Kindergarten registration for the 2021-2022 school year is now open. Students must be 5 years old on or before September 30, 2021 to be eligible to enter kindergarten. Registration information and materials can be found on our Student Registration page. Registration is by appointment only. 

KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION VIDEO

Click on on the link below for up-to-date information on COVID-19 cases and quarantines among students and staff. You can also find a link with complete information regarding the 2020-2021 School Year Plan as it relates to COVID.

COVID-19 DASHBOARD
SCHOOL YEAR PLAN PAGE
STAFF COVID REPORTING FORM
STUDENT COVID REPORTING FORM

Emerson Elementary students have an exciting and big new reason to strive for those gold coins they receive as part of the school’s positive culture/behavior program. Today, the school unveiled its Ultimate Book Experience vending machine, where students who exhibit the competencies contained in our Vision of a Lakewood Graduate can use their gold coin to select a book from the machine. Much better than candy or soda, right?!

Congratulations to the nine Ranger athletes who have qualified for the Ohio Association of Track & Cross Country Coaches Indoor State Track & Field Championship Meet! Competing on March 6 at Spire Institute in Geneva are: Ebony Bradford, Sadie Gregg, McKenna Hunt, Teeghan McGann, Helen Roche, Abby Sacha, Alicia Smith, Aniya Symons, Mallory Zavatchan. Good luck, Rangers!

The Open Enrollment period for the 2021-2022 school year begins March 1, 2021 and continues until March 31, 2021. Notification of open enrollment status will be as follows: The first-round of notifications will occur the week of June 14, 2021.  The second-round of notifications will occur the week of August 9, 2021.  Kindergarten notification will be made the week of August 9, 2021.  If you have any questions regarding Open Enrollment, please call 216-529-4203. For more information, see the link below.

OPEN ENROLLMENT INFORMATION & APPLICATION

Junior Kelsey Dalton, who began her high school wrestling career only this year, qualified for the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association (OHSWCA) state girls wrestling tournament. Kelsey finished one spot out of placing in the 235-pound weight class after winning two and losing two matches. Coach Doug Thomas said "We are extremely happy with her growth and progress to make it to this level and finish in the top 8 in one of the tougher weight classes in the state." Congratulations, Kelsey!

At its meeting on Feb. 16, the Board of Education recognized the first two graduates of the 2020-2021 school year! Franklin School of Opportunity seniors Sunny Suleiman and Evan Hampton received their diplomas with congratulations from FSO'sTerrie Bornino-Elwell, Coordinator of Alternate Education: "These young men have had to fiercely overcome these past months of unprecedented times and find a way to push through to complete their journey and accomplish their goal of becoming a Lakewood graduate." Congratulations, graduates!

The Lakewood Board of Education at special Board meeting Feb. 11 approved Lakewood City Schools Assistant Superintendent Margaret “Maggie” Niedzwiecki as the next Superintendent for the District. The Board’s search process for new leadership began shortly after current Superintendent Dr. Michael J. Barnes announced his resignation in December 2020 in order to return to Mayfield City Schools as its new superintendent.

District staff members are scheduled to receive COVID-19 vaccinations off-site on Tuesday, February 16 and Tuesday, March 9. On those two days, all students, including Remote 2.0 students, will work independently at home on assignments provided by their teachers.

Give your child the right start by choosing Lakewood School’s Early Childhood Program. The path to success starts here with an education designed to meet each student’s academic, social emotional, creative, and developmental needs. All classes include Beck Center Music Therapy at no additional cost. Register online now!
PRESCHOOL INFORMATION PAGE
PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION LINK

For the fourth straight year, a West Shore Career-Tech Media, Art & Design student has won the Teen Driver Safety Billboard Design Challenge. Congratulations to senior Gaby Bush of Bay Village High School for her winning design! The contest requires students to create a billboard design that tackles the issue of distracted teen driving.

Congratulations to West Shore and Bay High School Senior, Ryan Duffy for being recognized as an Ohio Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Presidential Scholar Semifinalist.