Contact us at apsnews@apslearns.org if you have a question or need more information.
Absences/tardies: Call school
After-school care: Stancy Sykes, Family and Community Engagement, 330.761.1680, sls45869@apslearns.org
Akron After School: Karen Moore, 330.761.3038, kmoore2@apslearns.org
Akron Early College High School: Tom O'Neil, 330.972.6450, toneil@apslearns.org
Akron Plan: Chrissie McClure, 330.761.2735, cledford@apslearns.org
AkronReads: Stancy Sykes, Family and Community Engagement (FACE), 330.761.1680, sls45869@apslearns.org
Akron STEM High School: Dina Popa, 330.761.7965, dpopa@apslearns.org
APS Online: 330.761.3115
Ask Gilby®: Ryan Rittenhouse, Broadcast Communications, 330.761.3097, rdumont@apslearns.org
Athletics: Joe Vassalotti, 330.761.7988, jvassalo@apslearns.org
Board meetings: Ruth Solomon, Superintendent's Office, 330.761.2921, rsolomon@apslearns.org
Board members:
- Dr. N.J. Akbar, President, 330.761.2872, nakbar@apslearns.com
- Derrick Hall, Vice-President, 330.761.2873, dhall@apslearns.com
- Bruce Alexander, 330.761.7972, balexand@apslearns.org
- Diana Autry, 330.761.2874, dautry@apslearns.org
- Patrick Bravo, 330.761.7977, pbravo@apslearns.org
- Lisa Mansfield, 330.761.7973, lmansfie@apslearns.org
- Valerie McKitrick, 330.761.2871, vmckitri@apslearns.org
Board policies: General Counsel, 330.761.2911
Building construction, facility planning/capital improvement: Debra Foulk, 330.761.2805, dfoulk@apslearns.org
Building permits: Jennifer King, 330.761.2807, jking3@apslearns.org
Business Affairs: Debra Foulk, 330.761.2805, dfoulk@apslearns.org
Bus schedules: Bill Andexler, 330.761.1392, wba47178@apslearns.org
Child custody: Student Services, 330.761.2734
Child Nutrition: Laura Kepler, 330.761.1335, lkepler@apslearns.org
College and Career Academies of Akron: Rachel Tecca, 330.761.2779, rtecca@apslearns.org
Communications: Mark Williamson, 330.761.2930, maw45602@apslearns.org
Counselors: Yvonne Culver, 330.761.3032, yculver@apslearns.org; or call school
Curriculum and Instruction:
- APS Online: Cheryl Paradise, 330.761.2820, cparadis@apslearns.org
- Curriculum and Instruction: Ellen McWilliams, 330.761.2925, emcwilli@apslearns.org
- Elementary: Mary Outley-Kelly, 330.761.3075, moutley@apslearns.org
- Secondary: Mark Black, 330.761.3079, mab15205@apslearns.org
- Teaching and Learning: Karen Gegick, 330.761.3107, kgegick@apslearns.org
- Fine Arts: Dawn Wilson, 330.761.3189, dwilson2@apslearns.org
- Foreign Language/ESL: Loi Dang-Nguyen, 330.761.3114, ldang@apslearns.org
- Language Arts: Toan Dang-Nguyen, 330.761.3109, tnguyen@apslearns.org
- Library/Media Services/Gifted and Talented: Megan Mannion, 330.761.3045, mmannion@apslearns.org
- Mathematics: Ruth Hotchkiss: 330.761.3112, rhotchki@apslearns.org
- Science/Health: Katrina Halasa: 330.761.3117, khalasa@apslearns.org
- Social Studies/Physical Education: Adam Motter: 330.761.3034, amotter@apslearns.org
Data/accountability: Howard Lawson, 330.761.2718, hlawson@apslearns.org
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI): Carla Chapman, 330.761.3297, cchapman@apslearns.org
Early Learning Program/preschool: Patricia Cronin, 330.873.3396, pcc45194@apslearns.org
Expulsion/suspension referrals: Rebecca Jenkins, Student Services, 330.761.2742, rjenkins@apslearns.org
Gifted & Talented Programs: Megan Mannion, 330.761.3045, mmannion@apslearns.org
Graduation: Mark Black, Secondary Schools, 330.761.3079, mab15205@apslearns.org
Home Instruction: Terri Porter, 330.761.3181, tporter@apslearns.org
Homeschooling: Sondra Shephard, 330.761.2763, sshephar@apslearns.org
Human Resources: Kathy McVey, 330.761.2945, kmcvey@apslearns.org
Library/media services/gifted and talented: Megan Mannion, 330.761.3045, mmannion@apslearns.org
NIHF ... STEM High School: 330.761.7965
NIHF ... STEM Middle School: 330.761.3195
Open Enrollment: Marianne Malecky, 330.761.2810, mmalecky@apslearns.org
Police-in-the-Schools: Student Services, 330.761.2819
Post-secondary options: Mark Black, 330.761.3079, mab15205@apslearns.org; or call school
Proficiency/Ohio Graduation Testing, testing, research and evaluation: Patricia Agble, 330.761.3066, pagble@apslearns.org
Project GRAD Akron: Jacqueline Silas-Butler, 330.761.3056, jsilasbutler@projectgradakron.org
Project RISE: Shannah Carino, 330.761.2969, scarino@apslearns.org
PTA: Tanya Nicholson, www.akroncouncilofptas.org
Registration (K-12): call school
Report cards (K-12): call school
Safety Hotline: 800.418.6423, ext. 359
School assignment: Student Services, 330.761.2735 or 330.761.2742
School closings: Debra Foulk, Business Affairs, 330.761.2805, dfoulk@apslearns.org; or local radio stations
School Improvement: Kenya Harrington, 330.761.3111, klh46502@apslearns.org
School lunch/breakfast program: Laura Kepler, Child Nutrition, 330.761.1335, lkepler@apslearns.org
Security: Student Services, 330.761.2734
SOAR: Rebecca Green-Pallotta, 330.761.7971, rgreen3@apslearns.org
Special Education, transportation: Sherry Johnson, 330.761.3154, sjohnso2@apslearns.org or Vicki Feesler, 330.761.1393, vaf45768@apslearns.org
Special permits: Student Services, 330.761.2734
Specialty Programs: Tamiko Hatcher, 330.761.7933, thatcher@apslearns.org
Student behavior (disciplinary actions, Juvenile Court, suspension and expulsion referrals, truancy - appointments): Rebecca Jenkins, Student Services, 330.761.2742, rjenkins@apslearns.org
Student behavior (Code of Student Behavior): Student Services, 330.761.2734
Student behavior (Pupil Adjustment Program): Student Services, Erich Merkle, 330.761.2830, emerkle@apslearns.org
Summer School (Secondary): Secondary Schools, 330.761.3079
Summer School (Elementary): Elementary Schools, 330.761.3075
Superintendent: Christine Fowler Mack, 330.761.2920, cfowler-mack@apslearns.org
Television shows, Mark Williamson, Communications, 330.761.2930, maw45602@apslearns.org
Title 1: Kenya Harrington, School Improvement, 330.761.3111, klh46502@apslearns.org
Transcripts, current students: contact your school counselor
Transcripts, former students: 330.761.2927
Transportation: William Andexler, 330.761.1390, wba47178@apslearns.org
Volunteers: Stancy Sykes, Family and Community Engagement, 330.761.1680, sls45869@apslearns.org
WAPS 91.3FM The Summit: Tommy Bruno, 330.761.3095, tbruno@apslearns.org
Weapons: Student Services, 330.761.2734
Work permits: Sondra Shephard, Student Services, 330.761.2763, sshephar@apslearns.org