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Zimmerman: MHS greatly improves test scores
June 24, 2008 at 12:25 pm
By KARLYN BYERS
Tentative results of the Ohio Graduation Test showed marked improvement at Marysville High School, superintendent Larry Zimmerman said Monday night at the regular monthly school board meeting.
In fact, he said, Marysville High School was one of only three high schools (out of 49 school districts) in the Central Ohio region to improve the passage rate in all testing areas.
Passage rates in reading increased from 83.8 percent in the 2006-2007 school year to 86 percent in 2007-2008; in math from 84.8 percent to 87.2 percent; in writing from 87.9 percent to 90.7 percent; in science from 67.4 to 78.2 percent; and in social studies from 77.6 percent to 82.9 percent.
“I’m pretty encouraged ... we’re much improved from last year,” Zimmerman said.
He added that the school’s graduation rate also has improved, from 93.5 percent in the 2006-2007 school year to 96.7 percent in the 2007-2008 school.
“At one time in this district it was (in the) low 80s,” Zimmerman said.
In other business, the board:
•Employed teachers Jennifer Wanamaker, Lynn Taylor, Patricia DiChiara and Jerri Knaul; low incidence coordinator Leanne Katterheinrich; special education aide Alana Best; and interpreter/aide Karen Collins.
•Employed Nancy Schrock as a tutor and Holly Dicke as gifted and enrichment teacher, both assigned to Trinity Lutheran School.
•Accepted the staff resignations of teachers Kristen Jarzecki, Cindy Teske, Mark Russell and Faith Still and Latchkey Team Leader Susan Johnson.
•Approved Ohio Casualty Insurance for fleet, property and general liability insurance in the amount of $100,512 for the July 1 through June 30, 2009 time period. The insurance rates are extended for the next three years.
•Granted an unpaid leave of absence to Paden Green-Tossey for the 2008-2009 school year.
•Employed Colene Thomas, K-6 summer school director; Dina Hodnichak, Kris Kromer, elementary summer school; Heather Blevins, elementary summer school (as needed); Garrett Andrews, physical education; Scott Forney and Ricki Schultz, substitute physical education; Chris Hoehn, high school physical education; Heather Pitzer, Kathryn Earl and Lori Mesi, high school English summer school; Melissa Hughes and Matthew Beany, high school special education (summer school); Dustin Jasinski, high school math and high school OGT math (summer school); Megan Richards, high school OGT science (summer school); Lori Mesi, high school OGT writing (summer school); and Ricki Schultz, high school OGT social studies (summer school).
•Employed Kristin Jenkins, Matt Beany, Joanna Wasilewski and Jerri Knaul as certificated summer school autism personnel, and Gwen Sondles, Kathryn Wacker, Anna Wilson, Pam Whitley, Tracy Zoldak, Nick Bowsher and Alana Best as classified summer school autism personnel.
•Approved Lori Poling as a Tier I mentor and recommended making payment to her for mentoring services to a new teacher during the 2007-2008 school year.
•Employed Naomi Shaw and Kristopher Crawmer as summer school home instructor and tutor respectively.
•Employed Kevin Tiziani and Sarah Kaminski as Latchkey student staff effective June 16.
•Amended the contract of Candace Sweeney, psychologist, from 126 days to 151 days.
•Contracted with Memorial Hospital of Union County to provide athletic trainer services.
•Approved the 2008-2009 Bunsold Middle School student/parent handbook and Marysville elementaries handbook. The beginning times for the elementaries has yet to be decided.
•Added the salary category of Flex & Pace Program coordinator to the supplemental salary schedule at a flat rate of $10,000, effective with the 2008-2009 school year.
•Approved the Northwood Elementary fund raiser with Mr. Yummy (food and catalogue items) from Aug. 29 through Sept. 10 to fund various school-wide programs for the pupils.
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