We always knew that we were fortunate to work with such incredible clients, but now it appears that the President is also taking notice.
On Friday, January 22nd, President Obama held a town hall meeting at Lorain County Community College and we just learned that during the President’s visit to Strongsville on Monday, March 15th a student and teacher from Entrepreneurial Preparatory Schools in Cleveland was asked to sit on stage with the President during his speech, and an E Prep graduate will be singing the national anthem.
Everyone at Cramer & Associates is honored and excited to be working with these two transformative organizations, and below is a little more about each of them:
Lorain County Community College
LCCC is one of Ohio’s fastest-growing community colleges because of the variety of learning opportunities it provides. LCCC offers an array of programs and services including:
- The only community college in the state to offer a University Partnership. The partnership enables people to earn bachelors’ and masters’ degrees from any of eight Ohio universities without leaving the LCCC campus.
- The first college in the state to build an advanced technologies center for business and industry.
- The largest provider of e-learning programs in northern Ohio.
- The first college in the state to offer podcast lectures on iTunesU.
While President Obama was at Lorain County Community College in January he toured the LCCC wind turbine lab. This Alternative Energy Technology Degree program is Ohio’s first associate’s degree credit program in the field of wind turbine power generation. The Wind Turbine major will train students to become installation and maintenance professionals.
Entrepreneurial Preparatory School
In only its fourth year of operation, E Prep School is effectively closing the achievement gap for its students. For the second consecutive year, E Prep received an “Effective” rating by the Ohio Department of Education. Out of 143 public schools in Cleveland, only 15 were rated “Effective” or “Excellent,” and of those 15, six schools were charter schools.
Although many students begin E Prep at least 2-3 grade levels behind their suburban counterparts, E Prep students are becoming proficient thanks to their persistence and the dedicated work of E Prep’s faculty and staff. Based on 2008-09 Ohio Achievement Test scores, E Prep’s 8th graders were the top readers in Cuyahoga County, outperforming Beachwood, Chagrin Falls, and Solon Middle Schools for the top spot. Additionally, E Prep’s African American students had the 3rd highest average OAT proficiency rate in the state of Ohio.
Cramer & Associates has been privileged to partner with these two organizations that do such incredible work all in the name of education. Both represent what the power of education can do for students, communities and our nation.
