September 12, 2021
The Shaker eNews is a weekly roundup of important information including District events, school newsletters and District, PTO Council, Shaker Schools Foundation and City news. Be sure to read the entire Shaker eNews each week to stay informed!
The Shaker eNews for the 2021-2022 school year will release weekly on Sundays.
Visit our District Calendar online for a complete list of upcoming activities, events and athletic competitions.

Please note the following upcoming important dates:

  • Yom Kippur Thursday, September 16 | Schools and Offices Closed
  • Curriculum Nights (held virtually):
  • Tuesday, September 14 | Shaker High School
  • Tuesday, September 14 | PreK, Onaway
  • Monday, September 20 | Woodbury
  • Wednesday, September 22 | Boulevard, Fernway, Lomond, Mercer, Onaway
  • Kindergarten only
Schools and Offices Closed

As a reminder, all schools and offices will be closed on Thursday, September 16 in observance of Yom Kippur. School will resume on Friday, September 17.
September 13 Board of Education Meeting Details

The Monday, September 13, 2021, Board of Education meeting will take place onsite at 6 p.m. in the Large Auditorium at Shaker Heights High School. Members of the public are permitted to attend the meeting in person. Please note, all attendees must wear masks regardless of vaccination status in accordance with the District’s mask requirement. The meeting will also be live-streamed to the public beginning at 6 p.m.

If you wish to speak in person or submit comment online, please complete this registration/comment form prior to 12 p.m. (noon) Monday, September 13.

The Board meeting will be live-streamed to the public beginning at 6 p.m. and available at the following links: 


The meeting agenda and additional details can be found here.
8th Annual Fatherhood Walk

On September 23, 2021, join Shaker Heights fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, brothers, uncles and father figures in Cuyahoga County and walk your child to school in support of education.

This is an important WALK for education and quality of life. Drive if you must and stay 10-15 minutes for engaging conversation, coffee and donuts on the lawn of your child's school. Please be considerate of social distancing practices.

View the flyer for more information.
Raider Rainbow Run

Join the Middle School PTO for their largest FUNdraiser of the year on Friday, September 24, 2021 from 4:00-5:30 p.m.!

The Raider Rainbow Run is a 2 mile fun run... AND WALK through the SMS neighborhood. Registered runners who raise at least $25 will be given an official white Rainbow Run t-shirt and will make their way on a course with 8 color stations. Volunteers from Shaker Schools will spray runners with a variety of colors as they pass. An opening Celebration Ceremony on the upper field will kick off the Run plus music, food and other festivities afterwards. You won’t want to miss this classic Shaker tradition!
All are welcome to sign up! To register, click here. (For any non-Middle School students registering, please enter your student's grade in the "team name" field.)

Corporate & Family Sponsors are needed too! Contact Anne Jarrad at annecjarrad@gmail.com or Gina Cuffari at gcuffari02@gmail.com.

For more details, visit the Shaker Heights Schools website.
COVID-19 Notifications Protocol

We would like to take this opportunity to remind families of the COVID-19 notification protocols that are in place. The District's online COVID-19 Dashboard will continue to be updated weekday evenings when new cases are reported or when cases are removed. The District will continue to notify families and staff of positive cases of COVID-19 in their same classroom, bus or extra-curricular activity if the individual who tested positive was contagious when onsite. Phone calls also will be made to individuals identified as close contacts.

The District encourages all families to review the District's Health & Safety Guidelines, which are available here.
Reminder to Building Visitors

All visitors to Shaker Heights Schools buildings are required to follow District COVID policy when onsite, which includes masking regardless of vaccination status. Visitors are also asked to use hand sanitizer when entering. As always, be sure to check in with office staff upon arrival.
Shaker Heights Livestream Athletic Schedule:

This week's schedule of livestreamed athletic events includes:

  • Tuesday, September 14 | Freshmen, JV, Varsity Volleyball, 4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, September 15 | Freshmen Football, 4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, September 16 | Freshmen, JV, Varsity Volleyball, 4:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, September 18 | JV Football, 9:30 a.m.
  • Saturday, September 18 | JV, Varsity Field Hockey, 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, September 18 | Varsity Boys Soccer, 5:00 p.m.

All livestream events can be found on the Athletic Department website.
Note from the PTO Council

Greetings from PTO Council,

We hope you had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend. It looks as though we have had a great start going back to school. Kudos to staff, parents and kids who are taking measures to keep everyone safe. As we say goodbye to Summer and hello to Fall we would like to remind everyone to check out the 2021-22 Shaker Heights Schools Health & Safety Guidelines at www.shaker.org for information on the District’s health and safety protocols.

PTO Council will host our first virtual District meeting on Monday, September 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. Please join us as we will discuss our budget, this school year’s activities, diversity and recruitment and more.

Shaker Heights PTO is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: PTO Council Meeting
Time: Sep 13, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting


Meeting ID: 973 1564 5541
Passcode: 682300
Stay Connected with the PTO

Shaker Heights PTO uses the Membership Toolkit portal and app for family directory, volunteer signups, and email communications. It’s secure, easy to use and free to families.

Instructions on how to sign up 
  • Go to: shakerpto.org
  • Click on the Login button or the Registration button.
  • If you already have an account with another organization that uses Membership Toolkit, you can use the same email and password to login. 
  • If you do not have a Membership Toolkit account, select “Create Account” and fill in your name and email, and create a password.
  • Click “verify my email” and then check your email for a link to complete the process. The link expires in 2 hours. If you do not receive the email, check your spam or junk folders.
  • After you have verified your email address, log back in and finish the registration process.
  • Complete the Parent/Family and Student Information forms.
  • Complete the Directory/Publish Preferences. (You control the info you want everyone to see and also don’t forget if you want an email and push notifications to set that option as well.) Once these forms are complete, you will be connected.
  • Once the Primary Account is set up, the Primary User can “invite” other email addresses to access his/her account. This allows a Secondary User (such as a spouse or co-parent) to have their own login information, but still have access to the family account.
 
How will the Shaker PTO use Membership Toolkit? 
The PTO will use the email you give us as the primary method of communication between the PTO and parents. We will send out emails about events (Speaker Series, fundraisers, school events), our needs (opportunities for volunteers), as well as resources for parents.   

What is the Directory? 
The Shaker PTO Online Directory is for use by the families of the school, compiled by the PTO. If your child wishes to socialize with classmates outside the classroom (play dates, birthday parties), this directory is an essential source of contact information. We have decided to put our directory online to save on volunteer time, costs, and paper. We are using MTK to accomplish this task. The online database gives you and us the ability to have information automatically updated each year and allows families to change information easily. 
Helping Students Grow: Opportunity Scholarships for Shaker Students 

In keeping with the District’s focus on equity and access to opportunity for our students, the Shaker Schools Foundation offers opportunity scholarships so that more Shaker students can participate in enrichment activities and youth sports outside of the District’s offerings. 
Beyond the Desk Enrichment Scholarships

Beyond the Desk Enrichment Scholarships provide financial assistance for students in grades 5-12 to engage in extracurricular activities, leadership training, visual or performing arts classes, and more. Learn more.
Level the Playing Field Scholarships

Level the Playing Field Scholarships provide financial assistance to students in grades 1-12 to participate in youth team sports affiliated with the Shaker Heights Recreation Department and Shaker Youth Sports. Learn more.

To apply for scholarships, or to donate in support of these initiatives, please visit our website.

Level the Playing Field Scholarships can be used on a variety of youth sports found here.