http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ Megan Gildow of the News-Sun newspaper in Springfield, Ohio, covers local school districts, their teachers, students and anything in between. Districts she covers include: Springfield City Schools, Clark-Shawnee Local Schools, Northeastern Local Schools, Northwestern Local Schools, Tecumseh Local Schools, Southeastern Local Schools, Greenon Local Schools, Catholic Central Schools, Emmanuel Christian, and area charter schools. Quick news updates by e-mail Start your workday informed by signing up for our e-mail local news headlines and breaking news alerts. Sign up en-us mgildow@coxohio.com 2009-06-12T17:01:03-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/06/12/springfield_uilding_principal.html Four new principals were hired by the Springfield school board Thursday night, but those administrators were not assigned to any particular building. The district has as many building principals as it does buildings at this point, but few of those... 13355603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ Springfield City Schools 2009-06-12T17:01:03-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/06/11/district_selects_new_superinte.html Southeastern Local Schools has selected David M. Shea as its next superintendent, Treasurer Brad McKee said Thursday, June 11. Shea, 39, is currently principal of Southeastern Middle School in Ross County near Chillicothe. The board will vote to hire him... 13324303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ Southeastern Local Schools 2009-06-11T11:44:23-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/06/08/top_students_recognize_valued.html Top students from around the county recognized teachers who had made an impact on their lives at the Larry K. Zerkle Excellence in Education Awards Monday, June 8. Look for the full list in School Notes in this Sunday’s News-Sun.... 13272303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ 2009-06-08T20:26:09-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/05/29/three_vie_for_southeastern_sup.html SOUTH CHARLESTON - Three educators will be interviewed in the coming weeks by Southeastern staff and school board members to be the district’s next superintendent. Greenon Assistant Superintendent Tammy Carnahan, Holgate Local Schools principal Bruce Kidder and middle school principal... 13084303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ Southeastern Local Schools 2009-05-29T12:52:52-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/05/24/schools_and_the_swine_flu.html Clark County has its first confirmed case of swine flu in a 15-year-old student at Northridge Middle School. Northeastern school officials are working with the Clark County Combined Health District and have decided not to close school when students return... 12990503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ Northeastern Local Schools 2009-05-24T15:05:44-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/05/21/geocaching_workshop_for_teache.html Avatec will offer a workshop for teachers next month about geocaching, the popular game that combines technology and the outdoors. Geocachers use clues and GPS coordinates to locate hidden treasurers in parks, cities and other areas. Here’s a story I... 12936403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ 2009-05-21T12:16:58-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/05/20/who_wants_to_be_southeasterns.html Nineteen educators have applied to be Southeastern Local Schools’ next superintendent. In the next couple days, the district will select a few candidates from the list to proceed to interviews with the board, scheduled for special meetings Tuesday, May 26,... 12917903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ Southeastern Local Schools 2009-05-20T15:53:42-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/05/15/canada_addresses_springfield.html Some kids, like Geoffrey Canada, get lucky; most kids don’t. Canada, one of the most prominent figures in today’s education reform landscape for his work with the Harlem Children’s Zone, spoke Friday, May 15, for the Nehemiah Foundation and through... 12842303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ Springfield City Schools 2009-05-15T21:18:20-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/05/13/state_board_splits_on_strickla.html The state board of education split 15-3 on a resolution in support of proposed education reforms this week, with Clark County’s elected representative casting one of the three dissenting votes. State board member Jeff Hardin, of Milford, said he voted... 12792203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ State Board of Education 2009-05-13T20:05:59-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/05/13/springfield_board_agenda_for_m.html The agenda’s light for Springfield City School’s board meeting Thursday evening. Mostly routine business with a couple of resolutions to continue partnerships like healthcare at Keifer Alternative School and running a credit recovery program in conjunction with OIC. The meeting... 12777403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ Springfield City Schools 2009-05-13T11:39:44-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/05/12/district_selects_four_to_inter.html Four educators are interviewing for the chance to be Springfield High School’s first permanent campus director. A finalist will likely be selected by the end of the month to take the reins at Springfield High for the 2009-10 school year,... 12766003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ Springfield City Schools 2009-05-12T20:47:06-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/05/11/congressman_talks_to_local_stu.html U.S. Rep. Steve Austria, R-Beavercreek, spoke to South Vienna Elementary fourth-graders this morning about the legislative process, Abraham Lincoln and a time capsule that will hold the students’ essays for the next 50 years. Two of Nona Alleman’s social studies... 12724503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ 2009-05-11T11:46:46-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/04/29/board_starts_process_to_fire_t.html Clark-Shawnee board members took the first steps today, April 29, toward terminating the contract of a teacher accused of inappropriate conduct with female students. Dennis B. Dahlberg, 35, a social studies teacher at Shawnee High School, has until Saturday to... 12484803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ Clark-Shawnee Local Schools 2009-04-29T12:05:45-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/04/24/high_school_mourns_honors_teac.html Kenton Ridge High School Teacher John Mills died Wednesday evening, Principal John Hill said Friday, April 24. Mills’ students went to a trebuchet competition at Wright State today, a competition Mills loved to participate in and the school took home... 12394403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ Northeastern Local Schools 2009-04-24T14:09:58-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/entries/2009/04/22/clarkshawnee_selects_treasurer.html Tom Faulkner, treasurer of the Miami Valley Educational Computer Association, will join Clark-Shawnee Local Schools this summer, said Debbie Finkes, superintendent. Faulkner will take over the district’s finances when long-time treasurer Julie Turner retires June 30. Faulkner will be paid... 12335003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldeducation/ Clark-Shawnee Local Schools 2009-04-22T10:04:02-04:00 mgildow@coxohio.com