CH-UH City Schools Weekly Update

Heights High School senior Elliott Egbert has been named a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist.

The National Merit Scholarship Program, now in its 72nd year, is an annual academic competition for recognition and college scholarships. More than 1.2 million U.S. students entered the competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in the fall of their junior year.

Egbert is one of about 16,000 semifinalists in the country, representing less than 1% of U.S. high school students. Read more

Additionally, the District has a weighted graduation rate of 93.0%, which is an increase from last year’s 92.4%. This is the highest weighted rate for graduation that the District has earned since the state report card was implemented in its current star-rating format.

"Our staff at all grade levels should be extremely proud of this accomplishment. The hard work and commitment to student success is evident," said Superintendent Liz Kirby. Read more

To celebrate the annual Cuyahoga County Fathers Walk on September 18, Tiger Nation schools invited students' beloved adults to enjoy breakfast and fellowship following their walk to school.

Special guests and speakers included University Heights Mayor Michele Weiss at Gearity and CMSD Executive Director of IT Customer Excellence Shawn Braxton at Baumgardner. Thank you to all who came!

The fall Interim Assessment testing windows are approaching. Please see the dates and subjects for each grade level below:

Grades 4 through High School (Monday, October 5 – Thursday, October 22)

• Grades 4–8 Math and ELA

• Grades 5 and 8 Science

• High School ELA 2, Algebra, Geometry, Biology, American History, and American Government

• Grades 4, 6, and 7 Science (proctored in IlluminateEd)

Grade 3 Math (Monday, October 26 – Friday, October 30)

• Grade 3 Math

Step-by-step guidance for before, during, and after testing, plus answers to frequently asked questions, can be found in the Before, During, After (BDA) document. You can access it on Clever or at tinyurl.com/CHUHBDAs. See the September 16 email from Becky McDonald for more details.

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.

The City of Cleveland Heights and the District will communicate a revised opening plan as soon as possible. We thank you for your patience and understanding. View additional information here.

The Pickle: When Henry has to go through not having a partner, he must now find a partner.

The Things We Planned: When Otto searches through his attic, he soon uncovers secrets of his father’s past.

The Followers: When a teen discovers her mom’s obsession with posting,Trendy must work her way out of the spotlight and get rid of her mom’s phone.

Unpredictable: When Devin has to go through comics being canceled, she must now make a comic that is fulfilling to others.

Mother: When Paige has “Mother” locked away, she must keep the detectives from discovering her.

The High School Terror: When Sophie’s teacher is dangerous, she must remember her past in order to escape from him.

Find tickets and read more here.

• 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

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.

Friday, October 16: National Bosses’ Day

Friday, October 16: Quarter 1 Ends

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.