Information from Cleveland City Board of Education October 2 Meeting

Information from Cleveland City Board of Education October 2 Meeting

Caroline Corrigan

October 2, 2023

Cleveland City Board of Education members had a full agenda at their monthly board meeting at Arnold Memorial Elementary on Monday, October 2nd. 

Spotlight: 

  • School board members had the opportunity to acknowledge Dr. Danielle Scarth, Behavior and Life Skills Specialist, for her recognition as one of the "20 under 40" people to watch in the Cleveland Daily Banner! 

CHS AP Scholars 

  • Last night, the Cleveland City School board had the privilege of acknowledging our exceptional Cleveland High School students who have earned the prestigious AP Scholar Awards. These remarkable young scholars have demonstrated college-level achievement through their exceptional performance on multiple AP Exams.

School Highlights:  

  • Mr. Mike Chai shared a couple of highlights from Arnold Memorial Elementary School!

Director’s Update

  • Thank you to Cleveland State Community College, the school board, and the community for nominating Dr. Dyer for the Community First Award in Education. 

  • Individual meetings with Cleveland City Council members and the mayor are underway 

  • October is National Principals Month 

  • Congratulations to Cleveland Middle School’s volleyball team for winning the district! 

  • Cleveland Blue Star Award

    • Congratulations to Mrs. Ponzetta Williams from Arnold Memorial Elementary for being chosen as October’s Cleveland Blue Star Award! As an Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Williams goes above and beyond to make her school a better place! Congratulations, Mrs. Williams, for this well-deserved recognition! You can nominate a staff member for next month’s Blue Star Award here. 

  • SchoolCEO Conference

    • Kelly Kiser, Caroline Corrigan, and I attended the School CEO Conference to learn more about how to rethink branding and culture across Cleveland City Schools!

Second Reading of Policies

The Cleveland City Board of Education approved the following policy on a second (final) reading last night. These policies will be updated on our website in the next couple of days.

  • Policy 1.200 Method of Election of Officers

  • Policy 1.201 Duties of Officers

  • Policy 1.204 Board Member Development Opportunities

  • Policy 1.205 Director-Board Relations

  • Policy 1.304 Advisory Committees

  • Policy 1.900 Charter School Authorizing Principles 

  • Policy 1.901 Charter School Applications 

  • Policy 1.902 Charter School Agreements

  • Policy 1.903 Charter School Oversight 

  • Policy 1.904 Charter School Interventions

  • Policy 1.905 Charter School Renewal 

  • Policy 1.906 Charter School Revocation

  • Policy 1.8011 Emergency Closings

  • Policy 6.300 Code of Conduct 

Strategic Plan Focus

Supervisor of Secondary Education Dr. Leneda Laing shared information about highlights from Cleveland Middle and Cleveland High School. 

We were thankful to have BCPEF Leadership Fellows attend our board meeting last night. Cleveland City Schools has five staff members included this year: Erica Rogers, Brian Beeh, Casey Hybarger, Valery Taylor, and Jay Garcia. 

A live stream of the board meeting is available on Cleveland City Schools YouTube page. 

Our next board meeting will be held at the Administrative Office Building (AOB) on Monday, November 6 at 5:30 p.m.