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Education roundup: Canton teachers' union awards scholarships
CANTON – The Canton Professional Educators' Association has awarded scholarships to four Canton City Schools' seniors. Receiving $2,000 Nathaniel Roberts Scholarships were Tooba Sindhu, a senior at McKinley Early College High School, and Henry Tobias, a senior at McKinley Senior High School. The CPEA $2,000 Samuel J. Dorto Jr. Scholarship went to Jalynn Daviduk, a senior at McKinley High School at the Timken Career & Tech Campus. The CPEA Yvonne Parks Scholarship went to Mariah McClain, a senior at McKinley High School. Receiving the Canton Professional Educators' Association $1,000 Memorial Scholarships were Carmella Danus; Blaise Donatelli, Zachariah Ketchum; Reise Klein; Caroline Kliem; Kylin Miles; Amanda Morton; Katherine Oliver; Elizabeth Ridings; and Nadia Watts-Jackson. The Canton Professional Educators' Association honored Karen Zutali with its 2025 Educator of the Year award at the recent CPEA annual spring banquet. Zutali is an instructional coach at Choices High School. She serves on the CPEA Executive Leadership Team as secretary. Three additional nominees for CPEA Educator of the Year who were honored at the banquet were Tim Smith, math teacher at McKinley High School; Paula Waltman-Kliem, kindergarten teacher at AIM Academy; and Peggy Wagner, intervention specialist at Choices High School. The CPEA 'Community Partnership Award' was presented to the Be A Better Me Foundation, a community-based foundation whose mentoring program is designed for youths ages 11 through 17. Its tutoring program is students in third through 12th grade. CPEA also recognized Officer Lamar Sharpe as its Layperson of the Year. Sharpe is the school resource officer and former assistant football coach at McKinley High School. Sharpe is a 24-year veteran of the Canton Police Department. MALVERN – The Brown Local Board of Education recently unanimously approved hiring Christy Yeagley as the next principal of Malvern Elementary School. Yeagley, who teaches second grade at Minerva Elementary School, brings 19 years of teaching and leadership experience to her new role. Yeagley recently was recognized as Minerva Local School District's Teacher of the Year. She is the lead language arts and ACE math lead teacher at Minerva Elementary. Yeagley has a bachelor's degree in elementary education from University of Mount Union and a master's degree in educational administration from the American College of Education. She will officially assume her duties as principal Aug. 1, following the transition of current principal Danielle Hawk into her new role as superintendent of Brown Local Schools. PLAIN TWP. – Plain Local Schools has earned an award of excellence from the National School Public Relations Association for its flagship publication, Eagle Nation Magazine. NSPRA's Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards spotlight the best in school public relations, honoring high-quality publications, marketing materials, videos, websites and social media. The Award of Excellence is the highest distinction in each category, judged on both content and quality compared to peer submissions from across the country, according to a news release. CANTON – The Ohio Christian Education Network, a ministry of the Center for Christian Virtue, has named Heritage Christian School a bronze level recipient of the inaugural Mike and Peggy Hartshorn Dignity of Life Award. The Hartshorn Award honors K-12 schools that intentionally integrate pro-life values into their curriculum. The award is named for Mike and Peggy Hartshorn, leaders in the pro-life movement. Heritage Christian School was recognized for taking meaningful steps to cultivate a pro-life culture within its school community through instruction, student engagement and support for life-affirming causes, according to a news release. The school will receive a digital award seal and a commemorative plaque at the Center for Christian Virtue's Essential Summit this fall. This article originally appeared on The Repository: Education roundup: Canton teachers' union awards scholarships
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Education roundup: Canton teachers' union awards scholarships
CANTON – The Canton Professional Educators' Association has awarded scholarships to four Canton City Schools' seniors. Receiving $2,000 Nathaniel Roberts Scholarships were Tooba Sindhu, a senior at McKinley Early College High School, and Henry Tobias, a senior at McKinley Senior High School. The CPEA $2,000 Samuel J. Dorto Jr. Scholarship went to Jalynn Daviduk, a senior at McKinley High School at the Timken Career & Tech Campus. The CPEA Yvonne Parks Scholarship went to Mariah McClain, a senior at McKinley High School. Receiving the Canton Professional Educators' Association $1,000 Memorial Scholarships were Carmella Danus; Blaise Donatelli, Zachariah Ketchum; Reise Klein; Caroline Kliem; Kylin Miles; Amanda Morton; Katherine Oliver; Elizabeth Ridings; and Nadia Watts-Jackson. The Canton Professional Educators' Association honored Karen Zutali with its 2025 Educator of the Year award at the recent CPEA annual spring banquet. Zutali is an instructional coach at Choices High School. She serves on the CPEA Executive Leadership Team as secretary. Three additional nominees for CPEA Educator of the Year who were honored at the banquet were Tim Smith, math teacher at McKinley High School; Paula Waltman-Kliem, kindergarten teacher at AIM Academy; and Peggy Wagner, intervention specialist at Choices High School. The CPEA 'Community Partnership Award' was presented to the Be A Better Me Foundation, a community-based foundation whose mentoring program is designed for youths ages 11 through 17. Its tutoring program is students in third through 12th grade. CPEA also recognized Officer Lamar Sharpe as its Layperson of the Year. Sharpe is the school resource officer and former assistant football coach at McKinley High School. Sharpe is a 24-year veteran of the Canton Police Department. MALVERN – The Brown Local Board of Education recently unanimously approved hiring Christy Yeagley as the next principal of Malvern Elementary School. Yeagley, who teaches second grade at Minerva Elementary School, brings 19 years of teaching and leadership experience to her new role. Yeagley recently was recognized as Minerva Local School District's Teacher of the Year. She is the lead language arts and ACE math lead teacher at Minerva Elementary. Yeagley has a bachelor's degree in elementary education from University of Mount Union and a master's degree in educational administration from the American College of Education. She will officially assume her duties as principal Aug. 1, following the transition of current principal Danielle Hawk into her new role as superintendent of Brown Local Schools. PLAIN TWP. – Plain Local Schools has earned an award of excellence from the National School Public Relations Association for its flagship publication, Eagle Nation Magazine. NSPRA's Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards spotlight the best in school public relations, honoring high-quality publications, marketing materials, videos, websites and social media. The Award of Excellence is the highest distinction in each category, judged on both content and quality compared to peer submissions from across the country, according to a news release. CANTON – The Ohio Christian Education Network, a ministry of the Center for Christian Virtue, has named Heritage Christian School a bronze level recipient of the inaugural Mike and Peggy Hartshorn Dignity of Life Award. The Hartshorn Award honors K-12 schools that intentionally integrate pro-life values into their curriculum. The award is named for Mike and Peggy Hartshorn, leaders in the pro-life movement. Heritage Christian School was recognized for taking meaningful steps to cultivate a pro-life culture within its school community through instruction, student engagement and support for life-affirming causes, according to a news release. The school will receive a digital award seal and a commemorative plaque at the Center for Christian Virtue's Essential Summit this fall. This article originally appeared on The Repository: Education roundup: Canton teachers' union awards scholarships
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Stark County school superintendents, Canton mayor to host rally against Ohio funding cuts
CANTON – Opposition to proposed state funding changes for public schools is gaining momentum in Stark County as mayors, council members and other elected officials are joining the fight. Government and education leaders are hosting a Rally for Public Education at 6 p.m. June 10 in the Canton Memorial Civic Center at 1101 Market Ave. N in Canton to discuss how the proposed state funding changes will affect local students and communities. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The rally will include a panel discussion among Stark County superintendents. Canton Mayor William V. Sherer II, who is spearheading the event, said he felt compelled to get involved after local school superintendents told him about how devastating the proposed cuts could be for public schools. 'Public education is the foundation of strong communities and a strong future,' said Sherer, who has invited every Stark County mayor, trustee and state representative to the event. 'As leaders, we have a responsibility to ensure our schools are fully funded and our students are fully supported.' During a presentation to Canton City Council last month, Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert and Plain Local Superintendent Brent May listed multiple ways the state budget proposals would reduce the resources they can provide for students. According to the superintendents, the Ohio House's school funding plan would cut at least $4 million from their annual state funding starting in 2028. The Ohio Senate unveiled its plan on June 3 that provides for more funding for schools overall, but a district-by-district breakdown wasn't immediately available. Talbert said Canton City Schools also would lose another $12 million under a proposed cap on school districts' rainy day funds. The Ohio House plan caps the carryover balance at 30% of a school district's annual operating cost and gives any overages to homeowners through future property tax discounts. The Ohio Senate's budget proposal would cap the carryover balance at 50% of a district's annual operating cost. Talbert said the district has been setting aside money since 2020 to better navigate the years when state lawmakers decide to hold funding flat or significantly reduce it. Talbert said his district also would be impacted by a proposal that would require public schools to sell school buildings that are under 60% capacity at use value – not market value – to charter schools inside and outside the community. "So basically we're going to take all the students at the Timken campus and evict them out of their school so we can sell it to someone outside this community," Talbert said. The superintendents said the proposed losses, coupled with the recent federal funding cuts, continued unfunded state mandates and higher energy and equipment prices, will force them to reduce services that are not required but vital to students and families, such as mental health services, food and clothing essentials, school resource officers and clinical counselors. 'If our funding goes away, we're not going to be able to provide those resources,' May said. 'It's a tragedy for our community.' May, whose district spends roughly $3,000 less per pupil than the state average, said the funding burden likely will shift to local taxpayers as districts will be forced to seek higher property tax levies to cover the loss. "I think it's going to take every school district in Stark County – with their boards, their administrators, teachers and local elected officials – to stand up and make enough noise for people to listen," May said. "It's the only way it's going to get done." State lawmakers must pass the budget by July 1. Reach Canton Repository staff writer Kelli Weir at 330-580-8339 or This article originally appeared on The Repository: Rally for Public Education unites Stark schools, governments
