Mason City Schools representatives were presented with the SOAR Award for Significant Progress on Nov. 14. The district was one of 5 in the state to be awarded the honor. Provided photo
Mason Schools was one of five Ohio school districts to be recognized with the 2011 SOAR Award for Significant Progress.
Battelle for Kids, a nonprofit educational organization, awards the honor each year to high-achieving schools and districts participating in its SOAR initiative, which seeks to improve education through value-added analysis.
The 11,000-student Warren County school system that is rated among the top academic performers in Ohio is one of about 120 school districts participating in the program. Lakota Schools was also recognized.
The organization honored Mason Intermediate with its SOAR Award for High Progress. The elementary school, which serves the district’s fourth through sixth grades, is among the top 10 of 684 participating SOAR schools to see exceptional growth with students, according to Battelle.
Mason Intermediate also received a SOAR award for the highest reading growth of all participating SOAR elementary schools.
Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Stan Heffner presented each school and district with the awards last month.
“Our results convey a powerful message,” said Mason Superintendent Gail Kist-Kline. ”High-performing districts like Mason are not exempt from the expectation that all students, including the high percentage of students who are accelerated and advanced, should chart significant academic gains.”
“These awards are a testament to Mason’s educators– whose hard work ensures that students are going above expectations and achieving at some of the highest levels in the state,” she said.
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