- Cleveland Metropolitan School District
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Community Partnerships
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Partnerships are vital to enriching our scholars’ academic experiences and providing personal and professional support. CMSD values the many collaborative partnerships with community organizations, government, and the business sector that support student success. The Office of Family and Community Engagement champions’ student achievement by cultivating and maintaining supportive partnerships between schools and the Cleveland community.
CMSD has many established school programs that your organization can become a part of. Or, if you have an inspired idea, we can help you navigate the Cleveland Metropolitan Schools infrastructure.
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Partnerships with CMSD can take many forms:
- In School Programs - Drug awareness, self-esteem building, financial literacy, vocational learning
- After School Programs - Art, chess, choir, dance, theatre, adult mentoring, internships, athletics, tutoring
- Incentive Programs - For the following content areas: attendance, reading, writing, science, math, citizenship
- Events - Festivals, field trips, sporting events, circus events, picnics
- Other - Summer programs, summer camps, jobs
Different Types of Partnerships:
Community Partnerships: Community based organizations that provides a service to schools at no cost (e.g. grant funded). In-Kind partners must complete the Student Quality Standards Form(SQS) before they can begin working in the school. Once the SQS form is complete you will get a response within 10 business days with next steps. Please contact Zerrine Bailey in our Say Yes to Education - Partnerships and Wraparound Prevention Services Department for additional information.
Volunteers: Individuals, or groups (business, church, volunteer run organizations) that provide services to schools where the members of the volunteer group are not being compensated. Click here to learn more about volunteering with CMSD.
To discuss ways you can support the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, please contact:Leo Serrano
Executive Director, Office of Institutional AdvancementCleveland Metropolitan School District1111 Superior Ave E, Suite 1800Cleveland, Ohio 44114Phone: 216.838.0025Fax: 216.426.5144Partner News
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Mega Health Expo highlights CMSD's expanded healthcare services
04/26/23 -- The Integrative Health Initiative seeks to expand on the existing network of CMSD’s strong teams of internal school-based professionals, including school nurses, school psychologists, Say Yes family Support Specialists.
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CMSD partners with other vital agencies in a concerted effort to improve student safety
04/10/2023 -- Through the use of security cameras and a stepped-up law enforcement presence, the hope is to deter crime before it happens and to give students instant anonymous access to reporting channels.
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Stephanie Tubbs Jones School opens Verizon Lab (Video)
11/29/22 - Stephanie Tubbs Jones is among the 10 CMSD schools that now have a Verizon Innovative Learning Lab. District schools that already have labs include Almira, Wade Park, and Miles Park. A lab at Whitney M. Young is scheduled to open in early 2023 with more labs to open later in the school year.
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives CMSD $20 million (Photo gallery, video)
11/22/2022 -- The gift, possibly the largest private donation CMSD has ever received, will be used to broaden students’ horizons, strengthen support for staff and principals, and make improvements that benefit the District and community.
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Cavs' Jarrett Allen turns students' shopping trip into a math lesson (Photo gallery)
11/22/2022 -- Each of the Orchard STEM students received a $100 gift card to buy groceries for their families at Giant Eagle, along with a calculator so they could add up prices and try to stay within their budgets.
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Cavs host CMSD families for holiday meal (Video)
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CSU, CMSD win partnership award
The Cleveland Teaching Fellowship gives qualified candidates student teaching experience with CMSD, and many have remained with the schools after graduation.
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Former CMSD school now gateway to manufacturing (Photo gallery)
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