Ohio Department of Education News
The Ohio Department of Education’s Reset and Restart Education Planning webpage has information and resources for schools and districts as they plan for the start of the 2020-2021 school year.
Please check back for updates as they become available.
Ohio 2020 school report cards lack grades: Here’s how to read them
Cleveland Plain Dealer
This year’s Ohio report cards lack the traditional A-F grades that rate Ohio’s many schools and districts. The report cards released for 2020 still contain essential information -- like district spending and graduation rates -- but some of those numbers lag behind by a year, and other indicators are still affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The numbers included do show some encouraging trends, with a higher graduation rate and more students earning credentials to prepare for post-graduation.
Related coverage: SCHOOL REPORT CARDS: More Akron students graduating in four and five years (Akron Beacon Journal), Ohio releases abbreviated report cards for local schools (Canton Repository), Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says state needs K-12 tests during coronavirus, but consequences are worrisome (Cleveland Plain Dealer), Ohio (sort of) releases school district report cards (Columbus Dispatch), LIST: Graduation rate for area school districts released (Dayton Daily News) School district report cards released without letter grades because of pandemic (Toledo Blade)
State and Local Education News
Mansfield City Schools shifts to 4 days a week of in-person classes
Richland Source
Mansfield City Schools took a step toward normal operations Tuesday with the announcement that in-person students will begin attending school four days a week on Sept. 28. Superintendent Stan Jefferson announced the change at Tuesday's school board meeting, which was the first in-person meeting since the middle of May. Students are currently split into two cohorts -- Falcons and Tygers, who attend school on a hybrid schedule, with two days in person and three online. Starting Sept. 28, the Falcons and Tygers will reunite into one student body.
Related coverage: Parma City Schools enjoy ‘positive’ start to school year, anticipate students in class soon (Cleveland Plain Dealer), Remote learning plan chief among topics at latest BOE meeting (Ashland Source), Pymatuning Valley High School on remote learning for two weeks (Ashtabula Star Beacon)
Fairview Park City School District’s Care Crew helping students and families in need
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Over the last couple of weeks Fairview Park City Schools have been sending its Care Crew throughout the community to help students and families in need at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, which has started out in remote fashion... In addition to helping students overcome a digital divide or receive fixed computers, Sullivan is also providing insight on the social-emotional supports and mental health resources for students.
Lincoln Elementary School promotes literacy with new playground Walk & Read Cleveland Plain Dealer
Even though the Lakewood City Schools opened the 2020-2021 school year in remote learning fashion, Lincoln Elementary School parents are encouraged to take their students to the Clifton Boulevard building for an outdoor Walk & Read experience. The person behind the playground attraction promoting literacy is Curriculum and Technology Teacher Abbey Gleason.
Brief: C-TEC awarded TechCred grants through state
Newark Advocate
C-TEC of Licking County’s Adult Education Center has been awarded $21,972 in TechCred grants through the state of Ohio. The TechCred funds will be used to upskill and support C-TEC instructor training in advanced and automated manufacturing, including PLCs, CNC, FANUC Machining, CAD-CAM and Fusion 360. The training is part of a broader strategy in which C-TEC has been working with local industry partners to incorporate a robotic and automation course offering into their current Adult Education machining program.
School districts in need of substitute teachers
Dayton NBC-2
School districts across the state are reporting a shortage of substitute teachers, including in the Miami Valley. Northridge Local Schools only has 13 substitute teachers on their list, that’s just above half of what they’d have for a typical school year... The district has a listing on the Dayton Area School Consortium website hoping to find new applicants.
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