Author: Stacie Raterman

Hilliard City Schools is proud to announce 15 students have received recognition from the National Merit Scholarship Program.  Each year, more than 1.5 million students across the country enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).  Of these students, approximately 50,000 or the top three percent are identified as high scorers who receive further recognition.

Approximately 34,000 of the high scorers are recognized as Commended Students and another 16,000 students are identified as Semifinalists in the program.  Semifinalists are among the highest-scoring entrants from each state and may continue in the program to compete for scholarships.

Congratulations to:

Bradley

Commended Scholars

Jaelyn Hopson

Aidan Hennes

 

Darby

Semi-finalist

Leo Lipker

Christopher McDevitt

Joshua Sims

Commended Scholars

Amar Dabbagh

Rhea Supekar

 

Davidson

Semi-finalist

Olivia Chase

William Knapke

Zhiyue Lin

Tristan Miller

Alexander Torres

Commended Scholars

Jackson Aldridge

Sylvia Hallak

Carmen Lamberjack

Davidson High School Teacher Bill Kuch is one of only 79 teachers across the U.S. to earn the 2021-22 PLTW Outstanding Teacher of the Year award, which recognizes educators who demonstrate a strong record of delivering an inspiring and empowering student experience, expanding access to PLTW programs, and transforming teaching.

PLTW is honoring Mr. Kuch for his work in the PLTW Engineering pathway.   “Davidson is proud of Mr. Kuch’s dedication to our students,” said Principal Joyce Brickley.  “He is inspiring and we feel honored to have him at Davidson.”

“Teachers and educational leaders perform one of the most critical functions in our society, and we are proud to work with these outstanding educators who are leaders in their classrooms and across the PLTW network,” said Dr. Vince Bertram, PLTW President, and CEO. “Congratulations and thank you for your partnership in a shared commitment to empowering our students to thrive in our evolving world even amidst the most challenging and unprecedented of times.”

All the students at the new Alton Darby Creek Campus began the year talking about diversity and identity in Mrs. Buscemi’s class. They read the book “The Skin I live in” by Michael Tyler and talked about how although we may look different, we are all unique and a part of a bigger community.  They discussed how important every person is and that they are all valued. The theme they discovered is “we are all woven together”. These pictures were the culmination of the lesson.

Hilliard City Schools receives federal funding through the Special Education – IDEA (Part B) grant to assist with the education of handicapped children, ages 3 through 21. The district also receives funding through Title I, Title II-A, and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund.

Major Allocations FY21 and proposed uses for the FY22 School Year

IDEA-B – Special Education $3,400,000 – Intervention teachers, classroom aides, nursing and speech therapy.

Title I – $1,800,000 – Reading/Math intervention staff, family engagement, summer parent/student programming, and intervention support services.

Title II-A – $390,000 – Instructional coaching and staff professional development.

One Time Allocations and uses – beginning FY21 Year – until funds are liquidated, or FY24.

ARP ESSER IDEA-B $798,000 / ARP ESSER Pre-K IDEA-B $59,000 – Intervention teachers, classroom aides, and supplies/materials to support Special Education program.

CARES ACT – $812,000 / ESSER I – $1,400,000 / ESSER II – $6,397,000 – FY21 Summer School Bridge Program, guidance counselors, online curriculum development, special education speech and psychology services, social workers, SEL professional development, facility air quality improvements, modular units to facilitate social distancing, and additional sanitation supplies.

ARP ESSER III – $14,259,220 (estimated)- To be expended over a 3-year period.
Funds are to be used to respond to the pandemic and to address the academic impact of lost instructional time as a result of COVID-19 by providing evidence-based interventions, such as summer learning programs, and/or extended school year programs that respond to students’ academic, social, and emotional needs and address the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on student populations including students from low-income families, students of color, English learners, children with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, and children in foster care.

Tentative Plans: Provide additional Reading/Math Intervention staff, English Learner teachers, online academy staff, speech pathologists, guidance counselors, social workers, summer learning programs, and other pupil support to address learning loss and SEL needs.  Funds will be used over a 3-year period.

Interested parties may file comments by mail to Hilliard City School District, Attention: Office of the Superintendent, 2140 Atlas Street, Columbus, OH 43228. Alternatively, you may also deliver your comment via email to Stacie_Raterman@hboe.org.

Updated August 31, 2021

If you haven’t had a chance to meet Superintendent David Stewart, we invite you to join him at an upcoming Coffee Chat. This is a chance to come and learn more about Mr. Stewart and the district.  These are informal events for conversations and questions. We hope to see you soon.

August 25 – 8:00-9:00 am at Coffee Connections, 4004 Main Street, Hilliard

August 26 – 9:30-10:30 am at Coffee Connections, 4004 Main Street, Hilliard

There will be a change in meeting location for the Board of Education meeting on Monday, August 9, 2021.  It will now take place at 6:30 p.m. at WEAVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, 4600 Avery Road, Hilliard, Ohio. The changed meeting location is for the regularly scheduled meeting that would have been held at Hilliard City School District Central Office Administration Building. The meeting will be held in regular session to discuss regular business as deemed necessary by the Board of Education and any other business that may be lawfully considered.