Dear Garfield
Heights City Schools Community,
The full support,
strength and determination of our school family was on display this week, as it
has been since the beginning of this unprecedented time in our society.
Notwithstanding the ordered school closure period extension through May 1st,
members of the Garfield Heights City Schools team continue to work hard, remain
devoted to education and, above all, uplift our students’ collective academic
and social/emotional success. It’s truly Bulldog Pride in its finest
sense. Just consider:
= • Thousands
of meals were planned,
prepared and distributed this week to students and families in our District. I
thank the spirit and compassion of our food services team, administrators, and
volunteers who helped to make sure those who needed a meal received one. Please
keep in mind what the District shared earlier, that our pickup time will remain
10 a.m. until 12 noon at two locations: Garfield Heights High School and Middle
School, and will be every-other-day beginning Monday, April 6th
except for April 10th, which is Good Friday and the 13th,
which was a professional development day. See the website always for more
information.
= • The
Garfield Heights City Schools has developed a Comprehensive Kindergarten
through Grade 3 Online Learning Program that will be rolled out during the week of April 6th.
Administrators have identified valuable online learning resources to keep our
District’s youngest students engaged in the learning process through the
convenience of online instructional materials. In a sense, they will learn the
way our Grades 4 through 12 have been, and will continue to, receive their
schoolwork until the ordered school closure period ends.
= • High
School Leadership is finalizing specific details for our senior class with the intent to graduate all students
who would normally have done so. I thank Ms. Hager and her building team for
working hard to consider the necessary requirements during this unprecedented
time.
As always, you can
use email as the best method of corresponding with anyone in the District. We
encourage your continued communications! Teachers and families of the Garfield
Heights City Schools continue to collaborate with creativity and compassion.
While our top priority is to deliver the very best education possible, we are
doing so with the health, safety and well-being of our entire school family in
mind. Thank you for those who made the accomplishments of this past week
successful, and for all that we will do together in the coming week.
GO BULLDOGS!
Chris G. Hanke
Superintendent of
Schools