Lakewood City SchoolsREPORTCARD

A Lakewood community newsletter September 2018

INSIDE: 83 LHS students honored for AP scores

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Ranger Cafe opensin October

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LREF awards teacher grants

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New faces amongDistric admins

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Congrats to our All-State, All-Regionhonorees

Lakewood High will be well-rep-resented at the Ohio Music Educators Association’s Northeast Ohio Region Orchestra as four student musi-cians were selected for the honors ensemble. In addition, junior cellist Grace Gill, senior violinist Safe Jas-sani and senior violist Zearatus Perry were chosen to be part of the All-State Orchestra.

Students must qualify for one of the five OMEA Region Orchestras to be eligible for a spot with the All-State Orchestra, which performs at the OMEA annual conference the first weekend in February in Cleveland. In addition to the All-State trio, senior violist Sean Miller was selected for the Region Orchestra, which will perform November 11 at 2 pm at Baldwin Wal-lace University.

“It is with great pride that the Lake-wood High School Orchestra Program and the Lakewood community will be

sending Safe, Grace, and Zearatus to the 2019 All-State Orchestra. Rep-resenting our district at the highest level in the State is truly an honor. Their accomplishments are not only a

testament to their hard work, but also to the unwavering support that our Lakewood community gives so gener-ously to our school district,” said LHS Orchestra Director, Dr. Beth Hankins.

OMEA All-State musicians Grace Gill (seated), Zearatus Perry (from left), Safe Jassani and All-Region selectee Sean Miller.

See GOALS Page 4

New set of goals to steer District in new school yearGoal 1: To Improve Student Achievement• Actively engage students in their learning.• Give all students the support to realize at least a

full year of academic growth.• Build students’ ability to think deeply and criti-

cally, to problem solve, and create independently.• Build students’ volume of and stamina for read-

ing and writing, enabling them to think deeply. Areas of Focus:• Provide continued support for Ohio’s Learning

Standards through consistent implementation of all curriculum and curricular initiatives.

• Continue implementation of the Response to In-struction & Intervention framework at all levels.

• Continue implementation of building-wide Posi-tive Behavior Intervention and Supports.

• Continue to explore and implement mental health services and supports across District.

• Continue to integrate technology within the cur-riculum, including continued support of a 1:1 computing model at the middle schools and stag-gered implementation of a 1:1 computing model at Lakewood High School.

• Monitor and grow technology infrastructure to support increased use of resources throughout the District.

Lakewood Police Dept. to hold Parent Safety Info Forum Sept. 27The Lakewood Police Department and the District

are hosting a school safety parent information forum on Thursday, September 27 at 7 pm in the Lakewood High cafeteria. The Police Department will be present-ing to parents on the concepts of A.L.I.C.E. (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) in school crisis situations.

In past years, students have practiced lockdown drills,

however, starting this school year, students will also be trained in the A.L.I.C.E. method. The Police Department will share how students will be trained for this in emer-gency situations. School Resource Officer David Acklin will lead the forum and will impart to parents that all training will be age appropriate. Safety tips for parents will be offered as well as a time for questions. Parents, please join us for this important meeting.

Last school year, Officer Acklin led simulated active shooter training for all of the District school buildings.

Last spring, the District held a safety forum in the wake of the Parkland, Florida shootings that focused on what measures the District already has in place regarding student and staff safety and also addressed the proactive steps being taken by the District to meet student mental health needs.

Lakewood City Schools

The growing number of Ad-vanced Placement (AP) courses available at Lakewood High School for our students has trans-lated into a growing number of AP Scholars as well. Eighty-three members of the Classes of 2018, 2019 and 2020 have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the AP Exams taken each spring for the 16 courses LHS offers. Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding achievement:

National AP Scholar, an award earned by averaging at least a 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams:

Class of 2018: Abe Dalisky, Brian Donahoe, Maximilian

Evans, Veronica Lee, and Eva Wynn

AP Scholars with Distinction, an award earned by averaging at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams:

Class of 2018: Jacob Brown, Abe Dalisky, Brian Donahoe, Emily Erhardt, Maximilian Evans, Brennan Foran, Ella Ger-maine, Zachary Howe, Damien Jouriles, Isaac Karel, Veronica Lee, Cynan Morissey, Olivia Nagy, Sophia Parker, Akosh Raf-fai, Cody Satayathum, Elizabeth Shuga, Isabella Smith, Claire Walkosak, and Eva Wynn

Class of 2019: John Bobik, Nicholas Cleary, Timothy Daso, Michael Ferrone, Muhammed Mansour, Andrew Sheldon

AP Scholars with Honor earn their recognition by averaging at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams:

Class of 2018: Caitlin Cimino, Seamus Holian, Micah Inak, Elyza Mihalski, Isabel Ostrow- ski, Saige Rook, and Andrew Van Auken

Class of 2019: Alyssa Belko, Marisa Campbell, Jacob Potter, Nina Zanghi

AP Scholars, is an award earned by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are:

Class of 2018: Sarah Bene, Joseph Burtzlaff, Joshua Chamot, Casey Chanter, Michael De-ver, Calvin Dolatowski, Jared Dubber, Solace Duval, James

Elder, Jing Feng, Jacquelyn Folts, Chelsea Inak, Rachel Krotseng, Madyson Lewellyn, Meara Mahoney, Fazia Manaa, Megan McHugh, Jason Morgen-stern, Attila Nagy, Jacob Rich-mond, Spencer Rose, Nichole Sullenberger, Dorian Walker, and Melinda Warren

Class of 2019: Nathan Bilski, Isabella Bryson, Corrina Cooper, Sofia Dunay, Elizabeth Halko, Lillian Horschke, Violet Jouri-les, McKenzie Lane, Alexandra Latham, Franc Lleshaj, Gregory Medley, Alvin Musai, Nikoy Norris, Emily Perry, Zearatus Perry, Wilson Reynolds, Alek-sandra Seckers, Alexander Shell, Crown Steiner, Samantha Stone, Lalia Williams-Riseng

Class of 2020: Evan Bell

83 students earn honors for outstanding AP tests

State Board of Education President Tess Elshoff will be in the District on September 14 to spend the day learning of the educational opportuni-ties available to our students and to see first-hand the pro-gressive instructional models in place that are preparing our students for college and careers in a global world.

A cooking lesson with the students in the West Shore Career-Tech Culinary Arts program is one such example. She will also make stops at Harrison Elementary and Garfield Middle School. We look forward to a great visit and a chance to show Presi-dent Elshoff what makes Lake-wood Schools special!

State BoardPresident to visit

Make your lunch reservation now for the 2018-2019 season of the Ranger Café @ West Shore. Beginning Tuesday, October 23, the Ranger Café will be open for lunch on Tuesdays and Wednes-days from 12 – 1:30 p.m. The Culinary students of the West Shore Career-Tech District are excited to show the public what they are learning every day in the professional kitchen and restau-rant of the Ranger Café.

The café, located at Lakewood

High School, is operated by the Culinary Arts/ProStart students of West Shore Career-Tech District. Under the guidance of chef instructors Rob McGorray and Devan Corti, students learn the nuts and bolts of running a restaurant. The students are involved in every aspect of the restaurant from planning the menu, cooking, to serving as wait staff and cashiers. This hands-on program is open to 11th and 12th grade students in Bay

Village, Lakewood, Rocky River, and Westlake.

Prices are reasonable and the food delicious! Reservations are a must. Please call 216-529-4165 and select “1” to reserve a table.

The Ranger Café plans to be open on Tuesdays and Wednes-days throughout the school year, but on occasion will be closed for academic reasons. To see the schedule and full menu, visit www.lakewoodcityschools.org/Content/RangerCafe.

Ranger Cafe opens doors October 23Superintendent Michael J.

Barnes will welcome West Shore area Realtors for a “Lunch & Look” on October 4 at the Ranger Cafe. It will be a chance to learn more about the District and tour our state-of-the-art buildings. If interested, call 216-529-4074 or email christine.gordillo@lakewood-cityschools.org. Deadline to reserve a space is September 25.

District to hostRealtors’ Lunch

The Lakewood Project and its Director Beth Hankins are the topic of the cover story of the latest edition of Teaching Music, a magazine produced by the National Association for Music Educators (NAfME) for its members. The article explores the genesis of the first-ever high school rock orchestra and the ensemble’s outside-the-box approach to music education.

You can see The Lakewood Project in person on January 19, 2019 at 7 pm in the Civic Auditorium.

Lkwd Project on national cover

Lakewood City Schools

Before the first Board of Education meeting of each new school year, the Council of PTAs and the Board of Education host a back-to-school Ice Cream Social. Board members scoop out the free ice cream and add the fixin’s for a sundae. This year, the 7th and 8th grade combined middle school band provided musical entertainment. It’s a fun District tradition and a great opportunity to interact with your elected officials!

District exits lead to some shuffling among administratorsLakewood City Schools

has added three new members to its administrative team for the 2017-2018 school year and moved around some other administrators to fill positions open from District exits or pro-motions.

In addition to new Superin-tendent Michael Barnes and Assistant Superintendent Maggie Niedzweicki, the District welcomed Teaching & Learning

Coordinator Carissa Spitzer, who will coordinate Gifted Services; Ouimet Smith, who is the new Garfield Middle School Assis-tant Principal; and Paul Kidd, Student Services Coordinator.

Both of our middle schools and the high school will have new faces in either the principal or assistant principal position.

At Lakewood High, former Garfield Middle School Princi-pal Mark Walter replaces Keith

Ahearn, who accepted a posi-tion in another district. Former Harding Middle School Assistant Principal Robin Beavers replaces Walter as the leader at Garfield.

Also at the high school, former Garfield Assistant Principal Tony Chiaravalle moved to LHS as

House 1 Principal and will over-see all freshmen. Chiaravalle’s appointment allows LHS Associ-ate Principal Brian Siftar to focus

on bolstering the school’s efforts in college and career readiness.

Finally, filling the assistant role at Harding that Beavers left is April Patton, a

first-time administrator who was the District’s Lead Mentor Teacher for new teachers during the first four years of their career.

Lakewood RangersEducation Foundation awards teacher grants

Spitzer KiddSmith

Two scoops, please!

Patton

For the last decade, money from the Margaret Warner Educational Grants Fund of the Lakewood Rangers Education Foundation has provided Lake-wood City Schools teachers the ability to offer enrichment oppor-tunities to its students. This year is no different as the Foundation awarded more $10,000 in grants. The awards, along with a grant from the Meinke Creative Teach-ing Grant Fund, were announced at the District’s annual Convoca-tion on August 20.

The Rangers Education Foun-dation has a long history of help-ing enrich Lakewood students’ educational experiences. That is why the estate of Margaret Warner, who had a long and distinguished career as a social studies teacher at Lakewood High, decided to donate to the foundation in 1998. The grants fund was established in 2007 from that initial money.

The fund was set with the specific purpose of supporting the district’s teaching staff. Over the years, more than $80,000 has gone to teachers in their effort to broaden their students’ horizons and enrich their learning.

The grants help fund projects that help our students academi-cally, culturally, socially and physically. Some examples of

projects funded for the 2017-2018 school year include:• Battle of the Books - a

“Jeopardy”style literary game (Harding)

• Lincoln Leaders community service group

• Underground Railroad expe-rience (Garfield)

• Facing History Club, a girls’ leadership group that brings refugee and American girls together (Lakewood High)

• A middle school soccer club• Middle School Mock Trial

teamsThese are just some of the

creative programs our teachers have developed to make sure that our students are well-educated and well-rounded!

Teacher Mandy Fleming received a grant for her Lincoln Leaders service club.

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Goalscontinued from PAGE 1

A lucky Garfield Middle School student was able to get a taste of being a cartoonist like author Terri Libenson (at right) when Libenson visited the school August 30. Both Garfield and Harding Middle School students were able to meet with Libenson or the two other middle school summer reading authors either live or by Skype bringing their reading experience truly to life!

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Cartoonist for a Day• Continue to grow the instructional leader-

ship skills of principals and teachers for their learning communities.

• Explore growing our Preschool program-ming to meet the diverse needs of learn-ers.

• Support a defined pilot of the new elementary report card.

• LHS will support students in achieving the 18 assessment points required for graduation (or assist them in achieving an alternative pathway if permitted).

• Improve Sponsorship rating of Lakewood City Academy.

• Explore additional College Credit Plus partnerships and Advanced Placement offerings.

• Explore and update of our elementary phonics program to enhance our reading and writing curriculum and instruction.

Goal 2: To Foster Positive Relationships and a Collaborative Working Environment with all Employees• Maintain effective communication and

solicit regular feedback from employee groups.

• Expand the wellness plan for all employ-ees through Wellness Committee.

• Work within economic realities and the financial forecast to attract and retain quality employees.

Goal 3: To Effectively Manage District Operations• Continue to populate and implement a

long-range facilities maintenance pro-gram.

• Improve safety record and risk manage-ment procedures.

• Continue to prioritize safety and security of students and staff in partnership with local law enforcement.

• Execute sale of District property and co-ordinate relocation of Board office staff.

Goal 4: To Ensure Fiscal Transparency and

Stability, and Public Accountability• Communicate and monitor legislative

changes that impact financial and opera-tional resources.

• Empower the Financial Advisory Com-mittee to communicate the financial con-dition of the district to all stakeholders.

• Empower the Insurance Committee to educate all stakeholders on the financial impact of and relationship between ben-efit structure and cost.

• Engage all stakeholders to determine the level of commitment to District operations (instructional programming, co-curricular offerings, fine art offerings, athletic offer-ings, facility and operational needs).

• Proactively advocate for public educa-tion and the inequities of state and federal funding through engaging the Lakewood Community, professional organizations, neighboring school districts, and all affected stakeholders.

Goal 5: To Build upon the Confidence and Support of the Community• Focus on highlighting the positive accom-

plishments of students and staff.• Communicate effectively to and actively

engage all stakeholders about programs and offerings.

• Further develop community and business partnerships to enhance curriculum and opportunities.

• Strengthen communications between our stakeholders, Athletic Department and Recreation Department

• Attract all Lakewood school-age children by marketing and branding the District as an educational destination that meets the needs of all students.

• Collaborate with parents, students, staff, and community members to increase participation, seek alternative funding sources, and effectively schedule existing facilities for the Community Recreation and Education Commission programs.

• Explore expanding child care opportuni-ties throughout our elementary schools.

Elementary bldgs. earn LEED certificationThe Lakewood City School Dis-

trict learned over the summer that its newest elementary schools – Grant, Lincoln and Roosevelt – each earned LEED certification Silver status for the environmental friendly building practices employed during the design and construction of the schools.

The LEED status is determined by the U.S. Green Building Council according to a points system that mea-

sures the level of sustainability em-ployed in a nine areas of the building’s design and operation such as use of materials, energy and water efficiency and indoor environmental quality.

The certification plaques were pre-sented to the Board of Education at its meeting on July 16 by the schools’ ar-chitect, Rodwell King of GPD Group.

All three elementary schools opened in August 2016.