All students who will be receiving awards receive an invitation to the awards night at each junior high. They are told in the letter that they are receiving awards, but they do not learn until that evening which awards they are receiving in order to maintain some element of surprise.

This is not true. There is no plan to ban hoodies or flip-flops at the high school.

There is no truth to this rumor.

Yes, next year at Mentor High School, 9th and 10th graders will start school on Tuesday, September 2 and all students will attend on Wednesday, September 3. This will give 9th and 10th graders an opportunity to attend school for a transition day, without the upperclassmen. All staff members will be available to help students as they find their classes, open their lockers, and become acclimated to Mentor High School. The freshmen and sophomores will begin the school day on September 2 in an assembly designed to welcome them to the school. The program will be about 20 minutes. The students will then attend all of their classes where they will learn about each class from the teachers. Among the activities taking place in the classroom will be a review of expectations, reception of books and materials, and an opportunity to begin getting to know their classmates. There will be a little bit of extra time between classes to help students make their way through the building. Staff will be in the halls between classes helping students with their lockers and directions. Extra staff will also be assigned to classrooms to help teachers and students as necessary.

This is not true. Money left in a student's CardCredit account at the end of the year automatically follows the student to the next grade or school (within the district). If a student is graduating, the parent may request a check for the balance of the funds, or have the funds transferred to another student's account. To request a check for unused funds on a graduating senior account, please contact Assistant Treasurer Norm Funk at (440) 205-2596.

There are no plans to restructure the school year at this time.

All of our schools' operating hours will remain the same as they are now for the 2008 - 2009 school year.

There is no truth to this rumor. Our AP and honors programs are an integral part of our commitment to high student achievement, and will remain so. We currently offer 16 AP classes and 8 honors classes at the high school. Information on each course is available in the Program of Studies, which you can access in its entirety on the main page of our web site.

The Ohio Department of Education gave Mentor Schools an unequivocal assurance that the testing dates for 2009 are set and will not change. The spring break dates as approved by the board of education will not change.

We do not screen kindergarten students prior to entrance. During the first few weeks in the fall kindergarteners take several assessments including the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment for Literacy (KRAL) and the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) which helps the teachers design the program for their students for the year.