Parents express concern to school leaders about lack of learning

Parents told schoolhouse leaders they are disquieted that their kids are not learning capable successful schools.

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As antecedently reported by News Center 7, families told america their children were not learning mathematics astatine Community Ste(A)m Academy successful Xenia.

News Center 7 antecedently reported that a section pupil said she was not learning mathematics astatine schoolhouse and was disquieted it could interaction her assemblage outlook.

The miss was besides a pupil astatine Community STE(A)M Academy successful Xenia.

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School leaders said astatine a forum connected Monday that teachers are ever disposable to thatch and reply students’ questions.

“Leading into the meeting, I was hopeful to perceive immoderate clarifying plans oregon astatine slightest beryllium heard,” said Paul Norton. “You know, a batch of america privation to beryllium heard, and past we tin find a solution.”

Community Stem Academy has been unfastened for astir 2 years.

School leaders told parents that standardized trial results volition beryllium disposable aboriginal this month.

Parents said that astatine the opening of the schoolhouse year, a mathematics teacher left, citing wage problems.

News Center 7 looked astatine the Ohio Department of Education’s School Report Cards page.

Out of 5 stars, it shows a 2.5 wide standing for the school.

The laminitis of the school, Dr. Jeremy Ervin, said the schoolhouse meets each of Ohio’s learning standards.

Data from the Department of Education shows sixth and seventh-graders’ proficiency successful mathematics is beneath the authorities average.

However, eighth-graders’ and precocious schoolers’ proficiency successful mathematics is supra the authorities average.

Ervin said the mode they bash things is different.

“There are immoderate projects that the mathematics looks different. So it’s not astir computation, it’s much astir logic and captious reasoning and analyzing logic problems,” Ervin said.

We volition proceed to travel this story.

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