Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Rep. Adams Announces Funding for Educational Innovation in the 80th Ohio House District

State Representative Richard Adams (R-Troy) announced the Controlling Board’s approval yesterday of $2.1 million in funding to a consortium of Milton-Union Exempted School Village, Franklin Monroe Local School District and Piqua City School District for their Straight A Fund application.

Of the $2.1 million dollars allocated to these schools, $524,159.04 will go to the Milton-Union Exempted School Village, $293,239.04 will go to the Franklin Monroe Local School District, and $1,280,579.04 will go to the Piqua City School District. The school districts will be partnering with The Ohio State University Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy and Wright State University.

The funding will be used for Reading Expands All Children's Horizons (REACH), a kindergarten and first grade literacy initiative that will bolster reading achievement by engaging parents as their children's at home learning partners. Through one-on-one devices and educational media, REACH will extend learning beyond the school day into homes and communities for anytime/anywhere learning. Teacher guided, REACH's engaging, multimedia reading modules will motivate parents and excite children to practice reading through the REACH website and the free digital media library.

“A review of the project indicates a focus on a K-1 literacy initiative that will improve achievement levels and assist students to become better learners during the balance of their education experience,” said Representative Adams. “The project procedure and the results will be useful for other school districts to emulate. The State of Ohio, the three school districts and the two state universities working together in this endeavor represents an excellent investment by Ohio tax payers.”

The Controlling Board approved funding at the request of Ohio Department of Education on Monday, releasing a total of $144.7 million in grant funds, that were previously appropriated by the legislature as part of the Straight A Fund. The Straight A Fund was created through the 2013 state biennial budget to encourage efficiency and innovation in education.

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