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Say Yes Cleveland announces next schools to receive support services

The support services will begin during the 2020-2021 school year.

Say Yes Cleveland has announced the next group of schools that will receive support services starting in the 2020-2021 school year.

With the addition of 26 new schools (18 K-8 and eight high schools), Say Yes Cleveland now offers support services to 42 total schools, or approximately 40 percent of all CMSD and eligible charter schools.

The second cohort of schools that will receive support services beginning in the 2020-2021 school year are:

Pre)K-8:

  • Sunbeam
  • Campus International
  • Garfield
  • William Rainey Harper
  • Anton Grdina
  • Hannah Gibbons
  • Oliver H. Perry
  • Halle (formerly H. Barbara Booker)
  • Wade Park
  • Willson
  • AB Hart (formerly Fullerton)
  • Clark
  • Bolton
  • Louis Agassiz
  • Warner Girls' Leadership Academy
  • E Prep & Village Prep Woodland Hills Campus*
  • E Prep & Village Prep Cliffs Campus* 
  • Citizens Leadership Academy*
  • (* Breakthrough Charter)

High School:

  • Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School
  • Ginn Academy
  • Campus International High School
  • Garrett Morgan
  • Cleveland School of the Arts
  • Rhodes School of Environmental Studies
  • John Hay Cleveland School of Science and Medicine
  • New Tech West

“We are excited about expanding Say Yes Cleveland support services to an additional 26 schools next year,” said Diane Downing, executive director of Say Yes Cleveland. “The first year of Say Yes support services, which we launched this year in 16 schools, has helped students (and their families) overcome barriers and stay on track to success so that students will be better prepared to take advantage of Say Yes Cleveland’s postsecondary scholarships.”

Support services included in Say Yes Cleveland are: a Family Support Specialist in each school; the Say Yes Postsecondary Planning System, which helps identify student needs and enables the family support specialist to connect them with services and support; and access to services such as after-school and summer learning, mental health services, and legal services. After 31 schools applied to be a part of the second cohort, the 26 chosen were picked by a selection committee made up of key public and education partners carefully reviewed and scored each application, considering enthusiasm for Say Yes support services, fit with the needs of the school and existing programs, the school’s plan for integration of the Family Support Specialist and support services, along with factors like school location, enrollment trends, and student needs.

“The selection committee had to make tough choices when assessing the applicants, but this isn’t a process about winners and losers; every CMSD school and eligible charter will receive Say Yes support services by 2023,” added Ms. Downing.

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