CMSD scores low on new college‑and‑career readiness measure; district outlines steps to improve

The Cleveland Municipal School District reported to its Board of Education that the district’s 2024 graduating cohort met the state’s new college, career, workforce and military readiness indicator at roughly 35.65%, a level the district’s chief academic officer said yields a one‑star rating for that component on the state report card.

The college, career, workforce and military readiness measure was added to Ohio’s state report card for the first time this year and accounts for 12.5% of the district’s overall score, Chief Academic Officer Dr. Salina Florence told the board. “The readiness of the class is estimated by calculating the number of students in the graduation cohort who engage in one or more of these experiences,” she said, describing 11 possible pathways that include college credit, SAT/ACT benchmarks, industry credentials, apprenticeships and…