Citizens Academy is a Kindergarten through Fifth grade public charter school.  Our pre-school program is offered in partnership with the Center For Families and Children and is located at Wade Child Care.  We are excited to announce our middle school partnership with Citizens Leadership Academy offering 6th Grade.  Citizens Leadership Academy will add a grade each year up to grade 8. For more information, visit www.citizensleadershipacademy.org.

A second Citizens Academy (Citizens Academy East) will open Fall 2012 in the Captain Arthur Roth school building!  CA East is now enrolling for grades Kindergarten through 2nd grade. Please call Kelly Deau for more details.

Due to limit space in all grade levels, students are selected through our lottery process after attending a Parent Information Session.  Children entering Kindergarten MUST be five (5) years old by August 1, 2012 for the 2012-2013 school year.

To get started with the enrollment process, please fill out the Prospective Family Data Sheet form in its entirety.  Once completed, return the form to the attention of Kelly Deau. 

All parents are required to attend one Parent Information Session as part of the enrollment process for Citizens Academy.  

Contact Kelly Deau at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (216) 791-4195 x107 to register to attend one of the following dates and times:

 

 Wednesday, January 25 - 5:00 P.M.

Wednesday, February 22 - 5:00 P.M.

Wednesday, March 28 - 5:00 P.M.

Saturday, April 21 - Breakthrough Schools Fair!  Location and time TBA

 

 

 

Kelly Deau - Community Relations and Enrollment Coordinator

Phone: (216) 791-4195 x107
Fax: (216) 791-3013
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Mail: Attn. Kelly Deau
          Citizens Academy
         1827 Ansel Road
          Cleveland, Ohio 44106

 

Passionate about urban education? Inspired to change children's lives? Bright, motivated, and willing to get better? We want you. Learn more about what it's like to work at CA.

Citizens Academy—a nationally recognized community public elementary school in University Circle is accepting applications for the 2011-2012 school year in the following positions:

• Licensed  Elementary School Teachers Grades K - 5
• Licensed Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist

Citizens Academy has built its success by demanding excellence from its students, teachers, and leaders. The school's students have thrived in our no-excuses, highly structured college preparatory environment, which emphasizes high academic and personal standards, continuity and uniformity of expectations, a focus on core skills, and high marks on the State's achievement tests. Rigor and high expectations are combined with warmth and compassion to create a place where students can excel, academically and personally.

Qualifications:

We are seeking bright, passionate elementary school teachers with a minimum of 3 years experience, who strive for excellence in an urban no excuses setting.  Candidates must share our commitment to children’s education in an Excellent rated school.

About Citizens Academy

Citizens Academy of Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the top-performing urban schools in the state, and since 1999 has developed a national reputation for its commitment to academic excellence and responsible citizenship. Citizens' has recently been recognized as a "Cleveland School of Excellence" by The Cleveland and Gund Foundations (2008), selected as a "School of Promise" by the Ohio Department of Education (2007), and was one of nine schools chosen nationally for the Charter School Growth Fund's Business Planning Cohort, eligible for a major expansion grant.  Ninety-seven percent of Citizens Academy's students are African-American and 80% are economically disadvantaged.

To Apply:  Click here to complete an online application or forward your cover letter and resume to Jennifer Taylor at:

fax: (216) 791-3013

email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

mail: Attn. Jennifer Taylor
         Citizens Academy
         1827 Ansel Road
          Cleveland, Ohio 44106

 

Apply your talents at an organization where everything you do every day makes a major impact on our students' lives. Learn more about working at CA by contacting us. 

Our community of volunteers is essential to our students' success. Learn more about the different ways you can get involved at CA by contacting us. 

Examples of volunteer opportunities:

                                  Run the healthy snack cart for the children
                                  Help at Citizens' Events
                                  Chaperone field trips throughout the year              

Please note: all volunteers must obtain and provide a background check prior to starting. 

For more information contact Kelly Deau at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Provide your name, phone, number of hours available per week/month and a brief description of how you would like to get involved or note that you are available where needed.

We thank you for your support and consideration.

 

Citizens Academy is a free public school, yet receives only 2/3 of the district level funding for each of its students. With the help of generous, caring and committed citizens, donations allow us to provide a quality education to our students.

What is Friends of Breakthrough Schools?

Friends of Breakthrough is the name of our Development and Advocacy team, working tirelessly to ensure our students have the funds their schools need to deliver an outstanding education.

Our mission:
“Friends of Breakthrough Schools exists to raise funds and perform advocacy activities that will support the operations and growth of the Breakthrough Charter Schools management organization and all of the schools that contract with that organization for support services.” 

Please help support this proven community asset by

clicking here

and making a gift to Citizens Academy today .

If you prefer to send a check made payable to Friends of Breakthrough:

Friends of Breakthrough
1417 East 36th Street
Cleveland OH 44114

For more information Contact Karen Solomon at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or 216-373-2795.

Friends of Breakthrough is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.