Briefs: Juvenile Detention compliance, MOESC literacy contract, State Fair senior expo
Juvenile Detention facility earns top rating
For the third consecutive year, under the authority of Juvenile Court Judge Steve McKinley, the Richland County Juvenile Detention facility earned a 100% rating from the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS).
During its recent annual DYS inspection and review, the Detention Facility was found to be in full compliance with all 351 mandatory and recommended standards as set forth in the Ohio Administrative Code.
“The safety and security of our detained youth is of the utmost importance,” McKinley said. “I would like to acknowledge our Director of Detention Greg Peters and his entire staff, whose daily efforts have made our Detention Facility a top-notch operation.”
The 25-bed facility provides detention services for Richland and several area counties and is reserved for youth determined to be of potential risk to the community or themselves.
MOESC secures regional literacy coaching contract
MANSFIELD — The Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center (MOESC) is one of four of Ohio’s educational service centers to secure an Ohio Department of Education bid to serve in Gov. Mike DeWine’s “Building Regional Capacity to Support Ohio’s Literacy Coaching Model" literacy project.
The goal is to increase student achievement through improved language and literacy outcomes for students. The bid MOESC submitted included provisions for a full-time literacy director, up to 25 remote coaches and program management for the two-year project.
MOESC Director of Teaching and Learning Carrie Wood has been named as the literacy director for this project while Executive Director Dr. Mark Burke will direct the program quality management components spanning 23 counties. As literacy firector, Wood will coordinate coaches, training and project implementation for the northwest quadrant of Ohio.
Mid-Ohio is seeking coaches based remotely in priority counties of: Erie, Huron and Lorain as well as Richland, Ashland, Crawford, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, VanWert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot counties.
Interested individuals should contact Wood at wood.carrie@moesc.net for more information.
Department of Aging's 'Well Beyond 60! EXPO' returns to Ohio State Fair on Aug. 1
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Aging will host the “Well Beyond 60! EXPO" at the Ohio State Fair on Senior Day, Tuesday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The EXPO will feature more than 20 partners offering free health and wellness screenings and demonstrations, nutrition information and more. The EXPO spans nearly 3,000 square feet under tents in front of the Rhodes Center, just north of 17th Avenue. A map can be found on the State Fair’s website.
Admission to the fair is free for adults ages 60 and older on Aug. 1. Parking is free for people of all ages every day of the fair.
The fair is also offering a free Senior Day concert presented by AARP featuring 1964 The Tribute, a Beatles tribute act, at 1 p.m. in the Celeste Center.
For more information, directions and a full schedule for the Ohio State Fair, visit ohiostatefair.com.
This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Juvenile Detention earns top rating, MOESC awarded literacy contract
