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Board Member Requests Curriculum Review By Brian Doering brian@karlovecmedia.com West Geauga Schools Board of Education member Pam Claypool posed a question Feb. 26 about when the board will review the district’s curriculum after approving the West Geauga Middle School Program of Studies for the 20242025 school year. School Assistant Superintendent Nancy Benincasa briefly explained the process for the program of studies, to which Claypool said the board’s responsibility is to approve the curriculum according to the Ohio Revised Code. “I get the programs. I get what it is. At some point, I would think we would review the curriculum. It’s part of our responsibility,” Clay-
pool said. “Maybe we can discuss this at some point?” In a follow-up interview Feb. 29, Benincasa said the program of studies is a representation of the curriculum. “The program of studies lists the courses available to students,” Benincasa said. “Each course has a detailed curriculum, which is generated by our teaching staff based on the Ohio Learning Standards.” School board President Christina Sherwood detailed the difficulties of reviewing the district’s curriculum. “I don’t know exactly how that would go down, but I think the way you are envisioning it is because the curriculum is so nuanced between each grade level and each discipline within that grade level. I
don’t know if there’s enough time in a board meeting to do that,” Sherwood said. The curriculum is always open, Sherwood added. “We can go to the building at any point if I want to see what’s happening in sixth-grade English or science. There are those curriculum pieces that we can look at that are open,” she said. “They’re just not going to be packaged.” Claypool suggested Claypool the board have a special meeting to review the curriculum, but Sherwood again expressed her doubts on how it could be done. “I just don’t know that that’s
feasible,” Sherwood said. Benincasa added reviewing the entire curriculum would be impossible. “I think there are manners in which to do it. The difficulty is to Ms. Sherwood’s point, the volume piece is extensive,” she said. “However, we are certainly able to talk you through the process. Our curriculum is transparent, so anybody that would want to look at our curriculum, we would do so. We can make it very clear about our processes. We are happy to talk to you about state standards, processes of review and planning.”
Renovations Continue at Parkside Corner Garden Submitted Over 60 years ago, The Perennial Gardeners of Chesterland (PGC) started the Parkside Garden, a project that has remained under the club's dedicated care ever since. In the fall of 2023, the decision to remove two overly mature trees marked the inception of the Parkside Garden renovation project. The blank slate has allowed the Perennial Gardeners to see the space with a fresh set of eyes, enabling them to create a new design that will enhance the view, balance the bed, improve drainage and irrigation and set a good foundation that will allow for expansion and diversity of plant species. The corner garden serves as a welcome mat for the Chester Township, greeting all who pass by, and PGC is proud to care for it on behalf of the community. Starting in April, work will begin to put the garden back together. Club members hope to complete the space by the end of May with
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The Perennial Gardeners of Chesterland are working hard to get the Parkside Corner Garden ready by the end of May.
its annual Parkside planting meeting, where they plant annuals for the space to shine with beauty all summer long.
The Perennial Gardeners of Chesterland extend their gratitude to Chester Township, the Chester Park Board and the community for
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