The Race to the Top program rewards states for taking up ambitious changes to improve struggling schools.  Ohio is one of nine states chosen by the Department of Educaiton.

Click on the RttT logo to link with the ODE website:

Contact Information:  

Jovette Hiltunen         Director of Curriculum and Instruction              Lake County ESC         jhiltunen@lakeesc.org

Maggie Niedzwiecki         Northeast Regional Coordinator         Race to the Top         Maggie.niedzwiecki@ode.state.oh.us

Kathleen Ciolli
Northeast Regional Specialist
Race to the Top
k.ciolli@mahoningesc.org

For questions about the Innovative Programs Grant Applications, please contact:  jay.keefer@ode.state.oh.us

The following school districts in Lake County have received Race to the Top (RttT) funding:

• Fairport Harbor Exempted Village Schools
• Mentor Exempted Village Schools
• Painesville City Local Schools
• Wickliffe City Schools
• Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools

Assurance Sections:

• Standards and Assessments (B)
• Data Systems (C)
• Great Teachers and Leaders (D)
• Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools (E) 

Professional Development Calendar:

RttT PD Calendar

Battelle for Kids & Ohio RttT Year 2 Webinar Series          

Webcast - February 1, 2012
Ohio's Transition to Next Generation Assessments  

February 15, 2012
Free Common Core Conference

Online ACT and SAT practice tests available
The ACT and SAT test times are fast approaching. To help students prepare, you can send them to INFOhio’s Learning Express Library for free practice tests, not only for the ACT and SAT, but also for many advanced placement tests. Students will need to log into INFOhio’s Learning Express to create an account and keep track of their work.