As a community service, we offer certain facilities within various schools to be utilized by residents of the Independence Local School district, community groups and local organizations within the limits of the Ohio Revised Code. We encourage all potential renters of school facilities to read the Rental Program Guidelines and the Independence Fee Structure found in the Documents tab of the Facility Use Community Calendar. 

Rental Program Guidelines:

·   In order to use our facilities, you must provide proof of insurance.  You can send this proof of insurance to: tdreiling@independence.k12.oh.us.  The registration process will not be approved without proof of insurance.

·   As a reminder all approved users will be required to submit initial payments prior to locking in a date for the usage of facilities.

·   Liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.00 is required in order to use our facilities.  Proof of such insurance will be necessary prior to being approved as a facility user.  Please email proof of insurance to:  tdreiling@independence.k12.oh.us

·   By submitting a request for our use of facilities you agree to hold harmless the Independence Local School District, it’s individual board members, agents, and employees from all liability, claims, demands, damages and costs for or arising from the lease/use of the facility by the above named lessee/user from the Independence Local School District, whether they be caused by the negligence of the lessees or its agents, employees, or invitees or by the lessor or its agents, employees, or invitees on the date(s) requested above.

Steps to Reserving our Facilities:
1.    Click here to become an approved user.
2.    Once you have filled out the application and submitted proof of insurance, you will have access to view our facility calendar.
3.    Submit a request for specific date(s) and facility location.
4.    The building administrator will review the request and approve or deny it based on availability.
5.    After the first approval, the request will move on to a district administrator for approval.
6.    The district administrator will then call the requestor to review rental costs and the payment process.
7. Groups and organizations with primarily Independence residents will only be charged staffing costs that extend beyond their typical shift responsibilities when using our facilities. These extensions include but are not limited to set-up, additional clean-up in the area(s) used for weekend usage, or other examples associated with additional work responsibilities.
8. School-sponsored events take priority over all outside and local events. In the unlikely event that an emergency scheduling addition is needed for a school-sponsored event, the outside and local organizations will be relocated or canceled entirely.

Independence High School, along with the adjacent 49,675 sq. ft. Indy Fieldhouse, has numerous amenities available to business and community organizations. Centrally located and competitively priced, the facility offers everything needed to make your next corporate, community, or sporting event a success. Come see the one-of-a-kind facility that everyone in Northeast Ohio is talking about!