Cleveland Opens Five New Schools for 2006 - 2007

A New Look for Cleveland Schoolsintend to do all that we can before the start of
Three Cleveland schools received complete andschool to ensure safety, security and respect to all
comprehensive renovations. These schools will appearof our students and staff and we want every
completely different to returning students and takeconcerned resident, including our young people, to
learning in Cleveland to a new and modern level.have the opportunity to bring their suggestions and
These schools include Mary B. Martin at 8200recommendations to this process." Sanders hopes
Brookline Avenue, Mary Bethune at 11815 Moultonthat the summit will be one of many meetings
Avenue, and John Hay at 2075 Stoke Boulevard. Allthroughout the school year and beyond to improve
of these schools will host Open Houses for parentsstudent safety and security and make Cleveland
and students to get to know the new facilities.schools more inviting environments for students and
In addition to these renovations, two brand newparents. Long term recommendations, as well as
buildings were also completed for the 2006 - 2007stages that need to be met for the Cleveland school
school year. These schools represent the latest insafety programs, are welcome from the community
educational design and the pride of the Clevelandin general as well as the parents and students at
school system. Hopefully, these schools will becomeCleveland schools.
centers of learning in the Cleveland community andUnder the umbrella of Cleveland school safety
open more educational opportunities for students.improvement, the district will also implement several
The new schools are John Adam High School at 3817other programs to keep students safe at all
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Hannah Gibbons -Cleveland schools. The Cleveland Police Department,
Nottingham at 1401 Larchmont Road. These newthe Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department, the
schools will also hold Open Houses for new parentsCuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police, RTA
and students to come and check out what has beenPolice, Cuyahoga Community College Police and
going on in new construction and how to prepareUniversity Circle Police will all assist in monitoring
themselves to learn at these new schools.students getting on and off of school buses. A
District Wide Improvement Strategieshotline, 771-SAFE, will be manned 24 hours each day
In addition to these new renovations and locations,by CMSD's Division of Safety & Security in order
Cleveland schools are calling on parents in all schoolsto take tips and problems about student safety.
to get together and discuss how to make getting toAll of these safety programs are designed with the
school in Cleveland a safe and enjoyable experience.goal of keeping Cleveland schools connected to the
The "Respect Clevelend: A Matter of Choice. Aresources of the Cleveland community to keep
Leadership Summit for Safe and Respectful Schools"students safe. "This collaboration and the coordination
will help address concerns that parents andof our patrols in the early morning and the afternoon
administrators have for making Cleveland schoolsallows us to have many more eyes watching out for
more productive and less likely to encounterour children on their way to and from school," said Dr.
problems in the new school year. The focus of theSanders. "This has provided an extra measure of
summit will be identifying and implementing 4 or 5safety for our children and we are pleased to
clear goals to improve safety and security atcontinue these partnerships and will seek additional
Cleveland schools.law enforcement agencies to join us.
Speaking about the summit, Dr. Sanders states: "We