Education

By Jason Moore, Senior Director, BCHF and Carol Young, Director, Accountability and School Improvement  As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on schools, the federal government sent funding to Ohio to support students through a variety of different funding sources, each with their own timeline. Funding went to Ohio’s Future Forward initiatives […]

I never thought I’d say it, but I’m tired of hearing the word equity. The word equity has become so overused to the point where it lacks significance. It is most often being used as a superficial signal of commitment to equity, rather than an actual commitment. The equity trend runs the risk of reducing

Summit Academy Transition High School Columbus and Summit Academy Transition High School Dayton partnered with sponsor Buckeye Community Hope Foundation for the Workforce Literacy Project. The project combines literacy instruction and career preparation. As part of the project, a panel discussion, “Literacy in the Workplace,” was held at Columbus Transition High School on November 17 for 9th-

By Zoe Plotnick, School Improvement Representative, English Learner Supporter What makes your school’s culture distinctive? How do members of your school’s community express these distinctive values and traits? If you stopped to reflect on these questions, there is a good chance that your thoughts turned towards your school’s core traditions, many of which are celebrations

Walter Thompson, and his leadership team at Imagine Akron Academy, were recognized for their character development efforts from the last school year with a Measures of Excellence award. This award is given out to the top performing Imagine schools in each measure: ●    Shared Values of Integrity, Justice, and Fun ●    Parent Choice and Satisfaction ●    Academic Growth ●    Character Development

By Joni Byus, BCHF Accountability & School Improvement Representative, Literacy and Dyslexia Specialization On July 4, 2023, during the Ohio 135th General Assembly, House Bill 33 was passed with an effective date of October 3, 2023. Among other things, HB 33 mandated a shift in school curriculum, teacher training, and reading intervention approaches in the State

Storeigh Conway, a 7th grade student at Constellation Schools: Eastside Arts Academy organized a blood drive at her school earlier this month. The blood drive was planned after Storeigh wrote an essay for the annual BCHF Writing Challenge. The topic of last year’s challenge was: ‘What is kindness? What can you do, as one person,

The BCHF Annual Virtual board training will be held on Saturday, November 4th. Registration details will be sent out soon! Please see the below board member development opportunities in October. Certified Public Records Training (In Person) Date: 10/17/2023 Time: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Location: City of Maumee Police Department  Register here: https://ohioauditor.gov/trainings/publicrecords.html 2023 Sunshine Laws