The East Cleveland City School District is a public school district headquartered in East Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It serves East Cleveland and a section of Cleveland Heights.
The district was known for mismanagement of finances; around 2000 the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service had suspicions that criminal activity had occurred in the district.[1]
The district was placed in fiscal emergency and had a Fiscal Oversight Commission, but this designation was removed several years ago.
All students in the district are required to wear school uniforms.[2]
Shaw High Schools Marching Cardinals Band has won numerous awards and has travelled to China.Career/Tech education is a major strength.Shaw High School offers Advanced Placement Environmental Science and other AP courses.
All elementary schools and Heritage Middle Schools have new STEM labs as of the 2014-2015 school year.All school have band instruction. In the elementary schools, this starts at the 5th grade.Chambers Elementary School has a Gifted & Talented program, offers both Spanish and Chinese instruction, and has a Suzuki Violin program.Both Superior Elementary and Chambers Elementary have gardens.