To assist with planning for the 2022-2023 school year, the Shaker Heights City School District would like to make families and staff aware of adjustments to the start and end times for each school building. In addition, the District will start the new school year with a staggered start where students in different grade levels begin the year on different days. Details regarding both changes are below.
SCHOOL START & END TIMES
New school start and end times have been established for students for the 2022-2023 school year. These times were created in close collaboration with building principals and the District’s transportation department. These changes help increase instructional time for some grade bands, add collaborative planning time and allow for on-time busing to and from school. Start and end times for the 2022-2023 school year are as follows:
Early Childhood (PreK): Half Day AM
8:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
Early Childhood (PreK): Half Day PM
12:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Early Childhood (PreK): Full Day
8:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
K-4 Elementary Schools
(Boulevard, Fernway, Lomond, Mercer, Onaway)
9:20 a.m. to 3:50 p.m.
Woodbury Elementary School
8:20 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.
Shaker Heights Middle School
7:50 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Shaker Heights High School
8:20 a.m. to TBA
STAGGERED SCHOOL START DAYS
In order to provide for intentional start-of-school orientation time for students, particularly for those transitioning to new buildings or who are new to the District, Shaker Heights Schools is planning to use a staggered start to the 2022-23 school year. Students will start the school year as follows:
School Day 1 (Wednesday, August 24):
- K, Grades 5, 7 and 9 attend all day.
- New students in grades 1-8 attend all day.
- DO NOT ATTEND: Students in Grades 1-4, 6, 8 who are not new to the District and all students in grades 10-12,
School Day 2 (Thursday, August 25):
- All K-4 students attend all day.
- Grades 6-8 attend all day.
- Grades 9-10 attend half day. (Grade 9 in the AM, Grade 10 in the PM)
- Grades 5, 11-12 do NOT attend.
School Day 3 (Friday, August 26):
- All K-8 students attend all day.
- Grades 11-12 attend half day. (Grade 11 in the AM, Grade 12 in the PM)
- Grades 9-10 do NOT attend.
For a chart view of the staggered start schedule, please see below or
click here for a printable version.
Grade | Wednesday, August 24 | Thursday, August 25 | Friday, August 26 |
K | In school all day | In school all day | In school all day |
1 | No school | In school all day | In school all day |
2 | No school | In school all day | In school all day |
3 | No school | In school all day | In school all day |
4 | No school | In school all day | In school all day |
|
5 | In school all day | No school | In school all day |
6 | No school | In school all day | In school all day |
|
7 | In school all day | In school all day | In school all day |
8 | No school | In school all day | In school all day |
|
9 | In school all day (8 a.m.-3:15 p.m.) | ½ Day (8 a.m.-12 p.m.) | No School |
10 | No school | ½ Day (11:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.) | No School |
11 | No school | No school | ½ Day (8 a.m.-12 p.m.) |
12 | No school | No school | ½ Day (11:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.) |
|
Preschool | Staggered as have done in past years (Scheduled by the program.) |
New Students (Gr. 1-8) | New students, all grades attend all day | Follow Current Grade Above | Follow Current Grade Above |
New Students (Gr. 10-12) | Follow Current Grade Above | Follow Current Grade Above | Follow Current Grade Above |