47°Three area schools get 'excellent' rating -- so far
03:09 PM
Aug 26
2010
Aug 26
2010
Three school districts in the Reflector readership area were rated "excellent" by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) in its preliminary report card results.
Norwalk City Schools, Plymouth-Shiloh Local Schools and Berlin-Milan Local Schools have claimed the next to highest ranking for their district report cards from the state. The preliminary results were released Tuesday.
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07:24 AM
retired says
I would also not think that Denny's comments were to critize anyone.04:20 AM
livelife says
I don't believe Mr. Doughty meant to throw anyone under the bus with his comments.04:09 AM
retired says
Some don't let the facts get in the way of posting comments.08:17 AM
arnmcrmn says
Might help if you read the article first before commenting citizen4change......wow....foot in mouth.05:15 PM
good grief says
Did you even read the article? The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) released the ratings based on last year and previous years comparisons. This is a state initiative. School district report cards have been around for a number of years now, though the measurements utilized have changed some, over time.10:46 PM
citizen4change says
I might be wrong but not real sure. Didn't school just start in the middle of last week? How and why are they being graded now? Doesn't make any sense. Why not grade them halfway through the year or something to see if the students are grasping what is being taught. How can you give these schools top grades at the beggining of the year? Now the teachers/administrators have no incentive to TEACH these students. To make sure they are grasping the information being thrown at them. Just like everything else that is done in this area. A$$ backwards.09:28 PM
Smileyface101 says
I read the entire story this afternoon in the E-Paper. Doughty said - While Doughty said he knows the district has areas to improve, he said the school is “working very hard” to improve reading for special needs students. First, why isn't the district working hard to improve the reading of all of it's students? I am sure that there were non-special needs students who did not pass the reading section of the test? Doughty's comment just threw the special education teachers in his district under the bus! A better comment would have been - "we are working very hard to improve our students' reading scores."