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Greenville City Schools
School District Report Cards
Laura Bemus, Assistant Superintendent
The Ohio Department of Education released Report Cards for school
districts across the state last week. For the second time, schools and
districts received an overall letter grade. This grade was calculated
using results from six “components” — achievement, progress, gap
closing, improving at-risk K-3 readers, graduation rate and prepared
for success.
Achievement — (20 percent of overall grade) — Number of students who passed the state tests and how well they performed.
Progress — (20 percent of overall grade) — Growth of all students based on their past performances.
Gap closing — (15 percent of overall grade) — How well districts and
schools are meeting expectations for all students, especially the most
vulnerable.
Improving at-risk K-3 readers — (15 percent of overall grade) — Success
in getting struggling readers on track to proficiency in third grade
and beyond.
Graduation Rate — (15 percent of overall grade) — Graduation Rate for students in four or five years.
Prepared for Success — (15 percent of overall grade) — Preparation for
future opportunities, whether training in a technical field,
preparation for work or college.
Other report card terms and rating categories include:
Performance index — How well did students perform on the tests overall.
Value added — A measure of growth by individual students.
Paolo DeMaria, Superintendent of Public Instruction, states on the Ohio
Education report card report, “This report card shows the hard work of
students and adults last year continues to move us toward our
destination. Student achievement is up statewide for the third
consecutive year. It also points to our strengths and weaknesses,
including an ongoing need to improve educational opportunities for
students with disabilities and of diverse backgrounds and cultures. The
2019 district and school report cards each provide a more detailed,
local picture. Remember, though, report cards are not the only measure
of a school’s or district’s success. Talk to parents, students,
teachers, and graduates and visit schools to get a more complete
picture of their experiences.
Greenville City School’s staff is looking at data to determine where we
can go from here and what improvements the District saw this year on
the report card. The District has been actively working for the last
several years with our Kindergarten through third grade literacy and we
are starting to see the benefits of that work. We have progressed from
a D to a C in that area and we will see benefits from this work
throughout the years as these students progress through the grade
levels at Greenville City Schools. As a District, we are continuously
analyzing data and targeting instruction to meet individual student
learning needs, setting goals and having high expectations. We are
making progress based on the data. GCS has increased the Performance
Index over the last three years and have continued to earn a B in the
Graduation Rate over the past seven years. The District has also moved
the gap closing component from a F to a D to a B over the last three
years. Greenville City Schools has great kids, great teachers, and
staff.
Greenville City Schools’ staff are continuously working to improve and
evaluate the curriculum, instruction and assessments. Also, the
district continues to challenge students at all levels, elementary
through high school. We’re proud of the fact that we offer so many dual
enrollment classes for college credit. We are a comprehensive high
school with career technical programs offered onsite. The Career
Technical Report Card was also released last week, with Greenville
earning a B. Our music, art, NJROTC and athletics are also exceptional
programs for developing well rounded students. The report card is one
piece of information, but doesn’t define everything about a district.
We do our best to help students in many areas, including educationally,
socially and emotionally. Finally, in our state, we all have the same
standards, the same tests and we will start meeting more indicators now
that the target has stabilized.
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