The 3Rs – Rights ● Responsibilities ● Realities is an unprecedented program of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association undertaken by members of the Cleveland legal community, in partnership with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) and East Cleveland City Schools to personally connect with high school students to address fundamental issues facing the students and, ultimately, our city and region. Using a real-world curriculum focused on the U.S. Constitution, The 3Rs Program calls upon teams of volunteers to go to 10th grade social studies classes to work with small groups of students to accomplish the following goals:
• Improve understanding of and respect for the rule of law and our Constitution;
• Improve passage of the Ohio Graduation Test;
• Provide practical career counseling to focus students on their potential beyond high school; and
• Improve the “pipeline” of minorities flowing into legal careers in the region.
More than ever, Cleveland and East Cleveland public school students need the personal involvement of the community to help the students maximize their potential both now and post-high school. The success of these students and the success of our region are mutually dependent. The Cleveland legal community is well-positioned to make a profound impact by volunteering to serve in the schools.
Attorneys and law students are needed to volunteer for the 2010-2011 school year. Click here to volunteer today! (Law students please click here.) To find out more, click here to email Jessica Paine or call (216) 696-3525. More information also is available on the 3Rs Committee page.
The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation provides primary funding for The 3Rs, with the majority of funds raised through the annual Rock the Foundation Gala in March. The Foundation has also launched a giving program for CMBA members, volunteers and friends of the program to help us sustain The 3Rs through annual charitable gifts – Friends of The 3Rs. There are a variety of giving levels and all support is very much appreciated. The CMBF is a 501(c)(3) organization; gifts to it are tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. To donate to the Friends of The 3Rs please click here.
2010-11 3Rs Calendar
Orientations and Recruitment Sessions:
Schedule subject to change - to RSVP or for more information, please contact Jessica Paine at (216) 696-3525 or by email.
- Aug.
25 (Noon-1:30 p.m.) - Recruitment session with U.S. Attorneys at U.S. Court
House
- Sept.
15 (Noon-1:00 p.m.) - Recruitment session at Case Western Reserve University
School of Law (11075 East Blvd.,
Rm. A59)
- Sept.
29 (Noon-1:00 p.m.) - Recruitment session at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (2121 Euclid Ave., Moot Court Rm.)
- Oct.
12 (Noon-1:30 p.m.) - Case
Western Reserve University
School of Law (11075 East Blvd.,
Room 157)
- Oct.
12 (4:30-6:00 p.m.) - CMBA (1301 E. 9 St., 2nd
level)
- Oct.
18 (8:00-9:30 a.m.) - CMBA (1301 E. 9 St., 2nd
level)
- Oct.
19 (Noon-1:30 p.m.) - CMBA (1301 E. 9 St., 2nd
level)
- Oct.
20 (Noon-1:30 p.m.) - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (2121 Euclid Ave.,
Rm. 201)
- Oct.
21 (Noon-1:30 p.m.) - Justice Center (1275
Ontario St., 12th floor Educational Center)
Lessons:
- Nov.
5, 2010 – Lesson One: Introduction
- Dec.
10, 2010 – Lesson Two: Freedom of Expression
- Jan.
7, 2010 – Lesson Three: Search & Seizure
- Jan.
21, 2011 – Lesson Four: Due Process
- Feb.
11, 2011 – Lesson Five: Equal Protection
- Break for OGT testing in March
- April
8, 2011 – Lesson Six: Counseling 1
- May 6, 2011 – Cleveland
Mock Trial Competition
- May
13, 2011 – Lesson Seven: Counseling 2