CH-UH Lay Facilities Committee Meeting at Noble School Tonight

The meeting will start at 7:15 p.m. Nov. 14 at Noble School.

LOOK: Oxford Elementary Pilot Classrooms

Parents and residents toured pilot classrooms, a preview of the CH-UH facilities master plan.

The Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District showed residents and parents the new pilot classrooms at Oxford Elementary School before its special meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 16. The pilot, part of the facilities master plan, is housed in five classrooms and 6,200 square feet of space in the first-grade wing of Oxford. The elementary pilot cost $290,000. A $750,000 Innovation Grant through the Ohio Department of Education's Race to the Top program helped pay for the $994,000 pilot project at Oxford and the other two schools — Legacy New Tech in Cleveland Heights High School and Roxboro Middle School's sixth-grade wing. Stay up to date on school news. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook For more information on the pilot …

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Oxford Pilot Open Tonight Before CH-UH Board Meeting

Parents and residents will be able to tour pilot classrooms, a preview of the CH-UH facilities master plan.

The Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District is hosting a tour of the new pilot classrooms at Oxford Elementary School starting 5:30 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 16. The pilot, part of the facilities master plan, is housed in five classrooms and 6,200 square feet of space at Oxford. The elementary pilot cost $290,000. A $750,000 Innovation Grant through the Ohio Department of Education's Race to the Top program helped pay for the $994,000 pilot project at Oxford and the other two schools — Legacy New Tech in Cleveland Heights High School and Roxboro Middle School's sixth-grade wing. Stay up to date on school news. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook The CH-UH School Board will also conduct its special meeting in the …

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CH-UH Lay Facilities Committee Launches Website, Sets Next Meeting

The group will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at Gearity Professional Development School

The Cleveland Heights-University Heights Lay Facilities Committee has launched its website, chuhfacilities.org. The site provides more information about the committee, which has 27 members, meeting dates, minutes and more. The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at Gearity Professional Development School. The committee, created by the CH-UH School Board at the recommendation of FutureHeights and Reaching Heights, is to examine the facilities master plan and determine what aspects of the plan the community would support. At its first meeting, the committee appointed a chairperson and discussed its charge. Click here to read The Sun Press article, which includes details from the meeting. The committee selected Patrick Mullen, executive …

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Garry Kanter

2:57 pm on Saturday, October 13, 2012

That's great! Thanks for the invite!   more ›

CH-UH Lay Facilities Committee Appoints Chairperson, Discusses Charge

Patrick Mullen, executive director of Reaching Heights, will chair the 25-person committee tasked with determining what aspects of the facilities master plan the community will support.

The 25-member Cleveland Heights-University Heights lay facilities committee appointed a chairperson and determined its goals at its first meeting Wednesday night at Cleveland Heights High School. The group appointed Patrick Mullen, executive director of Reaching Heights, to chair the committee created by the CH-UH School Board to examine the facilities master plan and determine what aspects of the plan the community would support. "We got to a point where the board decided if they put (the facilities master plan bond issue) on the ballot this year, it probably wouldn’t have passed," Mullen said. "Broadly, our task is to come up with recommendations on a plan that is instructionally sound and fiscally responsible and can enjoy broad …

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CH-UH School Board Establishes Guidelines For Lay Facilities Committee

The Cleveland Heights-University Heights School Board discussed what the charge of the lay facilities committee should be at its regular meeting Tuesday in anticipation for the committee's first meeting today, Oct. 3.

The Cleveland Heights-University Heights School Board announced the members of the lay facilities committee and established guidelines for group at the board's regular meeting Tuesday night. School board members debated what the charge of the committee should be, which board members would serve as liaisons, how often members would meet and what their deadline should be, among other topics. The 25-member committee (two members will rotate), comprised of city officials from district communities, teachers, parents, PTA representatives and more, has its first meeting at 7 p.m. today in the newly renovated Legacy New Tech space. Though the charge and requests could be clarified or revised before this evening, this is some of what the school …

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Sam Bell

12:59 pm on Friday, October 5, 2012

Well, Richard, the whole idea is to avoid that "poorly thought out" description. And, with your help, I hope we can earn a better one.   more ›

CH-UH Board Expected to Introduce Lay Facilities Committee at Meeting Tuesday

The committee will then meet Oct. 3 to select a chairperson and establish the mission of the group.

The Cleveland Heights-University Heights School Board will have its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 in the Board of Education Building. The board is expected to introduce members of the newly formed lay facilities committee during the first portion of the meeting, according to one of the members of the committee. The school board agreed to form a citizens facilities committee at its meeting Aug. 20. Reaching Heights and FutureHeights suggested it form this committee to help make recommendations and suggestions as they continue to work on and possibly modify the facilities master plan, or Plan C. Plan C was approved by a narrow vote of 3-2 at the July 3 Board of Education Meeting, as was a resolution to put a $130.6 million bond …

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Garry Kanter

7:19 am on Thursday, October 4, 2012

John, this little blip from the newer article demonstrates how I think differently: "The 25-member committee (two members will rotate),..." That tells me that at least two members think their primary responsibility to the project is to attend meetings. And that the leadership feels that way as well. I have no interest in such groups.   more ›

CH-UH Will Soon Offer Tours of Pilot Classrooms

The new rooms, called learning communities, are a preview of the CH-UH facilities master plan.

Some students in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District started the 2012-2013 school year in newly renovated spaces. As part of the CH-UH Facilities Master Plan, a team of architects created three pilot programs, a $1.65 million project, at Oxford Elementary School, Roxboro Middle School and Cleveland Heights High School. The district will soon offer weekly or bi-weekly tours of the pilots during school hours, according to a press release from CH-UH: Oxford Elementary Tours will begin on Thursday, Sept. 27, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and will be offered every Thursday at the same time. Tours must be booked in advance. RSVP to Barb, office secretary, at 216-320-4951. Roxboro Middle Starting Wednesday, Oct. 3, tours will be …

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Teachers Showcase Heights High Pilot Classrooms to CH-UH Parents, Community

Teachers told parents other attendees at a tour Tuesday night about how the new Legacy pilot classrooms work and modeled sample lessons.

Legacy teachers at Cleveland Heights High School talked to parents and community members about the new pilot classrooms in the small school during a tour Tuesday night. The pilot, part of the facilities master plan, is housed in the Legacy New Tech small school in nine classrooms and 12,000 square feet of space. A $750,000 Innovation Grant through the Ohio Department of Education's Race to the Top program helped pay for the $994,000 project. There is a common area with a mix of furniture including couches, tall pub tables with chairs, smaller four-top tables and soft, backless cushion chairs. There is also a large, horseshoe-shaped conference table and individual desks in the space. Some of the chairs have wheels and a compartment …

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Heights High Facilities Master Plan Pilot Open For Tours Tuesday

Cleveland Heights High's Legacy New Tech small school will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for tours before the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School Board's special meeting.

The Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District is hosting a tour of the new pilot classrooms at Cleveland Heights High School from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18. The pilot, part of the facilities master plan, is housed in the Legacy New Tech small school in 12,000 square feet of space. A $750,000 Innovation Grant through the Ohio Department of Education's Race to the Top program helped pay for the $994,000 project. Parents and community members can tour the newly renovated classrooms and also meet the new principal of Legacy, Crystal Maclin, and teachers. Light refreshments will be served. The CH-UH School Board will also conduct its regular monthly special meeting in the school at 7 p.m. Board members will …

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