Schools to be honored

Staff report

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The Eastern Ohio P-16 Partnership for Education invites the community to join the celebration of the fourth annual “Excellence in Education – Celebrating our Schools” luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, 7300 N. Palmyra Road.

Tickets for the event are $25 and those interested can register by visiting the organization’s website, www.easternohiop16.org.

Thirty-five school districts throughout Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties will be recognized for receiving an A in the Value Added, Performance Index and/or Standards Met categories on the latest Ohio Department of Education Report Card.

Maplewood Local School District will receive a special recognition, sponsored by Kent State University-Trumbull, for receiving A’s in all three categories.

The partnership, doing business as the Eastern Ohio Education Partnership, and Turning Foundation [Turning Technologies] will also recognize two area teachers for their innovation in education. The winners will be announced at the luncheon.

The scheduled guest speaker is Greg Darnieder, U.S Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s senior adviser, who will speak on College Access Initiative. Darnieder began his career in education as a middle-grades teacher.

In 2003, he established the Department of Postsecondary Education and Student Development at Chicago Public Schools, designing and implementing an assortment of postsecondary, academic, financial and social support programs. Duncan tapped Darnieder in 2009 to join his administration.

The partnership said it is grateful to its community partners: The Dominion Foundation, Youngstown State University, Kent State University at Trumbull, Eastern Gateway Community College and Turning Foundation.