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CMSD Vision

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District 
envisions 21 st Century Schools of Choice where students will be challenged with a rigorous curriculum that considers the individual learning styles, program references and academic capabilities of each student, while utilizing the highest quality professional educators, administrators and support staff available

CMSD Mission

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District will strive for nothing less than a school district of premier status that will be emulated for its best practices in the areas of academics, buildings and facilities, customer service, safety and security, and student services purposefully designed to produce graduates prepared to assume leadership roles as students in colleges and universities, as professionals in their chosen careers and as citizens in a global society.

 

 Vision for Exemplary CMSD Library/Media Programs

 

The library fosters a community of learning and literacy that leads to high academic achievement, independent reading and learning, and collaboration throughout the school.

 

 

Goals for Effective Library/Media Programs

 

Students are motivated and independent learners.

 

v     Students successfully employ information literacy, technology, and critical thinking skills in subject-area learning experiences.

v     Students are engaged in independent reading and inquiry-based learning.

 

The library is a powerful intellectual and social space where students and teachers gather ideas, exchange points of view, and learn together.

 

v     Students and teachers have access to certified school library media specialists.

v     Students have equitable access to the library and its resources.

v     The library provides access to high-quality resources in a variety of formats that support curricular and instructional goals and respond to diverse student needs and interests.

v     The library facility is welcoming, with a climate conducive to individual and shared learning.

v     Current technology is available and operable to support multiple learning experiences in the library and remote access to library resources.

 

The library program supports a culture of literacy throughout the school.

 

v     Teachers integrate resources and information-literacy skills into every classroom.

v     Teachers collaborate with the librarian and other teachers to optimize instruction and curriculum design.

 

The library fosters a professional learning community.

 

v     Teachers, principals, and librarians engage in ongoing professional development.

v     Librarians facilitate professional dialogue and networking among teachers, principals, and other librarians to support continuous improvement of practice. 

 

CMSD Overarching Goal

The overarching goal of the Cleveland Metropolitan District is to become a premier school district in the United States of America .



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