New faces at Wooster City Schools; new digs at Waynedale

The Wooster City School District will see some changes in the administrative team this school year. The district has hired Jayme Tucker as the Melrose Elementary School principal to replace Kevin Wolf, who has been hired as an administrator in another district.

Tucker has served as assistant principal at Cornerstone Elementary for the past two years. Previous toemployment with Wooster City Schools, she was a literacy coach at Parkview and a teacher in the Rittman School District.

“I am excited to meet and work with the Melrose students, staff and families,” said Tucker, a Wadsworth resident with her husband and two children.

Two new administrators will join the Wooster High School team to fill the vacancies. Jason Douglas will serve as an assistant principal, and comes to the district from Mansfield City Schools, where he had been a middle school and elementary principal, and elementary assistant principal.

“I am looking forward to being in an excellent school district like Wooster and contributing to the administrative team to serve our school community,” said Douglas, who lives in Mansfield with his wife. They have four grown children.

Jessica Shaffner will join the WHS team as the eighth grade assistant principal. She comes from Mansfield City Schools where she was an intermediate principal, middle school assistant principal and middle school and high school science teacher. Shaffner said she looks forward to being part of a school district with such a great reputation and the unique opportunity to transition and prepare students for the next level of education and beyond.

“I’m excited to be with an age group I love and to learn more about how I can collaborate with the WHS team to continue the excellence of Wooster High School,” Shaffner said. She resides in Mansfield with her three children.

Cornerstone Elementary welcomes Katie Roth as the administrative intern to fill the vacancy left by Tucker. Roth resides in Wooster in the Cornerstone district with her husband. She is leaving Dalton Local Schools as a language arts teacher. She wants to broaden her impact on student achievement outside the scope of her classroom and channel her passion for education and leadership in this new role.

"I am excited to support the Cornerstone staff and families and be a part of the school community that we have grown to love," Roth said.

Superintendent, Gabe Tudor thanked departed staff for their service and welcomed the new members.

“I am thrilled to have Jason, Jessica, and Katie joining our administrative team, and to have Jayme stepping up as the new Melrose principal," Superintendent Gabe Tugor said. "Each of them brings different strengths to our team while sharing a strong desire to support students, families, and staff. I am excited for our community to meet and begin working with these great leaders.

The new team members began serving in their positions Aug. 1.

Back to school schedules for area schools

For many students in Wayne and Holmes counties, the new school year will begin the week of Aug. 19, but there are a couple districts that begin the week before.

Triway Local Schools was first to open, Wednesday, Aug. 14, the first day for students. The first day for students at West Holmes Local Schools and Kingsway Christian is Thursday, Aug. 15.

Dalton, Norwayne, Rittman and Southeast (Waynedale Middle and High School) open Monday. Green Local (Smithville), Orrville, Central Christian, Northwestern and Chippewa open Tuesday. Wooster , East Holmes and Southeast (Waynedale K-5) open Wednesday.

Waynedale students will move into their new K-12 building this year.

Following is a breakdown of each district in Wayne and Holmes County.

CHIPPEWA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

First day of school for students: Tuesday.

Start time: Junior/Senior High School, 7:35 a.m.-2:40 p.m.; Intermediate School, 7:35 a.m.-2:40 p.m.; elementary, 8:30 a.m.-3:20 p.m.

Website: www.chippewa.k12.oh.us

DALTON LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

First day of school for students: Monday.

Start time: High School, 7:40 a.m.-2:40 p.m.; Middle School, 7:35 a.m.-2:35 p.m.; elementary, 8:25 a.m.-3:20 p.m.

Website : www.daltonlocal.org

EAST HOLMES LOCAL SCHOOLS

First day of school for students: Wednesday.

Start time: High School and Middle School, 7:45 a.m.-2:40 p.m.; Berlin, Chestnut Ridge and Walnut Creek elementary schools, 9 a.m.-3: 30 p.m.; Flat Ridge and Wise elementary schools, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Mount Hope Elementary School, 7:45 a.m.-2:15 p.m.; and Winesburg Elementary School, 7:40 a.m.-2:10 p.m.

Website: www.eastholmes.k12.oh.us

GREEN LOCAL SCHOOLS

First day of school for students: Tuesday.

Start time: Smithville High School, 7:30 a.m.-2:27 p.m.; Middle School, 7:30 a.m.-2:27 p.m.; elementary school, 8:40 a.m.-3:20 p.m.

Website: www.green-local.k12.oh.us

KIDRON CENTRAL CHRISTIAN

First day of school for students: Tuesday.

Start time: High School and Middle School, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; Elementary, 8 a.m.-2:50 p.m.

Website: www.ccscomets.org

KINGSWAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

First day of school for students: Thursday, Aug. 15, grades seven-12; Tuesday, grades K-6.

Start time: 8 a.m.-3:10 p.m.

Website: www.kingswaychristianschool.net

NORTHWESTERN LOCAL SCHOOLS

7571 North Elyria Road, West Salem; phone, 419-846-3151

First day of school for students: Tuesday.

Start time: High School, 7:30 a.m.; Middle School, 7:35 a.m.; Elementary School, 8:55 a.m.

Website: www.northwestern-wayne.k12.oh.us

NORWAYNE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

First day of school for students: Monday.

Start time: High School and Middle School, 7:25 a.m.-2:45 p.m.; Elementary, 9 a.m.-3:50 p.m.

Website: www.norwaynelocal.k12.oh.us

ORRVILLE CITY SCHOOLS

First day of school for students: Tuesday.

Start time: High School, 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Middle School, 7:50 a.m.-2:40 p.m.; Elementary, 8:50 a.m.-3:20 p.m.

Website: www.orrville.k12.oh.us

RITTMAN EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOLS

100 Saurer Street, Rittman; phone, 330-927-7400

First day of school for students: Monday.

Start time: High School and Middle School, 7:30 a.m.-2:38 p.m.; elementary, 8:30 a.m.-3:05 p.m.

Website: www.rittman.k12.oh.us

SOUTHEAST LOCAL SCHOOLS

First day of school for students: Monday, Middle and High School; Wednesday, gradesK-5.

Start time: Middle and High School, 7:30 a.m.; Elementary School, 9 a.m.

Website: www.southeast.k12.oh.us

TRIWAY LOCAL SCHOOLS

First day of school for students: Wednesday, Aug. 14.

Start time: High School and Junior High, 7:48 a.m.; Elementary, 8:50 a.m.

Website : www.triway.k12.oh.us

WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS CAREER CENTER

518 W. Prospect, Smithville; phone: 330-669-7000

First day of school: Second-year students, Monday; first-year, Tuesday

Start time: 8:05 a.m.

Website : www.wayne-jvs.k12.oh.us

WEST HOLMES LOCAL SCHOOLS

First day of school for students: Thursday.

Start time: High School and Middle School, 7:25 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; elementary, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Website : www.westholmes.org

WOOSTER CITY SCHOOLS

First day of school for students: Wednesday, Aug. 21.

Start time: High School (grades 8-12), 8:05 a.m.; Middle School (5-7), 7:50 a.m.; Elementary, 9:05 a.m.

Website: www.woostercityschools.org

WOOSTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

480B Fry Road, Wooster; phone, 330-345-6436

First day of school for students: Wednesday, Aug. 21.

Website: http://www.woosterchristianschool.com

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: New faces at Wooster City Schools; new digs at Waynedale