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District Office: 1307 Dennis Way Toronto, OH 43964 | Phone: 740.537.2456

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Welcome to Toronto City Schools

The Toronto City School District has the newest and most modern school facilities in the area. Each school is equipped with cutting-edge technology that is used to personalize learning and engage students. Our district promotes small town values while offering a world-class education.

At Karaffa Elementary, we are proud to offer a comprehesive Literacy program using myView, Heggerty Phonics Awareness Program, and Wilson Fundations. This 120-minute daily literacy class provides students with a solid foundation in phonics and strategic reading comprehension skills. At Toronto Jr.-Sr. High School, students are provided with an array of course offerings. There are over 30 semester hours of college credit available from our own adjunct professors at the school campus in the areas of English, Spanish, Mathematics, and Art.

Students are given the opportunity to participate in several enrichment activities such as Destination Imagination, the Science Fair, and the Close-Up Program. The district has an array of extracurricular activities including academic honor societies, civic organizations, school athletics, and the arts (band, choir, musical, art club).

District News

Student Success and Wellness Plan Announced

Toronto City School District is pleased to announce its Student Success and Wellness Plan. The district is receiving $493,180 in funding which it will use to address the safety, physical health, and mental health needs of its students. The Student Success and Wellness funds will be used to provide access to:

• a full-time School Resource Officer who will improve school safety, deter aggressive behavior; and serve as a community liaison between the school district and other agencies serving the students of the district;

• a full-time cognitive therapist at the elementary school to provide intervention and treatment for childhood behavioral and emotional disorders as well as counseling for mental health issues.

• And continue to provide a full-time elementary school nurse to help students attain and maintain an optimal health status so that they may receive maximum benefit from their educational experiences;

School Based Health Center Open

Toronto City School District has a a school-based health center (SBHC) at Toronto Jr.-Sr. High School operated by CHANGE, Inc. The Toronto SBHC was the first SBHC opened east of Columbus and south of Cleveland in Ohio.

Tim Fisher is the 2019 Karaffa Award Recipient

Joseph and Anna Marie Karaffa Award for Excellence in Education

Tim Fisher is the 2019 recipient of the Joseph and Anna Marie Karaffa Award for Excellence in Education. Mr. Fisher is a 1997 graduate of Toronto High School and a 2002 graduate of West Liberty University. He began his career in the Toronto City School District in 2002 when he was hired as a special education teacher at Lincoln Elementary School. Currently, Mr. Fisher works as an intervention specialist at Toronto Jr.-Sr. High School and serves as president of the Toronto Education Association.