Tipp City, Ohio –The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the State of Ohio $400 million dollars from the Obama Administration’s groundbreaking education reform program that will directly impact 13.6 million students, and 980,000 teachers in 25,000 schools. Governor Ted Strickland’s office says Ohio will receive the dollars over the next four years.
Through Race to the Top, the U.S. Department of Education is asking States to advance reforms around four specific areas:
•Adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy;
•Building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction;
•Recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most;
•Turning around our lowest-achieving schools.
The ODE’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Deborah Delisle, met, Wednesday, September 29th, with local Superintendents and their staff to explain the grant process. After hearing the instructions, Tipp City Exempted Village Schools’ Superintendent, Dr. John Kronour and Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Gretta Kumpf took the information back to the district and explained the process to the Transformation Team.
Dr. Kronour explained that Tipp City Exempted Village Schools’ will be receiving the minimum amount of $100,000 over a four year period. He expressed that $25,000 a year is a limited amount, but strides can be made with the funds. Kronour went on to say that there are some low achieving school districts in Ohio that will be receiving up to $29 million dollars. The State Superintendent said that the Scope of Work that has to be done should reflect the amount that is awarded to the districts. Dr. Kronour asked the Transformation Team of eight teachers and two building principals to brainstorm with their peers and to come up with ways to utilize the grant to be most effective for the Tipp City Exempted Village Schools. The Transformation Team will be working hard in the next few weeks to complete the Scope of Work and have it submitted by the October 22nd due date.
Dr. Kronour told the team that the Ohio Department of Education is asking for transparent communication to the public on a monthly basis. Besides updates to the Tipp City Exempted Village Schools’ Board of Education, there will periodic updates in Quick News and monthly updates on the Tipp City School website; www.tippcityschools.com .
The Tipp City Exempted Village School District consists of five schools with an enrollment of 2700: one high school (9-12), one middle school (6-8), an intermediate school (4-5), and two elementary schools (K-3).Tipp City Exempted Village Schools district includes the City of Tipp City and most of Monroe Township.
