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Lt. Governor Husted and Superintendent of Public Instruction DeMaria Honor Contributions of Business Advisory Councils to Ohio’s Students
COLUMBUS, OHIO – March 2, 2021 - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Paolo DeMaria together with Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted today announced Columbiana County Schools Business Advisory Council and Cincinnati Public Schools Business Advisory Council have been awarded Ohio's 2021 Business-Education Leader Awards for Excellent Business Advisory Councils. Specifically, the Columbiana County Schools Business Advisory Council was recognized for “Excellence in Developing Professional Skills for the Future,” and “Excellence in Building Partnerships.” The Cincinnati Public Schools Business Advisory Council was recognized for “Excellence in Coordinating Career Development Experiences.” In addition, two councils were honored as four-star advisory councils and 10 were recognized as three-star councils. Ohio is proud to be home to more than 120 Business Advisory Councils that engage with schools and collaborate about business and workforce needs, as well as educational programming that responds to those needs. To highlight the work of these councils, the Ohio Department of Education, in partnership with the Ohio Business Roundtable, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business, Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio Manufacturers’ Association, Ohio Excels, Ohio Restaurant Association and Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, developed Ohio's Business-Education Leader Awards for Excellent Business Advisory Councils. This application-based set of awards recognizes applicants that demonstrate excellence in the three Quality Practices:
“Ohio’s Business Advisory Councils work with students, educators and business leaders to set students up for success,” Lt. Governor Husted said. “This collaborative effort ensures that students have the tools they need to prepare for a future in-demand career through initiatives that promote career exploration, workforce development and work-based learning.”
“We’re so proud of the work these Business Advisory Councils are doing, together with their partner schools, to nurture leadership qualities and important workplace readiness skills in students and contribute to the talent pipeline for businesses. It’s a real win-win proposition.” said DeMaria.
To learn more about the work of Business Advisory Councils, to watch a video of today’s event and view the criteria for these awards, visit the Business Advisory Councils webpage.
Ohio’s 2021 Four-Star Business Advisory Councils:
Cincinnati Public Schools
Columbiana County Business Advisory Council
Ohio’s 2021 Three-Star Business Advisory Councils:
Building Bridges to Careers
Educational Service Center (ESC) of Central Ohio
ESC of Northeast Ohio
Marion Area Acceleration Collaborative
Montgomery County ESC
Muskingum Valley ESC
Noble Local School District
North Point ESC
Piqua Business Advisory Council
Tri-County ESC
Contact for News Media:
Mandy Minick at Mandy.Minick@education.ohio.
http://education.ohio.gov/
The Ohio Department of Education is a diverse team of passionate, education-focused professionals dedicated to fulfilling the vision established in Each Child, Our Future, Ohio’s strategic plan for education. The vision is, “In Ohio, each child is challenged to discover and learn, prepared to pursue a fulfilling post-high school path and empowered to become a resilient, lifelong learner who contributes to society.” Ensuring this vision for each of Ohio’s 1.7 million students, in partnership with more than 240,000 educators across the state, is no small feat. Under the leadership of the superintendent of public instruction and governed by the State Board of Education, Department team members, in collaboration with a wide range of partners, are sharply focused on helping schools and districts continually improve to be the best they can be for each child. Equity and impact are core to every program, service and action. The Department’s work is well regarded both in Ohio and nationally for its innovative, leading-edge and forward-looking approach. When the Department succeeds, students succeed, communities succeed and Ohio succeeds.
...Will face Edison and St. Paul for Championship
Bellevue’s Firelands Challenge team scored a big win in Tuesday’s Play-off match by defeating teams from Willard and Perkins. By doing so it earned the right to compete against Edison, the current champion and St. Paul which finished in second-place after the preliminary rounds.
This victory is a major achievement for the Bellevue team. It marks the team’s first appearance in the Championship Rounds in the forty-year history of the academic competition.
The three Play-off teams were separated by only five points in the cumulative scores going into the Play-off so it was expected that this match would be close and it was. Only four points separated the three teams at the mid-point of the match. Bellevue had 18, Willard 17, and Perkins 14.
Bellevue moved ahead of the other teams by answering questions in the Great Books, Physical Science, and American History categories. It got a big boost by selecting and correctly answering a question in the Spanish Team Choice category to go up by 7 points over Willard and 9 points over Perkins.
Perkins and Willard tried to catch up in the closing Lightning Round but both teams missed questions and could not gain enough points. The match ended with Bellevue at 36 points, Willard with 28, and Perkins with 27.
“I am so proud of the effort and time the team put in. They made it a goal last year to do better, so I am so excited they reached their goal,” said Jennifer Mercer, Bellevue’s advisor, after the match.
Dakota Zerman, who serves as Bellevue’s team captain, observed, “We have overcome tons of nerves and grown as a team. Championships, were coming for you!”
The Bellevue team has a big challenge ahead as it goes up against the St. Paul team that held onto second place in the second and third rounds. It will also have to overcome Edison which is going for its ninth consecutive championship.
The Championship matches are scheduled for March 8, 16 and 18. All of the matches will be at the Milestone Event Center in Norwalk. There are no audiences for these matches due to the pandemic. However the matches can be viewed on the televised and online services of Buckeye Broadband.
The 28th Annual Ottawa County Spelling Bee was held on February 23 – 26, 2021, virtually through an on-line spelling test through Scripps National Spelling Bee. Twelve (12) students from grades 5-8 represented four school buildings, two school districts, and 1 parochial school in Ottawa County. The five finalists are eligible to participate in the Regional Northwest Ohio Blade Championship Bee in March which will be held virtually. The winner of The Blade Bee wins a spot for the preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee which will be held virtually. The final round will be held in Orlando, Florida on July 8th.
North Point ESC employees (Andrea Smith, Linda Stauffer, and Debbie Graber) coordinated the Annual Ottawa County Spelling Bee.
These five finalists are eligible to participate in the Northwest Ohio Blade Championship Bee:
1st Place – Lynnie Schober – Grade 8 – St. Boniface Catholic School
2nd Place – Lilah Schober – Grade 8 – St. Boniface Catholic School
3rd Place – Lily Trevino – Grade 8 -- Woodmore Middle School
Tied for 4th Place – Satori Alter – Grade 7 – Woodmore Middle School
Abbey Tucker – Grade 5 – Woodmore Elementary School
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