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State Superintendant Deb Delisle on Enhancing Ohio’s Education System
State Superintendant Deb Delisle on Enhancing Ohio’s Education SystemFrom time to time, we at Reaching Heights will share our thoughts and those of members of our community on issues related to public education in the Heights. If you would like to contribute, let us know.
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Jeff Talbert to be CH-UH Assistant Superintendent
Jeffery Talbert, superintendent of the Osnaburg school district near Canton, was hired March 2 to be the new assistant superintendent of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights school district. Mr. Talbert has an extensive career in education. He began as a special education teacher at Glen Oak High School in 1996. He was then Assistant Principal at Woodridge Middle School in Peninsula, Ohio. Following ... Read more
2010 State of the Schools Address
Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District Superintendent Douglas G. Heuer delivered his first State of the Schools address on Feb. 4 at Heights High. The event was sponsored by the Heights PTA Council. Slides that accompanied the presentation are available here. Here’s a transcript of the superintendent’s remarks: Thank you Jim Posch, and the PTA, for hosting this annual... Read more
CH-UH Cited as Leader in 21st Century Skills
The Cleveland Heights–University Heights School District was recognized as a model for providing students with 21st Century skills. The Hanover Research Council, a research and consulting firm based in Washington, D.C., recently released a report profiling 15 public school districts from across the country and two independent high schools in Ohio, all identified as providing students with 21st... Read more
More Instructional Time Coming Next School Year
The Cleveland Heights-University Heights Board of Education met on January 12 to discuss a proposal from Superintendent Doug Heuer to lengthen the instructional day for elementary students in the district. As a result of the discussion, the administration will work with teachers to come up with a proposal that would take effect with the beginning of the 2010-11 school year. Here’s a press... Read more
Adolescent Literacy: A Call to Action
Our nation’s educational system has scored many extraordinary successes in raising the level of reading and writing skills in younger children. Yet the pace of literacy improvement in our schools has not kept up with the accelerating demands of the global knowledge economy. In state after state, the testing data mandated by No Child Left Behind reveals a marked decline in the reading and writing... Read more