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Lakewood City Schools addressing COVID-related learning loss with summer intervention, enrichment and acceleration programs John Benson, cleveland.com LAKEWOOD, Ohio — To offset any learning loss related to remote and hybrid learning during the pandemic, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine asked public school districts to create their own plan helping students get back on track. That effort began in earnest for the Lakewood City Schools last month during spring break with the district’s invite-only “Spring into STEM” program. “We had approximately 100 students grade K-8 participat...

Lakewood reconvenes advisory panel to review new proposal for former hospital site John Benson, cleveland.com © John Benson/cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS The 5.7-acre property located at Detroit and Belle avenues is the former Lakewood Hospital site. LAKEWOOD, Ohio — There’s a big difference between going back to square one compared to being at the starting line. That’s the message Lakewood Mayor Meghan George is sending to residents about the future development of the former Lakewood Hospital site, which last year experienced a setback when Carnegie Management and ...

North Olmsted City Schools superintendent delivers virtual State of the City address John Benson, cleveland.com © John Benson/cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS North Olmsted City Schools Superintendent Michael E. Zalar delivered his virtual State of the Schools last week. NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio — Like seemingly every other public address this year, North Olmsted City Schools Superintendent Michael E. Zalar delivered his State of the Schools virtually last week. The nearly hour-long speech began with the superintendent thanking the board of education, district administration, t...

Olmsted Falls Middle School history class creatively includes remote and in-person students for shared learning experiences John Benson, cleveland.com OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio — Bridging the gap between virtual and in-person learning is the dilemma facing all educators during the pandemic. For Olmsted Falls Middle School eighth grade U.S. History teacher Sandra Cibulskas, the answer ended up being theatrical in nature using skits. “As teachers in this very challenging full hybrid learning environment — with about 15 students in the classroom and 15 students online — our goa...

Olmsted Falls hires $200-an-hour consultant to clean up city’s bookkeeping issues © John Benson/cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS Olmsted Falls City Hall. OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio — Late last year former Olmsted Township Finance Director Nick Vitalone brought up the city’s messy debt service funds, which for more than a decade have caused one headache after another related to empty balances and unneeded accounts. Olmsted Falls City Council earlier this month approved the hiring of the Gateway Group’s Rick Merolla to review city finance procedures related to debt reconciliation. “This is...