Greg Denecker offers ODE "Driving Education Excellence" draft overview
Driving Education Excellence: Securing the Future for All Ohio Students.
That’s the title of a program being implemented this winter by the Ohio Department of Education.
Greg Denecker, Bluffton school superintendent, provided details in the winter school newsletter sent to district residents last week.
His report is in the “news from the superintendent” section, attached at the bottom of this story.
Highlights include:
• Continuing to update Ohio’s Learning Standards
• Implementing the Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• Revising the state’s approach to testing
• Enacting the A-F School Report Card
• Strengthening dropout prevention
• Expanding student access to career and tech education
• Increasing student access to high-quality STEM education
The newsletter also includes reports from each building principal an school calendar information.
Stories Posted This Week
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
- Klausing graduates from Ohio Bankers League Bank Management School
- Joellen Kay Lehman, 46, owned and operated Folly Faces
- Dec. 4-5 Messiah performances continue holiday tradition at Bluffton and Findlay
- Future Beaver Saturdays invite students to experience Bluffton University
- Ellie Bogart named BHS Student of the Month for October 2026
- Walter "Steve" Suter, 73, worked at Kirtland’s Auto Repair
- Grab an afterschool snack at the Bluffton Public Library