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Canfield superintendent outlines 'Cardinal Way,' new SRO and AI gun-detection pilot ahead of school start
Summary
Superintendent Noel previewed the district's "Cardinal Way" theme and staggered start schedule, announced a new elementary SRO funded with city and township partners, and described an AI-linked gun-detection pilot the district will deploy alongside summer facilities work and fundraising for a new scoreboard.
Superintendent Noel told the Canfield Board of Education on Aug. 13 that the district will use a yearlong theme, "the Cardinal Way," centered on "purpose, perseverance, pride and passion," and previewed staggered first days for elementary and middle-school students before a full start midweek. The high school begins classes Monday, Aug. 18, and the district observes a short Labor Day recess with classes resuming Sept. 2.
Noel said the district is pursuing a two-part approach to school safety he described as "hardening" and "heartening." On the "heartening" side, he emphasized connections through extracurriculars. For "hardening," he announced…
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