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Education news Dublin ranks well in school efficiency study Ohio Education Matters rated the Dublin City School District as an efficient district in a statewide study. The study that looked at the costs of providing such non-instructional services as administration, food services, transportation and maintenance ranked Dublin City Schools in the top 5 percent of efficient districts in maintenance. “Dublin has shown that it can deliver quality services at a lower cost than most other districts in the state,” Andrew Benson, executive director of Ohio Education Matters, said in a press release from the district. “The taxpayers and residents of this community should be proud that their district takes seriously the best use of resources to benefit children.” The study examined the cost per pupil of non-instructional services. For example, the district spends $1,983 per student
annually on maintenance, according to the study. The average for the most efficient 5 percent of Dublin City Schools’ peer group of suburban districts with high median incomes and low poverty was $1,800. The study found that some districts spent as much as $4,472 per student on maintenance. Dublin pays $564.06 per student on central administration. Locally, Westerville pays $627.39 per pupil, and Hilliard pays $496.73, the study found. On school-level administration, Dublin pays $510.60 per student, which is above the benchmark average of $412.01. According to the study, Worthington pays $434.05 per pupil on school-level administration, and Hilliard pays $520.33. In Dublin, the district pays $4.29 per student on food services, compared to $3.51 per pupil in Hilliard and $8.84 per student in Upper Arlington, the study found. “We are appreciative of this recognition of our efforts to op-
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erate our district in the most efficient manner possible,” Superintendent David Axner said. “We make a concerted and strategic effort to maximize efficiencies in all facets of our organization.” Ohio Education Matters is a Cincinnati-based public-policy research group.
Moderately Confused earns award in St. Louis The FIRST Lego League robotics team from Sells Middle School earned one award at the World Festival in St. Louis. Team Moderately Confused was invited to the World Festival that attracted 81 teams from many nations and placed 16th in the tabletop competition that used a team-built robot. The team also was nominated for awards for its robot and project but won second place in mechanical design. During the festival, the students on Moderately Confused also
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One of the young students listed below has the winning invention of The 2011 Central Ohio Invention Convention BEXLEY Lauren Ehrlich Noah Luehmann Abigail Luper Alexia Moore Alec Russo BLOOM CARROLL Devin Heiberger Mikhayla Henry Rachel Horn Anna Kruse Kori Kuzma Lexa Marlo Amber Phipps Megan Phipps Mikayla Treitmaier CATHOLIC DIOCESE Reagan Kiechle Maddie Schamer COLUMBUS Destaney Smith Jared Stewart COLUMBUS PUBLIC Emil Adams Moriah Back Jeremy Baggs Kiruthigia Balamurugan Saba Bekuretsion Rylee Boddeker-O-Connor Kiley Brown Kristal Callendar Kurtis Chenoweth Alaina Craig Bela Csejtey Kayin Derden Jaseiah Edwards Ella Eichhorn Mallory Eichler Diane Fambro Sydney Feltz KaRayl Flemister Chloe Flemming Layne Flory Allison Gammons Lila Gerger
Robert Giehl Marko Godina Jaeden Good Henry Goodburn Madison Hall Madison Hall Leelynn Harper Alayjah Harshaw Daniel Havens Darcy Himes Nikolas Hinkle Jalen Hutchinson Kyle Juracich Jose Koluder-Ramirez Cecelia Lykens Myles Martinez Yenifer Martinez Hernandez Jolie Mason Derek May Tyler Morefield Cindy Mullins Danielle O-Leary Drew Oesterling Melissa Olvera Anya Phillips Stephen Pierson Savannah Pinkston Taylor Reese Samira Rezwan Tyler Richardson Hannah Rizzi Madison Russell Tryston Shelton Aleecya Sims Mariama Singhateh Tahlei Skagga Brielle Smith Nicholas Spencer Brittany Stewart Darien Strozier-Willis Tommy Suhayda Arielle Swinehart Abigail Thompson Amanda Trimble Risa Shay Watkins
Andrea Wells Lauren White Elysia Williams Austin Worline DELAWARE Bobbi Adams Connor Bryant Sarah Carpenter Elizabeth Childers Mackenzie Collett Melissa D’Angelo Max Draper Jenna Justice Emily King McKenzie Knodell Brandon Levering Alexis Loyacano Max Marley Kai Mays Kajsa Mays Katelyn Smith DUBLIN Adam Akins Colin Gagne Joel Izenson Aubrey Jones Andy Leonard Kyra O’Connor Cameron Ogden Sriram Raju Chad Ray ECOLE FRANCAISE Haley Keller Helen Hughes GAHANNA Mindy Agranaoff Alexandra Beim Aaren Celentano Nick Hoednen Andrew Lau Luke Merrick Taylor Miller Arefa Motiwala Aubree Packer Jacob Philip
Paul Provan Saujana Rangaswamy Gavin Reid GROVEPORT MADISON Sydney Bernthold Brody Baumbusch Michayla Jacks Coulter Jacks Breann Lee Sage Leigh Kaitlyn Martin Aleydali Medina Jacob Metzger Wesley Rubinean Makayla Smith HOME Kira Benson Jorie Benson Christopher Britt Jared Britt Roshan Kumar Marisa Tayal Aaron Tayal LANCASTER CITY Emma Bosser Grace Holbrook Clayton Lunsford Nathan Pechar LICKING HEIGHTS Aubrey Barrington Lincoln Edsall Treye Plants Anthony Salmeron Kathleen Sears Noah Steele Ethan Wuertzer NEWARK Spencer Bowman Hannah Curliss Andrew Davisson Parker Emerine Micah Estevez Owen Freshour Gary Hall Nicholas Harvey
Andrew Harvey Sara Hill Barbara Hogan Cassidy Hufford Kaleb Jarrett Spencer Koontz Elizabeth McCanna Stephanie McClary Stephanie McClury Haven McCoy Chase Meade Ian Murphy Lajayeda Ocasio Catey Sedor Sierra Southern Ellen Spitznogl Veronica Williams OLENTANGY Kyle Akerman Alexandra Bartolomei Camden Baumberger Hope Baumeyer Alexis Berry Gabrielle Cawthon Anna Cecil Samuel Covert Lauren Delligatti Aidan Driskill Samantha Fedio Noah Feeney Ryan Funk Carly Haimerl Zachary Hill Dylan Ingram Elaine King Avery Kissler Julia McGuire-Allen Lauren Newcomb Jonah Pearson Tommy Robinson Molly Sawyer Simon Slagle AJ Smith Ethan Stamp JP Suozzi Trevor Ward
Lexie Weithman Emily Williams Jacob Yeray REYNOLDSBURG Eliana Davis Reagan Duchesne Stephanie Dunham Carolyn Haeger Mitch Klecan Olivia Menear Darius Montero Megan Moody Brennan Perion Joey Russell Sidney Shaffner Trevor Strohm SOUTH-WESTERN Rachel Armstrong Blake Bissell Taylor Brokaw Drew Carmichael Katelyn Cobb Noah Hanna Tessa John Jordan Killian Hanna Kohler Abigail Lucas Alex Mabry Andrew Meister Marissa Melucci Kyle Metheny Megan Morbitzer Brandon Parr J.J. Price Michael Rosta Alex Schimmoller Taylor Secreto Sydney Smith Zoe Terry Rachel Thompson Kayla Tippett Taylor Towsend Paige Vincent Grant Williams Elizabeth Zinn
ST MARY Gillian Baker Hunter Wotruba Christina Bryant UPPER ARLINGTON Gabrielle Adams Reagan Belhurn Enzo Bergese James Buchholte Ruth Buergenthal Amelia Burns Brian Colgan Emma Davidson Theodore Dimitrov Emerson Gifford CJ Karsatos Chloe Miller Blake Skidmore Hunter OHIO Triplett VIRTUAL ACADEMY Aaron Lyman Steven Peters Ivory Robinson Danielle Shook WELLINGTON Camille Simpson WESTERVILLE Zachray Adams Tommy Bell Matthew Benton Bema Bonsu Parken Brown Brian Courts Jennifer Courts Andrew Dellasanta Christopher Dixon Cailin Duffy Molly Foster Jake Halliwell Greg Hassenplug Kyle Hazell Tyrone Johnson Emma Lentz Dominic Letterio Kate Long
Chris Lytus Emily Malick Makala McMurray Marcus Morphy Coleton Morr Abigail Neely Nya Olmsted Corrynn Osborne Katie Weaver Allison Weidmann Ian Wesley WORTHINGTON Andrew Gao Graham Heaton Andrew Highley Liam Hughes Madison Kiger Zoe Kiger Emily Piatt Ruby Richardson Scout Richardson Nicky Roychowdhury Cole Tucker WORTHINGTON CHRISTIAN Caroline Mousa OTHER Brooklyn Becker Austin Biller Henry Bright Kenton Colvin Ian Frim Kate Hans Lindsey Heinmiller Katherine Kelly Haley Plantz Ryan Schamer Adam Schrepferman Erin Van Kley Elizabeth Van Parepeghem Connor Whitacre Ali Winter Ian Wray
Good luck to all the finalists for the 2011 Invention Convention Saturday, May 21, 2011 at COSI Columbus Open to the public!
IT’S NOT TOO LATE! Businesses: support your school district’s inventors at the Supporting Innovation Expo at COSI May 20 & 21. Call (614) 348-1763 or visit Just-Think-Inc.com.