Please attend this Cleveland Municipal School District CEO Search Advisory Committee Community Meeting and provide your feedback on what is important to you in the selection of the Chief Executive Officer to lead our municipal school district forward into the future. Light food and beverages will be provided and you will be encouraged to speak up and voice your opinions. For more information, visit http://schoolceosearch.net

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Please attend this Cleveland Municipal School District CEO Search Advisory Committee Community Meeting and provide your feedback on what is important to you in the selection of the Chief Executive Officer to lead our municipal school district forward into the future.

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Few people will disagree the most important decision for planning the future of Northeast Ohio will be that of the Search Advisory Committee selecting the next CEO for the Cleveland Municipal School District. The Committee has selected nationally respected search firm Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates to handle the selection process, and has scheduled eight public forums to invite citizen feedback. The committee has also established a hotline citizens can call to leave their feedback by phone - 216-858-6978 - and has arranged with REALNEO.US is provide a social network where citizens may sign-up for a mailing list and submit a survey response expressing your view-points. We strongly suggest everyone sincerely interested in seeing Cleveland choose a great CEO for our schools become involved in the selection process - see the realneo.us events calendar and visit http://schoolceosearch.net to find the schedule of upcoming public forums, and submit a "search survey" response to communicate your opinions.

The
appointment of Christopher S. Ronayne, as the new President of
University Circle Incorporated (UCI) was announced today, November
14, at UCI’s Annual Meeting by R. Thomas Stanton, Chairman of UCI’s
Board of Trustees. Ronayne will lead the 40-member nonprofit
organization’s efforts to continue the development of University Circle
into one of the country’s premier urban districts. Ronayne is only the
seventh president to serve UCI since its founding in 1957. He succeeds
Terri Hamilton Brown, who is stepping down to join National City Bank.

Over a period of roundtable "world cafe" discussions, participants at the Storm the Palace table wrote the following summary ideas on a flip chart or post-it to the idea wall - each idea is being posted to the "Community Forums: Education" on REALNEO focused on this category... read on:

Education

As dusk approached on a dreary, rainy Cleveland 1st of November, the skies suddenly cleared and around 80 diverse NEO Stakeholders gathered at the Palace Theater for a shared experience of insight from Mayor Campbell and Next Generation Consulting CEO Rebecca Ryan followed by "world cafe" collaboration. See the results linked below.

Dear Cleveland Citizens,

The future of our great city is highly dependent on the quality of education that our youth receive. If you, like any concerned citizen, are looking for a way to have an impact on the hiring of a new CEO for the Cleveland Municpal School District (CMSD), please download the attached excel spreadsheet which contains a list of the members of the Community Advisory Panel. The members of this panel were appointed by the School Board.

The Ohio Community Computing Center Network, the umbrella organization for free public computer centers and teaching centers, has provided testimony to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio stating that the SBC/AT&T Merger and the Verizon/MCI Merger are not in the best interests of the public.   The following is a summary, raising the concern that further telecom consolidation will reduce vital high-speed Internet opportunities for low-income urban and rural areas.  Today, high-speed Internet is critical for education, work and other activities of daily life.  While technological advances in more robust networks, immense Internet speed and additional services are exciting, if only a portion of spciety can participate in yet another technological evolution, Ohio will again be left struggling.  The testimony called for efforts to reduce the divide that finds low-income and rural communities with lower levels of broadband access and an end to telecom efforts to limit the rights of cities to invest in broadband services directly, on behalf of their residents.

Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas K. “Mahatma” Gandhi, and founder of
the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, will give the inaugural
lecture in the 2005-2006 Cultural Crossings Lecture Series as the

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Several organizations in Northeast Ohio have wrangled with the concept of educational reform for decades, yet we have only seen incremental improvements over the years. More recently, change efforts have been ramped up, with survey and dialog based initiatives such as Voices and Choices and By the People currently in full swing. RealNEO has advocated educational reform since inception and has hosted City Club roundtable forums over the past year to address this very issue. All of these efforts have centered upon core challenges to address and these are as follows:

When:
MONDAY 9/26 and TUESDAY 9/27
6:00 pm- Gather at the Bourbon Street Grille.
6:30 pm- Walk through the parkland to the RIver Boardwalk and Coast Guard Station.
7:30 pm- Sunset and Finish up.

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What:
Whiskey Island and Coast Guard Station Walking Tour and discussion of the Next Steps for the future development of Whiskey Island and the historic Coast Guard Station.

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The Critical Role of Human Capital Development

Asset development must look beyond investment in physical capital, such as businesses and buildings, and include developing the capacity of our most valuable resource: our people. An emphasis on human capital development--helping people to reach their full potential from early childhood through adulthood--will be critical to meeting the region’s economic challenges now and in the future.

A panel of experts will explore how efforts to develop human capital can play an important in rejuvenating Northeast Ohio’s economy

Billie Osborne-Fears of Starting Point
David R. Reines of Tri-C
John Ryan of AFL-CIO
Mark Sniderman of Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

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In place of our usual Tuesday Excellence Roundtable lunch, we encourage all our friends to join us for lunch at the City Club Thursday, September 22, to experience the insight of Generation-X expert and good friend of NEO Excellence Rebecca Ryan. We have reserved space for other Roundtable friends who would like to sit together - please let me know ASAP if you will attend with us - norm [at] realinks [dot] us.

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In NEO today, we see a growing consciousness in the alternative energy and sustainability movement, a resounding catalyst in the digital cities OneCleveland phenomenum, and many other indicators that we are finally developing a vibrant new economy mentality.

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California computer firm will fund ambitious high school to get kids ready for the real world.

could the same thing happen here??

read more HERE

Learn why collaborative planning for our waterways and greenspace is vital to building a sustainable community. Ed Hauser, with the Friends of Whiskey Island, will share his thoughts on this topic and give an update on the latest Whiskey Island issues.

A discussion about how we should plan for the future of our waterways and greenspace will follow the presentation. The forum is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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With interest growing in bioswales, green roofs, etc., comes the need to better understand on-site conditions and vegitative components to produce the desired effect on water quality in post construction. The meeting is from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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From Public Square to University Circle, a number of large-scale investments are being made in new development, research, and health care that will have long-term impacts on our region's economy. Join us to learn more about how these exciting new projects are changing the shape of the region. Free and open to the public. The dialogue will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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Here's your chance to study and explore the landmarks, architectureand history of distinct neighborhoods along the Ohio Canal. Tour the Flats. History hikes are led by local historians, architects and community planners. The tour starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 11 a.m.

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Around two dozen NEO arts champions came together for the 08.23.05 Excellence Roundtable, which featured overviews of current work by newCAT, CIA and CPAC, among many important regional, innovative arts initiatives.

People across Northeast Ohio are talking
about new ways to make our economy more competitive and sustainable
over the long-term. Part of this discussion involves making the region
a place in which people choose to live and plan to stay. Join us for an
international exchange of ideas for creating a more sustainable built
environment, focused on the Lakefront and Cuyahoga River Valley.

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People across Northeast Ohio are talking
about new ways to make our economy more competitive and sustainable
over the long-term. Part of this discussion involves making the region
a place in which people choose to live and plan to stay. Join us for an
international exchange of ideas for creating a more sustainable built
environment, focused on the Lakefront and Cuyahoga River Valley.

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"BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES" EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE DIKE 14 NATURE PRESERVE

An opportunity to learn about
and celebrate this unique 88-acre former dredge disposal site that has
become naturalized. Everyone is welcome to come and discover the past,
present, and hopes for the future for this hidden treasure located in
the heart of Cleveland's lakefront.

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from waste comes incredible opportunity, right on our lakefront...... click HERE for more info.