Firestone Park Elementary School

	1479 Girard Street Akron OH 44301 330/773-1308; Fax: 330/773-1025 Firestone Park's ODE report card/demographics Firestone Park's Parents Know Best Booklet (to view, download the free Acrobat reader)
Grades: K-5 Colors: Maroon and Gold Mascot: Ram Average Class Size: 25 – Average Enrollment: 500 School Day: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Report Card Rating: Continuous Improvement Principal: Michael Kossuth
What makes Firestone Park special? Firestone Park has a one-of-a-kind campus that includes a historical park, community center, new public library and elementary school. Firestone Park encourages the performing arts. A select choir offers advanced instruction in vocal music. Title 1, speech therapy, special education and OhioReads tutors are offered. Every classroom is equipped with sound field amplification systems. Firestone Park has a highly active PTA with hundreds of volunteer hours. Students read over 20,000 books in the Accelerated Reader program. Student test scores continue to be above the district average. "Ram Pride" promotes individual improvement in academics and character. Teachers have an average of 18 years of experience, and 78% hold a master's degree or higher. History Constructed in 1917 Opened in 1919 Annexed by the city of Akron in 1916 At the turn of the century, five men met to organize a company which would become one of the most prosperous and well-known in the world ― the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Shortly thereafter, 1,000 acres of land southeast of the factory were purchased and set aside for a residential development to be called Firestone Park. It was the wish of Harvey S. Firestone, founder of the company, to provide an area which would meet the spiritual, educational and recreational needs of the plant workers. In 1917, one year after the area had been annexed to the city of Akron, he deeded land to the Board of Education for a school ― Firestone Park. Throughout his life, Firestone enjoyed visiting the school and donating many items to it. Directions Left on Broadway to Perkins Right on Perkins to Route 8 South Right on Route 8 South and continue south on I-77 to the Archwood Ave./Firestone Blvd. exit Right on Archwood Ave. to Brown St. (first light) Left on Brown St. to Reed Ave. (third street) Right on Reed Ave. to Astor Ave. Left on Astor Ave. to Palm Ave. (one block) Right on Palm Ave. to school parking lot

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