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New Richmond superintendent Adam Bird (far right) is pictured with (from left) Bethel Tate Superintendent James Smith, Amy Wells (Bethel Tate), Goshen Superintendent Charlene Thomas, Sue Steele (Goshen), Clermont Northeastern Superintendent Neil Leist; (back row) Milford Superintendent Dr. Robert Farrell, West Clermont Superintendent Dr. Gary Brooks, Felicity Franklin Superintendent Glenn Moore, Commissioner Bob Proud, Todd Shinkle (Goshen), Commissioner Ed Humphrey and Batavia Superintendent Jill Grubb.
The recognition ceremony will be televised at 6 p.m. Friday and again at 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday on the Clermont County Government Channel (18) on Time Warner Cable.
"It was a great pleasure for me to represent NREVSD at the Clermont County Commissioner's Meeting yesterday," said New Richmond superintendent Adam Bird in a communication to the district's staff. "All of the schools in Clermont County with Excellent ratings or Excellent with Distinction ratings were recognized.
"Thanks for everyone's hard work and effort! We already knew that we have an Excellent school district but it is nice to have it recognized by the state of Ohio and by Clermont County."
New Richmond was rated Excellent in 2010 for a third straight year with all buildings meeting all state indicators. The disrict missed the highest Excellent with Distinction rating by .7 of a point.
"I trust that we are already hard at work this year covering the state standards in all subject areas," said Bird. "It is important for everyone to know how we can qualify for the "Distinction" rating this coming year. We have to meet all indicators (like we did this year) AND we have to have a Value-Added rating of 'Above'."
Value-Added is calculated from Reading and Math in grades 4-8, and students must EXCEED the "Expected Growth Standard" on these two tests.
