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August 7th 2012 school levy results

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Here are the results of the August 7th 2012 school levy elections, currently reported.

The passage rate is very similar to those of the 2011 August attempts. August ballots are no place for school levies it seems, unless there's significant urgency.

Meanwhile, as school struggle with the ongoing state budget cuts, Ohio should finish fiscal year 2013 with a $408 million surplus.

New renewal Failed Passed Pass %
New 23 5 17.9%
Renewal 1 6 85.7%
Over all 24 11 31.4%

Here's the full list of results.

District County For Against Result N/R
Ashtabula Area City Ashtabula 42.27% 57.73% Failed New
Barberton City Summit 42.93% 57.07% Failed New
Bethel Local Miami 57.00% 43.00% Passed Renewal
Bethel Local Miami 52.00% 48.00% Passed New
Brecksville-Broadview Cuyahoga 73.89% 26.11% Passed Renewal
Bryan City Williams 36.53% 63.47% Failed New
Buckeye Local Medina 62.82% 37.18% Passed New
Buckeye Valley Local Delaware 27.94% 72.06% Failed New
Chardon Local Geauga 39.90% 60.10% Failed New
Clear Fork Valley Local Richland 52.54% 47.46% Passed New
Clyde-Green Springs Sandusky 43.07% 56.93% Failed New
Columbiana EV Columbiana 30.72% 69.28% Failed New
Coventry Local Summit 46.71% 53.29% Failed New
Dalton Local Wayne 55.95% 44.05% Passed Renewal
East Holmes Local Holmes 36.02% 63.98% Failed New
Edon Northwest Local Williams 38.01% 61.99% Failed New
Geneva Area City Ashtabula 39.59% 60.41% Failed New
Green Local Scioto 47.38% 52.62% Failed New
Groveport-Madison Franklin 70.59% 29.41% Passed New
Jackson Center Local Shelby 49.89% 50.11% Failed New
Jefferson Area Local Ashtabula 18.81% 81.19% Failed New
Lake Local Wood 52.39% 47.61% Passed New
Louisville City Stark 39.82% 60.18% Failed New
Madison Local Lake 27.63% 72.37% Failed New
Margaretta Local Erie 53.92% 46.08% Passed Renewal
Monroe Local Butler 48.18% 51.82% Failed New
North Fork Local Licking 28.14% 71.86% Failed Renewal
Northmont City Montgomery 68.18% 31.82% Passed Renewal
Osnaburg Local Stark 14.12% 85.88% Failed New
Swanton Local Fulton 54.17% 45.83% Passed Renewal
Tipp City EV Miami 37.00% 63.00% Failed New
Tri-Village Local Darke 33.88% 66.12% Failed New
Vandalia-Butler City Montgomery 44.21% 55.79% Failed New
Woodridge Local Summit 48.65% 51.35% Failed New
Xenia Community City Greene 26.27% 73.73% Failed New

Education News for 07-16-2012

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Statewide Stories of the Day

  • New state law: Third graders must read to pass (Marion Star)

    • MARION - An educator will tell you that, until the third grade, a student learns to read. When that student reaches third grade, that's when the student reads to learn. A new law in Ohio adds another layer to that adage. A third-grader will have to read to pass. A compromise in Columbus postponed the full implementation of what's called the third-grade reading guarantee. Students entering third grade in 2013 will have to pass a threshold to be determined by the Ohio Board of Education. Read more...

  • Troubled tutoring service gets dismantled (Dayton Daily News)

    • A troubled tutoring program that drew allegations of fraud and mismanagement locally and across the state has been dismantled in favor of giving local school districts more control over providing help to struggling students in low-performing schools. The Ohio Department of Education revamped the federally-funded Supplemental Educational Services (SES) program as part of its waiver under No Child Left Behind. Individual school districts will now receive money through the program and be in charge of providing the necessary oversight. Read more...

Local Issues

  • Property owners pay to ‘settle’ schools’ tax-value appeals (Dispatch)

    • Property owners owe taxes to schools, parks, libraries, county agencies that protect children and help the developmentally disabled, and others. But what if they could cut a deal to pay just the schools and make part of the potential bill that they owe the others disappear? It’s happening more and more as businesses settle property-value disputes with a “direct payment” to a school district in return for the district dropping a case in which it claimed that a parcel’s appraised value was too low. Read more...

  • Talk about East Holmes schools over breakfast (Times Reporter)

    • BERLIN — Residents of the East Holmes Local School District are invited to join board members and administrators for breakfast and conversation about the schools during a series of meetings in the coming weeks. Residents will have the opportunity to share thoughts and concerns directly with the board and to have any questions answered. Meals will be paid for by the Citizens For East Holmes for any East Holmes resident willing to attend. “We want to talk about whatever they want to talk about,” said Superintendent Joe Edinger. Read more...

Editorial

  • Talk to kids about sexting (Houston Chronicle)

    • There was a time, not that long ago, when a young person's occasional minor lapses in judgment were treated mostly as private matters involving his or her parents, maybe school officials and perhaps a member of the clergy or other trusted counselor. No more. Technology has made many a young person's "What was I thinking!" moment a matter of public and unfortunate permanent record - before discretion and privacy concerns intervene. This is not brand-new. Read more...