RESOULTION TO SUPPORT ISSUE 4 FOR THE CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEREAS, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress believes access to quality schools and educational achievement are inextricably bound to neighborhood success, job readiness, and wealth building; and WHEREAS, improved educational outcomes for all Cleveland residents are critical; and WHEREAS, the community development system is an important partner in creating access to quality school options for neighborhood residents and has demonstrated this through advocacy efforts on the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Master Facilities Plan; and WHEREAS, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Master Facilities Plan, which will be funded by Issue 4, is aligned with the Cleveland Plan for Transforming Schools; and WHEREAS, the Master Facilities Plan gives the District the flexibility to start new school models and ensures quality school options in every neighborhood; and WHEREAS, Issue 4 will allow for construction of 22 new schools and the refurbishing of 20-23 schools, and will also generate $2.5 million annually for building maintenance without raising taxes; therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors for Cleveland Neighborhood Progress fully endorse Issue 4 to support the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in garnering needed resources to implement the Master Facilities Plan for the benefit of children and families in Cleveland’s neighborhoods. Executed this 3rd day of October 2014. __________________________________________ Thomas J. Coyne, Esq. Cleveland Neighborhood Progress Board Chair