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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Q&A: Greentown Teacher Jan Polen Gives Thanks to Colleagues for Pushing Her to Succeed

Polen is January's "Educator of the Month" award winner through the North Canton Area Chamber of Commerce, Westfield Bank and Starbucks

The North Canton Area Chamber, Westfield Bank and Starbucks congratulate Jan Polen, January’s “Educator of the Month” award winner.  The monthly award honors a North Canton City Schools staff member who exemplifies excellence in education in their interaction with students, parents and other staff members. Polen is a fourth-grade language arts teacher at Greentown Intermediate School, with six years of service at North Canton City Schools. Learn a little bit about her from the Q&A below. Name: Jan Polen Town of residence: Hartville, Ohio Family: I am married to Jeff We have three sons, Zach, 22; A.J., 20; and Joey 17 Education: B.A. Elementary and Special Education, University of Akron North Canton Patch: When did you know you wanted to be…

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

It's Time to Start Thinking About a New School Year

Here are North Canton's details about school start dates, class times, supply lists and more.

It's still summer, but back-to-school to-do's are on the minds of parents everywhere. There are supplies to buy, clothes to try on, new schedules to learn … the chores seem endless. To ease the minds of North Canton parents, here’s some important back-to-school information pulled together in one convenient spot! First Day of Classes Class Lists For many kids, finding out who their teacher and classmates will be is an exciting end-of-summer ritual. But one that won't play out anytime soon. District officials are planning on sticking with tradition, meaning those lists will not be posted at each school building until the Friday before the first day of classes. School-Day Start/End Times Supply Lists Supply lists detailing the items students …

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