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| More than 960 Shaker Heights Schools employees wore special #IAMSHAKER t-shirts to Convocation on August 15 and posed for this first-ever, District-wide picture to kick off the 2019-20 school year. We wish everyone a great start to the school year! |
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The Shaker Schools Connection
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| September Spotlights
Student News
Important Information for All Families
Family and Community Engagement
District News
Shaker Schools Foundation
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 Student Spotlight: Daniel Farkas
This past summer, Shaker Heights High School senior Daniel Farkas was selected to participate in the 2019 FBI Future Agents in Training (FAIT) Academy at the FBI Cleveland Field Office. He was among 50 rising seniors and recent graduates selected from more than 200 applicants to attend. The four-day program provided hands-on training and the opportunity for Daniel to meet with FBI employees and to learn more about the agency.
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Employee Spotlight: Woodbury Intervention Specialist Jarryd Tribble
Jarryd Tribble is a Shaker Heights High School Class of 2003 alum who, at 34, has just crossed off one of his career goals: to be an Intervention Specialist at Woodbury Elementary School. Woodbury is the school that Mr. Tribble says shaped him into the adult he's become. It's where he learned that his dyslexia wasn't something that meant he would never catch on at school; it just meant he learned differently. Woodbury is also where he realized the impact that a good teacher could have on his life -- and that's what led him to pursue teaching as a career.
Mr. Tribble earned his undergraduate degree from Ohio University and holds a master's degree from the University of Cincinnati. He lives in the Sussex neighborhood with his wife, Candrice, and their two young children.
Read more about Mr. Tribble and his return to Shaker Heights Schools
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Woodbury Intervention Specialist Jarryd Tribble
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High School String Quartet Performs on WCLV First Fridays
Tune in to WCLV 104.9 at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, September 6 to hear the Shaker Heights High School student string quartet of Owen Lockwood, Lizzy Huang, Rebecca Rhodes and Theodora Bowne perform for WCLV's First Fridays series! First Fridays is a half-hour program that airs on the first Friday of each month and features local or touring talent.
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Owen, Lizzy, Theodora and Rebecca Rhodes record their performance for WCLV's First Fridays.
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The 2019 Memory Project
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The 2019 Memory Project Video
Each year, Karen DeMauro's art students at Shaker Heights High School participate in The Memory Project Portrait Program, creating portraits as special gifts for children facing substantial challenges around the world. This year, her students created portraits for children in Peru. The Memory Project promotes intercultural awareness, friendship and kindness between children around the world through the universal language of art. Watch this touching video of the children in Peru receiving the portraits crafted by our students.
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SHHS Juniors and Seniors to Attend Special 9/11 Assembly
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Caleigh Leiken at the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum
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Shaker Heights High School and the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum will present a special assembly for Juniors and Seniors on Wednesday, September 11 as part of the Memorial's Anniversary in the Schools Webinar program.
The event will be hosted by Caleigh Leiken, a senior at Shaker Heights High School, who was born on September 11, 2001 in New York City. At the assembly, students will honor first responders, watch a 30-minute video produced by the 9/11 Memorial & Museum containing first-person stories, and participate in a Q&A with Megan Jones, Senior Director of Education at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. Ms. Jones is also a 1997 graduate of Shaker Heights High School.
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Raider Athletics
The Shaker Heights High School Raider Football Team opened their 2019 season at home with a winner at the 2nd Annual Twilight Game last Friday night. The Raiders defeated Garfield Heights 17-10 in front of a full house in double overtime. Congrats to the team and to new Head Coach Alex Nicholson!
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A view from packed stands at last Friday's 2nd Annual Twilight Game.
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Important Information for All Families
September Checklist
Students and families should review this September Checklist to make sure you're up-to-date for the 2019-20 school year:
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Update Your Student's Information Online
 All parents/guardians should update your student's information online to ensure that the District has your correct mailing address, phone number, email and other important information. In addition, updating your student's information online also gives you information about student photo restrictions and allows you to acknowledge/accept that you have reviewed the Student Handbook.
Parents/guardians who have not updated their student's information will receive an email notification until the update has been completed.
Login credentials are based on the family's youngest student in Grade 1-12.
- Family Username: Student ID number of youngest Shaker student (Grade 1-12 only)
- Password: Youngest returning Shaker student's 8-digit date of birth without spaces or marks (mmddyyyy)
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ProgressBook for Grades K-12
This year, all K-12 families will be able to access ProgressBook, the District's parent access portal to monitor student grades, absences and to view/download report cards. Previously, only families with students in Grades 5-12 accessed ProgressBook for this information. All families with students in Grades K-5 as well as those who have not established a ProgressBook account should have received ProgressBook registration and login information in the mail. If you have not received a ProgressBook login, please email news@shaker.org.
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Save the Date for Upcoming Curriculum Nights
Be sure to attend your student's Curriculum Night for an opportunity to meet teachers and to learn more about your student's year ahead. Upcoming Curriculum Nights include:
Fernway
Grades 2-3: September 5, 7-8 p.m. @ Woodbury
Grade 4: September 11, 7-8 p.m. @ Woodbury
Grade 1: September 25, 7-8 p.m. @ Boulevard
Kindergarten: September 25, 6-7 p.m. @ Onaway
Woodbury
Grade 5-6: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
High School
All grades: September 5, 7-9 p.m.
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District Assessment Calendar
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Family and Community Engagement
An Evening with Dr. Lisa Damour is Tuesday, September 17
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Dr. Lisa Damour
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The PTO Council and the Family and Community Engagement Center invite all families to An Evening with Dr. Lisa Damour at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17 at the Shaker Heights Middle School Auditorium.
Please RSVP online.
Dr. Damour--author of "Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls" and "Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions in Adulthood"--will discuss how parents can confront the epidemic of stress and anxiety in young people today.
Come to connect and to learn:
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The difference between healthy and unhealthy stress and anxiety
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Research-based practical fixes to help children manage naturally occurring tension, toxic stress, and anxiety
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How to help our sons and daughters build strength and confidence from pre-school through high school
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 Cleveland Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry
From 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, September 7,
First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland (3630 Fairmount Blvd.) will serve as a distribution center for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank's Mobile Pantry program with
a monthly produce giveaway. Bring bags and a valid ID. Learn more online.
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District Announces Equity Partnership
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Erica Merritt
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The Shaker Heights City School District is pleased to announce a partnership with Erica Merritt, founder of the organizational development firm Equius Group, to support and implement our District-wide equity and inclusion efforts.
As part of her work, Ms. Merritt will support the District in our efforts to:
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Draft an implementation plan for our Equity Policy.
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Facilitate community conversations on equity with stakeholders across the District.
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Provide equity and inclusion training and professional development support District-wide.
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Determine the need for an internal equity and inclusion role.
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Lay the groundwork for a diversity recruitment and retention plan to help ensure the District has diverse and well-qualified candidates for future vacancies.
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Identify an equity tool for the District.
Currently, we expect Ms. Merritt to serve in this capacity through the beginning of December. Ms. Merritt will be on-site at the Administration Building one day a week and will be working with the school community the rest of the week.
Read more online.
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Shaker Heights Schools Issues RFP for Next Strategic Plan
The Shaker Heights City School District has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking bids from firms who can support the District in our efforts to create the next five-year strategic plan. The next plan will cover 2020-2025.
The RFP can be viewed online here.
The RFP will close on September 16 and the District will announce the selection of a firm on October 1.
The District invites all interested parties to submit proposals and encourages our Schools and broader community to share the RFP with professional networks.
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Fernway Report
Construction at
Fernway Elementary School is coming along on schedule. Earlier this month, the Gilbane team excavated and poured the foundation for the new addition and continued to work on the underground storm and sanitary area. The team is also coordinating the basement and first floor mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) design and construction. Upcoming work will include backfilling the foundations and pouring topping slabs. In the coming weeks, the construction and design experts will hold a value engineering meeting with the District.
Review these Weekly Project Reports from Gilbane to view pictures of the construction:
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Buildings and Grounds Department Restores Woodbury Rose Garden
If you're out for a walk near Woodbury in the coming weeks, be sure to stop by the recently restored Woodbury Rose Garden. The Garden, now 93-years-old, was first planted in 1926. Thanks to a joint effort by the District's Buildings and Grounds Department and garden volunteers who have worked to maintain the historical garden over the years, the beds have been weeded and neatly trimmed, the remaining plants have enough space to flourish and once again, the garden is a space for all to enjoy!
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Flowers bloom at the restored Woodbury Rose Garden.
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New Appointments: Shelley McDermott Named Assistant Treasurer
The Shaker Heights City School District announces that Shelley A. McDermott will return to the Treasurer's Office as Assistant Treasurer, effective Monday, September 9. Ms. McDermott worked for the District previously as an accounting specialist and a payroll specialist from 2012-2015. Most recently, she has been the Assistant Treasurer for Chardon Local School District. Since 2010, she also has been the deputy fiscal officer/fiscal officer for Burton Township. Ms. McDermott holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She lives in Burton. Read more. |
Shaker Schools Foundation News
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Jamie Babbitt
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Shaker Speaks: Jamie Babbit, SHHS '89
Shaker Speaks events feature Shaker alumni who share their insights and invite participants to listen, learn, discuss and connect about the issues and ideas. Proceeds from the event support the Shaker Schools Foundation.
Only 50 tickets will be available for each event. Tickets are $50 and each evening will be hosted in Shaker Heights.
Shaker Speaks features Jamie Babbitt, SHHS '89 on September 29 at 2 p.m. Ms. Babbitt is a screenwriter, producer and director whose credits include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, GIRLS and Silicon Valley. Light refreshments will be served at all events. Directions and final event details will be emailed one to two weeks prior to the event. Buy tickets here.
Woodbury Builds "Ecosystem of Innovation"
As part of the District's i3 initiative, which promotes student Inquiry, Innovation and Imagination, Woodbury students have a colorful new makerspace to explore hands-on learning and design. The Foundation launched the Innovation Fund in 2018 to support STEAM learning throughout the District. Woodbury applied received funding from the Innovation Fund to build the new makerspace, which is located in the school library. This "ecosystem of innovation" features mobile equipment such as small robotics and circuitry sets that can be checked out to classroom teachers. The Foundation also purchased LEGO Simple and Powered Machine kits for students to explore design, engineering, mechanisms, structures and forces. The space can host small groups participating in independent and guided design activities, and is also available to students at lunch recess and for after-school clubs. We can't wait to see their fabulous creations!
If you'd like to support more projects like this one, please consider a donation to the Innovation Fund.
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A view of the Woodbury Makerspace.
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Students in the Woodbury Makerspace.
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A floor view of the Makerspace.
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From the City of Shaker Heights
Doggie Dip
Saturday, September 7, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Thornton Park pool goes to the dogs at the Recreation Department's annual Doggie Dip.
Well-behaved dogs are welcome to have fun in the unheated/unchlorinated water. Proceeds benefit the Lynn Ruffner Recreation for Youth Scholarship Fund. Cost: Shaker residents, $5 per dog; non-residents, $7 per dog.
Touch a Truck
Saturday, September 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Come on down to the Van Aken District to touch, climb and explore all kinds of vehicles from the City of Shaker Heights, Shaker Library and Shaker Schools. Plus, crafts and other activities. Sensory hour with limited lights and noise, 10-11 a.m. Free. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
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