Kenston posts 4.5 rating; new college/career readiness metric identified as area for improvement

Kenston Local School District officials presented the district's Ohio report card results to the board on Oct. 13, saying the district earned a 4.5 overall rating and several five-star marks but must improve on the newly graded college, career, workforce and military readiness measure.

District officials said the district earned five stars in Achievement and Graduation, four stars in Progress, Gap Closing and Early Literacy, and three stars in the new readiness measure, which they said is based on outcomes for the graduating class a year earlier. "We have a 4.5 rating, which is considered exceeding expectations for the state of Ohio," said Dr. Katie Poe, director of curriculum (first reference: Dr. Katie Poe, director of curriculum). The district's performance index was reported as 103.7.

The report card aggregates six weighted components. Superintendent Dr. Bruce Willingham and principals said the readiness metric is the first year it was graded statewide and that Kenston scored three stars because the measure awards one eligibility point per student across multiple pathways. "Every senior within four years…