In this edition, we’re hearing directly from Transportation Supervisor Brett Campbell about what happened with transportation this school year, why routing was so difficult, and what the district is doing to improve efficiency. A few numbers that stood out: 📍About 5,500 students qualify for transportation 🚍About 4,000 students are transported to and from school each day 📉The district reduced the fleet by 12 buses and eliminated approximately 123 routes 💰The district e

Did you know PCSD runs its own Career Technical Education programs, right in house? Here's how PCSD's model compares to other Ohio districts, and what it means for our students. ✅ 18 CTE programs built into Normandy and Valley Forge. ✅ Classes are part of normal course registration, no applying or competing for a seat. ✅ Access starts earlier than many regional career center models, not just 11th and 12th grade. ✅ Students stay connected to their home school all four years. ⭐

WELCOME BACK, PCSD! A new school year is here — and this one comes with a lot of change. New security procedures. New systems and technology. New routines. New buildings and spaces for some. New faces. And, like every year, a few bumps along the way as everyone adjusts. Change isn’t always easy — especially when a lot of it happens at once. So as our students, families, teachers, staff, administrators and community begin this school year, maybe we can all give each other a li

PARMA SCHOOL BOARD BREAKDOWN: Episode 3! What happened at the August 20th Parma City Schools Board of Education meeting? We're breaking it down so you can stay informed without sitting through nearly two hours of meeting footage! In this recap: Major safety task force recommendations following the tragedy at Valley Forge — covering physical security, emergency response, mental health support, communication & school climate. A serious financial outlook: a growing deficit, Hou

"Did vouchers save our district money?" It depends on who's leaving. The "fixed cost" argument is a real position in school-finance research. It says buildings, admin, and debt service don't shrink when a student leaves, so districts only lose the variable share of cost per voucher student, roughly 64% of spending by one common estimate, not the full amount. But that logic only holds if the voucher student would have otherwise enrolled in the public school. Local data complic