Nominate Your Favorite North Canton Educator for a Special Award

Community members have the chance to say "thank you" to educators who've touched their lives at the Education Endowment Fund 24th Annual Recognition Dinner.

The North Canton City Schools Education Endowment Fund (EEF) is seeking nominations for this year's 24th Annual Recognition Dinner. The organization recognizes those individuals who contribute to the scholars’ successes or who have earned the admiration of their co-workers in the district. Since 1988, The EEF has hosted an Annual Recognition Dinner to honor two educators (certified employees), one classified employee and one community member. Retired staff members are eligible, as well as individuals who were nominated in the past, but not selected. This year’s dinner will be held on Wednesday, April 10, in the Hoover High School Commons. The nomination form is available on the NCCS homepage at www.northcantonschools.org, under the "…

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North Canton Schools Offer Early Childhood Screenings

The school district will help parents by screening children suspected of having a handicapping condition

The North Canton City School District is offering early childhood screenings for 3- and 4-year-old children. The screening is for children residing in the North Canton City School District who are suspected of having a handicapping condition. These screenings are available for parents who have been told their child’s development is not typical for his/her age in the areas such as vision, hearing, speech and language development, motor skills, cognitive development and social functioning. Special preschool services are available for children who qualify. This screening is to determine kindergarten readiness. The screening will be held at the Mary L. Evans Early Childhood Center, 301 Portage Street NW on March 22. Children will be accepted …

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No Increase in State Funding for North Canton Schools

There is no increase to state funding for the district over the next two years.

The good news for North Canton schools is it won't lose funding from the state over the next two years.  The bad news is it won't get any more, either. The district is expected receive the same amount of state funding in 2014 and 2015, according to preliminary numbers from the Ohio Department of Education. In 2013 the district received $12 million from the state which will remain the same over the next two years if the state budget is approved as it is. The specific numbers for school funding in Gov. John Kasich's budget were released on Wednesday afternoon.

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