Quality Profile Report 2022 - Flipbook - Page 7
>> Students identified as economically disadvantaged – 22%
>> Students with special needs – 13%
>> Students identified as EL (English Learners) – 1%
>> Students identified as gifted – 16%
>> Demographics:
Asian/Pacific islander 2.3%
African American 4.2%
Hispanic 4.2%
Multiracial 5.1%
White 84.1%
Native American 0.1%
Enrollment
2022-2023
Grade Level
Pre-K
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
# of Students
Grade Level
# of Students
138
460
468
534
492
512
543
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
564
555
526
543
550
609
653
Total: 7,147
>> Mentor Schools offers a multitude of specialized services with certified
faculty members to meet the needs of all students. This includes speech
language services, occupational services, physical therapist services, school
psychologist services, behavioral specialist services, guidance counselors,
special educators, and gifted teachers.
>> The district's transportation department operates a fleet of 78 school
buses and covers about 6,400 miles a day in routes and our nutrition services department provides healthy meals for hundreds of students each day.
>> Mentor Schools offers a state-of-theart specialized school for students with
autism, known as CARES (Cardinal
Autism Research and Education School).
CARES also serves as an alternative
revenue source as we are able to
provide special education services for
out-of-district students.
A variety of services provide options to ensure all students receive individualized instruction, enrichment and support.
Student Services
LEAGUE OF INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS
>> Mentor Public Schools is a proud
and dedicated member of the
prestigious League of Innovative
Schools. Our district was one of the
first selected to represent the State
of Ohio. Since then, the league has
grown into a coalition of 150
forward-thinking school districts providing collaboration opportunities for educators to continue working to find ways to
bring new and exciting innovative instructional practices to
life in classrooms across the country— benefiting millions of
students nationwide! If you scan the QR code above, you can view our
Innovation Portfolio on the League of Innovative Schools website.
STRAIGHT A FUND GRANT
>> The Straight A Fund grant was the largest grant ever earned in the
district’s history (2014) and its lasting impact remains evident today.
The Straight A Fund grant provided funds for the following projects:
renovating the Mentor High School media center, now called The Hub;
building a 16,000 square foot professional development center called
Paradigm; renovating more than 65 Mentor High School classrooms;
and providing MacBooks for all students in grades 9-12.
>> 86% of Mentor Schools’ teachers have earned a Master’s Degree or higher as part of their continuing education. Dozens more
are currently working toward their Master’s Degree.
>> Mentor’s IT (Information and Instructional Technology) Team
supports all departments to maximize the use of technology in
the district. The IT Team works in coordination with the Curriculum Department by integrating technology into the curriculum to
increase academic opportunities for all of our students. IT also
works closely with Student Services, Human Resources, Business
Operations, the Treasurer's Office and the Transportation Department to make sure each staff member and student has what they
need (whether hardware or software) to be successful. Below is a
glimpse of some of the hardware and software the IT department
is responsible for maintaining each and every day:
67 Network Switches, which is the
30 Management Programs we oversee
foundation for internet connectivity
47 Servers
277 IP Security Cameras
356 VOIP Phones
643 Access Points, which allows
wireless connectivity no matter where
you are in any of our buildings in the
district.
787 Staff Macbooks
682 Staff iPads
2,396 student MacBooks
2,680 Student Chromebooks
2,274 student iPads
374 PC Laptops / Desktops
- including programs such as Infinite
Campus, Clever, Verstarans, and
Blackboard Connect
56 Instructional Programs we oversee including programs such as Schoology,
SeeSaw, and Google Apps for Educators
265 TVs
388 Projectors
340 Apple TVs
10 (on average) ITSupport emails daily
25 (on average) IT
tickets that our techs
work on daily