CPS

CPS makes changes to avoid "scrubbing" data

Ann Thompson — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

New policy

In order to comply with state rules, Cincinnati Public Schools says it has changed the way it reports when a student transfers from one school in the district to another. Instead of withdrawing the student from one school and waiting for him or her to enroll at another, the district will now enroll the student immediately in the new school and the new school will have the responsibility to make sure the studen

CPS says it won't lose any money over scrubbing

Ann Thompson — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:52:24 +0000

The Cincinnati Public School District says it will not lose millions of dollars after violating, what it calls a business rule, in a state scrubbing investigation.

At a news conference CPS called the accusations a misinterpretation of the constantly changing requirements from the Ohio Department of Education. To make their point, school officials displayed a binder containing 500 pages on how to report attendance data.

CPS pilots after-school arts program

Ann Thompson — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:04:00 +0000

Cincinnati Public Schools is piloting an after-school program featuring the arts. These high energy sessions can't help but keep the kids attention.

This is just the warm-up for the one-hour arts program at Hughes Center. After school, four days a week with alternating artists, kids get to experience something they may not have.

CPS satisfied with security; new lock-down plan to come

Ann Thompson — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:25:29 +0000

The Cincinnati School District is getting high marks for its safety and security.

Every year CPS Director of School Services Bill Moehring gives the school board an overview of the security measures in place. After the violence in Newtown, Connecticut there was renewed interest.

Moehring told administrators the district has as many emergency security features as a school district could have. There are secure entrances, restricted employee access, lock-down buttons, cameras, and a secure visitor sign-in.

Cincinnati drops a category in Ohio school ratings report; other districts listed

Ann Thompson — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:08:27 +0000

Ohio academic data is now out after being delayed by a student-attendance investigation. Cincinnati dropped a category from Effective to Continuous Improvement. Superintendent Mary Ronan has a plan to improve the district's academic report card.

"We really would have liked to have stayed effective but in order to do this our performance index or final grade would have to be 90 and it was 88.5."

Ronan says the district's focus is now firmly on implementing new and more rigorous academic standards.