Monroe Local posts high state rating; leaders highlight early-literacy work and new reading curriculum

Monroe Local Schools on Nov. 12 presented its 2024-25 state report card and described specific steps the district will take to improve areas identified for growth, especially early literacy.

District presenter Miss Long told the board the overall rating is weighted across multiple components, with achievement and progress each carrying substantial weight. She reported the districtlevel rating and said Monroe Local falls roughly in the top 23% of Ohio districts. The presentation noted strengths in graduation rates and college-career-workforce readiness and flagged early literacy as the primary growth area.

School leaders outlined district action steps including strengthening K—2 curriculum, advancing IMTSS (multi-tiered supports) implementation, aligning master schedules and improving data reporting to ensure state measures reflect student outcomes accurately. Principals and instructional leaders described targeted professional development, use of Ohioapproved instructional materials and the districtlevel plan to align title and classroom instruction.

To address early literacy, administrators described adoption of the Open Court reading curriculum and a coordinated approach that connects title-1 interventions with classroom instruction; presenters said they expect the program to improve outcomes over several years. The board praised staff, coaches and principals for the work behind the report-card results and said they would continue monitoring progress.

What happens next: building-level updates and a follow-up on implementation steps were scheduled; the district said it will report further data as the new curriculum and aligned interventions take effect.