Dec. 10, 2011 

Do you or someone you know have a desire to help our school district with your time and talents? Do you desire to be part of Cloverleaf history? If so, we have a great opportunity for you. As you know, we will be transitioning from three elementary schools to one this January. To help save money and promote community pride in our schools, we are inviting you to help us move. 

In order to accomplish this large task, we need teams of volunteers at our current three elementary schools as well as the new school. We will have moving trucks at all schools which will provide a continuous flow of boxes to the new school.

Our official move day is Jan. 13. Students in grades PK-12 do not have school that day. We plan to move from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you can’t help us the whole day, we certainly welcome you for any part of the day. If you would like to take part, please contact our community information coordinator at John.Gladden@CloverleafLocal.org or call 330-721-3521 to reserve yourself, your family or your organization. I look forward to seeing you and working with you on this historic day in Cloverleaf Local Schools.

Until next time, Go Colts!

Daryl Kubilus Jr.
Superintendent of Cloverleaf Schools

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Nov. 22, 2011

As winter weather sets in, I am often asked how a snow day is determined. The potential impact the decision has on student safety, childcare arrangements, parent work schedules, etc., is not taken lightly. Therefore, we use all the information available to us to make the best decision we can. Even trained meteorologists aren’t always accurate with weather predictions; however, we use their information and more to determine whether to call a snow day.

When snow is in the forecast, our transportation supervisor begins traveling the roads at 3:45 a.m. to assess conditions. At 4 a.m., I begin monitoring local radar as well as updated forecasts. At 5 a.m., I receive a status report from our transportation supervisor. If conditions warrant, I drive district roads at this time as well. I also communicate with other county superintendents about the status of snowfall in neighboring districts.

By 5:45 a.m., a decision is made to have school, delay school, or close school. If the decision is made to delay or close, students/parents will receive an AlertNow automated phone call and the local broadcast media are informed immediately. The information also is posted immediately on our district Web site. Unfortunately, the weather doesn’t always cooperate with our time schedule, which can cause delays in communication.

The end result is that with 119 square miles in our district, we do the best we can with the information we have available. Again, it is not a decision taken lightly. Our first concern is always the safety of Cloverleaf students. The worst part of determining a snow day is that no matter the decision made, it will be upsetting to some. That’s part of the job I don’t look forward to, but have come to accept.

Until next time … Go Colts!

Daryl Kubilus Jr.
Superintendent of Cloverleaf Schools

Nov. 19, 2011

The Ohio Department of Education recently has released student testing data that compares all districts in the state. The method used for comparison is the Performance Index score. The Performance Index is a snapshot of our combined student performance on state tests (Ohio Achievement and Graduation Tests). The scoring range is 40-120.

Cloverleaf’s district score for the 2010-11 school year is 100.1. I thought you may find it interesting to see the progress we have made:

History of the Cloverleaf Performance Index:

2010-11 100.1

2009-10 99.7

2008-09 98.3

2007-08 98.3

2006-07 98.6

2005-06 98.6

2004-05 98.6

2003-04 95.7

2002-03 93.2

Our 2010-11 Performance Index score places Cloverleaf 261^stof 612 school districts in the state. Despite the financial challenges we face, we are going to do our very best to build on our successes and increase our state rank in the coming years.

Until next time … Go Colts!

Daryl Kubilus Jr.
Superintendent of Cloverleaf Schools