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Kenston Local reports strong state ratings but flags new college‑career readiness measure for improvement
Summary
Kenston Local officials told the school board on Oct. 13 that the district earned a 4.5 overall rating ("exceeding expectations") on the Ohio report card, with five stars in achievement and areas to target in the newly graded college, career, workforce and military readiness component.
Kenston Local administrators presented the district's state report card and building-level priorities at the Oct. 13 board of education meeting, saying the district earned an overall 4.5 rating — described as "exceeding expectations" — while officials identified the new college, career, workforce and military readiness measure as an area for improvement.
The presentation summarized how Ohio now weights six components to produce the district star ratings: achievement (25%), progress (25%), gap closing (12.5%), early literacy (12.5%), graduation (12.5%) and the newly graded college/career/workforce/military readiness (12.5%). "We have a 4.5 rating, which is considered exceeding expectations for the state of Ohio," a district presenter said, and the district earned five stars in achievement and graduation but three stars in the new readiness component.
Why it matters: the report card is a statewide metric used to compare districts on a mix of academic outcomes and…
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