ComMentor Summer 2022 Final - Flipbook - Page 3
New Superintendent Selected
The Mentor Board of Education is pleased to announce Mr. Craig
Heath is the new superintendent of Mentor Public Schools. The Board
unanimously and formally appointed him at June’s regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting. Mr. Heath officially begins as superintendent on August 1, 2022.
“The Board greatly appreciates the input provided by our stakeholders during the superintendent search process, and we are confident
we found the best candidate for the job,” says Mentor Board of Education President Mary Bryner. “It is clear, Mr. Heath has a passion for
public education and has demonstrated extremely strong leadership
skills throughout his career. A philosophy that ‘every child has their
own unique gifts and talents and the mission of any school district
should be to identify and develop those talents through world-class
instruction, authentic learning experiences and innovative programming that meets the interests of each student’ drives his decisionmaking, and the board believes this is a perfect fit for leading our
team of dynamic educators.”
personalized approach to teaching
and learning to better meet the
needs of children.
“I am very excited to have the opportunity to serve as the superintendent of Mentor Public Schools,”
Mr. Heath says. “The high expectations that are an obvious part of
the Mentor community mirror my
own values, and I cannot wait to
get to work in this high-caliber,
innovative school district. I look
forward to connecting with the
community – and our students
and staff – as we work together to ensure Mentor Schools continues
to be a place for every child to learn and grow.”
Mr. Heath and his wife, Kathy, are looking forward to relocating to our
Mr. Heath has an array of great work experience in other prestigious community. The Heaths have two adult-aged sons and are excited to
Ohio school districts. He is currently the assistant superintendent in
move near family members who live in the area. Mr. Heath grew up in
Delaware City Schools and prior to that served in administrative direc- Northeast Ohio and he is a graduate of Perry High School. After gradutor roles in both Dublin and Hilliard Schools. Those roles were Director ating from Kent State University with his teaching degree, Mr. Heath
of Secondary Education and Director of Data and Assessment (in Dub- went on to earn his Master’s in Educational Administration and Superlin) and Director of Assessment and Research (in Hilliard). He also
intendent Certification from The Ohio State University. He is currently
worked as a school principal. Before moving into administration, Mr. pursuing his Educational Doctorate in Educational Administration
Heath worked as a Spanish teacher, including starting his career in
from Ohio State as well.
Mentor at Lake Catholic High School. Also, Mr. Heath’s current district
Welcome to Mentor Schools, Mr. Heath!
is a partner of Mentor Schools through the Ohio Blended Collaborative, which is a network of schools working together toward a more
RoboBots Competition
Champions!
Mentor High School’s robotics team earned first place honors at the 12th
Annual AWT RoboBots Competition at Lakeland Community College!
RoboBots is an innovative program that allows high schools to partner with
industry mentors to build a combat robot together for competition. Mentor
High School’s winning team — Buttercup — worked with Libra Industries for
this year’s competition. The RoboBots program is a way for local manufacturers to foster local talent. Many RoboBot participants go on to become innovators and pursue engineering degrees! Congratulations to our MHS team!
Meet Mr. Heath!
Mr. Heath spent some time on campus touring
and meeting staff over the summer after being
officially appointed by the Board of Education in
June. You can get to know a little more about
him via a quick video interview on Cardinal TV
by scanning the code or visiting our website!