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FAIRFIELD TWP. — Cheers erupted in the hallways of D. Russell Lee when students learned the results of their academic performance, school administrators said.
For the third consecutive year, Butler Technology and Career Development Schools ranked first of Ohio’s career technical schools, according to data compiled by district officials. Similar to school report cards, where public schools aim for the distinction of “Excellent,” Butler Tech’s assessment results are from the Perkins IV Secondary WFD Performance Reports, and are calculated based on things like graduation rate, Ohio Graduation Test results, and technical skill attainment scores.
“The kids were celebrating the success,” said Dan Schroer, vice president of secondary workforce education. “We talk about setting goals in their personal lives, in their professional lives -- when they set their personal goals and achieve in school, that helps the entire team be successful.”
Butler Tech officials said they pull each district’s scores from eight measures and rank them. Anyone can access the data and do with it as they wish, said Sharon Enright, Ohio Department of Education assistant director for career technical education performance and accountability. Butler Tech’s score was 625.21 of 800. In second of 49 schools was Eastland Joint Vocational School near Columbus, which scored 615.25. In the area, Great Oaks was ranked 22, Warren County Career Center 11 and Miami Vallley in Dayton eighth, Schroer said.
Eight years ago, Butler Tech scored last of Ohio career technical schools. But, with a new decision framework and strategic plan, Schroer said students and teachers took seriously the challenge to be the best.
“Nobody in Ohio did it two consecutive years until we did it,” he said. “The really neat thing about these results is the fact that every single teacher posts these results in their room. We talk about it in student assemblies almost like a pep rally. We want to be the No. 1 JVS in Ohio. We encourage. We pump them up.”
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