Statewide Education News
- Reports of Delay on New, Tougher School Rating System May Be Exaggerated (State Impact Ohio)
- New state report card makes top rating tougher to reach (Delaware News)
Last week, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Stan Heffner said schools would likely get “a year’s reprieve” from a tougher school report card system. Those new grades are called for in Ohio’s application to the U.S. Department of Education for freedom from some parts of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The application says the new grading system would be rolled out in 2011 and 2012. Read More…
New state report cards will make it a lot more difficult for Ohio school districts to earn the top rating. A total of 352 out of the state's 609 districts earned "Excellent" or "Excellent with Distinction" ratings on last year's report cards, which show how well districts meet Ohio Department of Education standards. Read More…
Local Issues
- Fostoria school board seeks waiver (Findlay Courier)
- School makes $1M in cuts (Warren Tribune Chronicle)
- “Tribute tree' brings comfort to community in wake of Chardon High shooting (Willoughby News Herald)
FOSTORIA -- Like many school districts in the area, Fostoria school board on Monday approved a resolution to seek a waiver of the state's body mass index screening requirement for the 2012-13 school year. The state guidelines require screening of kindergarten, third-, fifth- and ninth-grade students prior to May 1. The district received a waiver last school year and this year. After Monday's meeting, Deb Pirolli, director of student services, said procedures for administering the program have not been clarified by the state. Read More…
AUSTINTOWN - Tom Sellers acknowledged that he and other district officials were uneasy during most of the school board's meeting on Monday. Before dozens of residents and staff the school board voted to make cuts amounting to about $1 million including $700,000 in transportation - the hardest hit department. Read More…
Gifts of all types poured into Chardon School District in the aftermath of the February shooting that killed three students and wounded three others. Wagons full of flowers and food were shipped to staff and students from those touched by the incident. But Newbury Township artist Carol Hummel and her daughter Molly Sedensky had a different idea. Read More…
Editorial & Opinion
- Youngstown schools district needs experienced treasurer (Youngstown Vindicator)
Although the Youngstown city schools system shed its state-designated fiscal emergency status more than a year ago, its finances are far from stable. Indeed, it would not be an exaggeration to describe the future of the urban district as bleak. With the loss of $4 million in funding from the state as a result of more than 500 students departing, major decisions must be made regarding the overall operation. Read More…