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Our Board
Liaison
Newly-elected Akron Board of Education member, Lisa Mansfield,
has been designated as official liaison between the Board and the East
Cluster schools.
She can be reached by phone at 330-620-1485 or by
e-mail.
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Dressed
to Learn
Here
is the current Akron Public School student dress code.
Here
are the guidelines for school uniforms required for all students in grades
kindergarten through 8.
In addition to the white, blue, and yellow uniform tops approved for the entire district,
most schools have selected two additional colors for tops. Those
colors are listed
here.
If you are looking for school uniforms,
here
is a store located at the intersection of Newton St. and Case Ave.
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Contact Us
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this web site or its contents,
send us an e-mail.
East Cluster E-mail
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Worth the Wait
Barber's new building opens
The brand new Barber Community Learning Center,
located on the site of the old building at 665 Garry Rd.,
opened for classes on Monday, January 4, 2010.
Official dedication took place on January 27.
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Cluster Rebuilding Continues
A Summary of Activity
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Mason
The new Mason Community Learning Center opened on January 22, 2008, and
was officially dedicated on February 9.
Robinson
The new Robinson Community Learning Center opened on August 27, 2008, and was
officially dedicated on September 4.
Barber
The new Barber Community Learning Center opened on January 4, 2010, and
was officially dedicated on January 27.
East High / Goodyear Middle
Construction on the East/Goodyear Community Learning Center began on March 9, 2009.
East students will remain in the Central-Hower building until the renovation process is complete.
Goodyear students will remain in their building until the new middle school wing is
completed next to the existing East building. 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).
The high school portion of the project will be complete in August, 2010,
in time for the beginning of the new school year.
The middle school portion will be completed by August of 2011.
Seiberling
Because of expected overcrowding, the planning phase for a new Seiberling Community Learning Center
has been moved up on the schedule. The first community planning meeting will be
held Thursday, February 18, at 6:00 p.m. at the school.
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For greater detail about, and pictures of,
the East Cluster building changes,
click
here.
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New Ohio Budget
Impacts Education
Grades K-3, high schoolers,
directly affected
The new State of Ohio budget for the fiscal years 2010-2011 will have some major impacts on
the educational process in the state's school systems.
The bill contains a requirement for all
school districts to offer all-day kindergarten beginning with the 2010-2011 school year.
Another mandate for the 2010-2011 school year is a required reduction in class size for kindergarten
through third grade.
A dramatic change affecting high schoolers will be the elimination of the Ohio Graduation
Test. In its place, students will be required to pass the ACT or some other college
entrance exam, pass end-of-course exams, and complete a senior thesis as requirements for
graduation.
More details of the state budget bill are available
here
courtesy of the Columbus Dispatch.
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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.
Joshua Bell first came to national attention at the age of 14 when he performed
with the Philadelphia Orchestra. In the two decades since, he has become one of
the world's finest and best-known classical violinists.
To learn more about Joshua Bell, click
here.
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For all sorts of
free educational aids, visit the Savings4Teachers
web site.
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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.
