Supported by the Cleveland Transformation Alliance, school choice is an essential aspect of Mayor Frank Jackson’s Cleveland Plan for Transforming Schools. Together with education leaders, community stakeholders and Cleveland families, our goal is to ensure every child attends a quality school, and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. […]

Following their second Family Café event in mid-October, which was held virtually with local grassroots organizers Cleveland Parent Leadership Action Network (Cle-PLAN), the Cleveland Transformation Alliance team is doubling down on their efforts to listen, engage and shift programming based on open dialogue with the families they serve. “We’re listening to what families want,” said […]

Learn about the Cleveland Metropolitan School District levy on the November 3, 2020 ballot.  Funds from a successful ballot effort will also support partnering charter schools in Cleveland.

Every time Audrey Altieri, a teacher turned education policy advocate, helps facilitate research, her favorite part is the post-implementation. She loves when the time comes to analyze the findings, make inferences, and deliver recommendations based on reliable data. The conclusion of the September 2020 Cleveland Transformation Alliance Family Listening Campaign, which Altieri co-facilitated with Notre […]

MetroHealth. Centers for Families and Children. United Way of Greater Cleveland. Cleveland Public Library. Cleveland Rape Crisis Center. Esperenza, Inc. Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Murtis Taylor What do all of these nonprofit organizations have in common? Aside from being allies in the effort to support Cleveland families and children, they also represent the first group […]

Register to Join Us The Cleveland Transformation Alliance (CTA) is hosting a family cafe to learn how we can support one another in the upcoming school year! The Cleveland Transformation Alliance is hosting a forum for Cleveland families to discuss their wishes and ideas for how we can build community and support one another’s success […]

What is most important to parents in choosing a school for their child? What challenges do families face in their decision making? Through hundreds of emails and conversational interviews with parents, educators, and local/national community stakeholders, the Cleveland Transformation Alliance Family Listening Campaign has become a thoughtfully designed research tool that will answer these important […]

Image and resources from Ohio Dept. of Education website. Education Planning for Ohio Schools and Districts Planning Guide for Ohio’s Schools and Districts   From education.ohio.gov: “Since the ordered school-building closure began on March 17, Ohio’s education community stepped up to ensure a student-centered approach to caring, teaching and learning. The entire system turned on […]

“We want to meet families wherever they are,” says program coordinator Eli Stacy about the Cleveland Transformation Alliance’s recently re-launched Navigator program.  The program is an extension of the Alliance’s commitment to being a partner for Cleveland families choosing from the variety of high-quality options in Cleveland’s public school landscape, which includes both district and […]

In 2016, Eli Stacy moved to Ohio as part of the Cleveland Foundation’s Public Service Fellowship Program. Born, raised and educated in Virginia, he planned to stay until the year-long learning experience was complete and then return home.    Four years later, Stacy is a Cleveland homeowner and the newly appointed program coordinator at Cleveland Transformation […]