CLA Scholars invited to participate in NEO Regional Sewer District Program
Citizens Leadership Academy students have been invited to participate in the STEP program with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and the Cleveland Division of Water, have served as sponsors for the STEP program (Student Technical Enrichment Program (STEP) for over twenty (20) years. It is a program for 7th – 8th grade students…
CLA Community Meeting with Steve Sanders!
Former Cleveland Browns player Steve Sanders joined CLA for our first community meeting of the year! He also donated and signed copies of his book, Training Camp for Life, for CLA scholars. This visit and a generous donation of school supplies was coordinated by Infiniti of Beachwood and 107.3 The Wave. …
Don Shalvey of Gates Foundation Visits #CLE
Many thanks to Don Shalvey of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and founder of Aspire Schools for making the trip to Cleveland, and for the thoughtful words. As reported on Cleveland.com today: CLEVELAND, Ohio – Charter schools and school districts are “unlikely allies,” but can combine to give students better opportunities, a key advisor…
CLA Weekly Overviews – Grades 6-8
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Returning CLA Families
July 10, 2015 Dear returning CLA families, It’s hard to believe that it is already July, and we are more than halfway through the summer! Enrollment has gone well this summer – we are just about fully enrolled in sixth grade and have very few open positions in seventh and eighth grade.…
New Parent Orientation
June 18, 2015 Dear new CLA family, We look forward to getting to know you and your scholar as we prepare for your first year at Citizens Leadership Academy. For your next step during the summer, you need to sign up for a mandatory New Parent Orientation session. Your choices for this are:…
John Zitzner Received the 2015 Homer Wadsworth Award
Friends of Breakthrough Schools President, John Zitzner was awarded the prestigious 2015 Homer C. Wadsworth Award by The Cleveland Foundation. The honor is given annually to local leaders who demonstrates high-levels of creativity, ingenuity, risk-taking, and of course, good humor. The award was presented by The Cleveland Foundation on June 3, 2015, at The Cleveland Foundation annual meeting. Congratulations to John,…
Congratulations to All Our 8th Grade Graduates
We are proud of our Breakthrough Schools class of 2023, 8th graders. Our students will be preparing this summer as they begin their transition to high school, and soon college. They attending a variety of high performing listed below: Bard Early College Beaumont Benedictine Cleveland Central Catholic Cleveland High School for Digital Arts Cleveland School of the Arts…
Summer Packets
All rising 7th and 8th grade scholars are required to complete a math packet and read a novel (provided by CLA) and complete the associated packet for English. Students must complete the packets in their entirety (every question should be answered and every blank should be filled in, including the extended response and essays at the end).…