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Athletic Director

Slone

Rob Slone
Director
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Robert D. Slone was named the Athletic Director for Lakewood City Schools in March 2022 and assumed the position on Aug. 1, 2022. 

Slone is a former Lakewood High math teacher and head basketball coach. He came to Lakewood for his second stint from Cuyahoga Falls High School, where he was associate principal and before that, a math teacher. Slone brings to Lakewood extensive teaching and administrative experience in addition to his impressive coaching resume. Prior to joining Cuyahoga Falls in 2004 , he served as St. Vincent-St. Mary High School’s athletic director.

Slone’s coaching credentials include four years (2000-2004) leading the Lakewood High boys’ varsity team. He took over a struggling program and turned it into a Plain Dealer Top 15 team three of his four seasons. He earned the Greater Cleveland Basketball Coaches Association and All Northeast Lakes District Coach of the Year honors in 2002. He repeated GCBCA Coach of the Year honors during his 11-year tenure as coach of the Cuyahoga Falls team.

Slone has had great success in his coaching career growing robust programs from elementary through high school. In Cuyahoga Falls, he grew the boys’ program participation from 57 to more than 400. Slone is eager to return to Lakewood and help continue to grow its athletic program.

Slone is a graduate of Ohio University with a bachelor’s in Secondary Education and also holds a master’s in Educational Leadership from American College of Education.