Shaker Heights Schools eNews | December 18, 2022

December 18, 2022

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 is published 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:

Winter Recess | Thursday, December 22 through Wednesday, January 4
Classes Resume | Thursday, January 5
Board of Education Work Session | Thursday, January 5

Click on the appropriate link below for school-level and building PTO news:

Use these Quick Links to access the following District information:

Reminders for December 19 through January 5

Monday, December 19 through Wednesday, December 21 are regular school days for students.
Winter break begins Thursday, December 22.
The administration building will be open throughout winter break with the exception of the following days: Friday, December 23; Monday, December 26; Friday, December 30 and Monday, January 2.
There will be NO Shaker Heights Schools eNews on Sunday, December 25 and Sunday, January 1.

We hope our students and staff enjoy a relaxing break with their families. School will resume on Thursday, January 5.

District Releases 2022 Strategic Plan Annual Report

The Shaker Heights City School District is proud to release the 2022 Strategic Plan Annual Report. The District’s annual reports use detailed measurements to determine progress toward intended outcomes mapped in the 2020-2025 Strategic Plan.

The annual report explains each objective within the District’s four major goals, including why the objective was developed and the work that has taken place. It also provides a timeline for completing the work and includes data used to assess progress.

The 2022 Strategic Plan Annual Report is available as a flipbook or downloadable file at shaker.org/strategicplan.

MLK Student Writing Contest

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King dreamed of creating a “Beloved Community”— a place where each of us can make the world a better place where everyone belongs. Creating a beloved community starts with you.

The Shaker Heights Public Library is hosting an essay contest! Write a poem or short essay about what you could do to help make this dream of a Beloved Community come true. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place in each age category (Grades 3-4, Grades 5-6 and Grades 7-8). Winners will be announced in January.

Winning essays will be published in a booklet. First-place winners will be invited to read their entries on Thursday, January 12 during the Beloved Community presentation by the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss at Shaker Heights High School.

*The deadline has been extended!* All entries are now due by 5:30 PM Thursday, December 22, 2022. Click here for the entry form.

MLK Day Celebration and Commemoration

The Shaker Heights Schools, City of Shaker Heights and the Shaker Library are proud to present: Dr. King's Vision of the Beloved Community: Opportunities and Challenges for Shaker Heights Moving Forward Together.

Community members are invited to participate in multiple ways during this celebration and commemoration beginning the week prior to MKL Day 2023. Mark your calendars for the following events:

Thursday January 12 at 6:30 p.m.: Attend a public reflection/talk on Dr. King’s legacy presented by Cleveland Civil Rights icon and close associate of Dr. King, the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. at the Shaker Heights High School large auditorium.
Sunday, January 15 from 3-5 p.m.: Participate in a facilitated dialogue on our theme: “Dr. King’s Beloved Community: Opportunities and Challenges for Shaker Heights Moving Forward Together” at the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Center.
Monday, January 16 from 12-2 p.m.: Participate in a drive-through donation drive at the Shaker Heights Middle School.

These events are supported by the PTO and the Shaker Schools Foundation.

For additional details as well as more information on personal reflection activities, please visit shaker.org/MLK.aspx.

Cavs Takeover Woodbury PE!

Coaches from Cavs Youth Sports, the official youth program of the Cleveland Cavaliers, have been conducting a P.E. Class Takeover for students at Woodbury Elementary School.

The gym class event allowed students to experience what a typical practice looks like for the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball players, including the stretches and warm-ups they do before games and practices, dribble drills and shooting drills. They even had a friendly shooting contest!

Students also received a set of Gym Class Takeover sleeves at the end of a gym class to remember!

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year from Shaker Schools Foundation

Looking for the perfect gift?

Click here to make a donation in honor of a Shaker teacher, principal or staff member this holiday season. You will have the option to direct your donation to your student’s school building fund or to the Shaker Schools Foundation’s Advancing Shaker annual appeal. Learn more at www.shakershoolsfoundation.org.

Save the date for the 31st annual, A Night for the Red & White: A Benefit for Shaker Schools

March 18, 2023

Hilton Cleveland Downtown

This year the spotlight will be on our Shaker students as well as our host David Pogue!

David, Class of 1981, is a CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, New York Times

bestselling author, host of NOVA specials and conductor of Broadway Musicals. Without

a doubt, David will bring exciting energy to our fundraising gala. Watch our short message

from David here.

Please plan to join us as we continue to raise much needed funds that will be used to support initiatives that foster inclusion and provide opportunities for all Shaker students K-12. Tickets will be available on our website soon. Please click here for more information or email redandwhite@shaker.org.

Staying Connected

We want you to stay connected. In order to receive PTO emails and access to the directory, faculty/staff and families are asked to create an account on Membership Toolkit. There are no fees to join the PTO. A Membership Toolkit account will give you access to the district family directory. Once you are registered, you will have the opportunity to decide what, if any, of your family information is included in the directory. Visit www.ShakerPTO.org to register.

Sharee Thornton & Erika LoPresti

PTO Council Co-Presidents

Final 2023 Budget Meeting December 19

The final 2023 Budget Meeting takes place Monday, December 19 at 7 pm. The Operating & Capital Budget Adoption will be discussed. Check the City Council category in Agenda Center on the City’s website for details, including Zoom links.

Holiday Trash Pick-up Schedules

There will be a one-day delay in Monday to Friday trash pick-ups during the weeks of December 25 and January 2, due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.