I don’t think I will ever be able to put into words how grateful I am that you saw my daughter for all that she is today and all that she is yet to become. 
Tammie Sommer
Campuses
Welcome to Julie Billiart Schools, a family of K-8 coeducational, independent day schools for children with learning differences.
OverviewAs I write this letter, I am grateful for so many things. Grateful for the opportunity to serve and support a school with such an important mission. Grateful for the work started more than 60 years ago by the Sisters of Notre Dame, to serve those who learn differently. Grateful for all the families who put their trust in our schools. Grateful for the intervention specialists, therapists, and the entire JB team who put kids and families first and created top-notch virtual learning and services to support the JB community in an uncertain environment.
Starting with the first campus in Lyndhurst, and the second campus in Akron, JB has a vision of serving 700 students throughout a network of campuses in Northeast Ohio. The Board of Directors is responsible for working with the school leadership to advance this mission while exercising fiduciary oversight and ensuring accountability. The vision of serving students with our unique learning environment and approach, all supported by the charism of the Sisters of Notre Dame - what we call the “JB Way” - is what guides everything we do.
Thank you for believing in Julie Billiart Schools, and the children and families who depend on us. To all of our parents, faculty, and staff, advocates, community partners, donors, grantees, and friends – thank you for all that you do. The JB Way would not be possible without all of you.
And as St. Julie reminds us - God is good….all the time!
Tricia Gerak, Board Chair
CEO of Precision Component Industries, LLC in Canton
The Julie Billiart Schools' Board of Directors is composed of individuals with diverse backgrounds and expertise. Parents, past-parents, business professionals, and donors are constituent groups most often serving as Board Members and are primarily responsible for:
Tricia Gerak, Board Chair
Precision Component Industries
Betsy Dellinger
Park Place Technologies
Victor Alexander
Key Bank
Dave Roush, Vice Chair
Staff Trak
George Reider
Fifth Third SecuritiesÂ
Steve Wilt
CAPTRUST
Pat Peters, Secretary
Jackson Lewis, P.C.
Sr. Lisa Novak, SND
Sisters of Notre Dame
Patty Dyer, Treasurer
Dyer, Roche & Company Inc.
Jason Sutton
Wells Fargo
Scott Cade, Emeritus
Cade Consulting Partners LLC
Bill Valerian, Emeritus
Retired
Richard Kaplan, Emeritus
Retired
Brian Gale, Emeritus
I.D. Images LLC
Jerry Murphy, Emeritus
Retired
Bill Glubiak, Emeritus
Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC
Brent Pietrafese, Emeritus
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
I don’t think I will ever be able to put into words how grateful I am that you saw my daughter for all that she is today and all that she is yet to become.
Tammie Sommer
All of the teachers and staff at JB are patient and willing to take the extra time to make sure we, as parents, understand and are comfortable.
JB Parent
They have all the resources necessary, specialized to the individual learning of each child, and the heart that goes with it. I don't think we would have stayed in Ohio if it wasn't for JB!
JB Parent
My kids love everything about JB and look forward to going to school every day and seeing their friends and teachers. JB is truly a one of a kind school enriching young lives everyday.
JB Parent
Julie Billiart Schools gave us hope after our daughter was diagnosed with a learning disability. At JB, she thrived in the small classes, received necessary therapies, and developed the self-confidence to ask for help when she needed it.
JB Parent
Julie Billiart Schools has helped my child become a better version of himself. The teachers and therapists at JB really know and understand how to reach children who learn differently.
JB Parent