Friday, October 26, 2012

NRE staff dedicates tree to David Smith

The staff at New Richmond Elementary dedicated a tree Oct. 26 in honor of retired teacher David Smith. Click on the play button to watch the dedication ceremony hosted by NRE teacher Dianne Kuehner.



Retired teacher David Smith kneels by a tree dedicated in his honor by the staff at New Richmond Elementary. 

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

NRHS mock Presidential debates

New Richmond High School's social studies class of teacher Brian McMonigle held a mock Presidential debate Oct. 23 with Ashleigh Beard playing the role of Mitt Romney, Luke Gilday playing the role of President Barack Obama with Cole Bird and Sarah Glenn moderating.



Second debate, Oct. 25

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Staying ahead of the curve

Common Core reading and math standards.

Third-grade reading guarantee.

End-of-course testing for graduation.

Physical-education assessments on next year’s state report card.

New Social Studies teaching requirements.

Those are a few of the challenges facing Ohio schools which are being swamped by new standards and teaching requirements coming down the pipeline from Columbus.

In order to stay ahead of the fast and furious pace of new standards, the New Richmond Exempted Village School District received a waiver from the state to use a scheduled school day to focus on professional development with a purpose of planning for the new standards.

New Richmond held its special In Service Day on Oct. 15 with all-day sessions dealing with Pre-K/3 reading guarantee, Grades 4-12 language arts, extended Special Education requirements, math, science, social studies, physical education, art, music and technology.

“We had a productive day working with curriculum experts,” Supt. Adam Bird said. “Our goal was to prepare our teachers for the new standards and increased rigor in the Common Core.”

School phychologist Cindy Groman discusses the PALS program with PK-3 teachers who were introduced to research based planned interventions that meet the 3rd grade guarantee requirements.  Intervention and monitoring Plans were developed during the afternoon session.



John Frye, director of pupil and staff services for the NREVSD, and Liz Neal from the Clermont County Eduction Service Center, conducted the session on special eduction which was attended by 36 district special ed teachers and aides. The special education staff investigated the extended standards and implications to instruction and IEP development.  Additionally, they discussed mandated changes in transition plans for students starting at age 13, 3rd Grade Guarantee and other Ohio Department of Education mandates.



District art teachers (from Left) Adrian Vance Hawk, Amy Cholkas, Amy Hauserman, Tim Cook and Stacy Gibbons collrable on district art initiatives.



Dan Michael (standing), curriculum specialist from the Warren County Educational Service Center, and NRE principal  Terry  Miller (seated to Michael's right) conducted the sessions for districtgrade 6-12 science teachers who were  introduced to the changes in the revised state standards in science and the changes in assessments planned for those students currently in grade 3.



New Richmond High School language arts teachers (from left) Shelby Pride, Malissa Kirby and Sue Griffin work during a grade level meeting on the new Common Core state standards.



New Richmond High School principal Mark Bailey and NRHS language arts teacher Nicole Parker conducted the sessions for grades 4-12 English/Language Arts teachers who established the framework from the Common Core State Standards that will outline the grade level and department work to bring alignment and expectations for instruction to the district. Mr. Bailey is pictured with Locust Corner teacher Kelly Dunham and Monroe teacher Megan Smith.



Monroe Elementary teacher Kim Ealy and New Richmond Elementary teacher Dianne Kuehner work on their grade level project.



District math coach Barb Weidus (standing in photo), works with grade 4-5 teachers (from right) Michelle Jackson, Rachel Fehr, Meagan Bowling (sudent teacher working with NRE teacher Judy Schaechter) and Samatha Daly who developed a fraction unit plan. In other small groups, 6-8 teachers developed the next quarter Innovations plan and 9-12 teachers developed the Integrated Math plan.  Brian Roget from the Ohio Department of Education shared information about PARCC assessments, end of subject assessments and the changes in mathematics in the Common Core with district math teachers.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

How we compare to other county schools

The Ohio Department of Education released the official state report card for the 2011-12 school year today. Here's how your New Richmond schools did compared to the other Clermont County districts.


District Name
Grade 3 Reading
Grade 3 Math
Grade 4 Reading
Grade 4 Math
Grade 5 Reading
Grade 5 Math
Batavia Local
87.5
84.7
88.0
86.5
84.9
68.4
Bethel-Tate Local
87.2
82.3
90.5
87.1
81.1
72.3
Clermont Northeastern Local
90.4
88.7
98.3
85.6
84.2
71.7
Felicity-Franklin Local
79.7
79.7
89.2
75.9
63.4
42.3
Goshen Local
93.2
94.4
89.2
87.2
92.7
87.6
Milford Exempted Village
93.5
91.6
91.7
91.0
93.0
87.9
New Richmond
89.8
88.1
95.8
91.1
93.6
87.8
West Clermont Local
85.3
84.2
89.8
83.1
87.6
79.9
Williamsburg Local
82.5
86.3
91.2
86.8
79.5
57.7



Grade 5 Science OAA
Grade 6 Reading OAA
Grade 6 Math OAA
Grade 7 Reading OAA
Grade 7 Math OAA
Grade 8 Reading OAA
Grade 8 Math OAA
Grade 8 Science OAA
Batavia
70.4
87.8
87.2
83.1
76.6
86.0
89.7
88.2
Bethel-Tate
81.8
97.7
96.9
92.9
89.8
91.5
91.5
83.8
Clermont Northeastern
80.0
89.4
85.8
80.4
83.2
82.0
87.7
88.5
Felicity-Franklin
73.2
75.0
70.0
80.8
74.4
81.0
88.1
69.0
Goshen
90.2
94.7
96.8
85.0
85.0
89.0
89.6
82.1
Milford
91.5
95.8
93.5
90.2
87.8
93.9
93.1
83.5
New Richmond
94.8
88.1
87.0
83.6
75.7
88.6
90.3
86.9
West Clermont
84.8
88.7
82.5
82.4
79.0
86.8
89.1
85.3
Williamsburg
76.9
94.6
89.2
83.8
80.9
89.2
86.7
75.9



Ohio Graduation Test Reading(Grade 10)
Ohio Graduation Test Writing(Grade 10)
Ohio Graduation Test Math(Grade 10)
Ohio Graduation Test Science(Grade 10)
Ohio Graduation TestSocial Studies(Grade 10)
Ohio Graduation Test Reading(Grade 11)
Ohio Graduation Test Writing(Grade 11)
Ohio Graduation Test Math(Grade 11)
Batavia
89.9
89.8
80.6
77.5
82.2
96.3
95.5
94.0
Bethel-Tate
95.2
96.8
91.1
87.9
91.9
97.4
99.3
99.3
Clermont Northeastern
89.0
89.8
86.6
80.3
85.0
95.7
97.1
92.8
Felicity-Franklin
72.1
83.8
70.6
63.2
66.2
91.0
90.9
88.3
Goshen
90.5
93.5
91.0
84.9
92.5
96.3
96.3
97.5
Milford
94.3
92.2
91.2
86.1
91.1
97.9
97.6
96.1
New Richmond
85.2
88.6
86.4
80.1
80.1
96.0
95.5
96.6
West Clermont
92.6
90.1
89.7
82.7
88.3
97.7
97.9
96.4
Williamsburg
97.1
98.6
88.4
85.5
88.4
100.0
98.6
94.5



Ohio Graduation Test Science(Grade 11)
Ohio Graduation TestSocial Studies(Grade 11)
Longitudinal Graduation Rate - 4 Year Class of 2011
Longitudinal Graduation Rate - 5 Year Class of 2010
Attendance Rate
State Indicators Met
State Indicators Apply
Percent State Indicators Met
Batavia
88.7
93.3
82.9
82.3
94.5
23
26
88.5
Bethel-Tate
96.0
95.4
95.5
94.2
95.0
25
26
96.2
Clermont Northeastern
93.5
94.2
93.8
91.2
95.1
25
26
96.2
Felicity-Franklin
83.1
85.7
82.9
81.3
93.8
14
26
53.8
Goshen
93.8
94.4
91.1
94.1
95.1
26
26
100.0
Milford
95.5
96.8
91.6
92.5
95.4
26
26
100.0
New Richmond
92.1
91.5
87.3
90.6
95.3
25
26
96.2
West Clermont
94.1
92.8
90.8
89.0
95.3
26
26
100.0
Williamsburg
95.9
95.9
78.3
91.1
94.6
24
26
92.3



Performance Index
Adequate Yearly Progress
Value Added Growth
Preliminary Report Card Rating
Average Daily Student Enrollment
Percent Black, Non-Hispanic
Percent American Indian or Alaskan Native
Percent Asian or Pacific Islander
Batavia
98.2
Met
Below
Effective
2103
2.7
--
0.9
Bethel-Tate
102.1
Met
Above
Excellent with Distinction
1831
--
--
--
Clermont Northeastern
100.0
Met
Below
Excellent
1622
--
--
--
Felicity-Franklin
92.2
Not Met
Met
Effective
1006
--
--
--
Goshen
103.9
Met
Met
Excellent
2615
0.8
--
--
Milford
105.1
Met
Met
Excellent
6215
2.0
--
1.7
New Richmond
101.5
Not Met
Met
Excellent
2354
0.4
--
--
West Clermont
100.2
Met
Below
Effective
8437
1.2
--
1.3
Williamsburg
100.2
Not Met
Met
Excellent
1034
--
--
--






Percent Hispanic
Percent Multi-Racial
Percent White, Non-Hispanic
Percent Economically Disadvantaged
Percent Limited English Proficient
Percent Student with Disabilities
Percent Migrant
Percent of Teachers with at least a Bachelor's Degree
Batavia
2.8
5.4
88.2
43.7
0.6
14.2
--
100.0
Bethel-Tate
1.1
1.3
97.2
45.9
--
12.7
--
100.0
Clermont Northeastern
0.9
1.8
96.5
44.9
--
19.1
--
100.0
Felicity-Franklin
1.8
1.6
95.8
55.2
--
16.6
--
100.0
Goshen
2.5
2.8
93.5
54.2
0.6
18.6
--
100.0
Milford
1.5
2.4
92.5
24.3
1.0
12.8
--
99.8
New Richmond
1.6
2.9
94.7
46.4
--
16.1
--
100.0
West Clermont
1.8
2.6
92.9
36.9
1.2
14.1
--
100.0
Williamsburg
1.7
1.4
96.1
42.7
--
14.6
--
100.0



Percent of Teachers with at least a Master's Degree
Percentage of core academic subject elementary and secondary
Percentage of core academic subject elementary and secondary
Percentage of core academic subject elementary and secondary
Percent of Teachers with at least a Bachelor's Degree in High
Percent of Teachers with at least a Master's Degree in High
Percent of Teachers with at least a Bachelor's Degree in Low Poverty Schools within District
Batavia
57.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Bethel-Tate
74.1
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Clermont Northeastern
68.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Felicity-Franklin
60.3
0.8
99.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Goshen
70.9
0.0
99.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Milford
81.3
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
99.7
New Richmond
83.9
0.0
98.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
West Clermont
81.6
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
Williamsburg
86.3
0.3
99.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0



Percent of Teachers with at least a Master's Degree in Low Poverty Schools within District
Percentage of core academic subject elementary and secondary
ACT Mean Score
% Graduates who took ACT test
SAT Mean Score
% Graduates who took SAT test
Batavia
0.0
--
22
59.0%
--
2.8%
Bethel-Tate
0.0
--
23
64.8%
--
3.9%
Clermont Northeastern
0.0
--
22
52.5%
--
5.7%
Felicity-Franklin
0.0
--
20
54.3%
--
0.0%
Goshen
0.0
--
21
45.2%
--
2.7%
Milford
83.4
100.0
23
63.2%
1094
16.9%
New Richmond
0.0
--
22
59.8%
--
4.6%
West Clermont
86.9
100.0
22
53.3%
1054
11.4%
Williamsburg
0.0
--
22
56.5%
--
2.9%