Nov. 2, 2018 -- The Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District is accepting applications for its new School Advocacy Committee and Early Childhood Task Force.
The district is committed to engaging with the community and tapping into the collective expertise of its stakeholders by offering two more opportunities for community members to get involved. The district has already formed a new Family Engagement Task Force and also recently accepted applications for a Lay Finance Committee.
The mission of the School Advocacy Committee is to educate the CH-UH community about the issues facing the district with regard to state funding systems and educational legislation and policy. The committee will also explore opportunities to advocate for CH-UH students and taxpayers at local, state, and federal levels.
The Early Childhood Task Force will explore the services needed to support preschool students within the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District and to purposefully connect preschool education and the Early Childhood Special Education program. The task force will meet monthly and submit a report to the Board of Education in the spring of 2019.
Membership on each committee is voluntary and limited to residents of the CH-UH City School District. Completed applications should be emailed to Caroline Jewell-Rogers at
[email protected]. The application deadline is Friday, Nov. 16.
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Early Childhood Task Force
MISSION: The Early Childhood Task Force will explore the services needed to support preschool students within the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District and to purposefully connect preschool education and the Early Childhood Special Education program.
CREATION: This task force shall be established pursuant to Board Policy 9140 - Citizens’ Advisory Committees. As per the policy, the committee will have oversight from the Superintendent, or her designee.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The CH-UH City School District and the Board of Education believe family engagement and two-way communication are essential to improving district decisions and outcomes for students. The task force will help define the type of services needed in CH-UH, including staffing, curriculum, community partnerships, environmental spaces, and environmental furniture and fixtures.
The task force will discuss where and how the services will occur and the costs associated with these services. Furthermore, members will help build alignment and support among key stakeholders for early learning. District staff will share all relevant items with the committee for research and discussion.
We appreciate members’ commitment to the district’s Strategic Plan goal of making early learning education a foundation for future academic success. Our collective plan will reflect our commitment to preparing our students for a future that is bright and beneficial to our city and state.
DURATION: The task force will meet once a month beginning in December 2018 and will submit a report to the Board of Education in the spring of 2019. All task force meetings will be open to the public, and the Superintendent, or her designee, will lead the meetings and establish all agendas.
MEMBERSHIP: The Superintendent, or her designee, will solicit applications for membership on the committee. Our goal is for the task force to include staff, family, community-based organizations, and community members who represent the diversity of CH-UH Schools. We are seeking members who can provide valuable insight, expertise, and perspectives on ways to improve preschool education in our district. Members should bring an open mind, a passion for student learning, and a willingness to engage in inquiry, meaningful dialogue, and collaboration throughout the task force process.
CH-UH District staff members will be appointed to the committee under the direction of the Superintendent. A representative from the Board of Education will be included as an ex-officio member on the committee.
School Advocacy Committee
MISSION: The mission of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District’s School Advocacy Committee is to educate the CH-UH community about the issues facing the district with regard to state funding systems and educational legislation and policy. The committee will also explore opportunities to advocate for CH-UH students and taxpayers at local, state, and federal levels.
CREATION: This committee shall be established pursuant to Board Policy 9140 - Citizens’ Advisory Committees. As per the policy, the committee will have oversight from the Superintendent or her designee.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Review and develop an understanding of the history and current method of Ohio’s school funding--in particular, state versus local funding, how state funding impacts the need for levies, the effect of local commercial areas (i.e. Top of the Hill, Cedar Center), the impact of high-density versus low-density housing. Review and develop an understanding of educational legislation and policy and how it affects CH-UH. Using this information, develop a method for communicating the findings in a condensed manner to the district’s stakeholders. District staff will share all relevant items with the committee for discussion.
MEETINGS: The committee will meet quarterly throughout the year and submit a report to the Board of Education following each meeting. The Superintendent, or her designee, will lead the meetings and establish all agendas.
REPORTS: The committee will provide quarterly updates on budgets, expenditures and schedules to the Superintendent, who will convey the report to the Board of Education. Reports and meeting agendas will be made available to the public via the District website, chuh.org.
MEMBERSHIP: The Superintendent, or her designee, will solicit applications for membership on the committee. Membership is voluntary and limited to residents of the CH-UH School District. There is no fixed term for membership, and replacements will be added as needed. A representative from the Board of Education will be included as an ex-officio member on the committee. CH-UH District staff members will be appointed to the committee under the direction of the Superintendent.