BAY VILLAGE, Ohio -- The Bay Village City School District is celebrating its good scores on the Ohio Department of Education’s state report cards.
“It is a significant achievement for our students and our staff,” said Director of Curriculum and Instruction Robert Hoon.
“We received an overall 5-star rating (the highest score) and received for the component scores 5 stars in all components but 1. The one (that) is 4 stars -- progress -- (is) for the second year,” Hoon said.
What does the 4-star rating mean?
“It is comprised of student improvement over a three-year period, so we are in the process of taking a closer look at this measure over the three years, as the first year was 2021, coming right after the pandemic,” Hoon said.
“Also, it is important to note our students are showing progress and improving, and the calculation of this measure is determined by the expected rate of growth in Ohio, in comparison to the growth achieved by our students.
“The difference is comparing the expected rate of growth in Ohio and our growth. We are less than 1/10 of a point for relative academic growth as compared to the state.
“So, our staff is looking at individual student assessments in collaborating with each other to ensure we are using the data and information to continue to inform our instruction,” he said.
The performance index showed a reason for extra cheers.
“We are extra proud of our performance index, which improved from 104.94 to 106.609, placing us 15th overall in the state,” Hoon said.
“So we are very pleased with the results certainly, but it’s a credit to our students that participate and perform at a high level and our teachers for continuing to push our students to new levels.”
Early literacy scores also came in at high levels. This measures the reading comprehension of students up to third grade.
“The other area we are extra proud of is our literacy score, which improved from 4 stars to 5 stars, and within that the improving measure increased from 51.4 percent to 71.6 percent. This was a priority area for us last year and our teachers in elementary classes spent a great deal of time planning, intervening and adjusting instruction to meet the needs of students who may be struggling with reading.
“I think this is especially important, considering our youngest learners would have had a significant development disruption due to the pandemic with things like social opportunities and the traditional learning experience afforded at a critical age.
“And Normandy, our K-2 building, improved their early literacy percentage from 47.6 percent to 74.6. That is reflected in the hard work of the entire staff and the support from our parents with the emphasis on early literacy.
“All is a significant achievement for our students and our staff,” Hoon noted in a definitive summary statement.
“It’s important to have this validation from the state. However, we know the work and authentic learning experiences that take place in our classrooms every day are invaluable and cannot be measured by a report card.”