Attention Parents and Caregivers

• Testing April 7th-May 9th
• April 11th, NO SCHOOL for PreK/K
• April 18th, Good Friday, NO SCHOOL
• April 22nd, Earth Day
• April 23rd, Parent-Teacher Conferences, Early Release

• May 8th, PAC Meeting
• May 16th, Preschool Sing Out
• May 23rd, Spring Showcase
• May 26th, Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL
• May 28th, 8th Grade Promotion
• May 28th, Last Day for PreK Students
• May 29th, Last Day for K-8 Students

CMSD is hosting a series of Community Conversations in neighborhoods across the city. Your input will help shape the future of our schools, ensuring every scholar has access to high-quality, equitable education.

The Near West Region will have its meeting on April 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM at Garrett Morgan High School.

Check out more district news by clicking the following link https://mailchi.mp/clevelandmetroschools.org/cmsdfamilymatters_3_28_2025

State Senator, Nickie J. Antonio, from Ohio's 23rd District, extends a special commendation to Tremont Montessori School for being the first public elementary Montessori school in Ohio to receive accreditation from the American Montessori Society.

It is that time of the year again where students take the Ohio State Tests. Testing at TMS will take place this week and end on May 9th. Please make sure your students go to bed early and arrive to school on time.

In February, Tremont Montessori School became the first public elementary Montessori school in Ohio to earn the American Montessori Society (AMS) accreditation, and our preschool program achieved 100% state compliance with state licensure!

Research shows that a child's attendance has a significant impact on their academic success. The year-to-date attendance rate for Tremont Montessori is 88% and our schoolwide target is 90%. Our chronic absenteeism (those on track to be absent 18 or more days this year) is currently 48%, or 151 students. For this reason the Attendance Committee celebrated students who have attended school 98% of the time, with a popcorn celebration on Friday, January 17th. We will celebrate on track and improved attendance for 3rd marking period this Spring.

If you are experiencing barriers to getting your child to school, please reach out to Ms. Russ, our Family Support Specialist, at (216) 838-9850.

TMS Families, please adhere to our school's arrival and dismissal procedures which can be found below.

For safety reasons, no parent /caretaker should be parking in the school parking lot during arrival or dismissal and no children should be crossing through the parking lot to get to the main entrance. Only staff and transportation vans are permitted to use the parking lot. All parents and caretakers who drop children off in the morning need to pull up/park on Jefferson Avenue, beyond the busses and main entrance, thereby allowing for your children to walk safely on the sidewalk to the front entrance.

Also, the school's parking lot is not open after 3:55 PM to incoming cars, because it is a safety hazard. Now that Preschool dismissal has returned to the original doors along Tremont and Jefferson Avenues, please park along Tremont Avenue to pick up preschool students at dismissal time. All other student pick-ups should be on Jefferson Avenue. If you park across the street from the school at dismissal, please model proper safety by using the cross walk at the corner of Tremont and Jefferson Avenue (do not jaywalk).

Pre-K and Kindergarten students will be released at their designated door. Students in grades 1-8 will be released at the school's main entrance at 4:00 PM. If you arrive after 4:00 PM to pick up your child, please park on Tremont or Jefferson Avenue and walk to the main entrance to pick up students. Remember students who are walkers or car riders in grades 1-8 will be released from the main entrance.

Please make sure your child is arriving to school on time. School doors open at 9:15 AM and students have until 9:35 AM to be in class. When students are tardy or if they leave early, time missed in class is counted towards hours missed (the state records overall attendance in hours, not days).

Meet Our New Parent Ambassador!

Alberta Reyes is TMS's new Parent Ambassador, and she is also a TMS parent. Her contact information is below

Join TMS's Parent Advisory Committee!

Tremont Montessori School and the Parent Advisory Committee are looking for members. You can find out about joining by contacting Alberta Reyes our Parent Ambassador at alberta.reyes@clevelandmetroschools.org.

Please take the Parent Advisory Committee Survey

Click the link to be directed to the survey. https://forms.gle/jRny9LptUNANwvzm6

If you are the parent/guardian of a child who attends Tremont Montessori School, you can join the PAC (Parent Advisory Committee). Pickup a form in the school's main office.

Hi Tremont families, this is our monthly update on what is happening in Tremont’s Physical Education Program! I would like to start off by saying it has been a pleasure working with all your children.

For our middle school students, I chose to start the year off with basketball, flag football, and kickball. We are currently playing a cool game called scooter ball! During this unit we play a two-team game where we move around the court on scooters and try to score goals by throwing a ball into the net. There are two goalies on their knees to defend each goal. Other sports to look forward to are soccer, volleyball, baseball and hopefully a fishing unit, (a passion of mine!)

In upper and lower elementary we have practiced some of the most basic skills for the above-mentioned sports as well as many locomotor skill activities using Youtube as a resource.

In Pre-K and Kindergarten, we focus on basic elements of movement in space and locomotor movement activities. The highlight so far this year for our youngest PE students has been hoola hoop car trip. In this activity we had so much fun maneuvering through an obstacle course and using our imaginations!

Next month I will share my vision for Tremont’s Physical Education Program.

• PD Day, NO STUDENTS, 2/14/25
• Presidents Day, NO SCHOOL, 2/17/25
• Spring Break 3/24 - 3/28/2
• PD Day, NO PK/K STUDENTS, 4/11/25
• Good Friday, NO SCHOOL, 4/18/25
• Earth Day 4/22/25
• Preschool Sing Out 5/16/25 (New date)
• Spring Showcase 5/23/2025 (New date)
• Memorial Day 5/26/25
• 8th grade promotion 5/28/25
• Last day for PreK Students-5/28/25
• Last Day K-8 Students – 5/29/25

Parent/Teacher Conferences

2/5/25—Early Release

4/23/25—Early Release

PAC Meetings/Parent Café

3/20/25

4/16/25

5/8/25

Children’s House PD DAYS (PreK/K)

NO SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN’S HOUSE
STUDENTS

3/21/25

4/11/25

Cell Phones and Electronic Devices

The District is committed to providing a safe, positive and productive learning environment for its students. The District recognizes that personal cellular phones and electronic devices can be a source of disruption in the learning environment. Although families may choose, at their own discretion and risk, to send a personal cell phone or similar electronic device to school with their student, the access to and use of the cell phone or electronic device is governed by this policy.

Personal Cell Phones and Electronic Devices During the School Day:

To maintain a secure and orderly learning environment, students who choose to bring a personal cell phone or electronic device to school will have their phone / device subject to collection and/or storage during the student school day.

Cell Phone Plan

CMSD Phone-Free School Initiative

To enhance the teaching and learning experience, CMSD schools are becoming phone-free spaces by implementing the Yondr system, a solution already used in over 1,000 schools across 21 countries.

Policy

According to CMSD’s board policy and Ohio House Bill 250, students who bring personal cellphones or electronic devices to school will have them stored in secure Yondr pouches during the school day to maintain a secure and orderly learning environment.

Procedure

• Students will receive a personally assigned Yondr pouch upon arrival at school.

• Phones will be secured in the pouch and kept with the student, but inaccessible until the end of the school day.

• Students are responsible for their Yondr pouch throughout the day and should store it safely in their backpacks.

Benefits

Yondr has proven to significantly improve the learning environment:

• 65% of schools reported improved academic performance.

• 74% of schools observed better student behavior.

• 83% of schools saw increased student engagement in the classroom.

Support

For any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s school directly. In case of an emergency, please reach out to the main office at your child’s school.

• Reaching Your Child: Contact the main office during the school day. (216) 838-9850.

• School Emergencies: Students will follow the school’s emergency preparedness protocol for safety.

• Phone Safety: Phones will remain in students’ possession inside the Yondr pouch, kept safe in their backpacks.

• Handling Pouch Issues: Damaging a pouch or unauthorized phone use will result in disciplinary actions as outlined by the school.

School Hours 9:35 am - 4:05 pm

Breakfast 9:15 am - 9:35 am

Office Hours 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Phone Number (216) 838-9850

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH:

All students at Tremont are eligible for a free breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is served at 9:15 am. A school breakfast and lunch menu can be found at https://linqconnect.com/public/menu/3E58PD?buildingId=ba4648f1-7cec-ee11-a85d-cd73ef76a887

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL:

• Preschool Student Arrival: Parent/guardians must bring preschool students to the side entrance (#1) along West 10th Street and sign student(s) in at the doorway. Please note that you must bring a photo id when signing in your student. Parents/guardians must remain with the student until Tremont Montessori staff collects the child. Any older siblings or students being dropped off, must be dropped off separately at the main entrance (see K-8 Arrival). Adults will only be allowed in the building by appointment and through the main entrance.
• K-8 Student Arrival: All K-8th grade students, whether arriving by bus, car or on foot, are to enter the building through the main school entrance (#3) using the furthest left-hand entrance door. Any student with a cell phone or electronic device will be expected to turn off their device(s) and place it/them into an assigned Yondr pouch which will be made available to them while in line for the security check (more information provided above).
• Please be advised, only students are permitted to enter the school building during arrival. Parents/guardians wanting to visit the office or meet with administrators will be admitted into the building after students have entered the building. For safety purposes, all visitors must go through the security line and check in at the office. Any adult who disregards this expectation and goes anywhere in the building without signing in at the office will be escorted out by security.

K-8 Student Dismissal

Bus riders are dismissed directly to their buses on West 10th Avenue.

Kindergarten walkers and car riders are dismissed at the side door, Door 4 (preschool door C), which is on Jefferson, to the right of the main entrance. Walkers and car riders in grades 1-8 are dismissed directly out of the main or side door (Door 3 and 4). Adults must wait outside for pick up. All students and adults must use the crosswalk at the corner if they are parked across the street from the school.

Please note: Students will not be released between 3:15-4:00 pm unless there has been prior communication; therefore, if you arrive early, you may wait in your car or outside the building until walkers come out at the end of the day.

Any student not participating in After School All Stars who is not picked up by 4:15 pm will be considered a late pick up and will move inside the building. Adults will need to come to the office to pick up their student(s).

• Late Arrivals: A student is considered tardy starting at 9:45 am. Because attendance is counted by hours, if your child has repeated late arrivals, a conference will be requested and an attendance plan created in order to support your child’s academic success. If late arrivals continue to occur, the district’s attendance liaison will be engaged to determine next steps. Please note, a preschool student with excessive tardies may be asked to exit the program, per District preschool guidelines.
• Early Dismissal/Pickup: Please be advised that in order to allow the school and office to prepare for a safe and orderly dismissal, early pick up for students will only be by prior appointment. Notes or emails must be sent to the homeroom teacher no later than 9 am the day of the appointment in order for a student to be dismissed between 3:15 and 4:00 pm. You can also send an email to the main office at Tremont.Montessori@clevelandmetroschools.org
• Preschool Dismissal: Preschool students must be signed out by a parent or guardian at the end of each day. They will be dismissed from a door assigned to the classroom side of the building.

Door A: Urbas/Traxler (140) Johnson/Ewert-Krocker (138)

Good communication between school and family is essential to a child’s success. Messages are checked throughout the day.

It is essential that we have current contact information for you throughout the year. Please be sure to send in a completed student information form at the beginning of the school year. If anything changes during the course of the year, please use the QR Code below to update your phone number, address, and email or call the school office if any changes occur.

REMIND APP:

Also, sign up for school wide notifications and individual classroom teacher messages through the Remind App at Remind.com. If you need help in signing up for RemindYou can also contact your child’s teacher through email by using the teacher’s name in the following structure: firstname.lastname@clevelandmetroschools.org. Instructions on how to sign up for Remind are attached below.

The district has invested in Let’s Talk, a new online tool to help streamline communications by directing your questions to the right person within CMSD, and help you get the answers you need, quicker. This year you will also be able to see student grades in My Power Hub. Look for announcements about workshops that will be offered for those who may need a ‘how-to’ sign up tutorial.

PowerSchool for Parents:

MyPowerHub brings together key information about your child(ren) from multiple PowerSchool tools, conveniently consolidated into one easy-to-access view. Effortlessly access grades, assignments, newsfeeds, two-way messaging, and more—all in a single, centralized hub.

PARENT LOGIN

1. Go to the Parent page on our website, www.clevelandmetroschools.org/parents.

2. Click the MyPowerHub icon, the first icon under Student Learning and Data.

3. Click on Create Account and follow the steps to create your username and password.

4. When asked to “Link Your Children” to your account, you will need their Student Access ID and Access password.

5. You will receive an email with a link to click to verify your email address.

6. After verifying your email, go to the PowerSchool Parent Page and logon.

There’s a Say Yes Cleveland Family Support Specialist (FSS) in every Cleveland school building to connect students and families to the free services they need so that students can be provided with supports to overcome barriers and stay on track for success. Each FSS has years of experience helping Cleveland families overcome challenges. Contact Nikisha Russ, our Say Yes Cleveland Family Support Specialist at (216)645-8671 or email her at nruss@SayYesCleveland.org.

Families can ensure strong support from Say Yes Cleveland by filling out our Parent Survey once each school year. To access this survey please use this link https://cleveland.sytepps.org.

Say Yes Cleveland support services can include:

• Afterschool programs
• Legal assistance for every student and family
• Academic tutoring
• Food assistance
• Behavioral and mental health services
• Medical and dental services
• Vision testing and services
• Clothing and home needs
• Technology access and help for remote learning
• Housing assistance

And much more!

Students will bring home several important documents to be completed by a parent/guardian. It is important these documents are completed and returned to school in a timely fashion.

• Student Emergency Cards
• Immunization
• Medical Form