The Graham School

TGFS school counselors attended the All Ohio Counselors ConferenceThe conference theme was Creativity @ Work, and our counseling staff had the opportunity to participate in a variety of relevant and timely topics in the counseling profession. Our school counselors support ALL students, helping them succeed academically, socially, and in their careers, and we appreciate their hard work every day!
TGFS school counselors attended the All Ohio Counselors Conference
Congratulations Class of 2024!
TGS graduate students
Egg Drop ProjectStudents in Mr. McClung's Physical Science classes participated in an egg drop project. Students worked together to build devices capable of letting an egg survive a fall from a great height.
Students in Mr. McClung's Physical Science classes participated in an egg drop project. Students worked together to build devices capable of letting an egg survive a fall from a great height.
TGS public art class students completed a mural on the exterior wall of the staff lounge at the Marzetti Co.
TGS public art class students completed a mural on the exterior wall of the staff lounge at the Marzetti Co.
TGS WalkaboutEvery spring semester TGS seniors participate in a Walkabout, and truly embrace our motto "encounter the world," by learning outside of the classroom and in the community. This year a group of Seniors volunteered at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective.
Every spring semester TGS seniors participate in a Walkabout, and truly embrace our motto "encounter the world," by learning outside of the classroom and in the community. This year a group of Seniors volunteered at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective.
Meet The Graham School teachers and staff members!At The Graham School, teachers and staff prepare students for life long learning and informed citizenship through real-world experiences and rigorous academics.
TGS staff and teachers
May Days!For May Days, Catie Lewis and Hannah Martin took their PE students to Bloc Garten, a local rock climbing gym located in the Scioto Audubon Metro Park. The students spent the day bouldering and learning climbing techniques.
For May Days, Catie Lewis and Hannah Martin took their PE students to Bloc Garten, a local rock climbing gym located in the Scioto Audubon Metro Park. The students spent the day bouldering and learning climbing techniques.

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MAP Assessments

Wed Apr 30 2025
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No School - PD Day

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Prom

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Do you know someone who might be interested in attending TGS in the 2025-2026 school year?

Here is an opportunity to learn more about the school! 

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It's Time to Complete TGS Annual Forms for 25-26 School Year! - Date Extended!

It is time to complete the online annual registration forms for the 25-26 school year! You should have received an e-mail with information on how to log in and complete the Annual Registration Forms. Go to https://ps-tgs.metasolutions.net/public to complete your forms today!
Forms completed by Fri. May 9th will earn your student a newly designed TGS T-Shirt. T-Shirts will be passed out to students after Spring Break.
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Celebrating Our Growth and Dedication to Excellence

School Report Card (2023-2024 school year)
We are excited to share that the Ohio Department of Education has recently released the 2023-24 Ohio School Report Cards, and our three schools - The Graham School, The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University, and Graham Elementary and Middle School - have much to be proud of! While we recognize that there is work to be done, these results reflect the tremendous progress we’ve made as a community.
 
Highlights:
  • All 3 schools achieved a performance index of achievement that meets or exceeds the requirements that Ohio considers when determining high quality schools.
  • TCS was able to meet the High Quality Charter School funding requirements for the second year in a row and GEMS was able to meet these requirements for the first of two years for qualification. 
  • TGS has met one requirement (performance index) and aims to continue working towards the progress score needed to meet the first year of qualification for High Quality funding. 
  • GEMS & TCS achieved an Overall Rating of 3 stars out of 5 stars. They achieved 4 stars out of 5 stars in Progress.
  • TGS maintained steady scores with overall improvements to the Performance Index and more than doubled their percentages for helping students to be “Prepared for Success” as determined by the state report card.
  • TGS achieved a 4-year graduation rate of 85.4% and a 5-year graduation rate of 90%.
  • TCS more than doubled their Prepared for Success percentage and scored over 60% in their Performance Index for the 2nd year in a row
  • GEMS received an improved Early Literacy rating that almost tripled their improvement rate from last year while continuing to Close the Gap, a 3-year track of progress in this area. 
We know that growth is key to student success, and we are proud that all our schools are making strides toward ensuring every student reaches their potential. The Progress Component in our report cards highlights our students' academic growth year after year and our continued commitment to that work.
 
At the same time, we understand that there are areas where we need to focus our attention, particularly around closing achievement gaps, improving proficiency levels in core academic areas, and improving attendance rates. We remain dedicated to identifying and addressing these needs, with targeted support and interventions to help every student succeed.
 
These achievements are a testament to the hard work, resilience, and commitment of our teachers, staff, and students. We are incredibly proud of the progress our students have made, and we celebrate their growth as they continue to learn and thrive.
 
Thank you for your continued support and partnership in making our schools a place of growth, opportunity, and success. We are excited to continue this journey together, building on our progress and striving for excellence in everything we do.
 
Together, we are preparing every student for a bright and successful future!
 
Ed Ingman & James Kutnow
Co-Superintendents
The Graham Family of Schools
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James and Ed

The Graham Family of Schools welcomes our new Co-Superintendents

The Graham Family of Schools (TGFS) is pleased to welcome Co-Superintendents Ed Ingman and James Kutnow as our new leaders for the 2024-2025 school year. Together they have been Assistant Superintendents since 2022. The Graham School, The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University and Graham Elementary and Middle School Founders, Eileen Meers and Greg Brown, officially passed the torch to their successors September 1, 2024.

Ed Ingman has been with TGFS since his arrival at The Graham School in 2003, fresh out of college, to teach high school science. In 2007 he joined the initial staff of The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University as a teacher, followed by a promotion to Dean in 2009. James Kutnow moved to Columbus to join The Graham School staff in 2007 as the Experiential Coordinator and was on the development team for Graham Elementary and Middle School, becoming its Dean in 2010. Ed and James subscribe to the values intrinsic to The Graham Family of Schools, and look forward to carrying these values forward expanding growth, achievement and prosperity for these schools which provide unique, rigorous, relational, safe and innovative public educational options to K-13 students in Central Ohio.

Eileen Meers and Greg Brown envisioned providing educational opportunities for students in Central Ohio that allowed them to experience the world with support and reflection before being released into our communities as expectant citizens. They also believed in a model of collaborative leadership that can be seen in all of our schools today.

In 2000, The Graham School (TGS) opened in Clintonville as one of the first public community schools in Ohio.  It was founded in the belief that students needed the opportunity to own their learning, while encountering the world around them so that the education they received was focused on experiencing growth and knowledge both within and outside of the classroom.  The school focuses on this experiential education in a small-school setting where all students are known by all staff members. In 2007, leadership from TGS expanded their vision by opening The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University (TCS@ODU), an early college high school in partnership with Middle College National Consortium and in 2010, Graham Elementary and Middle School (GEMS) in partnership with EL Education opened to serve students in grades K-8. 

Eileen’s legacy of providing both the students and staff she worked with opportunities to grow, reflect and thrive has been one that pays forward and continues to inspire the work of The Graham Family of Schools and our community. Greg’s extensive experience in communication, leadership and education provided him with an authentic platform from which to collaborate and create learning environments that students and colleagues could learn and reflect from.  

Ed and James are embracing their senior roles with TGFS and look forward to serving Central Ohio students and families over many impactful years alongside their dedicated and well trained staff.

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