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District honors volunteers, staff and students at April recognition ceremony

Cuyahoga Falls City School District Board of Education · April 23, 2026
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Summary

Cuyahoga Falls City School District presented a Friend of Education award to Mark Bowers, statewide reading and Momentum awards to buildings, staff‑and‑student recognitions including Top Tigers, and alumni‑foundation scholarship announcements.

The Cuyahoga Falls City School District used its April 22 board meeting to recognize volunteers, staff and students across the district.

Board leaders presented the Friend of Education Award to Mark Bowers for long-term support of the instrumental music program and fundraising that helped name the band room for former director Robert Feldbush. Bowers accepted on behalf of the alumni committee and urged students to consider joining the Tiger Band.

Assistant Superintendent Jody Hausman highlighted two elementary schools that earned the governor’s Science of Reading Champion recognition for district literacy work and noted Richardson Elementary and the high school received the Ohio Momentum Award after measurable performance-index improvements (the high school rose by 8.8 points; Richardson rose by 4.6 points). Hausman described districtwide use of structured-literacy programs, universal screening three times a year, targeted interventions and coaching supports.

Allison Bogdan, director of human resources, presented the monthly Staff Star Award to paraprofessional Amy Stobbs with colleagues offering praise. The Alumni Foundation’s communications lead, Megan Weakley, noted the foundation awards approximately $150,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors and invited Top Tiger honorees to walk in the Memorial Day parade.

The board recognized Top Tiger students from each building (high school, middle, elementary and preschool) and closed the awards segment with instructions for photos and community acknowledgments.

Next steps: photo opportunities and foundation scholarship ceremony are scheduled in May; Top Tiger students will be invited to the Memorial Day parade.