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Mount Healthy rises to 2.5 stars on state report card; GEAR UP federal funding discontinued
Summary
Superintendent reported Mount Healthy improved to 2.5 stars on the Ohio district report card and that federal GEAR UP funding was discontinued; Cincinnati Youth Collaborative will cover program staff salaries through December while seeking new funding.
Mount Healthy’s superintendent told the board on Oct. 13 that the district’s rating on the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce report card increased by half a star to 2.5 out of 5, driven in part by a 91.2% four-year graduation rate and stronger college/career/military readiness indicators.
"Mount Healthy did increase half a star, so we are now at 2.5 stars out of 5," the superintendent said, noting the improvement reflects staff and student efforts but is only one indicator of district performance.
The superintendent also announced that federal funding for the GEAR UP program, a federally funded grant administered locally through the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, was discontinued and that an appeal of the funding decision was denied. "Cincinnati Youth Collaborative ... is going to fund salaries for the GEAR UP employees through December," the superintendent said, adding that CYC is pursuing private donors and other grant opportunities to sustain the program longer term.
Board members discussed the program’s importance to first-generation and economically disadvantaged students and were told that services would continue at least through the end of the calendar year while partners seek long-term funding. No formal board action was required for the report.
The board also approved routine personnel and program staffing items on the consent agenda during the same meeting.
