According to the Ohio Association of Comprehensive and
Compact Career Technical Schools (Ohio CCS), Ohio has 91
Career Technical Planning Districts and three
career-technical delivery models at the secondary education
level focusing on workforce development. The “Prepared for
Success” component of the CTE Report Card, however, only
includes
credentials related to “Ohio’s In-Demand Occupations.”
Institutions successfully preparing students for careers
will be penalized with low component grades, even if
students obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to enter
the workforce.
“The current report cards unfairly punish schools, students,
and Ohio’s economy,” said Fedor.
Pointing to the role poverty can play in academic
performance, Rep. Fedor said the Ohio School Report Cards
A-F measurement doesn’t accurately reflect whether
administrators and educators are working hard to address the
complex challenges within their buildings.
“This GOP scam is just another way to slowly privatize our
public school system. Applying a state-based standard to
community specific issues opens the door for more school
take overs and conversions to charter schools,” added Fedor.
“We need to let our school districts have a stronger voice
in evaluating their performance based on the specific needs
of their school.”
Rep. Fedor is a former educator and an outspoken proponent
of public education.
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