Dr. Richard Markwardt

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  "It is a true testimonial to the school wide commitment to strength, growth and spirt you feel the moment you walk through the doors," said Richard Markwardt, Beachwood Superintendent.

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  Published on: 4/12/2007    Last Visited: 4/20/2007  

  BEACHWOOD The school district would lose about $830,000 a year in property taxes if a property recently bought by the Cleveland Clinic becomes tax-exempt, Superintendent Richard Markwardt said.
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  "We also believe it's our obligation to preserve the legacy of educational excellence that characterizes our schools," Markwardt said.
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  Markwardt said the two sites, or about 30 acres, of the property are undeveloped.The Clinic can't seek an exemption on the other three buildings, he said.
  
  Bank of America will continue to lease those three buildings from the Clinic for three years.That will still generate an estimated $870,000 a year in property taxes, Markwardt said.
  
  "We knew there were various interested parties looking at the property, but we did not know who the parties were (until March 30)," he said.

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  The proposal, Superintendent Richard Markwardt said, would have kindergartners move from Fairmount Elementary School to Bryden Elementary School; third-graders would shift from Bryden to Hilltop Elementary School; and sixth-graders would go from Hilltop to Beachwood Middle School.
  
  Fairmount School, which now houses the district's preschool and kindergarten classes, would expand preschool opportunities, Markwardt said.It may also be used as a training site for high school students entering early childhood education.
  
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  "We would want to make the Fairmount building into one of the premier early childhood preschools in northeast Ohio," he said.
  
  Bryden now houses students in grades 1-3.Hilltop is used for grades 4-6 and the middle school has only seventh- and eighth-graders.
  
  Beachwood High School would not be affected by the plan.
  
  The idea was proposed in 2005 by the district's Citizens Finance Committee and has "evolved significantly" this year, Markwardt said.He said the board hopes it would save money and have a "positive educational impact."
  
  Markwardt emphasized the proposal is still being studied and that the board has not made a final decision.
  
  If the realignment is to happen this fall, the board would need to make a decision soon, possibly at its April 23 meeting, Markwardt said.
  
  "If we make the decision to move forward, we will do it because the benefits outweigh the drawbacks," he said.
  
  URS Corp., the architectural firm that designed Beachwood Middle School, was hired for about $2,500 to do a study of that building, Markwardt said.
  
  "We wanted to determine, does the middle school have space for three grades?"Markwardt said."The URS study validated that it does."
  
  With 98,000 square feet, the middle school has "room to spare," Markwardt said.
  
  He said curricular advantages to moving sixth-graders to the middle school would include an increase in fine arts offerings, particularly music; enhanced physical education opportunities; foreign languages Spanish, Chinese and Hebrew being offered to sixth-graders; and expansion of gifted programs.
  
  A grades 3-5 alignment at Hilltop would be consistent with many national configurations in the country, Markwardt said.
  
  Moving kindergartners to Bryden would provide for a less difficult transition for first-graders there, he said.

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  Published on: 4/5/2007    Last Visited: 4/5/2007  

  "This does not bode well for the schools," Superintendent Richard Markwardt said Wednesday of the possibility that 53 acres just bought by the Clinic would become tax-exempt.
  
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  That would mean the loss of $830,000 a year in property taxes for the district's operating budget.Markwardt said he and other school officials did not know about the sale until Friday afternoon.
  
  That's when the deed was registered for the sprawling campus on Science Park Drive and along Interstate 271.The land, which includes five buildings, was once occupied by credit card giant MBNA Corp.
  
  "Transactions of this magnitude are not concluded overnight," Markwardt said of the deal between the Clinic and Bank of America, which bought MBNA last year.
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  That will still generate an estimated $870,000 per year in property taxes, Markwardt said.

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  Richard MarkwardtVice PresidentBeachwood City Schools216.464.2600

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  Beachwood bus driver charged with molesting... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/20/2005    Last Visited: 3/21/2005  

  Beachwood superintendent, Richard Markwardt, issued a statement concerning Glassman's termination.The letter states Glassman was initially fired due to "his acts of insubordination, falsification of sick leave, and dishonesty occurring on March 2, 2005."
  
  Markwardt also wrote that the Beachwood School District was unaware of any charges while Glassman was employed.

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  Berkshire School District - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/30/2001    Last Visited: 1/30/2001  

  Rich Markwardt, Superintendent

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  Superintendent Rich Markwardt called the expected cuts a "reflection of reality" given the district's financial situation.
  
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  Berkshire is scrambling to fill an unexpected $350,000 hole in its $10 million budget because of state budget cuts, lower-than-expected income tax collections and skyrocketing fuel and insurance costs.
  
  District residents may see a tax increase request on the ballot next year, Markwardt said.
  
  Berkshire has not asked voters to approve more money for operations since voters passed an 0.75 percent income tax in 1992.
  
  Cuts are being considered to stretch the district's dollars as far as possible, Markwardt said.
  
  To save money, Markwardt said he expects to eliminate three of the district's 100 teaching positions next year, which may require Berkshire to scale back its intervention program for struggling students.
  
  There also will be reductions in administrative and support staff, he said.
  
  Field trips also may be canceled, and school officials may raise the $40 pay-to-play fee for athletics.
  
  "People don't like it when the programs that help their child get curtailed, but there's no way around it given our situation," Markwardt said."Our costs are exceeding revenues right now.We have to do something."
  
  To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:
  
  jhorton@plaind.com, 1-800-962-1167

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