The Ohio Department of Education is preparing to release information on how school districts performed during the last school year.
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OH school report cards come out today with two expected takeaways – grades are expected to be lower statewide based on hard tests and higher standards, and state officials are urging educators and parents to keep the results in perspective.
This will be a critical report card for several school systems in the Miami Valley.
No schools in Columbiana, Trumbull or Mahoning counties received an “A” grade in the “indicators met category”.
Paolo DeMaria, selected as the state’s superintendent of public instruction in May, cautioned against comparing this report card with previous years’ and that people shouldn’t “jump to conclusions” when they see scores and grades. “The letter grades for each area only tell part of the story for how we’re ultimately preparing students for their future”.
You can check the full list of school grades by clicking the “2016 School Report Cards” link on this page.
While Ohio Department of Education officials urge perspective on the report card, they insist it does have value.
Many schools say they’re fine with standards and accountability, but have questions about the state’s measuring system.
Fairfield scored an A in overall progress and graduation rate but received an F in K-3 literacy; D in achievement; F in gap closing and C in prepared for success.
Watch MyDaytonDailyNews.com on Thursday for local school report card results.
Students took the OAA state tests in spring 2014, the PARCC tests in spring 2015 and the AIR state tests in spring 2016.
After giving no F grades on this composite the last two years, the state slapped that failing grade on seven this year. Improvement is happening, and with time, it will begin to show on the report cards.
A “safe harbor” law prompted by the shifting tests suspends numerous negative consequences for schools, teachers, and students based on test results through the current school year.
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DeMaria said greater year-to-year consistency will be part of Ohio’s annual report cards in the coming years.
