Monday, March 4, 2013
Final release of state of Ohio Report Cards for 2011-12 confirms that Solon students are achieving at the highest levels in Northeast Ohio.
Final release of state of Ohio Report Cards for 2011-12 confirms that Solon students are achieving at the highest levels in Northeast Ohio. With a Performance Index Score of 111.2, the Solon Schools had the top achievement score among public school districts in Northeast Ohio and the third highest in the state. Solon also received the state’s "Excellent with Distinction" rating. State report card data is typically released in August each year, but was delayed this year due to a statewide audit of attendance reporting in Ohio school districts. The audit findings were reported in late February and the Ohio Department of Education subsequently released the final report card data. Solon students and staff celebrated the preliminary Report Card…
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Here's a roundup of some of our most popular stories published in the last week.
There's always lots of local news going on in Solon. Some of it really gets people talking and clicking, and so we bring you this roundup of some of our top stories this week. The top stories this week included news that a local restaurant was closing and release of school report card data. Click the links to check out the stories:
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Ohio released more preliminary school report card data, and it's good news for Solon parents and students.
Solon Schools received the highest performance index score of any public school district in Northeast Ohio, and the third best score in the state, according to more preliminary report card data released by the state. Solon's performance index for the 2011-2012 school year was 111.2. The school district received the mark of excellent with distinction and met adequate yearly progress, according to the data. There are 610 public school districts in Ohio, and all of them received a performance index score, which is based on how well all students do on the tests. Click here to see how each grade in Solon performed on the subject-matter tests. The only districts to have a higher score than Solon were two in the Cincinnati suburbs. Madeira and …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
There are no overall ratings yet, but Solon parents, teachers and community members can take a look at how the district did on some of the important indicators like graduation rate and adequate yearly progress.
Traditional state report cards for local school districts have been delayed, but the Ohio Department of Education today released some preliminary data to give the public an idea of how their local school district performed last year. As expected, Solon Schools continue to excel. Here’s a look at how Solon schools performed: Elementary and Middle School Scores (out of 100) High School Scores (out of 100) Now, some caveats: The information does not include an overall rating, such as “excellent” or “effective,” that the public is used to seeing. The state is investigating whether some districts manipulated attendance data and is holding off on releasing final report cards until that investigation is complete. The available information …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Check out our interactive database to see how students in Solon Schools and other local districts performed on the last state report card.
As students get ready to head back to school, parents want to make sure the youngest learners are getting off to a good start. Check to see how well your child’s elementary school performed on the 2010-2011 state report card by searching the database above. All public schools in Patch districts below the middle school level have been included. For Solon, this includes Roxbury Elementary, Lewis Elementary, Parkside Elementary and Arthur Road Elementary. Parents should note that state testing begins at the 3rd grade level. For a look at the most recent literacy levels for kindergarten students in your district, check out this database. The database above includes each school’s overall ranking, the number of academic indicators—like 3rd grade…
Monday, October 31, 2011
Rep. Marlene Anielski presented awards to Solon school leaders during Friday's football game for receiving "Excellent" ratings on the state report cards.
Ohio Rep. Marlene Anielski visited Stewart Field Friday to honor Solon Schools for continued excellence. During Friday's football game against Strongsville, Anielski presented commendations for all seven Solon schools recognizing them for their "Excellent" rating on the Ohio Report Cards. Anielski presented the awards to Superintendent Joe Regano and school board members Julie Glavin, Marilyn Thomas, Dorothy Seibert and Margo Morrow. Read More About the School Report Cards:
Friday, August 26, 2011
Check out a table showing report card results over the last three year for Solon Schools
Solon Schools have always done well on their state report card, but how does this year's scores compare with the last few years? MORE REPORT CARD NEWS GRADE AND SUBJECT SCORES LAST 3 YEARS
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Solon did great in the annual school report cards, but how did they compare to other districts in the area?
When the Ohio Department of Education released the 2010-11 state report cards Wednesday, Solon City Schools had a lot to cheer about. Solon received the "Excellent" designation and had a whopping 110.7 performance score, higher than last year's. The district met all 26 of the state indicators, which are based on student performance on math, reading, science and graduation tests. But how do they stack up against other area schools? Below are a sample of other school districts and their ratings from the state report cards. Orange City Schools Beachwood City Schools Twinsburg City Schools Hudson City Schools Mayfield City Schools Chagrin Falls Schools MORE REPORT CARD NEWS
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Solon Patch has mined the Ohio Report Card data to give you the most important data from the 2010-2011 school year
Report cards for Ohio's more than 600 school districts were released today, and a closer look at the data shows that Solon rises to the top of the rankings in all categories. Solon Patch has already reported the basic results from the report card, which shows that Solon City Schools received an "Excellent" rating and met 26 of 26 performance indicators, which are based on student performance on math, reading, science and graduation tests. Each individual school – Arthur Road, Lewis, Roxbury, Parkside, Orchard Middle, Solon Middle and Solon High – also received "Excellent" ratings. DISTRICT AND INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL REPORT CARDS SOLON STATE RANKS MORE REPORT CARD NEWS
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Kids across Solon strapped on their backpacks, boarded the bus and headed off to begin another school year
Another school year began in Solon today. If the unloading of the buses at Parkside Elementary is any indication, Solon students are eager to learn. Keep coming back to Solon Patch over the next couple of weeks as we hit you with a number of features related to the beginning of school, ranging from photo galleries of your kids doing what they do best (learn!) to coverage of the Ohio report card results and school board news. We'll have places where you can share advice on helping your child learn, coverage of Solon sports (Go Comets!) and much more. Best of luck to all the students out there, especially you kindergarteners embarking on your educational journey and you high school seniors, beginning your last hurrah. Stay tuned!
