CH-UH City Schools Weekly Update
Staff Edition - September 11, 2026
Q1 Progess Window Open Through September 23
The Quarter 1 Progress Window is open now through Wednesday, September 23 at 11:59 p.m.
Grades for all courses must be posted to Term: Q1, Task: Progress before 11:59 PM on 9/23 to be included in Progress Reports that are mailed out to families. See the September 10 email from Mary Pigott for additional important dates and instructions.
College Visit Days at Heights High September 14-18
The following college and university representatives will be visiting Heights High School next week (September 14–18). Please encourage interested students to attend and learn more about their post-secondary opportunities. Contact Tiesha McEwen, Heights High School College Readiness Counselor, with questions.
Monday, September 14
- 3rd Period: Youngstown State University
- 5th Period: Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) (Location TBD)
- 5th Period: Malone University (Room 105)
- 6th Period: PennWest California
Tuesday, September 15
- 2nd Period: Case Western Reserve University
Wednesday, September 16
- 3rd Period: Lawrence Technological University
Thursday, September 17
- 2nd Period: Lakeland University
Friday, September 18
- 4th Period: Thiel University
- 5th Period: University of Chicago
Stopfinder Transportation App
CH-UH families of school bus riders can now find bus stop schedules and real-time school bus tracking about their child's bus through the Stopfinder app. To get started, families must download the app via a personal invitation link.
Invitation links have been emailed to families. However, if a family cannot locate their invitation link, they can fill out this form to request a new one.
Heights Highlights
Oxford Is Beating The Odds In Literacy
"Last year, we set out to find the school districts that were doing the best job of teaching kids how to read. Now, we are expanding that search to individual schools — and have found 2,158 where third-grade reading scores are much higher than might be expected, based on the schools’ poverty rates." Read more
Community Corner
- The Greater Cleveland Aquarium presents Back-To-Schooling September, September 1-30. The annual celebration of education and educators features aquatic experiences for learners of all ages as well as free Aquarium admission (and parking) for educators. Read more
- The Cleveland Museum of Art invites educators, students, and families to Play Day: Legends and Legacies on Sunday, September 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Discover how reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and storytelling can be nurtured through art, play, and inquiry. The event is free.
Important Dates
Friday, September 11: Patriot Day
Friday, September 11: Rosh Hashanah (Begins at Sundown)
Sunday, September 13: Grandparents' Day
Tuesday, September 15: Hispanic Heritage Month Begins
Tuesday: September 15: National IT Professional Day
Wednesday, September 16: Board of Education Work Session, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 17: 21st Annual Fathers Walk
Monday, September 21: Yom Kippur (All Schools Closed)
Monday, September 21-Friday, September 25: National GEAR UP Week
Tuesday, September 22: Fall Begins
Saturday, September 26: Human Resources Professional Day
Thursday, October 1: National Principals Month
Friday, October 2: School Custodian & Cleaner Appreciation Day
Friday, October 2: Heights Homecoming Parade & Football Game
Tuesday, October 6: National Coach Appreciation Day
Tuesday, October 6: Cleveland Food Bank School Market, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Boulevard
Tuesday, October 6: Board of Education Regular Meeting, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, October 7: Walk or Bike to School Day
Thursday, October 8: Cleveland Food Bank School Market, 2-4 p.m. at Gearity
Friday, October 9: Oxford Fantastic Friday Event, 5-7 p.m.
The District's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential and free resource designed to support you and your immediate family members with a wide range of services, including mental health counseling, legal and financial guidance, wellness and work-life balance resources, and personal and professional development programs. This program is available 24/7 and aims to support your well-being—both at work and at home.
If you know of any student in need of social and/or emotional support, please complete the referral form located in the Important Links section of their school's page on CHUH.org. Anyone can complete this referral form, and submissions are routed directly to the school social worker and counselors for follow-up.
Our “see something, say something” policy applies to our school community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Anyone can access the Safe School Helpline to report threats, bullying, or other such behavior. Call 1-800-4-1-VOICE (1-800-418-6423) ext. 359 to leave your information, or submit a report online.
The District has adopted a plan for communications with persons with disabilities, which is available here. The plan establishes procedures to ensure that the District's communications with persons with disabilities, including applicants, participants, members of the public, and companions with disabilities, are as effective as its communications with others.
The Communications Department wants to share the wonderful classroom-based happenings with our community. If you would like to have a Communications Department member come to your school to gather photos and notes, please fill out this Google Form to book a date and time.
Families, staff, students and community members may use this form to offer their suggestions, feedback and comments to Superintendent Elizabeth Kirby, or ask questions. Unless you choose to provide contact information, your submission will remain anonymous.