Dana Herreman, Director
740.670.7055
dherreman@laca.org

Bobbie Reaves, Assistant Director
740.670.7051
rreaves@laca.org

The Newark City Schools provide comprehensive, curricular, instructional, and assessment programs to serve the educational needs of students. The Newark Board of Education has the responsibility for establishing what students should learn. As a result, the Board adopts a District curriculum which, to the extent possible, reflects the desires of the community, the needs of society, and the requirements of law.

Curriculum development, implementation, and/or improvement is a key factor in student achievement and it is a continuous process in our school district.

The Newark City Schools will provide families with information about the progress of the school in achieving state standards.  If a Newark school does make progress, students may be eligible for extra tutoring and allowed to attend a different school.  Parents/caregivers may also request information on the qualifications of their child's teacher and any paraprofessionals that work with their child.

The Board recognizes that effective curriculum development requires the planned allocation of resources, staff time, and staff development.

The Literacy Collaborative© and Everyday Mathematics are just two examples of board-adopted, district-wide programs designed to meet the learning needs of Newark students.

The Literacy Collaborative© is a long-term professional development program designed to provide a comprehensive, school wide approach to literacy instruction in the primary and intermediate grades. The goal of this program is to raise the level of achievement for all students.

Everyday Mathematics is an enriched, comprehensive, and balanced mathematics curriculum for grades Pre-K-6. Developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project and based on extensive research, teacher input and field-testing, Everyday Mathematics teaches the basics . . . and a whole lot more. Students learn computational skills as well as a broad range of mathematics concepts including data and probability, geometry and spatial sense, measures and measurement, algebra and uses of variables. Used in over 175,000 classrooms and with over 2.8 million students, Everyday Mathematics has a proven legacy of success. Districts from all over the country have reported strong evidence of dramatic improvement student achievement and test scores.

PROGRAMS

Gifted Education
John Trimner, Coordinator
740.349.2340
jtrimner@laca.org

Newark City Schools believes all children should be provided an educational program that is designed to foster maximum development and personal actualization. Gifted and talented students, by virtue of their outstanding abilities and being capable of high performance, require differentiated educational services beyond those normally found in the regular school program. Newark schools support the development, implementation and accountability of gifted services. This support reflects our view that such services for the gifted and talented should be an integral part of the total educational program (Kindergarten-Grade 12), both in regular classrooms and in specially designed programs, and not an optional provision.

"Gifted" students perform or show potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared to others of their age, experience, or environment. Annually, children who are gifted are identified by our staff using a variety of assessment procedures. The Board encourages efforts to provide services for the children who are gifted as an integral part of the total kindergarten through grade 12 program.

Newark City Schools believes that gifted and talented students are found in all ethnic groups, cultural groups, socioeconomic groups and environments. They are entitled to a meaningful and complete educational experience regardless of age, sex, location, ethnic background, religion, cultural group or economic circumstance.

It is our belief that meeting the educational needs of the gifted and talented will enhance the overall standards of our school district.

Newark’s Online School Catalogs
The online school catalogs connection allows students, parents and teachers to access the library catalogs of not only their school but all in the county.

By clicking on the Newark City Schools connection, you can select the school of your choice.

Cat Junior allows younger students to look up materials in their library, while Cat is the choice for older students and adults.

Cat also allows for advanced search, where all libraries in the district can be searched for a specific title, author or subject.

By contacting your building library media specialist or library aide, books can be transferred from other buildings for classroom use.

INFOHIO Resources
The Infohio Resources connection allows for usage of electronic resources in all schools as well as home access for students, teachers and parents across the state. These tools include encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases and almanacs.

Use of the databases is free through state funding. All classrooms can access these at any time. Please contact your school library media specialist for a username and password to access these resources from your home.

American National Biography
American National Biography tells the story of our nation through the lives of its people (18,000 biographies) from the well-known to the infamous to the obscure.

Oxford Reference Online
This collection is a fully cross-searchable database of the complete texts of over 100 reference titles, including English and bilingual dictionaries to dictionaries of quotations, art and architecture, history, literature, philosophy and religion, mythology, politics and social sciences, science and medicine.

Britannica Online School Edition
This resource provides access to three complete encyclopedias that ensure consistency with classroom topics and age-appropriate language.

Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol
The most comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language containing over 47,000 articles plus 8,300 photos and images.

Annals of American History
With over 2,000 primary source documents and 700 pieces of multimedia, Annals is a resource for expanding students’ understanding of the history and culture of the United States.

The Art Collection 
This resource brings nearly 80,000 works of art from more than 30 museums in the United States and Canada into Ohio’s classrooms.

SIRS Discoverer
This interactive reference database is designed to develop students’ research, reading, writing, language and computer skills by providing full-text articles and other materials selected for their educational content, interest level and level of readability.

NewsBank
The database offers a collection of full-text newspapers including more than 15 Ohio publications from big cities (Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cincinnati Enquirer) to small towns (Newark Advocate).

Literature online from Chadwyck-Healey
The leading online database for English and American literature puts rare and previously inaccessible works together with established literature, including 20th Century English, American and African-American Poetry, English and American Drama, 18th Century fiction.

EBSCOhost
This resource provides full-text articles from more then 6,000 popular magazines, scholarly journals and newspapers.

AccessScience
This database provides the world’s leading science encyclopedia, The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, online.

Learning Express Library
Includes test preparation resources, skill-building tools, study guides, and career guidance materials. Online course series are available in language arts, math skills, and standardized test preparation including practice exams and quizzes. Various tests and online courses encompass all grade levels.

World Data Analyst
Allows students to analyze over 200 countries at a glance offering detailed statistical comparisons of countries around the world, using both current and historical figures. Includes maps, population demography, vital statistics, gross national product, and more. Students can create tables, charts of export the information to a spreadsheet for additional data comparisons.