Stories by Jill Kelley
Locals, schools react to elementary shooting
The shooting at a Connecticut elementary school Friday that killed dozens of people, including at least 20 children, has prompted questions about the security measures in place at Dayton-area schools. “It puts everyone on hyper-vigilance; it is human nature,” said Jill Moberley, Dayton Public Schools spokeswoman, of the shooting’s relation ...
Shots fired outside girls’ basketball game in Xenia
A disturbance at a girls’ basketball game between Xenia and Trotwood-Madison high schools led to gunfire in the parking lot of Xenia High School on Wednesday night, according to the Xenia Police Department.No one was injured.“Last evening at the high school, a disturbance occurred inside the building during the game ...
Shots fired outside girls’ basketball game in Xenia
A disturbance at a girls’ basketball game between Xenia and Trotwood-Madison high schools led to gunfire in the parking lot of Xenia High School on Wednesday night, according to the Xenia Police Department. No one was injured. “Last evening at the high school, a disturbance occurred inside the building during ...
Centerville, Beavercreek levies officially defeated
The Centerville and Beavercreek school levies officially failed Friday, more than a month after Election Day. District officials said this will necessitate additional, large-scale cuts at the Dayton area’s two largest suburban school districts. Centerville Board of Education President Brad Evers said he appreciated the support the district received, recording ...
Recount issues delay levy results
Exactly one month after Election Day, there are still issues in the Dayton area that have yet to be certified due to delays in the automatic recounts at local boards of election.As of the end of business Wednesday, only one of the six issues that qualified for an automatic recount ...
Educators debate proposed exam
Ohio educators responded with tempered support to the American Federation of Teachers’ call for a more stringent exam, which has been likened to the bar exam for lawyers, for those entering the teaching profession . Jeffrey J. Mims Jr., an Ohio Board of Education member, said the success of that ...
Kettering school board selects new member
The Kettering Board of Education selected Jim Ambrose to fill its open school board seat at the board’s regular Tuesday night meeting.The seat was vacated by Jim Brown, effective Nov. 15. He plans to move out of the area.Ambrose, a local attorney, ran for a school board seat in November ...
Local scores lower than state, higher than U.S.
Students at Miami Valley school districts scored slightly below the state average but solidly above the national mark on both the ACT and SAT, according to data for 2012.According to a study of Ohio Department of Education data from the 2011-12 report card, graduating seniors from the nine-county region averaged ...
No jackpot for Ohio schools
Ohio schools do not experience a windfall from state lottery sales and record jackpots, such as the Mega Millions in March and Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, despite 11 straight years of increased sales.Ohio voters in 1987 approved a constitutional amendment to permanently earmark lottery profits for education. Lawmakers created the Lottery ...
Local schools don't see more money from lottery
Ohio schools including those across the Miami Valley do not experience a windfall from state lottery sales and record jackpots, such as the Mega Millions in March and Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, despite 11 straight years of increased sales. School officials, such as Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Superintendent Keith St. Pierre, said excess money ...
Clifford named Ohio Superintendent of Year
Rusty Clifford, the superintendent of West Carrollton City Schools, was named 2013 Ohio Superintendent of the Year by the Buckeye Association of School Administrators. Jerry Klenke, deputy executive director for BASA, said Clifford stood out in each of the four criteria used for selection: leadership for learning, communications, professionalism and ...
School levies trail, go to recount
Local county boards of election certified their final election results this week, but the results did not change the outcome for three local school districts — Centerville, Beavercreek and Milton-Union — whose levies narrowly failed on Election Day.However, in all three districts, the results were within 0.5 percent and therefore ...
5 local districts earn AP honors
Five Dayton-area school districts were among the 539 across the U.S. and Canada, and among 37 in Ohio, to be named to the AP District Honor Roll for 2012 — and one of those districts also earned recognition and funding for its STEM education.Beavercreek, Bethel, Centerville, Kettering and Vandalia-Butler were ...
Kettering board to replace member
The Kettering Board of Education plans to interview three candidates Wednesday for the school board seat left open by the resignation of Jim Brown. The board will interview Jim Ambrose, an attorney who ran for a school board seat in 2011; Darren Cooper, a retired financial adviser; and Jennifer Kain, ...
Pay freezes, cuts saving millions at local schools
Staff pay freezes have become the rule, rather than the exception, at Miami Valley public school districts.Across the state and at dozens of local districts, from Springfield to Dayton to Hamilton, base pay and/or step pay freezes have been implemented in response to large-scale revenue losses, as well as political ...
Wayne teacher faces sex charges
A Wayne High School Spanish teacher accused of sex crimes against a minor spent Thanskgiving night in jail. Kelsey Hartmann, 27, was being held Friday night in the Montgomery County Jail. She faces three felony counts of sexual battery involving a minor. The charges filed made reference to Hartmann’s role ...
3 school districts still waiting on election results
Three local school levies were narrowly trailing on Election night, but only one has a reasonable chance of seeing its outcome change based on provisional ballots and the final batch of absentee votes. Those ballots are being counted this week by county boards of election, and results won’t be final ...
Districts recognized for financial transparency
Twelve of the 45 school districts or schools in Ohio that earned a Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for fiscal year 2011 are located in the Miami Valley.The certificate, which is a product of the Association of School Business Officials International, recognized more than 500 districts nationwide for the ...
2 districts, school lauded for student progress
Battelle for Kids, the company behind the value-added criteria for Ohio Report Cards, recognized two local school districts and one high school this week for exceptional growth in student learning for the 2011-12 school year. Kettering City Schools and Miami East Local Schools were among 10 districts in Ohio to ...
Area fares worse than state for school levies
All but one of the school levy requests for new money in the region went down to defeat Tuesday night with voters saying that they are being taxed too much. School officials say they will take time to decide on their next moves. Local voters rejected 11 of 12 new ...
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