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Greenville City
Schools and the State Report Card
The Ohio Department of Education released its school district report
cards this past week. Ohio issues annual report cards for every public
district and school, based on student academic performance and growth
as measured by the state tests each spring. The district report card is
the way the Department of Education provides families, educators and
the community with the information they need to understand how the
students in their schools are performing.
Our school district has some
work to do. Despite much hard work by students and teachers, Greenville
City Schools fared much as they have in the recent past, meeting the
state standard on only one state test –Fourth Grade Social Studies.
However, the school district is making progress. Students scored an
average of 6 percentage points higher in reading over last year, and
mathematics proficiency scores were above the state average for most
grade levels. The K-3 literacy grade, which measures how well our
teachers are teaching struggling students how to read, rose from a D to
a C with more students reading on grade-level.
At the high school, the number of students who took College Credit Plus
courses increased from 58 students (12.5% of students) to 79 students
(17.9% of students), and the high school’s graduation rate was over 90%
(the state average is 83%).
It should be mentioned that Ohio is only in the second year of
providing a consistent test for measuring student’s growth after
changing the education standards. It takes time for a school system to
adjust, but Greenville is making the adjustments and students are
showing progress. For this school year, the district adopted a new
reading curriculum for grades K-5, has continued our 1:1 initiative by
providing iPads to all students in grades K-6, and has implemented
several digital learning programs such as the TenMarks math program to
help support student achievement.
While the information supplied by the Department of Education is
important to make improvements in Greenville City Schools, it is
equally important to remember that no single piece of the report card
tells the whole story about what positive things are happening in
Greenville City Schools. Greenville students have received national
recognition for its Career Tech programs; our bands, choirs, and
orchestras provide an opportunity for students rarely found in other
schools; the annual Waves of Pride exhibition showcases the outstanding
arts education our students are receiving.
Greenville City Schools are grateful for having a community and parents
who value education. Valuing education means making school attendance a
priority. Attendance is one of the single most important factors in
students being successful. Working together, teachers, administrators
and parents can ensure that our children have the best education
experience possible.
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