Shaker Heights Schools

Show your Shaker Heights Schools pride with your student’s 2026-2027 back-to-school picture this year – just download and print your sign! Then take your student's picture 📷 and post to social media (if you so choose) using the hashtags and . Parents/guardians, check your email for the download link and instructions on how to share your photo with the District for the back-to-school slideshow! 💯

Many families attended Lomond's Meet the Principal event earlier this week! 🤩 Principal Charles Dorsey visited with families and students on the playground to get to know the community. We are excited to kick off school next week! 🎉

With the recent success of the film version of The Odyssey, Shaker Heights' Latin program was featured on WKSU / Ideastream's "Sound of Ideas"! 🤩 Shaker Heights Middle School Latin Teacher Andrew Hosler joined the show, along with Dr. Sarah Iles Johnston of The Ohio State University and Dr. Paul Iverson of Case Western Reserve University. These educators discussed why ancient stories still remain pertinent today.

Mr. Hosler shared how he came to love the Classics at an early age and how Latin studies benefit his current students at SHMS. Click the link below to listen to the podcast -- the section on the Classics begins at 25 minutes! ⬇️

🔗 https://trst.in/yAwiqe

Do you need before- or after-school care for the 2026-2027 school year? 🏫 Champions Child Care offers services for K-5 students in all five elementary buildings, and offers services for preschool students at Ludlow! For details on hours, rates and registration, visit discoverchampions.com

Shaker Heights Schools’ cell phone procedures are designed to enhance student well-being, safety and academic engagement! These procedures require elementary students (Preschool-Grade 5) to keep cell phones and personal devices powered off and stored in their backpacks during the school day 🎒

Students in Grades 6-8 use Yondr pouches to store powered-off devices, which will remain locked until the end of the school day. Shaker Heights High School is transitioning from Yondr pouches to Doorman, a phone-based application that promotes wellness through digital focus 📚 When activated by a student after they “Tap In” to class, Doorman allows students to use their phone to access teacher-approved applications for class use, and freely communicate with others in case of an emergency.

We are excited to start the school year with a focus on student well-being, safety and academic engagement!

Students entering Grades 7-12 should indicate any sports teams of interest as soon as possible! 🥍🏈🏀 Login or sign up for FinalForms at shaker-oh.finalforms.com. In addition to the Annual Student Update, families are also able to update their student’s activity eligibility through this platform, including uploading sports physicals and more.

SHMS and SHHS athletics communications currently come through FinalForms to families and students. Beginning later this year, Athletic Department and Coach communications will transition to coming through ParentSquare so that families and students can find information all in one platform!

Today is a great day to review the student handbook 📘 with your Shaker student(s) if you haven’t already done so! It’s available at shaker.org/handbook, and you will be asked to sign off that you have reviewed this information when you complete your Annual Student Information Update.

Middle and high school students will also need to login to FinalForms to acknowledge that they have reviewed the student handbook. Be sure to complete this important review!

Reminder! 📣 Families who complete their annual update forms by tomorrow (Wednesday, August 12) will receive their students’ class assignment and schedule via email on Thursday, August 13.

No time? No problem! 😎 If the annual update is not completed by August 12, your student’s schedule will not be emailed to you, but will be viewable in PowerSchool’s MyPowerHub beginning the week of August 17.

After school begins, remember to pay your student fees! 🏫 All school fees will be loaded onto student accounts after the first day of school and can be paid through PaySchools Central. This includes the $45 school fee for Grades K-5 as well as the $35 activities fee for Grades 6-12. Both fees reflect a $10 increase from last year. If you are new to the District, please create an account by visiting payschoolscentral.com.

Parents are asked to provide gym shoes, an art shirt or smock and backpack 👟🎨🎒 Students in Grades 6-12 are required to provide their own school supplies, and supply lists will be provided by your student’s teachers during the first week of school.