Education Section 2017

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ith the controversial confirmation of Betsy DeVos to secretary of education on Feb. 7, President Donald Trump’s administration could be on its way to expanding school choice - a position that is largely welcomed by Orthodox Jewish day schools, in a state where school choice Frank programs are already robust.

School choice refers to state programs that free taxpayer money to go toward whichever school – public, private or charter – a child attends. Compared Dessler to other states, Ohio has a strong voucher system with several programs that typically distribute between $3,000 and $6,000 annually to students who receive vouchers, depending on their grade and school costs.

Kutoff “There is something to be gained by attending a Jewish day school and the reality is that there are many families that would not have the resources to do that without the help of programs like this,” said Rabbi Yitz Frank, Ohio director of Agudath Israel of America, an Orthodox Jewish organization that supports school choice.

Students are eligible for vouchers, depending on the program, based on household income, special needs or if they live in a school district with low ratings. In Cleveland, one of the programs (Cleveland Scholarship Program) is accessible to all students who live within the Cleveland Metropolitan School District – one of the only programs of its kind in the country.

Unlike many other private school students, most Orthodox children attend a Jewish day school regardless of whether the family can afford tuition.

The schools and its funders are used to picking up a higher portion of the bill for students whose families cannot afford it. However, funding for school choice can be a game changer.

“I believe that first and foremost it helps the parents because coming in

with multiple children, this is a tremendous help for the families,” said Rabbi Eli Dessler, financial director of the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland in Cleveland Heights. “That’s the rational behind the voucher, is that the money should follow the child.”

Hebrew Academy, the largest Jewish day school in Ohio, has 1,077 students enrolled, which is the most in its history.

Of those students, Dessler said about 80 percent of families receive financial aid to assist with its $12,500 average tuition price. Tuition varies based on grade level.

Dessler said with Jewish families flocking to Cleveland for the high-quality Jewish day schools, the strong Ohio and Cleveland voucher programs could play a role in their decision to move.

“When parents have to make choices for cost of living, or putting food on the table and their mortgage, or Jewish day school, there are parents who need to make a choice and this will definitely help them to be able to obtain a quality Jewish and secular education,” Dessler said, adding that the Jewish Federation of Cleveland also plays a large role in growing Jewish education in the Cleveland area.

School choice vouchers can also be put toward charter schools, which like public schools are funded with taxpayer money but have more flexibility in their curriculum and schedule.

Yeshiva High School of Cleveland, an Orthodox boys’ high school in Beachwood that has 11 students enrolled, is in the process of becoming a charter school in order to enroll more students.

“We’ve got a lot of positive attention in the community – a lot of parents are looking for an all-boys’ middle-ofthe-road, not quite a yeshiva, but the yeshiva-style school,” said Rabbi Yeshai Kutoff, the school’s director. “One of the concerns was they’d like a high school with real teachers and a real charter, and that’s why we are going through this process.”

Kutoff said the voucher program could “make a huge difference” in enrolling more students. He said that although tuition is $12,000, they often take much less from families who cannot afford it. Voucher funds, which would typically cover at least a quarter of that tuition cost, could not only take some of the burden off the school’s fundraising efforts, but could make the choice easier for parents deciding between one school that is cheaper and another that is more expensive, but more idyllic for the family’s values.

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EDUCATION CHOICE | 42 “I definitely do see that it will impact our school because there are people who may not be so set on a Jewish private school, but if that power is given to them they might view it differently,” Kutoff said.

Although funding for school choice is complex, generally public schools receive taxpayer money for each student that enrolls, so when a student moves to a charter school or private school, the money goes with him or her, instead of to the local public school.

One criticism of school choice is that this system disenfranchises public schools. Several reports by Moody’s, a credit-rating agency, found that among other challenges, when students leave a public school via a school choice program, some schools are not able to accommodate the change in revenue in a way that reduces costs, thus experience a loss of financial support which disproportionately affects schools that are already experiencing financial distress, and in turn, students.

For this reason and several more, the Reform movement’s rabbinical organization, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and some progressive Jewish groups, opposed DeVos’s confirmation to secretary of education – a staunch proponent of school choice.

Frank said Agudath Israel of America supports DeVos, citing her record on school choice, among other positions, that he has observed first hand.

“We’ve worked with her for many years and I’ve seen a side probably you don’t get to see from reporting, but she is incredibly passionate, even taking the school choice component out of it, about doing anything she can to move

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017 the needle on student achievement, and she obviously strongly believes that private school education should be a part of that conversation,” Frank said.

However, Frank also noted that there are policies that could be put into place to ensure school choice does not hurt public school students.

“I fundamentally believe that we should be funding students and not institutions,” he said. “The question becomes when you have smaller fluctuations that can make planning very difficult, I think we should figure out ways to help districts adjust.”

Kutoff also noted the value of public schools, but said he sees school choice as a way to make sure each child gets the most out of the family’s tax dollars.

“Even though my own children and students are not part of the public school system, a strong public school system definitely does make the neighborhood better and safer,” he said. “I believe everybody, it doesn’t matter who they are, needs a good education and I’m very proud to participate in that process. But on the other hand, I think it’s important that parents get the services that they need.”

Publisher’s Note: Rabbi Eli Dessler is a member of the Cleveland Jewish Publication Company Board of Directors.

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RABBI SETH LINFIELD Head of school reflects on first 100 days at Fuchs Mizrachi AMANDA KOEHN | STAFF REPORTER akoehn@cjn.org | @AmandaKoehnCJN

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ne of Fuchs Mizrachi School’s new Head of School Rabbi Seth Linfield’s goals is to spend time each week with students from every grade, whether he reads a story, sings a song with them or participates in some other activity.

On a Friday in January, Linfield told the story of “The Magic Pomegranate” to elementary school students, and afterward talked with the Cleveland Jewish News about his unusual path to becoming a head of

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school, adjusting to the Clevelandarea and the first 100 days at Fuchs Mizrachi.

CJN: Tell me a little about your background.

Linfield: I met my wife, Deana, in law school at Stanford University and we always said in our early 40s we would do something in public service, and it was either running for office or going into Jewish edu-

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cation, and through a happy circumstance and events, I had the chance to go into Jewish education and become a head of school. So I practiced law, mergers and acquisitions, for 20 years and now this is my 14th year in Jewish education. (Deana Linfield is a chemical engineer for Superior Flux in Solon. The couple has seven children.)

CJN: I’m assuming you had to go back to school? Tell me about your path to Fuchs Mizrachi.

Linfield: I had a chance to participate in the Day School Leadership Training Institute. It’s sort of an executive MBA or boot camp for new heads of school.

I was the only career changer, everybody else at DSLTI was either the head of a smaller school or a division head in a bigger school.

Then, I was head of a school in California, and my father (who lived in New York) was ill and I was flying back and forth from California. I had the chance to go back to my alma mater (the Yeshiva of Flatbush in Brooklyn, N.Y., where Linfield was executive director), so my children got a chance to develop a relationship with my parents.

Both my parents, back two years ago, passed within nine days of each other. My father was ill, my mother wasn’t, and she predeceased him. They had been married for close to 60 years. So I was privileged to have the chance to serve my alma mater and, on a personal level, to have that time with my parents.

CJN: Why did you come to Fuchs Mizrachi?

Linfield: It’s really a chance to work directly in significant ways with students and faculty (and) with parents, and that’s really what this school offers. The school I was in in Brooklyn has 2,200 students so the size significantly impacted the types of responsibilities.

CJN: What have been your goals thus far?

Linfield: One of the things that I have done is I am meeting with all of our parents – we are more than halfway done. Each conversation is approximately half an hour, so we are devoting two or three evenings a week. It has really given me a chance to understand more deeply the aspirations that each of our parents has (and) dreams they have for their children. It has given me a bigger sense of how the school can be a partner in achieving these dreams.

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Orange’s Cramer records perfect score on ACT REAGAN ANTHONY

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aking the ACT is a rite-of-passage for most high school juniors and seniors, requiring long study hours, multiple attempts and dozens of practice tests.

For Orange High School junior Joshua Cramer, the second time was the charm as he scored a perfect 36, accomplishing a feat reached by less than 1/10th of 1 percent of those taking the test.

“After the test, I felt pretty good,” he said. “I was especially worried about the English section, but Cramer overall I felt I did well. I was kind of regretful immediately afterward for not making my best effort to study, even though I bought the study books, but I was still pretty confident.”

Joshua’s first attempt resulted in a 33 in February 2016, placing him in the 99th percentile of test takers.

“I think that the two most important things in taking the test are confidence and time management,” he said. “So many people know how to answer every question on the test, but do not manage their time efficiently, and have to rush at the end. Also, having confidence in yourself is important in every aspect of the test.”

Joshua runs cross-country and both indoor and

outdoor track, is in the Orange High School marching band, is a member of Model United Nations and competes with the Academic Challenge team.

He is a member of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple in Beachwood, where he volunteers as a madrichim, or guide, on Sundays and attends religious school on Mondays.

“In terms of college, I don’t have some big grand plan like a lot of people do,” Joshua said. “I just want to go to a good school that gives me lots of opportunities. I would probably like to go somewhere out of state, though, but I have no idea what I want to study.”

Joshua is the son of Barry and Cathy Cramer and has a twin brother, Jacob, who also attends Orange High School.

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Linfield: It requires a commitment, but we think it makes our students better students and people. We have so many graduates that come back and say they are prepared for balancing the time and demands of college because they are used to that dual curriculum.

But it’s more than that, it’s ways of thinking, it’s being able to approach text critically, and analyze it and integrate different types of data. We put a big emphasis in our school on expression, on verbal expression, on written expression (both in Hebrew and English). It’s a responsibility but we think that it best prepares our graduates for life beyond high school.

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he first full-service kosher restaurant is coming to Eton Chagrin Boulevard in Woodmere.

Bluestar Café is scheduled to open Dec. 5 inside Eton at the site of the former Vegan Sweet Tooth kiosk. The dairy restaurant will offer a full latte and smoothie bar, an all-day breakfast menu and several lunch items, including soups, salads, sandwiches, paninis and mini pizzas.

Vegan and gluten-free options also will be available. A full dinner menu will be rolled out in January.

The restaurant will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. It also will be open on Saturday nights 1½ hours after Shabbat with last seating at 11 p.m.

“This type of restaurant has been desired in Cleveland for kosher patrons for a long time,” said Rachel Rothner Stark, director of catering and events for Bluestar Café and Market. “We’re excited to be able to bring a whole new group of people inside the mall.”

The restaurant will have seating for about 50 people and a “bright and airy” design, Stark said.

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The class of 2016 18 Difference Makers and honorees. Not pictured are Tom Adler, Dani Berns, Steven Dettelbach, Eva Kahana, Michael Siegal and Lifetime Achievement Award winner Samuel H. Miller. | CJN Photo / Kristen Mott

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Hebrew Academy celebrates Health Day

The Hebrew Academy of Cleveland in Cleveland Heights celebrated its annual Health Day Jan. 16 for elementary school boys and Jan. 17 for elementary school girls. The students participated in activities put on by Cleveland Clinic, the American Heart Association and Trader Joe’s, and also did karate and a Mandel Jewish Community Center “boot camp” exercise.

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The Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School in Beachwood held its annual Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics fair on Jan. 29 for early childhood education through secondgrade students. The fair had 17 stations where students and their parents did STEM activities, such as computer coding, growing plants, making handmade butter and mixing chemicals.

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he inaugural NEO Diversity in Education Recruitment Event will be held from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at Key Tower in downtown Cleveland.

Sponsored by Breakthrough Schools in Cleveland, Hawken School in Lyndhurst and Chester Township, Laurel School in Shaker Heights and Warrensville Heights City School District, these schools are seeking to hire teachers and school leaders who reflect the diverse populations of students and families that the schools serve.

“At a time when our society is increasingly pulling back within lines of difference, we as educators need to model and reflect the inclusive and culturally rich communities that will be necessary for our students to navigate in a global society,” said Alan Rosskamm, CEO of Breakthrough Charter Schools. “I am excited that this diverse group of schools is joining together to create a variety of opportunities for diverse educators, particularly teachers of color to positively impact Northeast Ohio.”

The event will feature a continental breakfast, meet and greet with candidates, school leader panel, lunch, interviews and a networking happy hour.

For more details and registration information, visit neodiversityevent.org.

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Bikur cholim at JFX Sunday school

Tori Margulies, from left, Izzy Mintz, Charlie Greene and Emmy Fremont learn about the mitzvah of bikur cholim, taking care of the sick, at JFX Sunday school. The girls made a huge pot of chicken soup to be distributed to sick patients through the local Bikur Cholim organization. | Photo / Miriam Koval

Cleveland Foundation accepting scholarship applications

The Cleveland Foundation is accepting scholarship applications through March 15 for the 2017-18 academic year. Most of the scholarships are designated for graduating high school seniors attending colleges and universities, but some of the foundation’s more than 62 scholarship funds provide current college students and adults returning to school the opportunity to pursue courses that enhance their professional, personal and vocational development. In 2016, the foundation’s scholarship funds supported nearly 400 recipients.

Most of the foundation’s scholarships require residence in Cuyahoga, Lake or Geauga counties, but in some instances donors identified another geographic area of their choice, within the United States, when they established their scholarship fund. Interested individuals can explore available scholarships via www.clevelandfoundation.org/scholarships. Candidates may complete a single application to be considered for multiple awards. On average, the scholarships range from $1,000 to $3,000, and many are renewable for up to four years.

Since 1987, donors of the Cleveland Foundation have provided more than $50 million in scholarship awards to aspiring individuals. Individuals interested in learning more about establishing a scholarship fund at the Cleveland Foundation can contact the Advancement team at 216-685-2006 or GiveNow@CleveFdn.org.

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February 10, 2017

Resnik scholarship under new direction

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Abbe Newman shows off her project. | Photos

Science Fair winners are front, from left, Jamie Marderstein, Shayna Caruso, Abbe Newman, Nora Igelnik and Maya Dori and back, Jayden Sussman, Noah Saidel, Daniel Uria, Michael Karpov and Perry Gelwasser.

/ Gross Schechter Day School

Gross Schechter Science Fair winners

Gross Schechter Day School seventh-grade students participated in the school’s annual science fair on Jan. 11. The 28 students each chose an experiment, formed a hypothesis, tested their theories and wrote up conclusions. Topics studied included the effects of containers and mold growth, effects of violence in video games as it relates to personal-

ity and whether music affects heart rate.

After the fair, 10 students were selected to represent Gross Schechter at the Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair on March 6-9 at John Carroll University in University Heights, where the students will display their projects with other students from around Northeast Ohio.

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Tuesday, March 7 at Mandel JCC | 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.

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he Akron Public Schools Board of Education voted to partner with Akron Community Foundation to manage and augment its scholarship fund, which bears the name of astronaut and Akron native Judith A. Resnik, who died 31 years ago in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

“We know this decision offers the best future for the scholarship and our students, so they may have an opportunity to utilize these resources in perpetuity,” said Ryan Pendleton, Akron Public Schools chief financial officer and treasurer, in a news release.

During a Jan. 23 meeting, the board unanimously voted to transfer the nearly $200,000 Judith A. Resnik Memorial Scholarship Fund to Akron Community Foundation, which will manage procedures and assets.

Schools will nominate a scholarship committee to review applications that Akron Public Schools students submit who are pursuing math, science or similar fields.

The release said the fund grew by less than 1 percent annually when managed internally by the schools and Resnik families, partially due to the inability to accept donations. Now, it can grow through fundraising in addition to the community foundation’s long-term investment management, which has gained an annual net return of 8.7 percent over the past five years for community foundation funds, according to the release.

“What makes this transfer a wise move for APS and its students is the reputation of Akron Community Foundation for making astute investments in ways we, as a school system, cannot,” Pendleton said.

Resnik, a graduate of Firestone High School in Akron, was 36 when she died. She was the second American woman in space.

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