Reading Proficiencies

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Most Butler County schools get students reading proficiently

Middletown City Schools were rated at 42 percent improvement, with 275 out of 655 students improving their reading skills by the end of the year.

Middletown Curriculum Director, Dr. Elizabeth Lolli said that in the past two years, the district has moved to make reading instruction more individualized, with each student assessed three times each year to determine their growth in reading.

“By individualizing and monitoring student progress regularly, the district is able to meet learner needs more effectively,” she said.The district introduced a new phonics program in kindergarten and first grade class rooms this year, and this coming summer, any current K-3 student still on a reading intervention plan will be invited to attend an intensive two week summer program to help them stay on track for the coming school year, Lolli continued.

Middletown is seeing individual growth increase by a year in almost every classroom based on the Northwest Evaluation Association’s Measure of Academic Progress, she added. NWEA is a nonprofit that works to help school districts nationally to improve learning, and the MAP assessment helps determine a students’ progress by asking progressively more difficult questions with each answer child gets right

WHAT DID YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT SCORE?

The K-3 Literacy Improvement grade answers the question, “Are more students learning to read in kindergarten through third grade?”

K-3 Literacy Improvement grades for Butler County school districts:

Edgewood: C

Fairfield: B

Hamilton: B

Lakota: C

Madison: D

Middletown: D

Monroe: D

Ross: B

Talawanda: C


OUCH! Sitting on the bottom.....again.

Vivian Moon wrote: Yes Vet Another poor ROI for all the new schools that we built.

Don't understand. We all can read the data. We all can come to the conclusion that the MCSD has been abysmal for years and is not making any progress despite all the promises, new "initiatives" and the new schools.

Yet, we are all hardpressed to hear any admissions from the super or anyone in the school district, including the school board, that they are failing on progress, even when the data sits before their eyes.

Incredible denial of the truth IMO. It has been said that the first step in solving a problem is to admit that you have one. Wonder why it is so hard for these people to face reality and admit that it is not the rosy picture they always try to paint and that there is a severe need to try something radically different from the failed attempts of the past? The whole program needs to be changed if any positive progress is to be made IMO. Otherwise, it is business as usual and we all can expect more of the same. When will the community hold these people accountable for the continuous program of failing results?

The difference being "Fact"Guy the library uses it monies to benefit all citizens-the city takes whatever funds it can grab-legally or not-to benefit a chosen few. 

Substantiated proof Mr. Wills? All council members won by over 70% margin of voters. Past two levies passed. Last one on library renewal passed in Middletown precincts with over 85% voting YES.

There will never be another levy defeat in the city of Middletown. Take that one to the bank.

Factguy wrote: Substantiated proof Mr. Wills? All council members won by over 70% margin of voters. Past two levies passed. Last one on library renewal passed in Middletown precincts with over 85% voting YES. There will never be another levy defeat in the city of Middletown. Take that one to the bank.

You hide behind a screen name while attempting to reveal the name of others on this site? No class, no scruples, no character just like the city official I believe you to be......but then again, I wouldn't expect anything less from people like you. Pompous a--.

Things change over time, including you and your little buddies leaving at some point, Factguy, which means the voting climate could change in this city. The only reason for your high confidence level now is that most people are so despondent concerning the climate you have created in this city that they have totally washed their hands in caring about who runs the dam city. Personally, I'm too angry to stop the aggression toward those running it. You and others like you have screwed this city up badly. There should be no pride in what you and your kind have done here, but then again, you are incapable of feeling any remorse, aren't you.

Council members win easily and levies are passed on a consistent basis because the people who could change it don't register, don't vote and don't care enough to participate. The shear numbers that would overwhelm the MMF voting block are no shows and you and the others count on that happening to get what you want when your pre-programed, brain-washed supporters punch the buttons at the booth. You don't win with a majority, you win because any potential opposition is so apathetic they don't bother. You have destroyed any opposition simply by making the situation so bad, no one cares anymore. Not much to gloat about using those tactics.

Let's clarify here. The library levy passed because of the 20% of the registered voters who turned out, 85% voted yes. Just as with the school levies, the council elections and this library levy, it is still no ringing endorsement for anything proposed in this city. All that have passed have pleased but 10% of the city population. We will never know what the other 90% want as they don't care enough to participate.

Factguy:

"There will never be another levy defeat in the city of Middletown. Take that one to the bank"

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Might be an "open mouth, insert foot" situation on your part down the road.

Anger Management issues.

I went to the library the other day and I have a big question for City Hall....

Thank you, TonyB

When does hypocrisy become self evident?

Spider
The special election ballot for the library cost $60,000...but what's a few bucks among friends right.