Browns and Huntington Bank recognize educators at Parma City Schools during Teacher Appreciation Week 

As educators at Parma City Schools wrapped up their morning session of the Professional Development Day at Greenbriar Middle School, they stepped outside to the front of the school to the sight of a coffee truck.

To recognize the work the educators and administrators do to support student attendance, in partnership with the Stay in the Game! Attendance Network, The Huntington National Bank provided staff with a beverage of their choice from Tom’s Travelin’ Coffee Truck during Teacher Appreciation Week, which began on May 5 and runs through May 9.

“Our school had a big attendance initiative, and our staff did a really great job of getting our kids to try to come to school, so we were rewarded for our efforts,” eighth grade English teacher Paula Stadalsky said. “We were also celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week, and so, this is an exciting time for teachers to get recognized for their hard work all year. Our staff is really, really excited about the opportunity.”

The Stay in the Game! Attendance Network – launched in 2019 by the Cleveland Browns Foundation, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce and Proving Ground out of Harvard, now managed by Battelle – has worked with education experts for the past five years with the goal of dramatically improving school attendance and reducing chronic absenteeism. The Network supports 161 districts throughout the state of Ohio, with 108 of those districts within the Browns region.