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Rep. Richard Adams
Funding for
Educational Innovation in district announced
COLUMBUS - State Representative Richard Adams (R-Troy) announced the
Controlling Board’s approval yesterday of $2.1 million in funding to a
consortium of Milton-Union Exempted School Village, Franklin Monroe
Local School District and Piqua City School District for their Straight
A Fund application.
Of the $2.1 million dollars allocated to these schools, $524,159.04
will go to the Milton-Union Exempted School Village, $293,239.04 will
go to the Franklin Monroe Local School District, and $1,280,579.04 will
go to the Piqua City School District. The school districts will be
partnering with The Ohio State University Crane Center for Early
Childhood Research and Policy and Wright State University.
The funding will be used for Reading Expands All Children's Horizons
(REACH), a kindergarten and first grade literacy initiative that will
bolster reading achievement by engaging parents as their children's at
home learning partners. Through one-on-one devices and educational
media, REACH will extend learning beyond the school day into homes and
communities for anytime/anywhere learning. Teacher guided, REACH's
engaging, multimedia reading modules will motivate parents and excite
children to practice reading through the REACH website and the free
digital media library.
“A review of the project indicates a focus on a K-1 literacy initiative
that will improve achievement levels and assist students to become
better learners during the balance of their education experience,” said
Representative Adams. “The project procedure and the results will be
useful for other school districts to emulate. The State of Ohio, the
three school districts and the two state universities working together
in this endeavor represents an excellent investment by Ohio tax
payers.”
The Controlling Board approved funding at the request of Ohio
Department of Education on Monday, releasing a total of $144.7 million
in grant funds, that were previously appropriated by the legislature as
part of the Straight A Fund. The Straight A Fund was created through
the 2013 state biennial budget to encourage efficiency and innovation
in education.
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