The standards
are tougher than ever but the New Richmond Exempted Village School District
still ranks at the top in the annual Ohio Department of Education report card
for Ohio’s schools.
“It's
been a diligent, team effort,” said NREVSD Supt. Adam Bird. “I especially want
to thank our students for being so motivated and willing to do what it takes to
grow and improve. Additional thanks to
our teachers, aides, support staff, and the Administrative Team. We have so many employees who go above and beyond
the normal hours of work in the best interests of our students. On behalf of our Board of Education, I thank
you.”
The overall
‘A’ in Value Added (which ranks how much a student grew from one year to the
next) got the biggest applause from the superintendent.
“I am
ecstatic about our value added score,” said Bird. “Value Added is an important
document. It not only tells how our buildings have grown students but also how
our teachers are performing. It not only tells how our buildings have grown
students but also how our teachers are performing.”
As a
district, New Richmond exceeded the expected student growth by 3.14 points in
the state grading system. Only sixth grade reading and math and 7th
grade overall failed to exceed expected growth. The district received a ‘C’ in
progress by gifted students, a ‘B’ in progress by students in the lowest 20% of
achievement and a ‘C’ in students with disabilities.
“A ‘C’
is not a bad grade,” noted Bird. “Getting a ‘C’ means you met the expected
growth of a student.”
Value
Added is an important document for teachers.
This is
the first year where value added is reported for individual teachers and how their
students met the expected growth (an estimate assigned by the state) and is
used is teacher evaluations.
Besides
the ‘A’ overall and in value added, the NREVSD received a ‘B’ in performance
index, which s a measure of points schools earn against a total of 120 points.
The district’s performance index for 2012-2013 was 101.9 which increased for
the fourth straight year.
“However,
we still have work to do,” said Bird. “Our
subgroup scores show small areas where we can improve. I know that we will continue to strive for
student growth for all our students.”
State Report Card by building:
NREVSD
Building
|
Standards
met
|
Performance
index
|
Overall
Value-Added
|
Locust Corner
Elementary
|
A
|
B
|
A
|
Monroe Elementary
|
A
|
B
|
B
|
New Richmond
Elementary
|
A
|
B
|
B
|
New Richmond High
|
A
|
B
|
NR
|
New Richmond Middle
|
B
|
B
|
C
|
How New Richmond compares to other Clermont County Districts:
Clermont
Dounty District
|
Standards
met
|
Performance
index
|
Overall
Value-Added
|
Batavia
|
A
|
B
|
B
|
Bethel-Tate
|
A
|
B
|
A
|
Clermont
Northeastern
|
A
|
B
|
F
|
Felicity-Franklin
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
Goshen
|
A
|
B
|
A
|
Milford
|
A
|
B
|
A
|
New Richmond
|
A
|
B
|
A
|
West Clermont
|
A
|
B
|
F
|
Williamsburg
|
A
|
B
|
F
|
