Local Education Stories for November 2012
Stories for Friday, November 30
55 area seniors among national scholarship finalists
Fifty five Miami Valley high school seniors are semifinalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship program and Centerville High School leads the area with 12.The seniors are among 16,000 semifinalists in the 58th annual program. Those selected as finalists in February can compete for 8,300 National Merit Scholarships — worth ...
Stories for Thursday, November 29
Ohio House approves changes in how schools are graded
Lawmakers in Ohio approved on Thursday major changes that will affect how the state evaluates success in Ohio schools. The Ohio House of Representatives approved House Bill 555, which would grade schools on an A-F scale instead of the current, excellent-academic emergency scale. The House passed the bill without amendments ...
Stories for Wednesday, November 28
Clifford named Ohio Superintendent of Year
Rusty Clifford, the superintendent of West Carrollton City Schools, was named 2013 Ohio Superintendent of the Year by the Buckeye Association of School Administrators. Jerry Klenke, deputy executive director for BASA, said Clifford stood out in each of the four criteria used for selection: leadership for learning, communications, professionalism and ...
Stories for Tuesday, November 27
5 local districts earn AP honors
Five Dayton-area school districts were among the 539 across the U.S. and Canada, and among 37 in Ohio, to be named to the AP District Honor Roll for 2012 — and one of those districts also earned recognition and funding for its STEM education.Beavercreek, Bethel, Centerville, Kettering and Vandalia-Butler were ...
Stories for Sunday, November 25
Pay freezes, cuts saving millions at local schools
Staff pay freezes have become the rule, rather than the exception, at Miami Valley public school districts.Across the state and at dozens of local districts, from Springfield to Dayton to Hamilton, base pay and/or step pay freezes have been implemented in response to large-scale revenue losses, as well as political ...
Stories for Saturday, November 17
Districts recognized for financial transparency
Twelve of the 45 school districts or schools in Ohio that earned a Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for fiscal year 2011 are located in the Miami Valley.The certificate, which is a product of the Association of School Business Officials International, recognized more than 500 districts nationwide for the ...
Stories for Friday, November 16
Vandalia-Butler schools superintendent to retire
Vandalia-Butler City Schools Superintendent Christy Donnelly has announced she will retire June 30, 2013 after 12 years leading the district.She informed the school board on Thursday night, saying impending changes to the retirement system prompted her decision.“Having begun my teaching career with the district 36 years ago, I can state ...
2 districts, school lauded for student progress
Battelle for Kids, the company behind the value-added criteria for Ohio Report Cards, recognized two local school districts and one high school this week for exceptional growth in student learning for the 2011-12 school year. Kettering City Schools and Miami East Local Schools were among 10 districts in Ohio to ...
Stories for Wednesday, November 7
Voters reject about half of local school levies
CENTERVILLE FAILCenterville City Schools saw its 5.9-mill operating levy lose by a razor-thin margin, according to Tuesday’s unofficial results. Funds from the continuing levy would have gone toward maintaining excellent teachers, as well as for classroom supplies, textbooks and technology for the district, which earned its fourth “Excellent with Distinction” ...
Stories for Friday, November 2
District suspends, reprimands teachers tied to prank
Three Belmont High School teachers have been suspended and a fourth teacher reprimanded for their involvement in an Oct. 3 incident in which students were driven off campus to participate in a homecoming prank.Teacher Anna “Katy” Riddell was suspended for four days because of her level of involvement in the ...
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