Olentangy Local Schools Board of Education member Dimon McFerson announced during the August 25 meeting his intention to resign from the board effective September 30, 2010.
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The Ohio Department of Education will release the 2009-10 school year local report card on Friday, August 27. The data indicates that Olentangy will once again earn a rating of “Excellent.”
“At Olentangy Local Schools we expect excellence from our students and staff members,” said Olentangy Superintendent Wade Lucas, Ed.D. “While we are pleased with these high-level results, we are maintaining our dedication to students achieving even greater levels of excellence in the future. That has been and continues to be our focus towards our mission of facilitating maximum learning for every student.”
A district’s rating is based upon student data in four key measurements including State Indicators, Performance Index (PI), Value-added and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Olentangy met all 26 of the indicators, earned an all-time high PI of 105.8, met AYP and met the value-added measurement.
“You cannot define any school district simply by an individual system,” said Lucas. “This is why Olentangy also looks at multiple measurements such as Advanced Placement, ACT, Challenge Index and SOAR results to determine the type of complete educational product our staff members are offering the community. I’m proud to say that I live in the Olentangy Local School District, and as the superintendent of schools, I know our staff members will continue to offer an excellent quality education so that all students are well prepared for life after graduation.”
See: Frequently Asked Questions Regarding ODE Local Report Cards
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Olentangy Local Schools Superintendent Wade Lucas, Ed.D. has posted a greeting to the community and the more than 16,133 students that are expected to walk through the districts doors on Wednesday. You may view this message and the rest of the Superintendent’s Community Messages online at olentangyschools.net/blog/superintendent/
More than 16,000 students expected on August 25
Olentangy Local Schools will celebrate the opening of Cheshire Elementary School (CES) on Sunday, August 22 at 2 p.m. CES is located at 2681 Gregory Road in Delaware and is the district’s 21st school building and 14th elementary school.
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Registration is open for the 11th Annual Olentangy Education Foundation (OEF) Golf Outing to be held on Monday, September, 27, 2010 at The Lakes Golf & Country Club. Plans are in place for a great day of golf and community connection in support of OEF’s mission. [Read more…]
Important back to school information for parents related to the 2010-11 school year is available online via the district’s website. Details such as schedule pick up, food service information, student handbooks, athletic activity passes, school supply lists and much more is provided for Olentangy families. Parents are encouraged to bookmark the site and check back often as information is updated throughout the summer.
Olentangy Local Schools Board of Education President Julie Wagner Feasel announced August 3 that Stacy Dunbar was unanimously selected to fill a vacant seat on the board. “Ms. Dunbar is a dedicated community member with a vast array of business and community experiences who will be able to contribute immediately,” said Feasel. [Read more…]
Olentangy to avoid $706,364 in wage increase costs for 2010-11
The Olentangy Local Schools Board of Education tonight approved negotiated labor agreements with two of the district’s classified union groups. The agreements are for the 2010-11 school year with the bus drivers, AFSCME AFL-CIO Local #322, and the custodial/maintenance/field service staff, OAPSE Local #039. Both agreements include a zero percent base-wage increase, also known as a cost of living adjustment.
“The district, community, state and even our entire nation are experiencing tough economic times,” said Board of Education President Julie Wagner Feasel. “All parties have agreed to a zero percent base-wage increase to show that we understand this situation and are feeling the same financial hardships as our taxpayers.”
The new agreements do incorporate limited language changes such as including second and third shift differential pay rates that were inadvertently omitted from the previous negotiated agreement, but have always been paid.
Earlier this year, the district announced $235,000 in cost savings by non-union classified employees foregoing cost of living pay raises and $200,000 in all administrators foregoing pay raises, both for the 2010-11 school year. The district is avoiding an additional $271,364 in potential wage increase costs through these agreements.
“Olentangy Local Schools has committed to providing an excellent quality education for students at an efficient cost to tax payers,” said Olentangy Superintendent Wade Lucas, Ed.D. “These agreements demonstrate not only the administration and board’s dedication to that goal, but that our classified staff members are engaged in this culture as well.”