This May we will have our renewal levy on the ballot. Issue 12 is not a new tax. It raises approximately one million dollars and is one of our five year levies. In an attempt to listen to our constituents we will be running this levy for a continuous amount of time. Hopefully, this will help with the voter fatigue that is prevalent in our district due to all the five year renewal levies. If you have any questions about Issue 12 our renewal levy please call me anytime at 330-823-7458.

Thank you for all your support.

Jim Nicodemo

I hope that our students and staff are enjoying these snow days.I admit I didn’t think that we would be using calamity days in December, but I guess you can’t predict Ohio weather.I have had people ask about calamity days, so just to set the record straight we are given three days this year by the State.This is two less than previous years and every day after three must be made up.

Hopefully we will be back in session tomorrow.Stay safe!

I hope to see our community come out and support our football team this Saturday night. Let's cheer this history making team right to a state championship!

GO Dukes

I want to thank all our voters that came out in support of our renewal levy. This levy will help us keep the tradition of excellence that our kids deserve.

Please come out and vote for our renewal levy this Tuesday! Have a great week.

We have had an excellent start to our new school year.The kids are back and look refreshed from a restful summer. It is great to see them back in our hallways. With the start of school comes Open House, I hope you have had a chance to attend your child’s Open House and meet the fantastic staff we have.

This past week the members of our Strategic Planning Committee met to discuss the progress in the four goal areas. Check out the Saturday edition of The Alliance Review and read what was said that night.If you didn’t a chance please take the time to attend our next meeting, which will be held sometime later this fall.

I am happy to announce that all our fall athletic teams are up and running and we are experiencing a very successful start. this success does not take place by accident These kids and their coaches put in a tremendous amount of time in the off season. Please take some time from your busy schedule to come out and support the kids.

Later today I will be sending my first Alert Now message. This rapid notification system is another way that we are continuing to try to communicate with our community.

Have a great day!

I will be out of the office from Friday, July 16 to Monday July 26. If you have any concerns please call our administration office at 330-823-7458. I will be checking in with our office staff and trying to answer as many emails as possible.
Have a great day!

Congratulations to our seniors on a fantastic year. All of you have raised the bar for the future classes to pass through these hallways. Have a great summer and come back and see us next year!

It is hard to believe that we are ending another school year. I hope all of you enjoy the summer months ahead and are able to spend some quality time with your families. Here at the school we will be working on some major projects. Our middle school will have a new gym floor thanks to fundraising of the Marlingon Booster Club that was led by alumnus Rick Baxter. Along with the floor our administrative offices will be moved over to our middle school. With this move we will be simultaneously moving our Special Education Coordinator and also our school psychologists from the Berkey House which is located on Beeson Avenue and relocating their offices into the current administration building. We believe these moves will be a cost savings to the district and help us function at a more professional level.

Also this month lthe Marlington Board of Education will be weighing the next step in dealing with our financial situation. Obviously, with the failure of our levy the Board will have some very difficult decisions in the months ahead.

Have a great week!

I know that there is a great emotional letdown in the district related to our levy failure this past week. I am encouraged by our community's involvement in our effort to get this important issue through. We are obviously closing the gap between our yes and no voters. Please accept my sincere thank you to everyone for their help in this effort. We will regroup, gather opinions, and evaluate where to go from here. Have a great weekend!

I hope everyone enjoyed this past weekend. It was a great time to start all that yard work that builds up over a long winter in Ohio. This week like most is packed with events here in the Marlington School District. Please take time to check the web calendar to so that you can enjoy watching our students compete.

This Tuesday at 7:00 we will have a levy meeting in the high school library. We have been able to keep these meetings to one hour and hopefully productive to all involved. The goal of this meeting is to collect addresses of community members willing to display a sign in their yard. If you cannot attend please get your addresses to any of the building administrators or call the administration building at 823-7458.

Have a great week!

Hopefully you had a chance to see our students perform in the musical Godspell this past weekend. I can only imagine the amount of time that was invested into that professional production. Congratulations to all involved!

This week is going to be great with the weather breaking and our spring sports kicking off. Good luck to all our coaches and athletes in their upcoming events. Please come out and support our student-athletes.

In closing, I wish all of you a restful break starting this Friday and I will see you back on Wednesday, April 7.

I know that everyone is busy and the weather is encouraging all of us to spend time outside, but don't miss our kids in their production of Godspell. Mrs. Painter and Mrs. Haynam, along with their students have invested a tremendous amount of time into this musical. So, come out and support our kids!

Switching gears, we have had two levy meetings in the past two weeks led by our co-chairs Marty Bowe and Bill Bakan. i want to thank everyone that has been involved so far in our attempt to pass Marlington's upcoming replacement levy. Issue #9 will be on the ballot May 4th and is crucial for the continued growth of the district. If you would like to help in this effort please come to our next meeting which will be held on April 6 at 7:00 in the high sc thhool library.

Have a great extended weekend!

I know that it is Sunday night and you should be enjoying your families, but I wanted to remind our community that our second levy meeting will be held this Tuesday, March 16 at 7:00. The meeting will be held in the high school library and will last one hour. If you want more information or would like to be involved in the Marlington Replacement levy please join us on Tuesday night.

Well I have officially entered the 21st Century with the posting of my first Blog. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate our boys basketball team on their fantastic season this year. I like many of you witnessed a classy bunch of kids and an excellent coaching staff represent the Marlington community last night at the Canton Fieldhouse. Even in defeat you could not question the effort put forth by our boys.

I want to thank Marty Bowe and Bill Bakan for stepping forward to run our May replacement levy. Hopefully we will have a great turnout this coming Tuesday, March 16 at 7:00 in the high school library. Please come out and support this cause.