Kirtland Schools history

The CLEVELAND ACADEMY, built upon subscription, followed in 1821.

Upon graduation in 1844, Harvey established Geauga High School in Chardon, Ohio.

The first high school, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, was opened in 1845, with ANDREW FREESE as principal.

Other institutions established were the Western Reserve College of Homeopathic Medicine in 1850, lasting for several decades, and a School of Commerce, also in the 1850s.

In 1851, he became superintendent of Massillon, Ohio schools, a position he held for fourteen years before becoming the superintendent of Painesville's schools.

In 1853 a stronger law provided an augmented school fund, established a state education office, and strengthened local control.

The first chartered women's college in Ohio was founded by Ursuline sisters in 1871.

In 1877 the school board established a school for disruptive students.

By 1884 the 3rd Plenary Council of Baltimore required schools for Catholic children to be built next to each church.

In 1887 a course in cooking was added, a first in the country.

The board hired its first truant officer to enforce the compulsory attendance law of 1889.

One of the early private independent schools, UNIV. SCHOOL, was started by Newton M. Anderson in 1890, as a result of a perceived overcrowding in public schools and a desire for new trends in education.

By 1903 the schools started vacation schools and playgrounds to keep children off the streets and involved in physical activity.

By 1909 the first technical and commercial high schools were established.

The first chartered women's college in Ohio was founded by Ursuline sisters in 1871. It was later renamed JOHN CARROLL UNIV. and moved to UNIV. HTS. in the 1920s.

By 1923 they added day classes and a cooperative plan whereby students held jobs related to their business courses and engineers pursued courses at Fenn College.

Citizenship training was studied by the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce in 1935, which recommended that public education be involved in training citizens about economic conditions.

In 1958 the Ohio Commission on Education beyond the High School was established, making recommendations for the founding of 2-year colleges or technical institutes financed by the state, local funds, and student fees.

In June 1978, a final desegregation plan necessitated the closing of 36 schools and the transportation of students.

1979, the 6th Circuit Court affirmed the district court's decision of the board's liability and the remedy, which included educational remedies such as special reading programs.

The system continued under the court order, facing many challenges with a record number of superintendents by 1995 when Judge Robt.