Dear West Geauga Residents:
We are preparing to welcome our students back to school for
the 2017-2018 school year. Many of our staff members have worked throughout the
summer hiring new personnel, securing equipment and supplies, and working to
improve our buildings and grounds. Teachers return next Monday, August 21, and
students will arrive on Tuesday, August 22.
Fifteen new staff members are joining our ranks this year.
In many cases, they replace those who retired or resigned. For the first time
in several years, we will have six classes each in grades Kindergarten through
Grade Five.
The past school year was a good one for West Geauga. The
district received positive recognition and accolades from several national and
regional publications including Newsweek,
U.S. News and World Report, Washington Post, and Cleveland Magazine. Such recognition is
a credit to our community and to those who work in and attend its schools.
Thank you for affording us the resources to offer a
comprehensive K-12 curriculum and a healthy array of extracurricular
programming in athletics and the arts. We value your continued support.
Sincerely,
Rich
Markwardt, Ph.D.
Superintendent
of Schools