Formerly the deputy chief of Pre K-8 education at CMSD, Cavor has been credited with leading a “Turn Around” initiative that took underperforming, high-poverty schools to higher levels of achievement.
CLEVELAND - Acting on an anonymous tip last week, Cleveland Metropolitan School District officials placed two staff members within the Transformation Management
office on paid leave, pending an investigation of allegations of improper conduct.
Because the district is committed to acting quickly and responsibly to allegations of
wrong-doing at any level of service, it has been deemed in
the best interest of the district, as well as the staff implicated in the letter, to remove Renee Cavor and Timothy Roberts from their duties as strategic implementation officer and senior linkage coordinator, respectively, pending a proper investigation of the claim.
Yesterday, however, Cavor resigned. CEO Eric Gordon confirmed the resignation.
“I have a great deal of respect and gratitude for the contributions of Ms. Cavor to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District,” said Gordon, who accepted the resignation.
Roberts remains on leave, pending the outcome of the investigation.
The district’s Transformation Management office is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Transformation Plan, implemented during the 2010-2011 school year.
As chief of transformation, Cavor was making $191,000 a year.
Formerly the deputy chief of Pre K-8 education at CMSD, Cavor has been credited with leading a “Turn Around” initiative that took underperforming, high-poverty schools to higher levels of achievement.
Roberts, formerly a security guard at Martin Luther King Jr. School, has become known throughout the city for mentoring male students and establishing the very successful B.R.I.C.K. program. His role as linkage coordinator involves working to boost the district’s Black graduation rate and help close the achievement gap.
