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Cleveland School Board names new schools
Cleveland School Board names new schools (Plain Press, April 2019) The Cleveland Board of Education decided on the names of two newly constructed schools at its March 19thmeeting. Beginning the 2019-2020 school year the newly constructed school at 7901 Halle Avenue will be called Halle School. H. Barbara Booker School moved to the Halle…
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District Chief Executive Officer Eric Gordon shares Say Yes to Education details
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2019) The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is making a major effort to get the word out about the scholarships and social services that will be available to Cleveland students as a result of Cleveland becoming the fourth city in the nation to partner with the Say Yes…
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Art House receives Stand for the Arts Award
(Plain Press, November 2018) Over seventy friends and supporters of Art House gathered at its facility at 3119 Denison Avenue on October 20th, for a Stand for the Arts Award Ceremony honoring Art House. Ovation TV, America’s only arts network, and local cable provider, Spectrum, hosted the invitation-only, catered event which included the presentation of a…
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Orchard School hosts Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education meeting
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2018) The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) Board of Education held a meeting at Orchard School on Bailey Avenue in the Ohio City neighborhood on October 23. Orchard Principal Kathryn Francis and CMSD Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eric Gordon noted, to those present, that Orchard had become an Apple Distinguished…
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Bond Accountability Commission shares thoughts on its role in school construction monitoring efforts
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2018) Bond Accountability Commission Executive Director Elise Hara Auvil explained to those in attendance at the Commission’s September meeting at Tremont Montessori School what she saw as the role of the organization she heads. Director Hara Auvil said the goal of the Bond Accountability Commission is to oversee spending of…
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District puts facilities plan on hold as it trys to resolve dispute with Ohio Facilities Construction Commission
by Chuck Hoven The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) has placed the last two segments (Segments Eight and Nine) of its Master Facilities Plan on hold while it tries to resolve a dispute with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) over how much the state will contribute to adjust for the higher construction costs in…