School of the Future!

When we go back, we go forward!

Today's Plain Dealer (yes, I actually get the Sunday print edition) had a lead story about what schools will look like this coming school year.  My wife, Moira, is president of Magnificat High School in Rocky River.  This morning she has left for a day of each individual graduate, in a gown, walking across the stage, and receiving her diploma.  This is part of an evolving plan for prom, graduation, end of year awards and events as well as summer school and camps and reopening in some fashion in August. She and her team have been working 7 days a week since the middle of March while managing online learning for this school year!  The guidance from Governor DeWine and the Ohio Department of Education has helped, but each school, up to this point, has been left in limbo regarding graduation events and the like.  One local high school is going to have graduation at a drive-in movie venue!  Others have gone all virtual.  My daughter, who received two masters from Kent State graduated last Friday and Saturday on line.  KSU sent a mortarboard and tassel so that the graduates could move the tassel from one side to the other.  She received hers two days after the event!

Partnership Schools, coming to Cleveland this July, has been designing several different scenarios for the coming school year and are presently delivering instruction to 7 schools in New York City!  My hope is that educators and public health experts will lead the way.  As one preeminent health official said, "The virus will tell us the timeline."  It's time to listen!

Content in your PJ's

We are made for this!

Here is a link (click here) to the latest blog from Partnership Schools.  Within the blog there is also a link to an interview from earlier this week with Fr. Matt Malone, S.J., of America Magazine and Executive Director Jill Kafka.

Fourteen Days!

I have been updating our march towards meeting our fundraising goal of $3,000,000.  This past week we had some wonderfully generous gifts and pledges totaling $350,000!  We will get some more notifications of decisions this week so please keep us in your prayers. 
If you want to consider a gift, remember it needs to be a pledge made by June 2020 but can be paid over time up to June 2022!  You may contact me at richardfclark@gmail for further information or to pledge.

Life is Riche

My California family consisting of my brother and two nieces with their families has encouraged me to keep making my cooking videos.  So I forge on!  Here's the link (click here).