Urban Community School
Beth Watson Standring is an accomplished nonprofit professional with extensive experience in development and grants coordination. Currently serving as the Development & Grants Coordinator at Urban Community School since January 2019, Beth has previously held key roles including Director of Development at Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development and Director of Alumni & Foundation Relations at Old Trail School. Additional experience includes positions as Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens and Director of Development at the Epilepsy Association. Early in the career, Beth worked as a Development Associate at Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland. Beth holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from John Carroll University, earned between 1995 and 1999.
Urban Community School
Urban Community School (UCS) strives to break social and economic barriers to success for Cleveland's near west side children by providing an individualized, innovative, and challenging education. Rooted in the Ursuline Sisters’ tradition of faith, character, and educational excellence, UCS engages our faculty, families, and community partners in the successful whole child development of our students. UCS currently serves nearly 700 students from six weeks to 14 years old (8th grade). Our campus has grown with the addition of various partners. We are able to provide our students and families with wraparound services, serving the whole child. The UCS student body is representative of the eight neighborhoods we serve. Our students are 28% Hispanic, 27% White, 25% Multiracial, 19% Black or African American, and 1% Asian. The majority of children attending UCS are economically disadvantaged and approximately 75% qualify for the National School Lunch Program.