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Ohio

Cleveland Municipal School District

The Cleveland Municipal School District is an urban district serving 77,000 students. The school system has a universal-feeding program, and 77.7 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced-priced lunch. There are 120 schools in the district, and the average age of their school facilities 49 years. The need for school building renovations in Cleveland exceeds $1 billion.

Cleveland is in the process of applying for $10 million under the QZAB program, and plans to use the funds for an Arts Academy. The Cleveland School of the Arts is a magnet high school for the arts, and Newton Baker is the elementary feeder school for the secondary school. The district conducted a physical need assessment of the facilities, and the QZAB funds would be used to renovate these facilities. The structure of the building is aging quickly as it has not been adequately maintained over the years. The school would repair roofs, windows, HVAC (heating/ventilation/air conditioning units), and electrical structures. Music rooms and computer rooms also would be renovated to better serve students. Cleveland?s QZAB would significantly fund the renovations to the art schools.

The school?s partner is a non-profit organization called Friends of the Cleveland School of Arts. The organization has supported the school in the past and is contributing cash to the renovation project.

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