Reaching Heights Annual Meeting
Tuesday, January 29
All members of Reaching Heights (and if you donated
$10 or more in 2007, that means you) are invited to
take part in our Annual Meeting, Tuesday, January 29
from 7-8:30 pm, at the Cleveland Heights
Historical Center at Superior School, at 14391
Superior Road, at the corner of Euclid Heights
Boulevard.
We will elect new trustees, recognize Thank-a-
Teacher Honorees, and participate in a program led
by Stephanie Myers, a CH-UH Teacher
Coach,
demonstrating how our district is using best practices
to improve instruction. We hope you can make it.
The Next Community Connection Grant application deadline is February 15
Community Connections Grants are available for
school-based outreach activities that strengthen
commitment to our youth and schools by promoting
service learning and opportunities for students to
develop skills for civic involvement; involving parents
and volunteers in school life; encouraging community
knowledge of our students and schools and
promoting use of the public schools. To see
examples of grants we've funded in recent years, go to
www.reachingheights.org/grant/community/
Save the Date - 17th Annual Reaching Heights Spelling Bee
April 23, 2008
Looking for a way to get over your Ortographobia,
Logophobia, or Sesquipedalophobia? (Those would
be the fears of spelling mistakes, words, and long
words, respectively.) We've got the perfect anecdote:
The 17th annual Reaching Heights Spelling Bee! The
Bee will take place Wednesday, April 23, at 7 pm
in
the Cleveland Heights High School Auditorium.
Light
supper and spellers' sign-in in the cafeteria at 6:15
pm. Save the date!
2008 Heights Summer Music Camp June 16-21
Summer is a perfect time for busy students to focus
on their interests. That is why in 2005, Reaching
Heights launched the Heights Summer Music Camp
to give students in the CH-UH school district's
instrumental music program a new opportunity to
explore music in a more intensive yet leisurely
environment than occurs during the school year. The
camp helps students perfect their skills and deepen
their commitment to music: two ways to contribute to
the CH-UH school district's great musical tradition.
The 2008 Heights Music Camp will take place June
16-21. More information will be available in the next
few weeks.
In the District
College Readiness Workshop January 25 at JCU
The CH-UH school district welcomes Dr. David T.
Conley to host a special professional
development workshop on moving towards a more
comprehensive system of college readiness. The
event will take place Friday, January 25 at John
Carroll University's Dolan Center for Science and
Technology. Dr. Conley is Professor of
Educational Policy and Leadership in the College of
Education, University of Oregon.
More information about Dr. Conley is available at http://www.s4s.
org/cepr.bio.php, and about CEPR at http://www.s4s.org/
Congratulations to Lynne Maragliano
Lynne Maragliano, a kindergarten teacher at
Roxboro
Elementary School, was recognized last month in the
Plain Dealer as part of their Newspapers in Education
program. She was nominated by Lori Neiswander,
who said of Maragliano: "Mrs. Maragliano' magic truly
appeared about three years after Grace graduated
from her class. She asked Grace what she was
learning in third grade. She asked if Grace would
speak to her class about report writing. After her
presentation, Grace came home with a glow on her
face that we hadn't seen before, and will never
forget. 'Mom, I was so proud. Mrs. Maragliano
introduced me by saying, I'd like you to meet my friend
Grace. Grace is a writer.' Grace was obviously
honored to be called her friend and repeated, 'she
said I was a writer.'" Learn more about Newspapers
in Education at nieonline.com
Heights Students on Severance Stage January 27th
Heights High Symphonic Winds is one of
only four high school bands invited to play at
Severance Hall on January 27, 2:00-6:30 p.m.
for the annual Northeast Ohio Band Invitational.
The concert is sponsored by Case Band Department
and Severance Hall. The 60 Heights students under
the direction of Instrumental Director Brett Baker will
perform four musical pieces.
Tickets are $10 and are available from Heights High
Band and Orchestra Parent Organization (BOPO).
Contact Jim Wright at 791-5038 or send a self-
addressed stamped envelope to:
James
Wright
2256 South Overlook Road
Cleveland
Heights, Ohio 44106
Please make checks
payable to BOPO.
Kudos to our Tech-Savvy Superintendent
Cleveland Heights - University Heights City
School District Superintendent Deborah S. Delisle
has been recognized as a Tech-Savvy
Superintendent of the Year by eSchool News.
Now entering its eighth year, this prestigious awards
program honors 10 district superintendents from
around the nation for their exemplary leadership and
vision in using technology to improve education.
Read more at
http://chuh.org/news/news_01_10_2008.shtml
In the Community
FutureHeights Names New Executive Director
FutureHeights, a nonprofit organization promoting
innovation, economic vitality, and civic engagement in
Cleveland Heights, earlier this month named
Deanna Bremer Fisher as its new Executive
Director. Ms. Bremer Fisher will be responsible for
overseeing FutureHeights programs of citizen-based
support for the community. More details available at
http://futureheights.org/clientimages/39714/microsoftw
ord-prfisherjan08.pdf
More details available at the Future Heights website,
http://futureheights.org.
University Heights Launches New Website
The City of University Heights has launched
its redesigned Web site. Check it out at www.universit
yheights.com
Why Does Cleveland Heights Need an Income Tax Increase?
Why Does Cleveland Heights Need an
Increase in the
City Income Tax? Come hear what Cleveland Heights
City Council has to say about it at a public discussion
hosted by the Heights Chapter of the
Cuyahoga Area League of Women Voters. Bring
your questions, bring
your friends and neighbors, on
Thursday,
February 21
at 7:15 pm
Lee Road Library
Meeting Room B
A member of Cleveland Heights City Council will talk
about how Council came to the decision to increase
the city's income tax for the first time in 29 years.
Council chose to put the increase on the ballot
instead of simply passing an increase themselves.
Council Members have been asking themselves
some hard questions:
What actually are
indispensable services?
What impact would
more budget cuts have on the city five years from
now?
What kind of community do we want to be?
Don't miss this important discussion.
Days off in Nature at Shaker Lakes
The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes is offering one-
day camps for students in grades K-6 on
President's
Day (Feb. 18). Join in for an entire day of hiking,
crafts,
and winter fun! The camp runs from 9:30 am-3:00 pm,
with Extended Care available from 3:00-5:00 pm.
Camp fees are $40/day members, $50/day non-
members; Extended Care is $5/hour. Call (216)321-
5935 for more information or to register. More
information is available at http://shakerlakes.org/
Good news from Kalliope Stage
Paul Gurgol, artistic director of Kalliope
Stage, a non-
profit producer and developer of American musical
theater based on Lee Road, has met its fund-raising
goal of $50,000, the minimum funding required to
continue its planned 2007-2008 season. Kalliope
didn't qualify for the first round of Cleveland's Issue 18
cigarette tax funding and had to replace those funds to
ensure that its artistic goals for 2007-2008 could be
reached. More about Kalliope at www.kalliopesta
ge.com.
Read Cleveland dBusinessnews's story at www.clevel
and.dbusinessnews.com
In Education News
Cleveland Climbs in Literacy
Cleveland is the 13th most literate city in the United
States, up five spots from a year earlier, according to a
study conducted by Jack Miller, PhD, president of
Central Connecticut State University. The survey
attempts to capture one critical index of our nation's
social health-the literacy of its major cities
(population of 250,000 and above). This study focuses
on six key indicators of literacy: newspaper
circulation, number of bookstores, library resources,
periodical publishing resources, educational
attainment, and Internet resources.
For sports fans looking for arguing points with
Cleveland's rivals, Pittsburgh (home of the Steelers)
ranked 9th, Baltimore (home of the Ravens) 27th, and
New York (home of that baseball team) 28th.
Full survey results are at http:
//www.ccsu.edu/AMLC07/overview.htm
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