Safety at School

The overall safety of our students and staff at St. Francis School is of the utmost importance. It starts with our Peacebuilders Program, which was specifically designed to create a safe, positive learning environment for all our students. St. Francis students are taught to find nonviolent solutions to conflict though the program and the program is integrated into our school through Peacebuilder of the Day, Praise Nominations, Peacebuilder lessons, and a Peacebuilder pledge:

  • I am a Peacebuilder.
  • I pledge to praise people,
  • to give up put downs,
  • to seek wise people,
  • to notice and speak up about hurts I have caused,
  • to write wrongs,
  • and to help others.
  • I will build peace at school, in my community, and in my home each day.

In addition, St. Francis School has updated our safety plan in 2015 which includes a safety kit in every room, morning entrance security, a MARC (Multi-Agency Radio Communication) System for direct communication with police, an AED (automated external defibrillator) machine on site, locked entrances with cameras and voice verification, FEMA trained administrators, our staff is fully A.L.I.C.E. trained and we utilize Raptor to monitor school visitors.

  • My name is Rhonda Fellows and I graduated from St. Francis in 1994. After St. Francis, I attended Beaumont high school and then Wittenberg University where I was a Religion major and an Urban Studies minor. One of the major things I learned at St. Francis was a love for people. I developed very meaningful relationships with the students and staff. These relationships and love for people grew in to a desire to serve others which led to me to tutor teens in college. I went on to work in a Christian non-profit and have been serving in non-profit organizations for the past 13 years. I currently live in Minneapolis, MN where I am a recruiter for YouthWorks, a summer teen and family missions organization.

    Rhonda Fellows - St. Francis Class of 1994

  • Hello my name is Detective T.J. Powell, I'm currently assigned to the Cleveland Police Gang Impact Unit. I'm a 1998 graduate of St. Francis school. During my years at St. Francis I was taught discipline, morals and values, along with the value of education and hard work. I used what I learned at St. Francis to successfully attend the well-known, all-boys college preparatory high school, Benedictine high school, in which I graduated in 2002 .While at St. Francis I was an honor student and worked hard to help maintain the good reputation that this school still has today. Now at the age of 31 yrs. old, I'm married and have two children that also attend this fabulous establishment.

    T.J. Powell - St. Francis Class of 1998

  • St. Francis was the center of our family's faith and formative life for many years. There is no question that the foundation provided by St. Francis School and the wonderful Sisters of Notre Dame continues to play a role in my own life and career, which has now spanned more than 40 years as a journalist and as an active participant in the life of our community. Every moment at St. Francis School is looked back on with fondness and deep appreciation.

    Dick Russ - Vice President, North Coast Community Homes; Former News Anchor & Reporter, WJW TV (Fox 8), WKYC TV (Channel 3), WAKR TV (TV 23 Akron); Co-Founder, Cleveland Catholic Radio AM 1260 The Rock; Co-Founder, Eastern Christian Media an EWTN TV Production Partner.