Portage Path Elementary School

	400 West Market Street Akron OH 44303 330/761-1515; Fax: 330/761-1519 (Beginning in January 2009, Portage Path students will be housed at the Central Learning Center while the new Portage Path community learning center is under construction.) Portage Path's ODE report card/demographics Portage Path's Web site
Grades: K-5 Colors: Blue and White Mascot: Native American Average Class Size: 19.92 – Average Enrollment: 255 School Day: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Principal: Kimberly Wilson
What makes Portage Path special? School uniforms create a positive school environment. Test scores are on the rise; last year, third-grade math scores rose 22%, fourth-grade reading scores rose 6% and fourth-grade writing scores rose 3%. Portage Path enjoys a video conferencing partnership with Akron Children's Hospital and Kent State University. Students in every grade enjoy after-school programs. Portage Path proudly supports an active PTA and parent liaison program. Malcom Pirnie Inc. is an OhioReads partner. The school was awarded a $20,000 grant to continue this successful program. Project THRIVE encourages attendance and reduces truancy. A generous grant from the GAR Foundation provides extra math help through the "Math is Fun at the Path" program. Portage Path offers ongoing electronic testing in math and reading. The school provides Reading Recovery for all first-graders. Portage Path offers ongoing undergraduate and graduate partnerships with Kent State University and The University of Akron. Recreational reading participation increased by 100% in one year thanks to a performance-based reading program with student incentives based on the 'Build a Bear" program. Portage Path staff provide outstanding teaching, thanks to a co-teaching model on instruction and an inclusion model The new Portage Path Community Learning Center is under construction. Teachers have an average of 16 years of experience, and 62% hold a master's degree or higher. History Original building constructed in 1908 Additions in 1916 and 1973 The Cuyahoga River was a major link in travel among the Indians who journeyed from Lake Erie to the Ohio River. Another important link was the Tuscarawas River. In Summit County, these two rivers were separated by a distance of only eight miles, with a trail connecting them. This trail was known as "Portage Path" It ran from Old Portage (five miles north of Akron) one-half mile west, rising more than 300 feet in one mile. It followed the present Portage Path south to Copley Road, through Perkins Woods, dropped near Manchester Road and then ended at a landing near Long Lake. By 1850, a small stone building known as the Chestnut Grove School served as the first school in this district. By the early 1900s, the growth of the city and continued westward expansion led to the building of a new school which took its name from the famous Indian trail of so long ago. Directions to Central Learning Center Left on Broadway to Perkins Left on Perkins to Innerbelt Follow Innerbelt to the W. Market St. exit Right on W. Market St. and continue approximately .6 miles to the Central Learning Center on left Left into school parking lot

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