Sunday, January 11, 2026

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Find district and school news inside!

Families are strongly encouraged to click the link(s) below to view important news and updates from each of our six school buildings. Don't miss an update – click the link(s) below to view the news you need!

• Brush High School
• Memorial Junior High
• Greenview Upper Elementary School
• Adrian Elementary School
• Rowland Elementary School
• Sunview Elementary School

For a full calendar of events, click the button below:

• No School for Students (Teacher work day)/End of Second Quarter - Friday, January 16
• SEL Night at CSU - Saturday, January 17, 2 p.m.
• No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Monday, January 19

Important Health and Wellness Notice

As our communities are impacted by cold and flu season, the district would like to share some important health and safety reminders to ensure our students and staff are staying well.

Students and staff are encouraged to stay home if they are experiencing the following symptoms:

• Persistent cough or other cold symptoms
• A fever of 100.4° or higher
• Suspected flu or COVID-19 or a positive diagnosis via testing
• Suspected or diagnosed strep throat
• Vomiting or uncontrolled diarrhea

A return to school is indicated when:

• A fever is gone for 24-hours without the use of fever-reducing medications
• Acute symptoms have been gone for 24-hours (congestion and cough can take 1-2 weeks to clear)
• In the event of a diagnosed bacterial infection, a return is indicated 24-hours after starting antibiotics
• 24-hours after vomiting has ended

Staying home when sick is the best way to prevent the spread of illness! Tips can be found under the “helpful documents” section of the Health Services webpage.

Additionally, the district is increasing cleaning measures to help alleviate the spread of germs in school buildings.

Together, we can ensure our students and staff stay healthy and ready to learn this winter!

SEL Night at CSU Basketball

SEL Schools is excited to partner with Cleveland State University to host two special SEL Nights featuring both men’s and women’s basketball this winter. CSU will celebrate this partnership with student tours, in-game recognition, and other special experiences.

January 17 Game:

The first SEL Night will take place on Saturday, January 17, at 2 p.m., when the CSU Men’s Basketball team faces Youngstown State at the Wolstein Center. See below for a link to purchase discounted tickets!

Also on January 17, students in grades K–12 can participate in a Cheer & Dance Clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to perform at the game later that day. Additional details and registration information are available through CSU’s website.

February 7 Game:

The second SEL Night is on Saturday, February 7, at 2 p.m., when the CSU Women’s Basketball team takes on the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. The district has 50 free tickets to distribute on a first come, first serve basis. Families can request free tickets by completing this form.

Discounted Tickets:

SEL families can purchase discounted tickets to both games by visiting csutickets.evenue.net/, selecting either the January 17 Men's game vs. YSU or the February 7 Women's game vs. Purdue, and entering the promo code "ARCS". Discounted tickets are $10-22, depending on seat selection.

Strategic Planning - Parent Listening Session

The district is at a pivotal moment as we prepare for the development of a new Strategic Plan for the district. It covers a wide variety of topics that are important to our schools and community – including academics, finances, programming, facilities, technology, culture, and communications.

We want to make sure we are hearing from our main stakeholders, our parents. Your thoughts and opinions are an important part of this process and key to ensuring that we are heading in the right direction.

That is why we are inviting you to attend our upcoming parent listening session on Wednesday, January 28, at 6 p.m. at the Brush Cafeteria. The listening sessions will be facilitated by independent moderators. Everything you say will be kept confidential and will only be used in the context of a summary report. Your name will not be used in the report.

Please RSVP using this Google form.

Share What You Wear Clothing Drive

SELTA is sponsoring their annual Share What You Wear clothing drive now through January 24. If you find yourself cleaning out closets over winter break, consider bringing items to one of the donation bins located in the front office at each of the school buildings. While school buildings will be closed over break, items can be donated when school resumes on or after January 5.

New and gently used winter gear (jackets, gloves, scarves, boots, etc.); baby, toddler, and kids clothing; and tween and teen clothing are the most needed items.

Share What You Wear is a project of National Council of Jewish Women/Cleveland that creates personally-shopped, gender- and size-specific clothing and toiletry bags for distribution to children in need or in crisis locally. For more information about the project, visit ncjwcleveland.org.

Reminder From Food Services

South Euclid-Lyndhurst Schools continues to offer free breakfast and lunch available to all district schools as participants in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for School Year 2025-2026.

All enrolled students of SEL Schools are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at no charge to your household each day of the 2025-2026 school year. No further action is required of you. Your child(ren) will be able to participate in these meal programs without having to pay a fee or submit an application. If we can be of any further assistance, please contact us at 216-691-2000.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

2. Fax: (202) 690-7442; or

3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

PTA Founders Day 2026

Please join us on February 17th at 6pm at the Brush PAC as we celebrate the founding of PTA. Each year we do this by giving out a lifetime achievement award to one staff member and one volunteer from each school building. Reception to follow after in the media center.