“Technology and You” | By Mindy Farry, BCHF Accountability and School Improvement Team Each year, Buckeye Community Hope Foundation sponsors a writing challenge for grades three through twelve to emphasize the importance of writing in academic achievement. No matter the grade level and no matter the future plans for students, writing and thinking will be […]
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Service Coordinator Karissa Robinson and Property Manager April teamed up to host a festive Easter Egg Hunt – with the help of many amazing residents! Together, they filled 1,000 eggs with donated candy, and even had a special visit from the Easter Bunny (thanks to a generous resident in costume)! The event saw a bigger
In April, our Northeast Ohio Service Coordinators came together for a regional meeting focused on learning and collaboration. We were honored to host Nikki Klingel from the Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP) and Mandy Glace from Direction Home Akron & Canton. Attendees received valuable updates on Medicare and supportive programs for older adults
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Members of our School Improvement Team had the opportunity to present to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce on Workforce Literacy. Joined by some fantastic students from The Academy for Urban Scholars, they demonstrated a lesson, the importance of workforce literacy, and how it is seamlessly imbedded into their daily curriculum. The students shared
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Think twice before you trust that AI-generated answer. A new study shows AI search results are wrong 60% of the time — and some models are nearly always wrong. By: Dane Puterbaugh, School Improvement Representative Since the public release of ChatGPT in late 2022, AI tools have flooded the market, promising to revolutionize productivity. While
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By Stan Nicol, Data Analysis, BCHF Accountability and School Improvement Team When it comes to analyzing Ohio State Test results, the amount of Writing data is unsurpassed. For each State assessment, the results include an overall performance along with each sub score area performance. An example of this would be the area of “Functions” on
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By Carol S. Young, Ph.D., Director, BCHF Accountability and School Improvement Department Let us start with an understanding of correct terminology. In this refreshing age of people first language, there are no “Low Students” and there are no “High Students.” I think of my son when he was learning to play Stairway to Heaven on the electric guitar.
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A new chapter begins at Newark Townhomes! Thanks to a generous donation from Deborah Anne Bowen in memory of her mother, Katherine Ann Pabst Bowen, an esteemed Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing (OCCH) staff member and avid reader, residents now have a cozy and welcoming little library and book nook in the community room! The
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By Dane Puterbaugh, Accountability and School Improvement Representative Right now, every school has the capacity to improve student learning, attention span, and sense of belonging. We need to eliminate cell phones from the classroom. Since magic bullets don’t exist, this is the closest we can get to the same results. The data paints a clear
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