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Cuyahoga Falls School District lays out May transition events and family welcome nights as buildings consolidate
Summary
District leaders announced a May 26 student 'Stripes Sneak Peak' and two family welcome-night series (April 9 and May 11) to ease students’ move to new buildings, shared partner resources and gave per-school estimates of incoming students.
The Cuyahoga Falls City School District on March 18 detailed a schedule of transition events and family welcome nights aimed at easing student moves to reconfigured elementary and middle schools.
Superintendent Andrea Solico said the district will run a May 26 “Stripes Sneak Peak” during which students scheduled to move to new buildings will board buses (around 9:00 a.m.), visit a future classroom, participate in a friendship-themed craft, receive a handprint drawing from outgoing students and take a guided tour before returning to their home schools.
To give families additional time to ask questions and connect with new principals, the district will hold two evening family welcome-night sessions: April 9 for Lincoln, Price and Richardson elementary families from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., and May 11 for Dwit and Lincoln families. The sessions will feature brief principal introductions, fifth-grade student ambassadors leading tours, a vendor-style fair with YMCA, Boys & Girls Club, the public library, PTO/PTO-type organizations, social workers and counselors, and an exit-ticket feedback form for adults.
District staff provided district estimates of anticipated incoming students at elementary schools: Dwit 129, Lincoln 93, Price 89, Richardson 91 and Silver Lake 66. Administrators said the events are meant to reduce family anxiety about transitions and are not intended to replace fall open house events, when families will learn classroom assignments.
Organizers said they will provide small “swag” items from the receiving buildings and a legacy wall where departing students can record memories to guide principals in welcoming new students. Transportation staff will be available to explain new bus routes and the district’s stopfinder app.
Board members praised the cross-departmental planning and engagement with partners, and urged families to attend. The district said additional details will be posted to its website and shared via schools as the events draw nearer.
Ending: The district emphasized the events are a short-term, student-focused effort to build peer connections and reduce summer-long worries; parents were encouraged to attend the welcome nights to raise concerns and provide feedback.
