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getting rid of the board.
This quote below tells it all:
''9-8-2007
There's no way the State of Ohio will split Pickerington, but it might be a fun platform to see someone run on.''
The north elitist know they have a lock on the school board and they don't need to be concerned or even care what the taxpayers and parents of kids tracking through Central feel or think. They are very willing to throw out some numbers to mis-represent the issue of Central just so they can continue on for a few more years with the unfairness currently being applied in the Central district.
Just look at where the continuous improvement in our district is? THE CENTRAL TRACK. I hear they laid off some of the LD and special ED teachers that were teaching in the Central track. I am sure before this election is over you are going to hear excuse after excuse of how great getting rated by the state as continuous improvement is and how good it is for the district. It will be another regurgitation of the why we can't afford a stadium at Central.
On the reference of William Todd the Mayoral candidate for Columbus. I think he is talking about doing away with the Columbus School board and the Mayor would run the schools. I think the model he is using is that the Cleveland Mayor took over the Cleveland schools a few years back.
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Pickerington Metro
Cleveland Metropolitain School District is a school district that serves the city of Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
CMSD is is the only district in Ohio that is under direct control of the mayor, who appoints a school board. The Cleveland district is the largest K-12 district in the state, with a 2006-2007 enrollment of 55,567 students. The mayor was given control of the city schools after a series of elected school boards were deemed ineffective by city voters. The school board appoints a chief executive officer, the equivalent of a district superintendent, who is responsible for district management.
Dr. Eugene Sanders became Cleveland's school chief on July 1, 2006.[1] Sanders experienced success in his previous role as Superintendent of the Toledo Public Schools (of Toledo, Ohio). Sanders was chosen after a nationwide search produced several candidates for the position, some of which later were disqualified or withdrew candidacy due to personal and professional problems.
In response to declining enrollment over the past decade and the corresponding growth in charter schools in the city., the Cleveland Municipal School District is taking several steps to improve academic performance and increase graduation rates. In the 2007?–08 school year, the Cleveland Municipal School District will change its name to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, to attract students from all over the region. For example, it is hoped that Cleveland's John Hay High School will attract students from Cleveland's suburbs due its medical and architectural programs.[2]
In recent years, the system improved in academics and attendance and passed a $1.2 billion school building construction/replacement issue; it failed numerous times to pass an operating levy, and currently faces large budget shortfalls and the possibility of slipping back into ''academic emergency'' as rated by the Ohio Department of Education in 2005. CMSD's latest test scores show modest improvement in writing and math scores, and a slight regression in reading scores. The district has, however, markedly improved its graduation rate over the last few years, increasing it from 39.5% in 2002 to over 50% of students graduating in 2004.
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Do it by petition
3313.04 Petition for submission of question of number of members and organization of board.
This section and sections 3313.05 to 3313.08 of the Revised Code do not apply to any municipal school district until after the referendum required in such district by section 3311.73 of the Revised Code.
If, at any time, a petition signed by ten per cent of the electors in any city district is filed with the treasurer of the board of education of such district asking that the question, ?“what shall be the number of members and what shall be the organization of the board of education of such district,?” be submitted to the electors thereof, such board of education shall within thirty days after the filing of such petition provide by resolution for submitting such question to the electors of such district. Such question shall not be submitted to a referendum vote more than once in any period of four years and the percentage of electors required to sign such petition shall be based upon the total vote cast at the most recent regular municipal election.
Said resolution shall require that such question be submitted at the next regular municipal election and shall also provide for the appointment of a commission to frame two or more plans of organization for submission. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the commission shall consist of seven members, three of whom shall be appointed by the president of the board of education of such district, two by the mayor of the city in which such district is located, and two by the president of the board of sinking fund trustees of such city. If a city does not have a board of sinking fund trustees, the city treasurer or the officer who exercises the functions of a treasurer shall appoint two members.
When a school district has territory in more than one city, the commission shall consist of three members appointed by the president of the board of education, one member appointed by the mayor of each city in which the district has territory, and one member appointed by the president of the board of sinking fund trustees of each such city. If any city does not have a board of sinking fund trustees, that city?’s treasurer or the officer who exercises the functions of a treasurer shall appoint one member.
A certified copy of said resolution shall immediately after its passage be transmitted to the mayor and president of the board of sinking fund trustees of the city or cities in which the district has territory, and such commission shall be appointed and shall organize within sixty days after the passage of said resolution.
Effective Date: 11-12-1997
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what's more important to you
i see so much discussion and resentment about the athletic pacilities that PHSN has versus Central, but see very little about the downturn of grades for PHSC and the ''Central track'' elementaries middle school and junior high school.
why isn't there as much concern about raising the grades? getting more parental involvement at home? setting up volunteer tutoring opportunites for the kids? how about an after shool or before school study/tutor table manned by parents?
why isn't there the same emphasis on the problems that the kids are having? isn't that what really matters? people seem to be willing to volunteer to sell hotdogs to raise money for sports, but i see nothing mentioned about helping the struggling kids. the teachers only see the kids for 6 or so hours a day, after that, they are ''out in the community''.
am i missing something?
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