Oakwood also was the only school district in the region to earn A’s on three of the six report card components (achievement, graduation and prepared for success).
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For the second year in a row, tiny Jefferson Twp. schools was the only district in the area to earn an “A” in K-3 Literacy Improvement. While Jefferson struggled in other categories, it was one of only four districts in Ohio to earn an “A” in that category.
K-3 Literacy Improvement shows what percentage of struggling readers a school gets back on track. Jefferson Superintendent Richard Gates talked earlier this year about turning Blairwood Elementary into a “literacy school,” with low student-teacher ratios and everything focused on reading.
Six local districts other than Oakwood got more than one “A” on the report card — Northmont, Bellbrook, Miamisburg, Beavercreek, Valley View and Miami East.
Showing how tough the grading was on the report card, Oakwood, Springboro and tiny Newton schools were the only districts in a five-county area to get no grade below a “C.”
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