On Mondays in the month of August, the District will share a weekly Back-to-School Checklist to help families prepare for the first day of school on Monday, August 31. The Back-to-School Checklist will be shared via email, shaker.org and on social media. Visit the Back-to-School Checklist Archive online.
This week’s checklist items:
Learn more about each checklist item below.
Opt-in to Receive Text Messages from the District
We encourage all families to opt in to receiving text messages from the District this year. Opting in is easy: using your phone number on record with the District, text Y to 67587. Families can select additional messaging preferences (call, text, email) in SchoolMessenger, the District’s communications platform. Review Automated Alerts with SchoolMessenger to learn more about setting your messaging preferences for the 2020-21 school year. This information also will be included in next week’s Back-to-School Checklist.
Complete Your Child’s Vaccination Series
Please remember to complete your child’s vaccination series and be sure that all immunizations are up-to-date prior to the start of school this coming fall. Pediatric and family practice offices and the Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH) are all open and observing precautions to protect you and your children from exposure to coronavirus.
Please note:
Incoming Grade 7 students are required to have a Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) vaccine. Send updated immunization information to School Nurse Paula Damm.
Incoming Grade 12 students are required to have a booster meningococcal vaccine. Send updated immunization information to School Nurse Paula Damm.
CCBH also provides free and reduced-cost immunizations to children ages 18 and under. You can schedule an immunization appointment with CCBH by calling 216.201.2041. Learn more about CCBH immunization services.
Review this Immunization Summary for School Attendance from the Ohio Board of Health for more information on required immunizations.
Learn more about immunizations from Shaker Heights Schools Nurses.
Sign up for a FACE Academy @ Home Session
Shaker Heights Schools invites all interested parents and guardians to attend FACE Academy @ Home, a series of webinars that will help you support your student during remote learning for the 2020-21 school year. All webinars will be recorded and shared for those who cannot attend the live webinar. Webinars begin Wednesday, August 19. Learn more about FACE Academy @ Home.
Complete the Remote Learning Supervision/Childcare Interest Form (Interested Grades K-6 Families Only)
Many District families expressed concerns about childcare options for parents/guardians who were essential workers or who were not able to work from home. To help those families, the District has contracted with Champions, a third-party childcare provider, to provide a fee-based remote learning supervision for students who are enrolled in Shaker Heights Schools in Grades K-6 and employees’ children who are in Grades K-6. Space in this program is very limited to allow for physical distancing. Given the limited capacity, we ask that families kindly consider alternatives to this remote learning supervision/childcare program so that parents/guardians who are essential workers and/or who cannot work from home can utilize this option. We are working to provide fee assistance for families with students who qualify for free/reduced-price meals. The District explored the limited number of existing options and, based on the information available, determined that these services could be offered on a very limited basis in our school buildings. If you plan for your student to participate in childcare, please complete the 2020-21 School Year Childcare Interest Form no later than 5 p.m., Friday, August 21. Review the 2020-21 School Year Remote Learning Supervision/Childcare FAQ for more information.
Last week’s three checklist items: