State of Youngstown schools: 'We're making progress'

YOUNGSTOWN

Superintendent Connie Hathorn’s vision for the city schools is to continue to improve student achievement.

That’s the message of his State of the District Address. The event, which is open to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday with a

reception including hors d’oeuvres followed by the address at 7 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Banquet Hall, Via Mount Carmel. Doors open at 6:15.

“We’re continuing to move the needle,” Hathorn said. “We will continue to make progress.”

He acknowledged that he’s not satisfied with the speed of the progress, pointing to the district’s most recent report card of all D’s and F’s.

“You have to look at the performance index,” Hathorn said. “We are making progress.”

The performance index is the measure of student performance on the Ohio Graduation Test and Ohio Achievement Assessment.

The district’s performance index score rose from 76.9 on the 2012-13 report card to 77.7 on the 2013-14 report, the most recent. The score has been increasing since 2010-11.

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