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DILLONVALE -- Buckeye Local School District is showing success in educating students, and leaders discussed results of the recently released state report card.
During the regular school board session on Monday, Superintendent Coy Sudvary reviewed numbers that showed the district receiving an overall score of 3 out of 5 on the results. In comparison with other local districts, Indian Creek gained the highest with a 3.5 while Buckeye Local tied with neighboring Martins Ferry City Schools. The district's overall totals include 3 for achievement, 1 for progress, 4 for gap closing and a 3 for graduation rate and early literacy.
A breakdown of district schools indicated that Buckeye North Elementary led in achievement with a score of 4, followed by South and West Elementary and Buckeye Local Jr. High Schools each with a 3 and Buckeye Local High School with 2. BLJHS, North and South also yielded a 3 for progress, followed by Buckeye West with 2 and BLHS with 1. North topped the gap closing category with a 5, followed by South and West with 4 and the junior and senior high schools at 3 apiece. BLHS earned a 3 for graduation rate while North and West each earned a 3 and South a 2 for early literacy. North achieved an overall score of 4 while BLJHS, South and West each received a 3.5. The high school yielded a 2.5 but Sudvary said some more figures were awaited.
"A lot of (the high school's score)is due to progress indicators based on value added, and that will be released this week. For the most part, we should be proud and happy for how everyone's done on the report card. We will work to get low areas increased," he said. "Congratulations to the teachers, students, administrators and parents for their hard work."
Meanwhile, the Ohio Supreme Court's Off-Site Court program topped talks as it heads to BLHS on Oct. 25. Local students and the public will hear three appellate cases on the court docket starting around 8 a.m. and the building will be placed on lockdown with tight security, so attendants are advised to enter at the athletic wing.
"It should be an exciting event," said Sudvary. "It's great PR for the district and a great opportunity to learn about the judicial system."
Under personnel matters, the board passed a resolution to establish substitute wages effective Oct. 16. They include $100 per day for non-degree substitute teachers, $115 per day for degreed teachers and $125 per day for retired teachers as well as $15 per hour for bus drivers and $12 per hour for aides, cooks, custodians and secretaries under the classified substitute category. Leaders also approved the re-employments of Karen Barcus, Cheryl DeYarmon as long-term substitute teachers.