Community Forums

JOHN MARSHALL - September  30, 2008

Focused Discussion Area

Responses/Comments

CURRICULUM

  • Are there standards for fine arts, like music, art, etc….?

  • Are there standards for gifted?

  • Where are the gifted plan standards available for parents to read?

  • Does Cleveland offer TB?

  • How many years before there is a K-8 international school?

  • Riverside class sizes are crowded, how is this being addressed?

  • How many students being prepared for writing for 21st century learning? Using technology?

  • When are elementary school students going to learn keyboarding?

  • Are there funding sources for acquiring computers?

  • What is the plan for expanding access to meaningful technology integrated into the curriculum?

  • Are there mechanisms to screen student who need intervention? At what level does that screening happen?

  • How do we get Spanish or Chinese language instruction to elementary schools?

  • Has CMSD considered having students create “I can”, statement.

  • Is there room for teaches to be creative in their instruction? Are they limited by standards?
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT

  • Wrap around services

  • $ J. V Court = 3 L, 4’s

  • Involuntary transfer

  • Special transfer
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS/RESPONSES

  • 62% graduation rate….N/D students receive diploma…how is graduation rate determine? (What is the numerator? What is the denominator?)

  • What does it mean to “scrub” data?

  • Public “Thank” you for purchase of CPO Physical Science texts & materials

  • Why haven’t you had special education students in our gender schools?

  • Parent Academy West Side (as mentioned on 9/29 Community Forum)

  • Sense of urgency

  • Urban education strategy – you have our confidence

  • Glitches – we can talk to the BOE at another time

  • Thank & encourage Mr. Gordon, Ms. Cavor – Vote of Confidence

  • Teachers & Administrators need to be scrutinized

  • Research – Dr. Osher – Administrative piece is critical (to urban reform)

  • Dress code has helped improve CMSD’s image

  • Can we wear striped shirts?

  • What are you doing with pregnant teens in PreK-8 schools?

  • Why aren’t the visual art programs outlined and only standard?

  • What about I.B.? What is I.B.?

  • How long would it be to I.B? (in all schools)

  • What about the over population in gifted student(s) program schools?

  • When will the writing standards/structures be updated? (technology)

  • Keyboarding skills needs to be added to the curriculum for especially younger generation?

  • Is there a system to help certain students that do not learn at the level they should in any subject?

  • How would we get more foreign languages in the all around district? (Chinese, Italian)

  • Have you created I Can statements for our students?

  • Is there room for more creative teaching?