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11/5/2019
By: Staff Blogger
State Superintendent Paolo DeMaria participated in a panel discussion at the New Skills for Youth Convening to discuss the impact of New Skills for Youth in Ohio.
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11/1/2019
By: Staff Blogger
State Superintendent Paolo DeMaria visited Boyd E. Smith Elementary School in Milford Exempted Village Schools. This school is a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School and the home of Lisa Holt-Taylor, a recipient of the 2019 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching.
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11/1/2019
By: Staff Blogger
State Superintendent Paolo DeMaria visited Blanchester High School in Blanchester City Schools. Blanchester High School is the home of Regional State Board District 10 Teacher of the Year, Andrea Harpen.
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11/1/2019
By: Staff Blogger
Adena Local Schools is a small, rural district. So small, in fact, that all the district’s grades fit in one building. However, as Paolo’s visit to the middle school proved, even small schools can do mighty things.
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10/29/2019
By: Staff Blogger
State Superintendent Paolo DeMaria joined part of the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators’ bus tour as they visited Toll Gate Middle School in Pickerington Local School District. Educators here have built a strong, positive school culture that is an asset to students.
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