CLEVELAND SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR UPDATES & REMINDERS
Week of January 23, 2023
A note from the Head of School
Welcome to a new week at CSA,
Second quarter report cards have been finalized and will be distributed to scholars this week. Be sure to review grades with your scholar and discuss ways to either sustain or grow their current grades. Reach out to your scholar's teacher(s) with any questions you may have.
Black History Month at CSA is on the way. We have a month-long calendar of events and activities for our scholars and families.
Howard University trip: Families who have a scholar attending the Howard University trip in the spring are reminded to turn in their permission slips today! The fundraiser will end today so be sure to get those final sales.
The annual Black Heritage Concert is next Saturday, February 4th. The concert is a collaboration with the Cleveland Institute of Music. Families and friends are invited to join the production. The event will showcase works from CSA's vocal and orchestra majors. The event is free but registration is required. You can register for your tickets here (link).
Dance Performance We are excited to share that our dancers have been working towards their first in-person, full-department concert since 2019! Please plan to join us on January 26th at 6:00 pm in the Black Box at CSA.
As a school of performing and creative arts, we aim to help each individual perfect their craft and develop a love of art that propels them through life. We believe that art is one of humanity's greatest forms of communication and we plan to spread the message of love and unity throughout the City of Cleveland. #artisforever
Yours in Education,
Ricardo Franklin Sr, Head of School
Annual Black Heritage Concert
Justin Bibb encourages residents to engage in search for school district's next CEO

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Scholars in Ms. Telich’s English class are studying journalism, the effect of media, and the justice system through the podcast Serial. Prior to the break, scholars were mapping the case using cell phone logs and other research to create a theory of what happened. Using the ADEPT model for writing, they are synthesizing information to problem-solve and test their hypotheses. Great work, detectives!
Mr. Padaraju is now offering Math tutoring. See Mr. Padaraju for more details.
SENIOR SHOWCASE!
The senior showcase is May 5th

High School, College, and Beyond
Help us fill the bus! Open to all 9-12 Grade CMSD Scholars
CMSD is relaunching our CMSD Parent University College Bus Tours this year in partnership with College Now of Greater Cleveland. We are only offering tours to current 9 - 12 grade scholars enrolled in a CMSD high school.
Parents/caregivers MUST attend with their scholars.
All tours will leave from the East Professional Center parking lot.



CSA Visual Art scholars hosted a Makers Market

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT



CMSD Parent Engagement Ideas




Scholarship of National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y):
The U.S. Department of State’s NSLI-Y is part of a U.S. government initiative to foster international cooperation by ensuring that Americans have the linguistic skills and cultural knowledge necessary to effectively communicate. NSLI-Y provides overseas critical language study opportunities to American youth through merit-based scholarships to spark a lifetime interest in critical foreign languages and cultures
Programs for Chinese Learning:
Chinese Mandarin) Summer Program; Chinese (Mandarin) Academic Year Program
Who: Students at age 15 or older.
Language: Chinese (Mandarin)
Where: China, Taiwan
When: Summer program---Summer 2023 (six to seven weeks, starting in mid-June to early July and ending in early to mid-August); Year Program: Early September 2023 to May/June 2024
Previous language study is not required
More details? Click here

CMSD News
CMSD offers live online tutoring
The disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic has left many students in need of academic help as they work to get back on track.
Effective this week, students in kindergarten through fifth grade can receive live online tutoring from CMSD teachers in reading and English Language Arts, math, science, and social studies from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Starting Monday, tutoring will also be available to students in the sixth through 12th grades.
To schedule an appointment, parents or caregivers should go to ClevelandMetroSchools.org/tutor. You will need your child’s CMSD email address to register.
CMSD offering free college tours
High school students and their parents or caregivers can learn about colleges, admission procedures and other processes by taking free in-person campus tours offered through CMSD’s Family and Community Engagement Department.
The Parent University College Tours are open to students in grades 9 - 12 who are currently enrolled in a CMSD high school. The students must be accompanied by their parents or caregivers.
The tours will be conducted in person. Transportation and lunch will be provided.
The fall tour schedule includes Hiram College, Miami University of Ohio, Youngstown State and Kent State.
For more information, go to https://www.clevelandmetroschools.org/College-Tours

Important Dates
January
- 23-24 - NWEA Testing (9th-10th grade)
- 26 - CSD Dance Performance
February
- 9 - Parent Teacher Conferences
- 17 - PD Day; No School for Scholars
- 20 - Presidents Day; No School

Download the 2022-23 Academic Wall Calendar

------- Need a schedule change? -------
Stop by Mrs. Bailey's office and sign-up for a time to meet with her
by scanning the QR Code outside her door.
Requests made by email, phone, or walk-ins will not be accepted.
Do you have the spirit to serve?
Do you have several hours per week you can donate?
Would you like to support CSA in a meaningful way?
If you answered yes, please email Mr. Franklin for more details