin, Marissa Burwell, Mary LaVerde, McKenna Greenwood, Melissa Bean, Michelle Skrbis, Sandy Zalar and Theresa Svigel. | |  | Veterans Day Presentation at KES | |
 | Izzie Copeland's MIA/POW chair at the Kirtland Veterans Memorial. | |
 | Ohio School Board Association Presenters | |
| Superintendent VanArnhem highlighted the following:
The District Wellness Committee met on November 7th. Students, Staff and Parents shared out on the overall wellness activities being provided and also provided ideas for future activities. Veterans Day was celebrated on November 8th with veteran, author and school teacher, Dr. Parker presented to all KES students. On Monday, November 11th, students and staff visited the memorial next to the library for a Veterans Day ceremony. Special recognition goes to Izzie Copeland, who added a POW/MIA bench to Kirtland Veterans' Memorial, as part of her Eagle Scout Project. Thank you Izzie and to all of our Veterans! The principals, Mrs. Green and Dr. Whittaker attended the OSBA conference last weekend which offered a lot of valuable sessions. Mrs. Godina, Mr. Race, Mr. Puskas and Dr. VanArnhem were proud to present on all the positive wellness initiatives taking place in our school district.
| | | | The Board voted to approve the following superintendent recommendations: - First Reading of Policy
- An overnight band trip on March 21, 2025- March 25, 2025, in Memphis and New Orleans.
- Spare Bus Driver MOU
*attachments to these items can be found on the district website: https://go.boarddocs.com/oh/kirt/Board.nsf/Public. | | The Kirtland Local Schools are known for academic excellence and strong community support, and have been recognized nationally and statewide for educational achievement. The district also maintains a long tradition of distinction in a variety of extracurricular activities. The Board of Education provides open and thoughtful fiscal management of the community’s investment in the school district’s high quality educational program by ensuring every dollar spent benefits students and the community. The strategic plan for the Kirtland Local Schools can be found at: https://www.kirtlandschools.org/Downloads/Kirtland%20Strategic%20Plan%20with%20Chart.pdf |  | Chad VanArnhem Chad is using Smore to create beautiful newsletters |
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