Wednesday, April 21, 1999
Tristate schools win national honor
BY ANDREA TORTORA
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Eighteen Tristate school districts have been honored by a national consulting firm for providing the competitive, above-average school experiences parents say they want for their children.
Thirteen suburban Cincinnati districts and five from Northern Kentucky won the 1999 What Parents Want award from SchoolMatch.
SchoolMatch audits school systems' effectiveness and provides school information for parents who are relocating.
Winning the award is special in that parents are being interviewed about the schools their children attend, said James Molley, Erlanger-Elsmere superintendent, whose district won for the first time.
“We're tickled pink,” Mr. Molley said. “We looked at this last year when we were not among the winners, to see what we would need to do to be in that category.”
School districts in Hamil ton, Butler and Warren counties being recognized were Finneytown, Forest Hills, Indian Hill, Kings, Lakota, Lebanon, Madeira, Mariemont, Princeton, Sycamore, Three Rivers, Winton Woods and Wyoming.
The other Northern Kentucky districts honored: Beechwood, Boone County, Fort Thomas and Kenton County.
For the What Parents Wantaward, SchoolMatch collected data, such as students' test scores, to rate schools based on criteria of what parents have said they want — schools that:
• Are accredited.
• Are competitive in students' test scores but not intimidating.
• Are nationally recognized.
• Offer competitive teachers' salaries.
• Spend more than average on instructional costs.
• Spend more than average on library and media services.
• Have small class sizes.
Sue Kiesewetter contributed to this report.
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