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District Leadership and School Directory Superintendent’s Message District at a Glance Portrait of a Titan IN ACTION Destination 2027 Experience the School Showcase Celebrating the Class of 2026 Our Graduates are Going Places Academics Exploring Educational Opportunities The Arts Whole Child Educational Support Services Finances Parent and Community Involvement About Berea City School District

Berea City School District 390 Fair Street Berea, Ohio 44017 216-898-8300 www.berea.k12.oh.us @BereaCSD Board of Education Maggie Campbell Ana Chapman Cori Farris Rick Mack Katie Michal Administration Tracy Wheeler | Superintendent Jill Rowe | Treasurer Mike Draves | Assistant Superintendent Cristina Capretta | Director of Marketing and Community Relations Nick Discenza | Director of Academic Affairs Lori Sancin | Director of Pupil Services Tiffany Stropko | Director of Personnel and Employee Relations Vicki Turner | Director of Technology School Directory Berea-Midpark High School | Mark Smithberger, Principal............................... 216-898-8900 Berea-Midpark Middle School | Amanda Prok, Principal................................... 216-676-8400 Big Creek Elementary | Lindsey Capacetti, Principal ......................................... 216-898-8303 Brook Park Elementary | Tracy Schneid, Principal .............................................. 216-898-8307 Grindstone Elementary | Shannon Lazarus, Principal......................................... 216-898-8305 Snow School | Tami Klammer, Principal ................................................................. 440-260-8251

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Superintendent’s

message

The Berea City School District is a community of excellence, integrity, and purpose. We value our residents and our students. We have excellent educators who care about our students. We are committed to offering a wide range of opportunities and engaging educational experiences that inspire lives of character, learning, leadership, and service. The Quality Profile illustrates how our district is dedicated to offering a comprehensive education. We know that a Berea City School District education encompasses so much more than what a student demonstrates on a standardized test. We owe it to our community to share a more complete picture of where Berea City School District is today and our goals for the future. Through this Quality Profile, we are sharing information about key areas of our school district and our goals for continued growth. This profile provides a glimpse of the full experience that is a Berea City School District education. You can view more information about the Berea City School District online at www.berea.k12.oh.us. Finally, I wish to thank our community. It is because of your support over the years that Berea City School District is the excellent district it is today.

Sincerely,

Tracy L. Wheeler Superintendent

Berea City School District

5,050

students

1 High School (grades 9-12) 1 Middle School (grades 5-8) 3 Elementary Schools (grades PK-4) 1 Specialized Instruction (Snow School) Administration Building Buildings & Grounds Facility Transportation Center

Enrollment American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.2% Asian or Pacific Islander 6.7% Black, Non-Hispanic 5.7%

6 schools

Hispanic 11.7% Multiracial 8.3% White, Non-Hispanic 67.3% Students with Disabilities 17.6%

square miles

4th largest district in Cuyahoga County

Serves the communities of:

Berea, Brook Park, Middleburg Heights and a portion of Olmsted Falls

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Portrait of a Building Skills for School, Career, and Life

Every day across Berea City Schools, students are learning more than what can be measured on a test or captured on a report card. They are learning how to solve problems, work with others, respond to challenges, understand different perspectives, explore new ideas, and step forward when leadership is needed. These experiences are at the heart of the Portrait of a Titan and its six competencies: Adaptable, Communicator, Critical Thinker, Empathetic, Innovative, and Leader. Throughout our schools, these competencies take many different forms. They can be seen when a student finds another way to solve a difficult problem, confidently presents an idea to classmates, helps someone who is struggling, takes a creative approach to a project, or steps into a leadership role for the first time. They are also developed through athletics, the arts, clubs, service opportunities, career exploration, and the everyday experiences that help students grow. The Portrait of a Titan gives us a shared understanding of the skills and qualities we want every student to develop before graduation. Academic knowledge remains essential, but preparing students for what comes next also means giving them opportunities to communicate effectively, think critically, adapt to change, understand others, innovate, and lead. Throughout this school year, we will continue highlighting examples of the Portrait of a Titan in action across our district. These stories provide a glimpse into the learning, experiences, and relationships that are helping prepare our students for their next steps. Because being a Titan is about more than where our students go to school. It is about who they are becoming and what they will be prepared to do when they leave us.

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Our strategic plan, Destination 2027, was developed to ensure all Titans have access to learning experiences that prepare them for their future. To meet this goal, we need to provide dynamic and innovative lessons that prepare students for success in life, school cultures that celebrate the diversity of our students and communities, conditions where staff members feel supported and appreciated, systems and functions aligned to support student achievement, and a school community informed about our progress and successes.

PRIORITY 1: STUDENT SUCCESS

Every Titan graduates with a meaningful experience that strengthens and develops their passions and prepares them to become contributing citizens prepared for employment, enrollment, enlistment, or entrepreneurship.

Destination 2027 will ensure that the district is working toward long-term success and addressing the needs of all students, staff, and the community.

PRIORITY 2: FINANCE & FACILITIES

BCSD is committed to a sustainable and transparent financial plan that will align our resources and facilities to our district goals and provide a framework for Student Success.

PRIORITY 3: FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BCSD will create a culture of collaboration and effective communication in order to engage a network of family and community stakeholders as partners in Student Success.

PRIORITY 4: THE TOTAL TITAN

BCSD is committed to developing the unique needs of every Titan, which is foundational to a child’s intellectual and social development, necessary for Student Success. View the strategic plan at: www.berea.k12.oh.us/Destination2027 OR scan the QR code

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Come Experience Our Schools THE SCHOOL SHOWCASE GIVES OUR COMMUNITY A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT LEARNING ACROSS BEREA CITY SCHOOLS The Berea City School District School Showcase is built around a simple idea: the best way to understand what happens in our schools is to experience it.

Students take the lead, demonstrating Portrait of a Titan competencies as they explain their work, answer questions, demonstrate skills, and interact with visitors.

Each spring, students and staff from across the district come together at Berea-Midpark High School to give families and community members a firsthand look at learning, programs, and opportunities throughout Berea City Schools.

For families, the Showcase also provides a look at what comes next. Younger students can discover opportunities awaiting them in middle and high school, while community members can step inside our schools and see firsthand how students are learning and growing.

The Showcase invites visitors to do more than look. They can participate in hands-on activities, explore student artwork, watch performances and demonstrations, and talk directly with students about what they are learning.

The School Showcase is an open invitation to the communities we serve. Explore. Ask questions. Experience Berea City Schools.

From elementary deeper-learning projects and makerspaces to robotics, music, art, athletics, career exploration, and student organizations, the Showcase brings experiences from across the district together under one roof.

Students demonstrate skills, share their passions, and invite visitors to try it for themselves.

Families can participate in hands-on activities and explore student artwork.

Music fills the building with performances from students at every level.

DISCOVER ALL THAT TITANS CAN DO Berea City School District

BEREA-MIDPARK HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS OF 2026

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THE LESSONS WE CARRY FORWARD

CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2026

Watch the BMHS Thirteenth Commencement Ceremony

The Berea-Midpark High School Class of 2026 gathered with family, friends, staff, and classmates for the school’s 13th Commencement Ceremony, celebrating the end of their high school years and the experiences that shaped their journey as Titans. Senior Avery Billman reflected on that journey through the myth of Sisyphus, comparing the challenges of school to repeatedly pushing a heavy boulder uphill. From difficult exams and balancing school with life outside the classroom to navigating the isolation of the COVID years, Billman acknowledged the moments when graduation once seemed far away. Unlike Sisyphus, however, the Class of 2026 reached the top. “We have reached a point where we can rest, look out, and admire the view,” Billman told classmates. Rather than seeing graduation as the end of the climb, Billman encouraged graduates to use the momentum they have built to take on whatever comes next. “We’ve reached the top of one hill, what’s to stop us from surmounting another?” Billman closed by reflecting on the identity the graduates share. “Today is special not because it’s a graduation, but because it’s our graduation. Today we are Titans, not just a Avery Billman name, but an accomplishment.” Senior Amy Truong offered a different perspective on the high school experience, acknowledging that it was not a perfectly scripted coming-ofage story. Instead, she described it as “messy,” “awkward,” and “occasionally brilliant.” Truong reflected on the lessons that could not be found in a textbook, saying that “the actual education happened in the margins.” Those lessons came through everyday experiences, friendships, school traditions, teacher tangents, pep rallies, challenges, and even failures. She encouraged classmates not to fear getting things wrong as they move forward. “The process is the point. You try, you fail, and you learn. You try again, you fail a little differently, and you learn a little more.” Amy Truong

Her message to the Class of 2026 was to approach what comes next with curiosity rather than pressure. “Be a sponge instead of a performer,” Truong said, encouraging her classmates to be willing to try, listen, speak, make mistakes, and learn as much as possible along the way. The ceremony closed with the traditional turning of the tassel, marking one final moment together for the Class of 2026 before graduates begin their next chapters. After years of learning, changing, succeeding, failing, and trying again, they left Berea-Midpark High School with a shared history and a foundation built during their time as Titans.

Best of luck to the Class of 2026! Berea City School District

Our graduates are going places! Students from the Berea-Midpark High School Class of 2026 headed into college, career, and military service opportunities:

Ashland University Baldwin Wallace University Bowling Green State University Building and Excavating City of Middleburg Heights Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland State University College of Wooster Cosmetology Cuyahoga Community College DJ Pros / Fruit Creative UH Parma Medical Center Fire Department Harvard University John Carroll University Kent State University LaGuardia Community College Lake Erie College

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Lorain County Community College Miami University North Olmsted Dispatch Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan University Plumbers Union Purdue University Rider University Samford University Slippery Rock University The Ohio State University U.S. Air Force Undecided U.S. Marine Corps University of Akron Vanderbilt University University of Alabama Walsh University University of Cincinnati Waysam International University of Mount Union West Virginia University University of Toledo And more! University of Utah

Academics Berea City Schools is committed to providing engaging and challenging learning opportunities for every student. From preschool through graduation, students build strong academic foundations while developing the skills and competencies in our Portrait of a Titan that prepare them for what comes next. Learning extends beyond traditional coursework through hands-on experiences, technology, the arts, career exploration and opportunities for advanced learning. Students are encouraged to explore their interests, think critically, solve problems and apply what they learn in meaningful ways.

The Class of 2026 was awarded

$202,200

in local community scholarships Advanced Placement (AP) Classes Number of courses offered: 15 • American Government & Politics • Biology • Chemistry • Calculus AB • Calculus BC • Computer Science A • Computer Science Principles • Environmental Science • Human Geography • Language & Composition • Literature & Composition • Physics • Psychology • Statistics • US History

College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Offerings

Honors Courses • Art • Band • Biology • Chemistry • Choir • Economics • English 9-10 • French 4

181

• German 4 • Mathematics 9-12 • Orchestra • Physical Science • Physics • PLTW Biomedical • PLTW Engineering • Spanish 4

Students inducted into the National Honor Society

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Exploring Educational Opportunities

ROX ROX (Ruling Our eXperiences) helps girls build confidence, develop leadership skills, strengthen relationships, and navigate the challenges they face during adolescence.

Learning in Berea City Schools extends well beyond traditional classroom instruction. Across the district, students have opportunities to explore STEM, the arts, career pathways, leadership, service and other areas that connect learning to their interests and the world around them. Hands-on projects, field experiences, clubs, competitions, performances and collaborative learning allow students to put ideas into practice and experience subjects in new ways. These opportunities encourage students to ask questions, solve problems, take appropriate risks and discover interests and abilities they may not have known they had. As students move through the district, their opportunities continue to grow and evolve. Younger students are introduced to new experiences that build curiosity and creativity, while older students have more opportunities to pursue individual interests, explore potential careers and take greater ownership of their learning. By providing a variety of experiences inside and outside the classroom, Berea City Schools gives students the space to explore what interests them, develop new skills and make meaningful connections between what they are learning today and where it might take them in the future.

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Think Tank A dedicated, collaborative innovation space that gives classroom teachers the opportunity to dive deeper into learning with their students.

InspireED Pathway The InspireED Pathway gives juniors and seniors interested in teaching an opportunity to earn college credit while exploring education, human development, and the teaching profession.

Smart Apartment Hands-on opportunities to build everyday living skills, problem-solving, communication, and independence in a realistic apartment-style setting.

Empowering students to become Leaders Berea City School District

C.L.O.S.E. Coe Lake Outdoor Science Education (C.L.O.S.E.) is a unique course that gives high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to teach hands-on science lessons to younger BCSD students. Through outdoor learning, students explore science concepts, think critically, solve problems, and develop a greater understanding of the natural world. For more than 20 years, C.L.O.S.E. has provided generations of BCSD students with meaningful, hands-on science experiences while creating connections between high school and elementary students.

Unified Sports Strive

Camp Mi-Bro-Be

Strive builds skills for college, career, and beyond by helping students develop the habits and confidence needed for future success. Students strengthen organization, time management, communication, collaboration, selfadvocacy, and other skills that support success in high school and after graduation.

Named for the three communities Berea City Schools serves, Middleburg Heights, Brook Park, and Berea, Camp Mi-BroBe is a weeklong outdoor education experience for all sixth-grade students.

The program also provides opportunities for students to explore colleges, careers, scholarships, financial aid, and other postsecondary options. Academic support and real-world experiences help students become more independent, set goals, and better understand the steps needed to pursue their plans for the future.

Innovative K–12 Library Learning Spaces Libraries across Berea City Schools are active learning spaces where students can read, research, create, collaborate, and explore. Each school features a makerspace that provides opportunities for hands-on learning, problem-solving, and creativity. By combining traditional library resources with technology, digital tools, and interactive learning experiences, our libraries support students as they become curious, confident, and independent learners.

Students step outside the traditional classroom to learn, explore, build independence, and strengthen relationships with their classmates. Teachers, camp staff, and high school student cabin counselors help make Camp Mi-Bro-Be a long-standing BCSD tradition and a memorable part of the student experience.

Early Childhood Education Berea City Schools provides Gold-rated preschool programming through Ohio’s Step Up To Quality system. Our early childhood classrooms provide developmentally appropriate environments where children learn through exploration, play, discovery, and interaction with others. Students build early foundations in literacy, math, science, art, and movement while developing the communication, independence, and social skills that prepare them for kindergarten and beyond.

Special Olympics Unified Sports brings students with and without disabilities together to compete as teammates in high school athletics. Students share the experience of practicing, competing, celebrating accomplishments, and contributing to a team where everyone has an important role. The impact extends beyond athletics. Unified Sports creates opportunities for students to build friendships, develop leadership skills, understand different perspectives, and learn from one another. These experiences strengthen a sense of belonging and help create a school culture where students of all abilities can participate, connect, and contribute. Through competition and teamwork, Unified Sports shows how athletics can bring students together and create connections that carry well beyond the playing field.

WEB: Where Everybody Belongs

Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SSAC)

WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) helps fifth-grade students make a successful transition to middle school by connecting them with eighth-grade student mentors. WEB Leaders are trained to serve as positive role models and help younger students feel welcomed, supported, and connected throughout their first year.

The Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council gives high school students a direct voice in conversations about Berea City Schools. Students meet with the Superintendent and other district leaders to share perspectives, discuss what is working well, and offer ideas about the student experience.

Through activities, mentoring, and ongoing connections, fifth graders build confidence, relationships, and a stronger sense of belonging, while eighth-grade students develop valuable leadership and communication skills.

Students develop leadership and communication skills while working alongside peers from across the district to help shape conversations and decisions that affect students.

LINK Crew Leaders: Leading the Titan Way Through Connected Relationships LINK Crew helps freshmen make a successful transition to Berea-Midpark High School by connecting them with trained junior and senior mentors. LINK Leaders serve as positive role models, helping incoming students navigate high school, build relationships, and feel connected from the start. Throughout freshman year, LINK Leaders provide ongoing support and encouragement while helping students develop the skills and confidence to become active members of the Titan community.

Titans Video Team & Titans Studio The Titans Video Team (TVT), an extension of the Polaris-BMHS Broadcasting & Video Production program, gives students hands-on experience in television, video production, and digital storytelling. Using Titans Studio and professional production equipment, students produce daily video announcements and district videos, livestream athletic events, record student performances, and capture school activities and events.

Stone Lab The BMMS Stone Lab experience gives fifth-grade students an immersive, handson opportunity to explore Lake Erie science and connect classroom learning to the world around them. Students investigate fish species, water quality, plankton, local watersheds, and the Lake Erie ecosystem while experiencing what it is like to work as a scientist. Field-based activities encourage students to observe, collect data, ask questions, and draw conclusions while building a deeper understanding of Lake Erie and the natural environment.

Mobile App Design & Development Students design and code fully functional mobile apps while gaining hands-on experience in software development and information technology. Choice, exploration, and self-paced learning encourage students to become independent learners while developing in-demand skills such as creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, communication, and accountability.

Students gain real-world experience in studio and on-location production, live broadcasting, journalism, video technology, and editing while helping tell the stories of Berea City Schools.

Ruling Our Experiences

2nd and 7

Berea-Midpark High School studentathletes participate in the 2nd & 7 program, visiting second-grade classrooms across the district to read with students and talk about the importance of reading. Each second grader also receives a free book to take home. For many student-athletes, the visits bring them back to classrooms and teachers from their own elementary years, giving them an opportunity to serve as positive role models and connect with younger Titans.

Advanced Learning Course Progressions Berea City Schools provides a continuum of advanced learning opportunities designed to challenge students throughout their academic journey. Beginning in second grade, identified gifted students may participate in the ASPIRE Program. As students progress, additional advanced course options become available based on established criteria, including the opportunity to begin high school-level coursework as early as seventh grade.

Planetarium Program

Ruling Our Experiences (ROX) employs evidence-based programming and research to assist seventh-grade girls in navigating the multifaceted challenges they encounter. ROX imparts communication skills, strategic insights, and equips girls with tools to foster healthy relationships and bolster their self-esteem. Additionally, participants receive instruction in self-defense techniques.

The Berea City Schools planetarium brings earth and space science to life for students across multiple grade levels. Students in kindergarten, grades 2, 7, and 8, as well as those studying physical science and astronomy, visit the planetarium for curriculum-based lessons that allow them to explore the night sky, our solar system, and the universe in an immersive setting.

College Credit Plus

Stay in the Game is a districtwide initiative focused on the importance of consistent attendance and keeping students connected to school. The program helps students understand how showing up each day supports learning, relationships, and long-term success.

Students in grades 7-12 can enroll in College Credit Plus, earning college and high school credits at the same time by taking college courses from community colleges or universities. The purpose of this program is to promote rigorous academic pursuits and to provide a wide variety of options to college-ready students. At Berea-Midpark High School, we offer college-level courses on our campus including College Composition, Humanities, Intro to Poetry, Intro to Fiction, US History, Anatomy, and Physiology, College Algebra, College Precalculus, and Introduction to Gaming and Simulation.

Stay in the Game

As part of the initiative, the Cleveland Browns provide activities, resources, and special events that reinforce positive attendance habits and encourage students to stay engaged in their education.

InspireED Pathway

A nationally recognized STEM curriculum providing students with transformative learning experiences, PLTW creates an engaging, hands-on classroom environment and empowers students to develop in-demand knowledge and skills they need to thrive in an evolving world.

The InspireED Pathway gives juniors and seniors interested in teaching and working with children an opportunity to begin exploring the education profession while still in high school. Students earn college credit through Cleveland State University by taking courses focused on human development, learning, motivation, teaching, educational equity, and developing an educational philosophy.

By encouraging students to explore real-world challenges and collaborate on innovative projects, PLTW equips them with the tools to address complex problems and make a positive impact on society. This curriculum goes beyond textbooks and traditional teaching methods, focusing on experiential learning that mirrors the dynamic nature of today’s workforce.

The pathway gives students an early introduction to college-level coursework and a better understanding of the many careers available in education. Students can explore whether teaching is the right fit for them while building knowledge and experience that can give them a head start toward an education degree and future career in the classroom.

Project Lead the Way (PLTW)

Garden Club The BMMS Garden Club gives students hands-on experience growing and caring for plants while exploring gardening, sustainability, and the science behind plant growth. Students work together to plan projects, maintain the school garden, solve problems, and share responsibilities. The club provides a fun, practical way for students to spend time outdoors, work as a team, and see the results of their efforts grow.

Makerspaces & Think Tanks

Makerspaces and Think Tanks in each of our schools give students dedicated spaces to design, build, experiment, collaborate, and create. Students use a variety of tools and emerging technologies to turn ideas into projects while developing creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

One Book, One School

With support from community partners including the Berea City Club and Berea Kiwanis Club, these spaces encourage students to explore their interests, test ideas, learn from mistakes, and try different approaches to solving problems.

The book becomes part of the school experience with classroom discussions, writing, vocabulary activities, morning announcements, special events, and other creative activities tied to the story. Students see the same characters and themes appearing throughout the building, creating excitement and anticipation as everyone reads along.

Polaris Palooza Polaris Palooza gives Berea-Midpark Middle School students an opportunity to explore STEM and career-focused learning through a hands-on robotics competition. Working in teams, students design, build, test, and refine their robots before putting their work to the test against teams from other school districts.

One Book, One School brings students, staff, and families together around a shared love of reading. Each elementary school selects a book for the entire school community to read, giving students from preschool through fourth grade a common story to experience and discuss.

The program makes reading a schoolwide experience that extends beyond individual classrooms and gives students of different ages opportunities to connect, share ideas, and celebrate books together.

BMHS Smart Apartment The BMHS Smart Apartment provides students of different abilities with a realistic environment to develop skills for greater independence. Students practice everyday tasks such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, organization, home safety, and household responsibilities while learning how technology and adaptive tools can support individual needs. The space allows students to practice at their own pace, build confidence, solve everyday problems, and discover strategies that work best for them. By combining practical life skills with supportive technology, the Smart Apartment helps students prepare for greater independence at home, at work, and in the community.

The competition challenges students to think strategically, solve problems, collaborate, and make adjustments when something does not go as planned. Beyond the excitement of competing, Polaris Palooza gives students a chance to apply engineering and technology skills in a real-world setting while connecting with students from across the region.

The Arts The visual and performing arts are an important part of the student experience in Berea City Schools. Students have opportunities to create, perform and develop their talents through music, theater and visual arts. These experiences build creativity, confidence, collaboration and self-expression. Throughout the year, art shows, concerts and performances bring families and community members into our schools to experience and celebrate the creativity and talents of our students.

Music

The Berea City School District provides a music program for all children beginning in kindergarten through high school. The music program includes both general music and performance music. The performance music program includes a variety of offerings in band, orchestra and choir. Students may begin instrumental music lessons on string instruments in fifth grade. Electives at the high school include Guitar, Orchestra, Concert Choirs, Show Choir, Marching Band, Concert Bands/Wind Ensembles, Jazz Band, and Music Technology/Theory.

NAMM Foundation

For the 26th consecutive year, the NAMM Foundation has once again recognized the Berea City School District for its outstanding commitment to music education with a Best Communities for Music Education designation. The Berea City School District has been consistently ranked among the top in the nation for music education.

Visual Arts

The Berea City School District’s visual arts program begins in kindergarten and extends through high school. Our art program allows students to be engaged creatively and to explore, understand, and demonstrate their learning through the arts. At the elementary, middle, and high school levels, students are encouraged to experience a range of art materials, tools, and techniques as well as subject matter, themes, and ideas that can shape their art and inform their understanding of the world through an artistic lens. High school courses offered include Art Exploration, 21st Century Graphics and Design, Painting/Drawing, Airbrush, Commercial Art, Ceramics, Photography, and Titan Visual FX and Design.

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Beginning in kindergarten, all students participate in visual and performing arts programs

Whole Child Berea City Schools is committed to supporting the whole child by creating learning environments where students feel safe, supported, engaged, and connected. Our focus extends beyond academics to the social, emotional, and physical well-being of students, along with the experiences and relationships that help them grow. Learning and growth also happen outside the classroom. Through athletics, clubs, service, leadership opportunities, and other activities, students can explore their interests, build relationships, develop confidence, and discover new strengths. These experiences help students find where they belong and become active participants in their schools and communities. Supporting the whole child means recognizing that every student brings different strengths, interests, and needs to school each day. By providing opportunities to learn, connect, contribute, and take on new challenges, Berea City Schools works to prepare students not only for success in school, but for the many paths they may take beyond graduation.

High School Clubs and Extracurricular Activities Academic Challenge Key Club Anime Club LEAD Art Club LINK Crew AVID MetalHeads Club Book Club Muslim Student Association Camp Mi-Bro-Be National Honor Society Class Advisors Nature Club Drama Club Peer Mediation Dungeons & Dragons Peer Tutoring Environmental Club Realizing Your Potential FALT (Female Athletic Leadership Team) SALT First Ring Leadership Student Ambassadors Forensics/Speech and Debate Student Council GSA Titan in Training HEART World Language Honor Societies HOSA Writing Club Juggling Club Yearbook Club Kapow! Middle School Clubs and Extracurricular Activities Astronomy Club Orchestra Practice Club Band Practice Club Robotics Club Band Switchover Sessions ROX Builders Club Sewing Club Camp Mi-Bro-Be Ski Club Chess Club Student Council Garden Club Titans Spirit Store Girls on the Run Unite Us Guitar Club WEB GSA Yearbook Junior Titans Theater Troupe

Elementary School Clubs and Extracurricular Activities*

*varies by school building

All Pro Dads Art Club C.A.V.S. Club Chess Club Drama Club Drumming Club Garden Club Girls on the Run

K-Kids K’nex Club Makerspace Mileage Club Popcorn Club Recycling Club Robotics Club Running Club

Safety Patrol Student Council Tech Club Titan News Ukulele Club

High School Athletics Fall Sports Competitive Cheer Cross Country (Boys & Girls) Fall Sideline Cheer Football Golf (Boys & Girls) Soccer (Boys & Girls) Tennis (Girls) Volleyball Winter Sports Basketball (Boys & Girls) Bowling (Boys & Girls) Gymnastics Indoor Track (Boys & Girls) Swimming (Boys & Girls) Winter Sideline Cheer Wrestling (Boys & Girls) Spring Sports Baseball Flag Football (Girls) Softball Tennis (Boys) Track (Boys & Girls)

Middle School Athletics Basketball (Boys & Girls) Cheerleading Cross Country (Boys & Girls) Football Softball Track (Boys & Girls) Volleyball Wrestling

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Educational Support Services Berea City Schools recognizes that students learn and grow in different ways. We are committed to providing the support, resources, and opportunities students need throughout their educational experience, with services designed to respond to individual strengths and needs. Support begins with early childhood programming and continues through graduation with literacy and academic support, targeted interventions, special education services, and a continuum of gifted programming. Working together, educators and specialists help students access learning, build on their strengths, and continue making progress.

Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports

English Language Learner (ELL) Program

Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) is a schoolwide approach focused on creating positive learning environments by teaching, modeling, and reinforcing behavioral expectations. Schools use data and targeted supports to respond to student needs and encourage positive choices.

Students learning English as an additional language receive targeted instruction to build English proficiency and support academic learning. Students in the ELL Program speak more than 20 different languages, reflecting a wide range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) & Response to Intervention (RtI)

A continuum of special education services is available from preschool through high school. Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) guide instruction, supports, and services based on each student’s strengths and needs.

MTSS helps educators identify and respond to students’ academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs. Student data, universal screening, and progress monitoring help determine when additional support may be needed. RtI provides targeted academic interventions, with progress monitored to guide instruction and support.

Gifted and Acceleration Services

Advanced learners have access to a continuum of opportunities, including differentiated instruction, enrichment, acceleration, self-contained classrooms, and advanced coursework. Students may be identified as gifted in cognitive ability, specific academic areas, creative thinking, and visual and performing arts.

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John’s Safe Place John’s Safe Place provides middle and high school students with a quiet space to decompress when feeling anxious or overwhelmed. Created by the Haney family in memory of their son, John, each space helps students pause, regroup, and return to their day.

Right At School Before- and after-school programming combines enrichment, recreation, and academic support. Students participate in arts and crafts, sports, music, homework assistance, games, and other activities in a safe and engaging environment beyond the school day.

Summer Camp Summer Camp provides supervised programming for students who have completed kindergarten through sixth grade. Campers participate in sports, outdoor activities, arts and crafts, science, field trips, swimming, and other experiences organized around weekly themes.

Finances Berea City Schools is committed to responsible financial stewardship and making thoughtful decisions about how district resources are used. Long-term planning, careful budgeting and efficient operations help the district balance current needs with future financial stability. The Treasurer’s Office works closely with district leaders to align resources with priorities, manage costs and plan for future needs. From facilities and technology to staffing and classroom resources, financial decisions are made with a focus on supporting students while being responsible to our community. Through careful planning and ongoing evaluation, the district works to maximize available resources and maintain the financial stability needed to provide high-quality educational opportunities for students.

2025 Association of School Business Officials International’s (ASBO) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for the District’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). The District received the Meritorious Budget Award for its 2025-26 annual budget, recognizing excellence in school budget presentation. Of the 142 school districts and organizations in the United States and Canada receiving the award, only five were in Ohio.

Sources of school revenue

Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) from the Government Finance Officers Association. The GFOA has recognized the District’s commitment to transparent financial reporting for the past 32 consecutive years. The District received the 2025 Auditor of State Award with Distinction for timely financial reporting and receiving a “clean” audit report. This marks the twelfth consecutive year the District has received this recognition.

Local

$12,681

22.5%

Surrounding Districts Expenditure Per Pupil Comparison Lakewood CSD $16,759

66.4%

State

4.4%

Federal

6.7%

Source: Ohio Department of Education & Workforce

Expenditure Per Pupil (FY26)

Strongsville CSD

$14,584

Brecksville Broadview Heights CSD

$14,323

North Olmsted CSD

$13,629

Parma CSD

$13,486

Olmsted Falls CSD

$13,309

North Royalton CSD

$13,195

Berea CSD

$12,681

Other Non-Tax

Berea City School District

Parent and Community Involvement Berea City Schools values the connections between our schools, families, and community. Parents, volunteers, local organizations, and community partners play an important role in supporting students, creating opportunities, and staying connected to our schools.

The Education Foundation The Education Foundation invests in students by supporting educational opportunities beyond the regular curriculum. Since 1996, the Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships and grants. Through Deeper Learning Grants, Payroll Deduction Grants, Beginning Teacher Grants and scholarships, the Foundation helps bring new ideas and experiences to students across the district.

Parent-Teacher Associations PTA and PTSA units across the district bring families, educators, and volunteers together to support students and create opportunities beyond the classroom. The Titans Early Childhood PTA extends that connection to families with our youngest learners, while the Berea PTA Council supports collaboration among local units and provides scholarships to graduating seniors. The district also has a strong history with National PTA’s School of Excellence program. Most recently, Berea-Midpark High School PTSA and Big Creek PTA were named 2023-2025 National PTA Schools of Excellence.

Gold Card Club For more than 60 years, the Berea City School District has offered residents age 60 and older free admission to districtsponsored student events through the Gold Card Club. The program keeps longtime residents connected to our schools while supporting students at athletic events, concerts and theatrical productions.

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Southwest Regional Business Advisory Council Berea City Schools partners with Polaris Career Center and neighboring school districts through the Southwest Regional Business Advisory Council to connect education with regional workforce needs and prepare students for college, careers and military service.

With more than 100 business, community and education partners, the council creates opportunities for career exploration, workbased learning and connections with local employers. In 2026, the council earned a Four-Star rating and Excellence Designation from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.

Titan Loving Care (TLC) Rooms These small spaces in our schools do very big things. Our TLC rooms, which stand for Titan Loving Care, are full of basic necessities like school supplies, clothes, hygiene products, food, and other essentials for students in need. Sometimes, students may experience barriers in life, overall impacting their education. The goal of our TLC rooms is to provide students with the basic resources they need to succeed in school and to help reduce barriers to education. TLC rooms are stocked through community donations.

Handle With Care Handle With Care is a collaborative, trauma-informed program that connects Berea City School District with local first responders to support students who have experienced an adverse event. When first responders encounter a schoolaged child at a scene, a confidential notice is sent to the district with only the information needed to identify the student. No details about the event are shared. School staff can then “handle the student with care” by recognizing that they may need additional understanding, flexibility, or support that day. The program helps ensure students have appropriate support at school while building positive relationships among students, educators, and first responders.

Military Family Support & Veterans Outreach The Berea City School District proudly supports military-connected students and families. All five district schools have earned the Ohio Purple Star designation, recognizing their commitment to meeting the unique needs of students and families connected to our nation’s military. Each school has a designated liaison to help military-connected families navigate transitions, enrollment, deployments and academic needs. Through the district’s Veterans Outreach efforts, students also have opportunities to connect with and recognize local veterans through Veterans Day programs, educational activities and other school and community initiatives.

About Berea City School District The Berea City School District provides education to approximately 5,000 students preschool through grade 12. The District serves students in the cities of Berea, Brook Park, Middleburg Heights and a portion of Olmsted Falls.

The Berea City School District serves approximately 5,000 students from the communities of Berea, Brook Park and Middleburg Heights in Northeast Ohio. From preschool through graduation, students have access to a comprehensive educational experience that includes strong academics, the arts, athletics, extracurricular activities, technology and career-focused learning.

Through our partnership with Polaris Career Center, students have access to career-technical and STEM-based programs that provide hands-on experiences and connections to future careers. Technology is integrated throughout the district, giving students access to digital tools and resources that support learning, collaboration, creativity and communication.

Our youngest Titans can begin their educational journey through preschool opportunities offered at each of our K-4 elementary schools. Students continue through Berea-Midpark Middle School, serving grades 5-8, and Berea-Midpark High School, where they can choose from a wide range of courses and electives, including advanced and college-level coursework, visual and performing arts, and career-focused programs.

Students are supported by educators and specialists across the district, including school counselors, nurses, psychologists, speech-language pathologists and staff in art, music and physical education. These services help address the academic, social and emotional needs of students throughout their educational experience.

Learning also extends beyond the classroom through athletics, clubs, activities, service opportunities and other experiences that allow students to explore their interests, build relationships and discover their strengths. District facilities, including the Roehm Athletic Complex, athletic fields and Berea-Midpark Middle School natatorium, provide additional opportunities for students and the community. At the center of the Berea City Schools experience is the Portrait of a Titan. Through academics and experiences across the district, students develop six competencies: Adaptable, Communicator, Critical Thinker, Empathetic, Innovative and Leader. Together, these skills help prepare our students for success in school and for college, career, military service and life beyond graduation.

Berea City School District

The Berea City School District is a diverse community dedicated to inspiring lives of

character, learning, leadership, and service.

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