Category: News

Hilliard City School District has been honored with the Meritorious Budget Award for excellence in the preparation and issuance of our budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year! This award, presented by ASBO International, recognizes our commitment to transparency, accuracy, and high standards in financial planning.

We are incredibly proud of our team for their hard work and dedication to upholding the best practices in school budgeting.

To view our certificate presented by ASBO International, click below.

Hilliard City Schools has released the 2025 State Report Card Annual Report, highlighting our district’s performance and progress over the past year. This report provides families, staff, and community members with a clear picture of how our schools are serving students and where we continue to grow. To give a more detailed look at the data, we’ve also created a presentation that breaks down key measures and offers additional insights. You can view the full presentation HERE.

Stay Connected with Hilliard City Schools

Did you know you can sign up for newsletters from the district or any school in the district? This is a great way for grandparents, relatives, and community members to get in the know and stay connected with all the exciting things happening across Hilliard City Schools. With our recent transition to the new ParentSquare communication platform, we want to ensure our community continues to feel involved and informed. From student achievements and classroom highlights to upcoming events and important district news, our eNewsletters are a simple way to stay connected and be part of the Hilliard Schools community.

Sign up here: https://www.hilliardschools.org/enews/

Congratulations to this month’s Embrace, Empower & Inspire Award winners, Jeff Haug (Custodian at Scioto Darby Elementary), and Ann Jadischke (EL teacher at Davidson).

“Jeff relentlessly works to make sure our space is always ready for the staff and kids. He goes above and beyond when needed and is the reason the kids can have a safe and clean environment to learn in. The kids look up to him and he is such an important part of our SDE community.
A special shout out to Jeff for helping so many teachers move classrooms, set up new spaces, and keeping everything organized for us. We appreciate you so much!”

“Ann works tirelessly as a passionate advocate for EL students. She helped more EL students pass the Algebra 1 OST exam than ever before. She balances her classes and the needs of her students with grace and compassion. She has worked all around the district and is an asset to HCSD.”

These staff members go above and beyond the expectations of the Hilliard Way and truly make a difference in our district. If you know a staff member who goes above and beyond their way to make a difference, you can nominate them for next month’s award by clicking HERE!

We are proud to share that, once again for the third year in a row, Hilliard City Schools has been ranked #1 in the entire state of Ohio for the value-added component on the Ohio School Report Card. This recognition reflects the outstanding work of our teachers, staff, and students in ensuring that every learner makes meaningful academic growth each year, no matter where they begin.

Value-added is one of the most important measures of the impact a school district has on its students. It looks not just at test scores, but at how much progress students are making over time. Leading the state in this measure reaffirms what we know to be true—our students are learning and growing in powerful ways because of the commitment of our educators and the support of our community.

At the same time, we know there is more work to do. While our value-added ranking is a point of pride, the report card always points us to areas of potential growth, and this year is no exception. That tells us we must continue to focus on the bigger picture: not only how students grow while they are with us, but also how prepared they are when they leave us.

As part of our strategic planning, we are renewing our focus on graduation rates and post-graduation readiness, as well as readiness in literacy and mathematics. Whether our students choose college, career, or military service, we want them to leave Hilliard City Schools with the skills, confidence, and experiences they need to thrive.

This moment is both a celebration and a call to action. We celebrate the dedication of our staff, the resilience of our students, and the ongoing support of our families. And we recommit ourselves to ensuring every student graduates ready for the future.

Together, we can be proud of this achievement—and inspired to keep moving forward.

Emergency Notification with ParentSquare Test

With our transition to ParentSquare, this will now be the district’s official communication tool for bad weather delays and closings as well as any emergency announcements.

To ensure our system is working properly, we will conduct a test emergency notification on Thursday, September 18 at 5:00 p.m.. This message will be sent to all families and staff connected to Hilliard City Schools through ParentSquare.

This is only a test and no action is required. We appreciate your patience and support as we confirm that our safety protocols deliver timely and reliable information to our families.