Where We Are
The picturesque historic
Medina Public Square with its quaint gazebo is perhaps
best known as the site of summer Friday night band
concerts. The square is often used for school activities,
such as the Garfield Elementary School Halloween parade,
the Medina High School Homecoming parade and the middle
schools' spring string orchestra concert. Yet its
old-fashioned quaintness belies the modern education that
is offered in Medina City Schools.
The Medina City School District encompasses much of the
City of Medina, Medina Township, Montville Township and
small portions of Granger, Lafayette and Sharon
townships.
Medina is a residential
community of above average income. It is located 25 miles
south of Cleveland and 15 miles west of Akron and is
situated near Interstate Highways I-71, I-77 and I-76. (See
map)
The core "downtown" and a bustling shopping
area in the northern section of the city are surrounded
by a rolling rural setting and mushrooming housing
developments.
Our District
The school district is experiencing
enrollment growth as more and more parents and businesses are attracted
to the area by its benefits. Within the last few years, an addition was
added to a new elementary school was built as well as a major renovation
and addition to the high school.
About two-thirds of the district's students are
transported by school bus to one of the nine existing
buildings. Addresses and administrators are listed at the
end of this section.
- High School:
Medina High School is a comprehensive
4-year high school, accredited by the North
Central Association. Students attend 7 class periods of 50 minutes per day. The school offers
200 courses in college preparatory and technical
arts. Athletes compete in the Pioneer Conference.
- Middle
Schools:
The two middle schools are
designed on the
"school-within-a-school" concept with
teams of about 125 students being grouped with
teams of about five teachers.
- Elementary
Schools:
The district's five elementary
schools each have their own personalities but all
teach the same curriculum and have the same
programs and resources available to them.
- Kindergarten
Center:
The Kindergarten
Center serves the elementary students from H.G. Blake Elementary
school and houses Helping Hands Preschool.
Morning and afternoon sessions are offered.
Curriculum
Medina City Schools emphasizes a strong,
integrated curriculum founded in the basics. Its gifted
education program
and its special education programs attract visiting
teachers from throughout the state. Staff training and
the use of technology are among the district priorities.
The school district offers a wide range of classroom enrichment and co-curricular opportunities so that every
student can develop his or her talents and be successful
in school. The high school music and journalism programs
regularly win national awards. Academic and co-curricular
participants annually reach the state level and beyond.
Community Involvement
Community involvement is encouraged in
all of the schools, and has
produced a five-year Strategic Plan with specific goals in the areas
of at-risk students, student goal-setting, technology,
communications and curriculum. Parent involvement is
evident in the number of parent
support groups and
large attendance at open houses and parent-teacher
conferences. The Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with
the school district for a number of business-school
partnerships.
Communication
The district communicates
through dialogue forums, a monthly newspaper tab, a Web site and a cable television
station with daily bulletins and broadcasts of school
events.
Local newspapers also
carry news about our schools. They are the Plain Dealer, Akron
Beacon Journal, Gazette and The Sun.
For more information, we
invite you to browse our pages. The school district's
communication coordinator can be reached at 330-636-3112 or hurtj@mcsoh.org
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