Olentangy Top News

Fourteen Olentangy high school students earned a perfect score on the mathematics or social studies portion of the spring 2009 Ohio Graduation Test (OGT). Only 0.2 percent of all students in Ohio achieved a perfect score on this assessment.

The OGT is a five-part assessment covering a student’s knowledge level of Ohio’s academic standards in writing, reading, science, social studies and mathematics. All high school students in Ohio are required to pass all five parts of the test between their sophomore and senior years in order to receive a diploma. In addition, the OGT accounts for ten of the 30 standards included in the Ohio Department of Education’s local report card that is released each year in August.

The Olentangy Board of Education is sending a unified message to the six members of the House-Senate conference committee currently considering the state budget. The letters, signed by all five board members, urge lawmakers to reconsider plans to cut the district’s expected funding by as much as $4.6 million during the 2009-10 school year and an additional $8 million during the 2010-11 school year. [Read more…]

The Olentangy Local Schools Board of Education meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 11 has been rescheduled for Tuesday, August 4 at 6 p.m. in Conference Rooms A and B of the district’s Administrative Offices, 814 Shanahan Road in Lewis Center.

As Ohio Senators and Representatives work together in conference committee to create a final version of the state budget bill, the Olentangy community has another chance to voice its opposition to the loss of millions of dollars in expected funding.

Log on to www.olentangy.k12.oh.us to learn more about the budget bill and access a letter you can mail or email to the members of the conference committee.

Lawmakers will finalize the budget bill very soon. Please take a moment to send your letter or email today!

OLENTANGY HAS LOWEST EXPENDITURE IN CENTRAL OHIO, SECOND LOWEST STATEWIDE OF DISTRICTS ON LIST

Newsweek has once again named Olentangy High School (OHS) and Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS) two of the top public high schools in America. OHS is ranked 712 with a Challenge Index score of 1.84 and an Equity and Excellence (E/E) percentage of 31; OLHS is ranked 291 with a Challenge Index score of 2.62 and an Equity and Excellence percentage of 48. [Read more…]