Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The former elementary school houses the Cardinal Autism Resource Education School, which Hoynes initiated during her tenure as superintendent
The Mentor Schools Board of Education renamed the former Headlands Elementary building as the Dr. Jacqueline A. Hoynes School in honor of the district's erstwhile superintendent Tuesday evening. Several school officials thanked Hoynes for her decades of service with the district during a brief ceremony before the School Board meeting. "One of (Hoynes') strongest characteristics is that she was willing to make the tough decisions that other superintendents in other districts wouldn't," Board President Alan Mihok said. Mihok cited Hoynes' willingness to close Center Street School and then Headlands Elementary -- due to the district's shrinking student population -- as difficult and unpopular, but ultimately correct, decisions she made. Mihok…
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The ceremony for the former superintendent will be before the Mentor Schools Board of Education meeting
The Mentor Schools Board of Education will rededicate the former Headlands Elementary building as the Dr. Jacqueline A. Hoynes School in honor of the district's former superintendent at 6:30 p.m. today. The board previously announced it would be renaming the building in Hoynes' honor in May. The building closed as an elementary school at the end of the 2010-2011 school year and now houses the Cardinal Autism Resource Education School. It was Hoynes who advocated for and oversaw the addition of CARES facility to the district. She retired at the end of the 2011-2012 school year. The ceremony will be followed by the board's usual monthly meeting at 7 p.m. At the meeting: The complete agenda for the Board's meeting can be found on the Mentor …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The CARES facility will be renamed the Dr. Jacqueline A. Hoynes School in her honor
The Mentor Schools Board of Education honored the district's retiring Superintendent Jacqueline Hoynes during their meeting Tuesday evening at Mentor High School. They announced that the Cardinal Autism Resource Education School would be renamed the Dr. Jacqueline A. Hoynes School in honor of her 30 years working at the district and for her 10 years as superintendent. During the meeting, School Board President Alan Mihok listed the many changes to the district Hoynes has overseen during her tenure. Mihok joked that the list of accomplishments was so long that he tried to pare it. "But every one I read, I said, 'We can't cut that out. We can't cut that out,'" Mihok said. Hoynes' accomplishments include restoring the district from financial …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
The local chapter of the United Way received $105,846 more in donations this campaign year than it did last year
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
The United Way of Lake County mentioned a lot of important numbers at its annual meeting and awards breakfast Thursday morning at LaMalfa Centre. There was But the most important number mentioned during the breakfast was two-thirds. That's how many Lake County residents use a service that receives funding from the local chapter of the United Way. Greg Lieb, the incoming UWLC Board Chair for this year, said that more than 140,000 people benefitted from UWLC funding. "That's two out of every three of us," he said. Outgoing UWLC Board Chair Steven Roszczyk said that number will likely continue to increase so the support must grow with it. "While we can certainly be proud of what we've accomplished, the truth is our neighbors' needs continue …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Superintendent, principal say documentary only tells one side of the story
Both Mentor Schools Superintendent Jacqueline Hoynes and Mentor High School Principal William Wade posted messages online Wednesday, reacting to the trailer for the documentary "Mentor." The documentary, which is directed by Alix Lambert, is about bullying and teen suicide at Mentor High School. For the documentary, Lambert interviewed the parents of Eric Mohat and Sladjana Vidovic. Both sets of parents have filed lawsuits against the school district. They claim the school did not do enough to prevent the bullying of their respective children and that the bullying ultimately led Eric to shoot himself and Sladjana to hang herself out of her bedroom window. The Mohats' lawsuit has been dismissed. The Vidovics' suit is still ongoing in …
Friday, March 16, 2012
Local dignitaries wore green, let their hair down, sang karaoke, chowed on corned beef and raised money for the United Way of Lake County
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Mayors, council members, CEOs, CFOs, executive directors, bigwigs and head honchos (as well as some little people) gathered Thursday at the LaMalfa Centre to sing karaoke and serve corned beef. The United Way of Lake County celebrated St. Patrick's Day with its ninth annual Celebrity Server Luncheon. About 700 filled LaMalfa's main hall to have a good time and support a good cause. The event raises more than $30,000 for the local chapter of the United Way each year.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Local schools call for thoughts and prayers for the victims
The entire region -- if not the nation -- is shocked after a Chardon High School student shot five of his classmates, killing three, on Monday. Several local school districts -- including Mentor Schools and Lake Catholic High School -- have had their own reactions to the tragedy. Lake Catholic held a prayer service in honor of Chardon Tuesday morning. "We hope to have a tribute later in the week that is more planned out and can include everyone," the school posted on its Facebook page Tuesday. "In the meantime, and most importantly, please continue to pray for everyone at Chardon High School." Meanwhile, Mentor Schools Superintendent Jacqueline Hoynes posted an open letter to parents and guardians on the district's web site. It read: Dear …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The Board of Education seeks input through online survey and focus group meetings to help develop a candidate profile
Mentor Schools Superintendent Jacqueline Hoynes is retiring at the end of the 2011-2012 school year, and the Board of Education is conducting a nationwide search to find her replacement. Community members can participate in this process by taking a survey on the Mentor Schools web site. The survey asks people what characteristics they want in a superintendent. Additionally, the Board will host focus groups on Jan. 25 and 26 with the same purpose. The Board will use the information it gleans from the survey and focus groups to develop a leadership profile and selection criteria for the next superintendent. The Board intends to begin interviewing candidates in April and complete the hiring process by May 3, 2012. The board has selected an …
Monday, October 3, 2011
Hundreds of students, teachers and administrators hit the field at halftime of the Mentor-Brunswick game to dance to the Glee cast's cover of Don't Stop Believing
Those who only caught the score of the Mentor-Brunswick game didn't get the whole story. Hundreds of Mentor High students, teachers and administrators flash-mobbed the field at the end of halftime to dance to the Glee cast's cover of "Don't Stop Believing." Keep your eyes peeled and you can spot Superintendent Jacqueline Hoynes, High School Principal Bill Wade, School Board President Tom Tuttle and more dancing in the video. Even Mentor Football Coach Steve Trivisonno played a little air guitar. (Trivisonno had a busy weekend. He also let kids drop him in a dunk tank to raise money for autism research, treatment and programming.) Coincidentally, Lake Catholic used the same song for their own flash mob earlier this year.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Jacqueline Hoynes says while she is satisfied with the district's performance, there is a danger in overemphasizing standardized test scores
Jacqueline Hoynes, the superintendent of Mentor Schools, is satisfied with the district's grade from the Ohio Department of Education. The district was ranked excellent for the sixth consecutive year. "I was pleased with the results," she said. "We met adequate yearly progress in every category. Our performance index score went up. Every category we met and exceeded." She attributed the district's continued success to what she calls "the culture of a professional learning community." Every week her teachers meet by either grade or discipline to compare teaching strategies, she said. They make suggestions to each other based on how well students learn certain topics in each class. "For example, one will say to another, 'Your class did …
DL
10:46 am on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Jackie Hoynes was an administrator who managed by intimidation and although she helped get the schools back on their feet financially spent money she didn't have and issued edicts that caused alot of stress throughout the school system. I am so fed up with people praising someone who doesn't deserve it. Let's face it she was in the right place at the right time otherwise she would have never been… more ›