Cleveland Metropolitan School District

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Cleveland Metropolitan School District (formerly the Cleveland Municipal School District) is a school district that serves the city of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.

CMSD is is the only district in Ohio that is under direct control of the mayor, who appoints a school board. The Cleveland district is the largest K-12 district in the state, with a 2006-2007 enrollment of 55,567 students. The mayor was given control of the city schools after a series of elected school boards were deemed ineffective by city voters. The school board appoints a chief executive officer, the equivalent of a district superintendent, who is responsible for district management.

Dr. Eugene Sanders became Cleveland's school chief on July 1, 2006.[1] Sanders experienced success in his previous role as Superintendent of the Toledo Public Schools (of Toledo, Ohio). Sanders was chosen after a nationwide search produced several candidates for the position, some of which later were disqualified or withdrew candidacy due to personal and professional problems.

In response to declining enrollment over the past decade and the corresponding growth in charter schools in the city, the District took several steps to improve academic performance and increase graduation rates. In the 2007–08 school year, the District changed its name to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District to attract students throughout the region.[2]

The system passed a $1.2 billion school building construction/replacement bond issue, but has repeatedly failed to pass an operating levy. In 2005, the system faced large budget shortfalls and the possibility of slipping back into "academic emergency" as rated by the Ohio Department of Education. CMSD's latest test scores show modest improvement in writing and math scores, and a slight regression in reading scores. The district has improved its graduation rate over the last few years, increasing it from 39.5% in 2002 to over 50% of students graduating in 2004.[citation needed]

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[edit] Schools

Elementary (K-8)

  • Louisa May Alcott
  • Almira
  • Newton D. Baker
  • Alfred A. Benecsh
  • Brooklawn
  • William C. Bryant
  • Buhrer
  • Case
  • Clark
  • Moses Cleaveland
  • Corlett
  • Cranwood
  • Denison
  • Emile B. DeSauze
  • Charles Dickens
  • Paul L. Dunbar
  • Euclid Park
  • Fullerton
  • Robert K. Fulton
  • Giddings
  • Gracemount
  • Anton Grdina
  • William R. Harper
    • As of 2005(?), William R. Harper serves as the home of James Ford Rhodes High School's Medical Career Exploration school, and the Center of Urban Environmental Studies school.
  • Stephen E. Howe
  • Kentucky
  • Joseph F. Landis
  • Douglas MacArthur
  • Marion-Sterling
  • McKinley
  • Miles Park
  • Daniel E. Morgan
  • Mound
  • Mount Auburn
  • Orchard
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Oliver H. Perry
  • John W. Raper
  • Harvey Rice
  • Andrew J. Rickoff
  • Captain Arthur Roth
  • Scranton
  • Tremont
  • Union
  • Wade Park
  • Walton
  • Artemus Ward
  • Watterson-Lake
  • Waverly
  • Michael R. White
  • Willow
  • Woodland Hills
  • Louis Agassiz
  • Audubon
  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • Mary M. Bethune
  • Bolton
  • Barbara B. Hooker
  • Buckeye-Woodland
  • George Washington Carver
  • Harry E. Davis
  • Henry W. Longfellow
  • Empire CompuTech
  • Forest Hill Parkway
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Hannah Gibbons
  • Nathan Hale
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • Albert B. Hart
  • Robert H. Jamison
  • Robinson G. Jones
  • Charles H. Lake
  • Mary B. Martin
  • Miles
  • Charles A. Mooney
  • Dike Montessori
  • Paul Revere
  • Riverside
  • John D. Rockefeller
  • Margaret Spellacy
  • Carl & Louis Stokes Central Academy (Formerly Central)
  • Sunbeam
  • Clara E. Westropp
  • Wilbur Wright
  • Greater Heights Academy
  • Iowa Maple
  • Memorial (Year-Round School)
  • Marion C. Seltzer
  • Charles W. Eliot
  • Joseph M. Gallagher
  • Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Patrick Henry
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Luis Muñoz Marín
  • Garrett Morgan
  • Jesse Owens
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Whitney M. Young
    • Whitney Young School is a middle and high school, with grades 6th through 12th. The school is named after the civil rights leader, Whitney M. Young. Also known as WMY, its team name is the Warriors. WMY school colors are black and gold. It is a National Blue Ribbon School.

[edit] High schools

[edit] School uniforms

The district requires all kindergarten through 8th grade student to wear school uniforms [1].

High schoolers are required to adhere to a strict dress code [2].

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Cleveland Schools New CEO Won't Get Bonuses". WEWS. (May 24, 2006)
  2. ^ Kleinerman, Ellen Jan. "Bold plan geared to raising scores, graduation rates", Cleveland: The Plain Dealer, 2007-02-01. Retrieved on 2008-01-03. .

[edit] External links

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