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OAKWOOD Foundation honored

The Oakwood Schools Foundation (OSF) is being honored for its efforts to enhance education for the students of Oakwood Schools.

OSF is one of five recipients of the 2021 Award for Excellence in Community Leadership from The Dayton Foundation. The award recognizes community groups that have established committee-advised funds through The Dayton Foundation and are “affecting change by demonstrating best practices for community organizing, fundraising, collaboration and strategic planning.”

OSF, a component fund group of The Dayton Foundation since 2007, assisted the District in creating a healthy environment for students and staff to return to in-person learning in 2020 by providing a grant to install air purifiers in every classroom in the District’s five schools.

Since 1991, OSF has awarded more than $965,000 to fund teacher-proposed grants for state-of-theart classroom technology, unique academic programs, innovative learning materials and more.

MIAMI TWP. Police accreditation

The Miami Township Police Department has earned CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies) accreditation for a second time. The distinction demonstrates the department’s commitment to the highest quality practices and procedures that serve the community.

“I am very proud of our entire staff for their commitment to this community, and to our accreditation manager, Leah O’Malley, who worked countless hours to achieve this honor. We received no infractions during our on-site audit which is a credit to this department and all the hard work everybody put into it,” said Police Chief Charlie Stiegelmeyer. “The CALEA commission is particularly impressed with our community

engagement and is pleased with our use-of-force policies, pursuit policies and reporting procedures. With some of the more key topics in the national spotlight right now, it seems that this department is right where it needs to be as of now.”

The CALEA process includes a review of all department policies and practices compared to internationally accepted public safety standards. Taking part is voluntary, which further demonstrates the Miami Township Police Department’s commitment to professionalism.

Independent assessors also intensely review department practices, gather public feedback and conduct internal interviews with

key personnel. CALEA accreditation is a continuous process in which the department must maintain compliance with CALEA standards of excellence. The awarding of a second accreditation remains in effect for four years effective July 16, 2021.