Where to Call

Where to Call for Information

Absences/Tardies, call school
Adult Education:
- Akron Alternative Academy,
  William DiMascio, 330.761.3262
- Evening High School,
  Diane Zupke or Frank Kalain, 330.761.2680
- School of Practical Nursing,
  Carolyn McCune, 330.873.3355
After-School Care, Community Partnerships/Customer Service, Carla Sibley, 330.761.3297
Akron After School, Desiree Bolden, 330.761.3155
Akron Digital Academy, Fred Schuett, 330.237.2200
Akron Early College High School, Marilyn Bennett, 330.972.6450
Akron Opportunity Center, Larry Johnson Jr., 330.761.1705
Akron Plan, Student/Counselor Services, Leonard Jackson, 330.761.2731
AkronReads, Community Partnerships/Customer Service, Carla Sibley, 330.761.3297
Alternative Programs, call school
Ask Gilby®, Communications, Mary Ann Harvey, 330.761.2928
Athletics, Joseph Howard, 330.761.2755
Attendance, Student/Counselor Services, Sandra Coddington, 330.761.2743

BECOME Program, Community Partnerships/Customer Service, Carla Sibley, 330.761.3297
Board Meetings, Superintendent's Office, Aldena Sample, 330.761.2922
Board Members:
- Bruce Alexander, 330.289.2608
- Ginger Baylor, 330.603.4289
- Amy Reeves Grom, 330.780.7289
- Jason Haas, Vice President, 330.208.3005
- James Hardy, 330.671.2923
- Lisa Mansfield, 330.620.1485
- Rev. Dr. Curtis T. Walker, Sr., President, 330.338.6588
Board Policies, General Counsel, Rhonda Porter, 330.761.2911
Building Construction, Facility Planning/Capital Improvement, Paul Flesher, 330.761.2960
Building Permits, Business Affairs, Karen Dutka, 330.761.2806
Business Affairs, Debra Foulk, 330.761.2805
Bus Passes – Akron Plan, Student/Counselor Services, 330.761.2738
Bus Schedules, call school

Calendars, Communications, Mary Ann Harvey, 330.761.2928
Career Education, Howard Lawson, 330.761.3130
CHARACTER COUNTS!^SM, Drug/Violence Prevention, 330.761.2913
Child Custody Concerns, Student/Counselor Services, Karen Ellerson, 330.761.2734
Child Nutrition, Laura Kepler, 330.761.1335
Communications, Leah Campanalie, 330.761.2930
Community Partnerships/Customer Service, Carla Sibley, 330.761.3297
Counselors, Student/Counselor Services, Karen Ellerson, 330.761.2734, or call school
Curriculum and Instruction:
- Curriculum and Instruction, Ellen McWilliams, 330.761.2925
- Elementary, Mary Outley-Kelly, 330.761.3075
- Secondary, Julia Mann, 330.761.3079
- Instructional Technology, Andy Emanuele, 330.761.3051
- Teaching and Learning, Karen Gegick, 330.761.3107
- Learning Specialist – Fine Arts, Sally Childs, 330.761.3189
- Learning Specialist – Foreign Language, Paula Shafer, 330.761.3114
- Learning Specialist – Language Arts, Cynthia Harris, 330.761.3109
- Learning Specialist – Library/Media Services, Martha Godward, 330.761.3045
- Learning Specialist – Mathematics, Stephen Miller, 330.761.3112
- Learning Specialist – Science, Katrina Halasa, 330.761.3117
- Learning Specialist – Social Studies, Adam Motter, 330.761.3034
Customer Service Hotline, 330.761.2880

Expulsion/ Suspension Referrals, Student/Counselor Services, Darlene Davis, 330.761.2742

Police-In-The-Schools, Student/Counselor Services, Kevin Shirey, 330.761.2819
Post-Secondary Options, call school or 330.761.3079
Proficiency/Ohio Graduation Testing, Testing, Research and Evaluation, Patricia Agble, 330.761.3066
Project RISE, Debra Manteghi, 330.761.2969
PTA, Rhonda Ferguson, 330.761.1625

Safety Hotline, 800.418.6423, ext. 359
Saturn School, Gene Scruggs, 330.761.1705
School Assignment, Student/Counselor Services, 330.761.2735, 330.761.2738 or 330.761.2742
School Closings, Business Affairs, Debra Foulk, 330.761.2805, or local radio stations
School Lunch/ Breakfast Program, Child Nutrition, Laura Kepler, 330.761.1335
School Principals
Security, Student/Counselor Services, Karen Ellerson, 330.761.2734
Special Education, Transportation, Mary Hale, 330.761.3154, or Nicole Kiser, 330.761.1393
Special Permits, Student/Counselor Services, Karen Ellerson, 330.761.2734
Student Behavior (Disciplinary Actions, Juvenile Court, Suspension & Expulsion Referrals, Truancy – Appointments), Student/Counselor Services, Darlene Davis, 330.761.2742
Student Behavior (Code of Student Behavior), Student/Counselor Services, Karen Ellerson, 330.761.2734
Student Behavior (Pupil Adjustment Program), Special Education, Perry Clark, 330.761.2828
Summer School (secondary), Curriculum & Instruction, Ginelle Rasnick, 330.773.6831
Summer School (elementary), Curriculum & Instruction, Mary Outley-Kelly, 330.761.3075
Superintendent, David W. James, 330.761.2920
- Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction, Ellen McWilliams, 330.761.2925
Supplemental Education, Charles Glasgow, 330.761.3111

Television Shows, Communications, Leah Campanalie, 330.761.2930
Title 1, Supplemental Education, Charles Glasgow, 330.761.3111
Transcripts (Student), call school
Transcripts (for those over 18 years old), Records, Kimberly Varvorines, 330.761.2917
Transportation, Kathryn Kiehl, 330.761.1392