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East - Goodyear Updates
On June 9, the Akron Board of Education approved the addition of an entirely
new wing for the East/Goodyear Community Learning Center to house seventh
and eighth graders. The additional expense for the new structure is
estimated at $946,000. (The Akron Beacon Journal story appears
here.)
In a related move, on May 12 Akron City Council authorized $275,000 for the purchase
of the joint properties at 28 and 28 1/2 Brittain Rd. currently occupied by Bob's
Paint & Body and the Hubcap Shop.
This property, located to the south (towards E. Market St.) of the current East High
building, is where the separate middle school wing will be built.
Here
is that article from the Akron Beacon Journal.
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send us an e-mail.
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Financial News
To learn how to earn funds for your school or how to start saving for college, visit the Cluster financial section
by clicking here.
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What is a Cluster?
The Akron Public Schools are divided into seven neighborhood groups or clusters
— each headed by the high school located within that cluster. The rest of
the cluster is made up of the middle school that feeds into that high school and the
various elementary schools that feed into that middle school. The clusters were
formed to increase community identity within a large school system.
The East Cluster schools work among themsevles, and
with parent and community groups, to develop a partnership to best serve our student
population.
The cluster concept helps to make a large school system much more personal and responsive
to the needs of its students, parents, and the larger community. The
East Cluster has always been a very active, engaged
cluster with great school and community pride.
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Robinson Nears Completion
Getting Ready for Fall
Classrooms at the new Robinson Community Learning Center are being made
ready to receive students and teachers this August.
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Cluster Rebuilding Continues
A Summary of Activity
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Mason
The new Mason Community Learning Center opened to students on January 22, 2008 and
was officially dedicated on February 9.
Robinson
The new Robinson Community Learning Center is nearly complete.
The new building will open this August.
Barber
As of February 4, 2008, Barber students are being bussed to the old Mason School
building. Demolition of the old Barber building is complete.
The new Barber Community Learning Center is estimated to open between 18 and 24
months from the start of construction.
East High / Goodyear Middle
Asbestos abatement of the East building, which will house both East and Goodyear students
(grades 7-12), has been completed. East students have been relocated to the
Central-Hower building during the renovation process. Goodyear students will
stay in their building until renovation is complete. At the conclusion of
the project, all sixth graders, currently housed at Goodyear, will be moved to the
Cluster elementary schools (Barber, Mason, Robinson, and Seiberling).
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For greater detail about, and pictures of,
the East Cluster building changes,
click
here.
For background and history of the Facilities Master Plan
as it affects the East Cluster,
click
here.
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Dressed
to Learn
Here
is the current Akron Public School student dress code.
The Board of Education has approved a student uniform policy for all students in
kindergarten through 8th grade effective at the beginning of the 2008-09 school year.
Here
is the uniform policy.
In addition to the white, blue, and yellow tops approved for the entire district,
each school may select two additional colors for tops. Those additional
colors are listed
here.
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A Better
Example
There is a lot of talk in popular culture today about role models. There are
also some very questionable choices offered as examples. Here is a better choice.
John W. Thompson (no, not the former basketball coach) serves as chairman of the
board and CEO of internet security firm, the Symantec Corp. He came to Symantec
after a distinguished career at IBM.
To learn more about John Thompson, click
here.
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K-12 educators looking for instructional materials on polymers
should visit
the
University of Akron's
Global Polymer
Academy
by clicking
here.
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