Intergenerational Schools Win 2014 Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence!
We are thrilled to announce that our Intergenerational Schools have been selected as the 2014 recipient of The Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence! The Eisner Foundation supports and promotes organizations working to unite ‘multiple generations, especially seniors and youth, to bring about positive and lasting changes in their community.’ Thanks to all the Intergenerational students,…
Box Tops Fundraiser
Welcome back to school! I’m thrilled to be the Box Tops for Education® Coordinator for Citizen Leadership Academy. Box Tops is such an easy way for parents to get involved in their child’s education. Just by purchasing Box Tops products, clipping the coupons and sending them into school, we earn cash that can be…
Fall Break Letter
October 7, 2014, Dear CLA Families, You should each be incredibly proud of your scholar for successfully completing three interim exams. All students were focused and took their time on each assessment. Today the students took a step back from testing and had the opportunity to participate in various fieldwork. The 6th graders attended…
Opening doors to college: University-themed classroom doors show college as a real goal, not an impossibility.
We were thrilled to read about our E Prep school’s “College Doors” on the front page of the Plain Dealer! Here is a snippet of the story: Opening doors to college: University-themed classroom doors show college as a real goal, not an impossibility. CLEVELAND, Ohio – September 29, 2014 – by Patrick O’Donnell, The Plain…
CLA Construction Updates
Citizens Leadership Academy families, Citizens Leadership Academy has been working with Terrace construction and the City of Cleveland to minimize any disruptions to the CLA school day. The construction crew knows when arrival and dismissal occur at CLA and will do their best to minimize their presence during those times. We have been working…
Interim Exams
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Dear CLA families, As noted on the school calendar and mentioned during Curriculum Night, this week is our first round of interim exams in English, math, social studies (6th grade), and science (7th and 8th grade). The interims will contain a variety of multiple-choice questions (1 point each), extended-response…
October CLA2HS
September 26th, 2014 Dear CLA Students, Parents, Guardians and Families, I can hardly believe it is already October! Please read the following updates and reminders regarding open houses, shadow days, entrance exams, and financial aid forms. Attached is a calendar showing most of the high school open house dates that are scheduled in…
September CLA2HS Letter
September 2, 2014 Dear CLA Parents, Guardians and Families, I hope that your student has had a great start to their eighth grade year at Citizens Leadership Academy. In order to ensure that we are all on the same page, I will send home monthly letters and calendars to keep you…
State Report Card
September 11, 2014 Dear Citizens Leadership Academy Families, Tomorrow, Ohio will release the report cards for all public schools, and I wanted to be sure that you heard our results from me. While we did considerably better than Cleveland Metropolitan District Schools (CMSD) and also other local schools in various tests, we didn’t reach the…