Independence Local Schools

Dear Families, We want to inform you of an important change regarding our district’s online payment platform. EZPay, our current provider, has been acquired by i3Education, more ...

June 13, 2025 Dear Independence Parents & Guardians, The Transportation Department is in the planning phase of creating new bus routes for the 2025-26 school year. Due to the co...

Thank you to Class of 2025 Graduates Joe Graham and Ella Sliwinski, narrated by our own Mr. Bill McGuinness. It was played at the 100th Commencement Exercise on Sunday, June 1,...

As the 2024–2025 school year draws to a close, Independence Local Schools paused to celebrate the dedication, talent, and teamwork that shaped a year filled with milestones, progr...

Thanks to strategic financial planning and responsible stewardship of taxpayer funds, Independence Local Schools will pay off the outstanding balance of our bond that funded the c...

Independence Local Schools is appointing Matt Grendel as the new head coach of the Independence Blue Devils boys basketball team, pending Board approval at their meeting on June 5...

May 27, 2025 Dear Families, We want to inform you of an important change regarding our district’s online payment platform. EZPay, our current provider, has been acquired by i3E...

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Students from Independence Primary School recently took an educational field trip to the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center to explore careers in the medical field. The highlight of th...

Luna DeJesús, a recent graduate of Independence High School and the Cosmetology program at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center (CVCC), taught by Ms. Fox, always knew she wanted mor...

Independence Middle School’s sixth graders stepped into the spotlight this week as they participated in a “Mock Interview Bootcamp” designed to prepare them for future academic an...

On May 21, fourth graders from Independence Primary School took a field trip to the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center for an exciting day of hands-on learning during an Engineering Im...

On May 19, the Independence Board of Education celebrated the academic achievements of its students at the 38th Annual Academic Excellence Dinner held at the Independence Civic Ce...

The Independence Local Schools Board of Education has approved the appointment of Mrs. Jodie Hughes as the next principal of Independence Primary School, effective beginning the 2...

Ms. Haley Mueller was approved as the next principal of Independence Middle School at the May 20 Board of Education meeting. She replaces Jamie Vanek, who is leaving the district ...

The 10th Annual Playhouse Square Dazzle Awards presented by Pat and John Chapman on May 17 were a night to remember for Independence High School. With two students representing t...

On Friday, May 16, the Independence High School (IHS) Class of 2025 gathered in the bus loop island to witness the planting of a tree that will mark the beginning of a new, lastin...

On May 16, students, families, and educators gathered at Corporate College East to celebrate the 46th Annual Excellence in Education Awards, an inspiring event recognizing outstan...

More than 120 students and their teachers filled the City Hall chambers Thursday morning to kick off an immersive and educational Arbor/Earth/Government Day hosted by the City of ...

Superintendent Kelli Cogan and Treasurer Jennifer Knapp delivered their first State of the Schools Address on May 8 in the Independence Middle School auditorium as new admini...