Northwestern School Board tracks academic progress
Linda Hall
The Northwestern Local Schools District board of education heard from district personnel that students learning is making good headway, despite the challenges presented by the pandemic and the combination of classroom and remote learning.
At the elementary school level, the good news is that the recently posted third-grade standardized testing scores documented 58 percent of Northwestern s third-grade students achieving proficiency as measured against just 37 percent of third-grade students statewide reaching the proficiency level.
Comparatively, Our kiddos knocked it out of the park, said Nicole McQuate, the assistant principal of Northwestern Elementary School, telling the board that in January students will be identified for intervention and parents will be notified of the game plan.
An Ashland County jury has found an Ashland County substitute teacher for various local school systems through Tri-County Educational Service Center in Wooster guilty of sexual gross imposition.
Former substitute teacher found guilty of gross sexual imposition
Ashland Times Gazette
ASHLAND - A former substitute teacher accused of inappropriate contact with two middle school girls remains free on bond pending sentencing after being found guilty of two counts of gross sexual imposition.
Thomas R. Mole, 39, of Evergreen Street, was found guilty of the third-degree felony in the Ashland County Court of Common Pleas on Friday, according to a news release from the office of Ashland County Prosecutor Chris Tunnell.
Mole s sentencing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Jan. 11, according to the news release. The court rejected the prosecution s move to revoke Mole s bond, so he will remain free until he is sentenced. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, and a prison sentence is mandatory in this case.