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High School Choice Fair draws hundreds of families

CMSD NEWS BUREAU
1/29/2015
Read about the concept of “school choice” on paper and you would learn much about an important educational concept being worked out here in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and among other “portfolio” districts around the country.
But place it squarely into the circular concourse of the Cleveland State University Wolstein Center and you end up with a real-life, real-time demonstration of just how valuable and meaningful it can be to the students and families of the city and region.

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CMSD High School Choice 2015

A special report by The Tremonster

Cleveland’s families aren’t just walking to the nearest school anymore.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s (CMSD) High School Choice event filled the circular concourse of CSU’s Wolstein Center with parents and teens on Wednesday evening.

Students lined the concourse, stopping at a multitude of booths to discuss their dreams and hear from recruiters about how each high school in Cleveland — anywhere in Cleveland — might be the best fit.

Follow The Tremonster for an upcoming series on CMSD’s High School Choice event.

CMSD High School Choice Fair Wednesday, 1/28/15

CMSD High School Choice 2014

Nina Turner Visits CEO Eric Gordon and the CMSD Student Advisory Committee

CMSD NEWS BUREAU
1/9/2015
Dozens of CMSD high school students came together Friday to improve their system of education – and help the District comply with state law.

Chief Executive Officer Eric Gordon’s Student Advisory Committee was established last school year in response to the law that launched The Cleveland Plan, a customized blueprint for education reform.

Delegations from nearly 30 schools met Friday morning for the second time since classes resumed in August. Gordon has assured the students that he gives their agendas careful consideration – and, he told the teenagers, signs indicate they are reciprocating.

“You’re taking it a lot more seriously,” he said. “You’re growing. Keep doing it.” Continue reading

Senyak hands off signed petitions at Meeting on CPL South Branch’s future

Henry Senyak hands off signed petitions

Henry Senyak hands off signed petitions to Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative’s David Jurca at a public input meeing on the future of the CPL South Branch

A special report by The Tremonster

Henry Senyak handed David Jurca, Associate Director at the CUDC, signed petitions to “repair and reopen historic Carnegie South Branch Library in Cleveland, Ohio” gathered at the online petition site, Change.org (https://www.change.org/p/reopen-carnegie-south-library).

Senyak was one of many Tremont and greater Tremont residents filling up the seats of the CPL South Branch Community Vision Plan Meeting that was held on Wednesday, from 6-8 pm at the HUMADAOP Youth Center. Continue reading

Scranton Students Surprised by Cavs’ Kevin Love, DICK’S Sporting Goods

CMSD NEWS BUREAU

Christmas came early for hundreds of students at Scranton Elementary School as Cavaliers star Kevin Love and the DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation surprised the school with two new basketball hoops to replace crumbling equipment.

DICK’S is donating 100 basketball hoops to deserving communities across the country through a program called “Holiday Hoops.” Scranton, which received its hoops Tuesday, was the first in line. Continue reading

Snow days: How you’ll know what’s up when it’s coming down

Snow DaysCMSD NEWS BUREAU

12/1/2014

Is there anything more frustrating and potentially more controversial than the school snow day?

For the kids, snow days are often unexpected play days. But for families juggling jobs, school for the kids, travel to and from both places and the tough decisions about day care or babysitting, these unscheduled off days may cause havoc in the house, on the job and even financially.
And for school officials who have to make the call to close or keep open their schools each time it snows heavily, the scenarios are endless, rarely clear-cut and often open to criticism – no matter which way they decide. Continue reading

Author Patricia Polacco wows kids, teachers at R.G. Jones

CMSD NEWS BUREAU

Author and artist Patricia Polacco picked up a gymnasium jammed with kids at CMSD’s Robinson G. Jones School and transported them into her world.

By all accounts, the kids — as well as the teachers and anyone else within earshot of the dynamic 70-year-old speaker — were glad she did.

“I really liked the stories, especially about her family and the meteor,” Adriana, a fourth-grader, said after the presentation Monday afternoon.  “She also told us that each of us were special.”

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CMSD PLANS WORK ON TREMONT, SCRANTON, LUIS MUNOZ MARIN

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has built or renovated 41 schools since 2001, including Paul L. Dunbar School, shown here. Issue 4 would allow the District to build 20 to 22 more schools and refurbish 20 to 23 others without raising taxes.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has built or renovated 41 schools since 2001, including Paul L. Dunbar School, shown here. Issue 4 would allow the District to build 20 to 22 more schools and refurbish 20 to 23 others without raising taxes.

by Tom Ott
CMSD News Bureau

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District wants to continue modernizing its buildings, an effort that began after the gym roof at the former East High School collapsed 14 years ago. Since then, the District has built and renovated 41 schools.

Work completed so far in the Ohio City-Tremont area includes construction of three new schools: Buhrer Dual Language, Orchard STEM and Paul L. Dunbar. Continue reading

The Tremonster online!

Check out the current issue of The Tremonster online!

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