by Russ Jones | Aug 22, 2017 | Common Assessments
District common assessments are a critical dimension of effective instruction. Common assessments provide specific information on each student’s performance on standards and reveal what we should spend time on instructionally. The term “common...
by Russ Jones | Jul 20, 2017 | Administration, Guidance, Teachers
The Class of 2018 finally has clarity for what they need to do to graduate. After a great deal of debate in educational and legislative circles over the past year, new pathways to graduation are now official for seniors beginning this fall. Governor John Kasich signed...
by Russ Jones | Jul 5, 2017 | Teachers
Teaching is one of the noblest professions known to man that brings many challenges and benefits. One of the attractive benefits of being a teacher, beyond the love of working with young people, is the opportunity to have time in the summer to pursue other interests,...
by Russ Jones | Apr 26, 2017 | ESSA
In an earlier blog, I highlighted a number of important proposals in Ohio’s plan submitted to the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) for compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) spent over a year gathering...
by Russ Jones | Feb 27, 2017 | State Assessments
All fifty states in the country are required to administer state assessments at the end of the school year to comply with the accountability measures laid out by the federal government. For example, all states MUST test students in English Language Arts (ELA) and math...
