• Good News for Galion Schools

    by  • August 24, 2010 • News & Views • 5 Comments

    Good news for Ohio from Washington, D.C. today in turn brought good news to the Galion City School District.

    As reported by many sources, Ohio was named today as a winner in the “Race to the Top” school reform grant funding contest. This program, now in its second round, is a component of the giant federal stimulus package passed in 2009. Many of the states competing for the monies changed teacher accountability regulations in order to become competitive for the funding; local districts, including Galion, were required to get the approval of teachers’ unions to apply.

    Ohio will now receive some $400 million which, according to this story in today’s Columbus Dispatch, will be targeted in “…closing the achievement gap between white and minority students, evaluating teachers in part by student performance, and turning around low-performing schools.

    Not all local districts made application for the monies, however Galion City Schools did. As such, it stands to benefit to the tune of $282,072.58 according to figures provided by the Ohio Department of Education. Galion is the only school district in Crawford County to receive funding. Other local districts and amounts to be received include: Marion City ($969,100.32), Mansfield Madison ($354,070.91), Mount Gilead ($134,269.98), Lexington ($119,473.32) and Shelby ($156,610.81). Also receiving funding will be the Treca Digital Academy in Marion.

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    • Anthony

      Add that money together with the left over funds from the new school buildings, and I believe Galion will have enough to get a fancy new bus garage.

      That will bring the kids back into the district.

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    • Jeff Lehart

      Does this mean they don’t need to rip off the taxpayers for another unnecessary levy?

    • Anthony

      The grant money is spread out over four years, it doesn’t come in just one lump sum.

    • Jeff Lehart

      Even if the grant money is spread out they still have over $800,000 in the bank correct? Also, where does the $700,000 Galion is getting from the sewer project going?

    • Russell Henkel

      ACCORDING TO THE B.O.E TEASURER IN HER REPORT[LINDA KIDWELL]REPORTED TO MEMBERS THEY HAD A BALANCE OF 1.8 MILLION ON THERE BOOKS AS OF JULY 2010. THE ONE THING I LEARNED AT GALION HIGH SCHOOL WAS I LEARNED HOW TO READ. BUT NOT MUCH ELSE.