In recent weeks, we’ve been sharing about our all-new Portrait of a Learner, our guide to helping our students be Ready For Tomorrow. Here, a local retirement advisor and parent shares why being an Empathetic Citizen is critical for our student’s long-term success and for building a stronger community.
Last week, Read 180 teachers Megan Richter, Kortney Hayes, and Marissa Schroot hosted our first Read180 Family Night at Station. Families were invited to come and learn more about the Read 180 curriculum and explore the software with their students. Families and students were given time to get on the program and have their students show them what they do and how the workshop method runs in their Language Arts class daily.
READ 180® is a reading program designed to support students on their reading journey. It provides blended learning instruction (i.e., combining digital media with traditional classroom instruction), student assessment, and teacher-professional development. READ 180® is delivered in 45- to 90-minute sessions that include whole-group instruction, three small-group rotations, and a whole-class wrap-up.
Jenn Fuller is an architect and parent who says she uses Critical Thinking skills every day both professionally and personally. Watch the video below to hear why she believes teaching students these skills can help them achieve their full potential, the primary goal behind Hilliard City Schools’ new Portrait of a Learner.
As you have heard, the Ohio Department of Education recently released the Ohio School Report Cards for the 2022-23 school year. We’re thrilled to share some exciting news about one of the components of the report card: Progress. The Progress Component is based 100% on the district’s value-added score.
The value-added score is made up of two components: overall growth index and effect size. I am pleased to report that, according to the Ohio Department of Education, Hilliard City Schools was ranked #1 out of 607 public school districts on the overall growth index and #15 out of 607 districts on effect size.
Value-added looks closely at the growth all students are making based on their past state test performances. In short, value-added measures how much our district’s teachers grow student performance, regardless of where students start, over the course of a year’s time. It is a true representation of our commitment to every student, without exception.
The Progress Component (based 100% on value-added) measures the academic performance of students compared to expected growth on Ohio’s State Tests. This calculation uses a “value-added” model of measuring academic growth that compares the change in the achievement of a group of students to an expected amount of change in achievement that is based on the students’ prior achievement history.
I want to congratulate every employee and every student of the Hilliard City Schools for this achievement. This is a testament to their hard work and dedication to being Ready for Tomorrow.
David Stewart – Superintendent
Hilliard City School District would like to congratulate Noelle Hampton on the inclusion of two of her paintings into this year’s Ohio Art Education Association’s Emerging Artist Show. The OAEA High School Show is dedicated to showcasing artistic efforts, recognizing talent, and providing a professional forum for young people to experience competition, something they will encounter in their college applications, portfolio reviews, and future art careers in college. If you would like to see Noelle’s work, and the other outstanding Ohio high school students, check out the show at the Westerville Public Library until September 23, or at the Ohio Department of Education in October. Congratulations again Noelle!
