Friday, February 25, 2000
State awards schools for improving test scores
BY PHILLIP PINA
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Four Cincinnati elementary schools will each get $25,000 from the state for improving standardized test scores.
Hoffman, Vine, Winton Montessori and Woodford Paideia schools, and 216 others statewide, were called models for educators.
“When someone does a good job, I believe you should tell them and reward them for their results,” Gov. Bob Taft said.
Statewide, about $6.5 million was distributed in the School Improvement Incentive Awards program. The program is part of the state's education budget and is based on district report cards due out Monday.
“We're ecstatic,” Vine Elementary Principal Greg Hook said. “We're very pleased that the hard work of our children, our staff, our community supporters and our volunteers is being recognized.”
Elementary schools won $25,000 grants; middle schools and high schools got $50,000.
Thursday's announcement was a pleasant surprise to district leaders, Associate Superintendent Kathleen Ware said. Cincinnati's award money likely will go toward education projects in the winning schools.
Other Southwestern Ohio schools winning grants include:
Hamilton County — Norwood View Elementary; Princeton's Lincoln Heights Elementary; Reading's Central Community Elementary; Loveland Hurst Middle School; Three Rivers Middle School; Lockland High.
Clermont County: Batavia Elementary and Felicity-Franklin Middle School.
Clinton County: Wilmington's East End and Martinsville elementary schools.
Warren County: Franklin's Hunter Elementary.
Brown County: Georgetown's Alverda Reed Elementary and Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington High School.
Highland County: Lynchburg-Clay's Buford Elementary and Whiteoak High School.
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