Catalyst Cleveland reported in its April/May issue on the progress toward redeveloping Cleveland’s John Hay High School as a magnet school with regional aspirations.

John Hay will reopen in fall 2006 after the Cleveland Municipal School District spent $36 million on renovations (including some green aspects). Three small schools at John Hay will be The School of Science and Medicine, The School of Architecture, Art and Design and the existing Early College High School, which will move there from Cleveland State University.

Science and Medicine has partners, for curriculum and internships, in Case and the Cleveland Clinic, but the Architecture, Art and Design school is still looking for a program partner.

The district considers the John Hay magnet school a potential draw for students beyond the city limits. But first, “an entity that can facilitate effective cross-district collaboration must be found,” Catalyst writes. Columbus created its Metro School this way, and Catalyst suggests the Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County or the First Ring Superintendents Collaborative might be a place to start here.