Education News for 09-20-2012

State Education News

• Little Miami to appeal state ruling on transfers (Cincinnati Enquirer)

The financially troubled Little Miami Schools will appeal a state board ruling that may clear the way for a portion of its Warren County district to transfer…Read more...

• 37 state schools to brainstorm on saving (Columbus Dispatch)

Officials from all 37 Ohio public colleges and universities are to meet today to discuss how they can reduce costs to students and taxpayers and improve efficiencies…Read more...

• District warned of fiscal emergency (Youngstown Vindicator)

Nearly 100 residents, teachers and other school employees packed Mathews High School cafeteria Wednesday evening to hear an Ohio Department of Education official warn about the consequences…Read more...

Local Education News

• Revere reaches contract with workers (Akron Beacon Journal)

The Revere school board has reached a new contract with one of its unions…Read more...

• CPS approves teacher evaluation system (Cincinnati Enquirer)

The Cincinnati school board Wednesday unanimously approved a new teacher evaluation policy that grades teachers on their students' academic growth…Read more...

• Cleveland parents get lessons in truancy and curfew dangers (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Missing curfew and being truant might seem like small violations, but if students aren't where they are supposed to be, they're more likely to be in a place where they'll get into trouble…Read more...

• School building study discussed (Findlay Courier)

The Arcadia school board was given a homework assignment Wednesday to study an analysis of its school facilities…Read more...

• Drug test program is for volunteers (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

The new voluntary random drug testing program at the high school provides students with one more avenue for saying no to drugs, Principal Mary Walker said…Read more...

Editorial

• A flawed attempt at an in-school seclusion policy for Ohio (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Thank goodness the Ohio Board of Education's first crack at outlining the appropriate use of restraints and seclusion to isolate troubled youngsters is just an ill-conceived draft…Read more...

• Third-grade goal (Columbus Dispatch)

With a recent vote to set a cut-off score for Ohio’s new “third-grade reading guarantee,” the state Board of Education has drawn a reasonable line for determining which children are struggling…Read more...

August 7th 2012 school levy results

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

School levies on the August 2012 ballot

Here are the school levies and issues that will appear on the August 7th, 2012 special election ballots.

There are 26 requests for new monies (including bonds) and 9 renewal requests.

There are 2 bond issues, 1 combined bond and tax levy issue, 4 income tax issues, 1 combined bond and income tax issue, 1 combined income and tax levy issue and 26 tax levy issues. That makes a total of 35 school financing issues in total

County	District	Type	N/R
Ashtabula	Ashtabula Area CSD	Tax Levy	New
Ashtabula	Geneva Area CSD	Tax Levy	New
Ashtabula	Jefferson Area LSD	Tax Levy	New
Butler	Monroe LSD	Tax Levy	New
Columbiana	Columbiana EVSD	Bond	New
Cuyahoga	Brecksville-Broadview Heights CSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Darke	Tri-Village LSD	Tax Levy	New
Delaware	Buckeye Valley LSD	Income Tax & Bond	New
Erie	Margaretta LSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Franklin	Groveport-Madison LSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Fulton	Swanton LSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Geauga	Chardon LSD	Tax Levy	New
Greene	Xenia Community CSD	Income Tax	New
Hamilton	Lockland LSD	Tax Levy	New
Holmes	East Holmes LSD	Tax Levy	New
Lake	Madison LSD	Tax Levy	New
Licking	North Fork LSD	Income Tax	Renew
Medina	Buckeye LSD	Tax Levy	New
Miami	Bethel LSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Miami	Bethel LSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Miami	Tipp City EVSD	Tax Levy	New
Montgomery	Northmont CSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Montgomery	Vandalia-Butler CSD	Tax Levy	New
Richland	Clear Fork Valley LSD	Income Tax	New
Sandusky	Clyde-Green Springs EVSD	Tax Levy	New
Scioto	Green LSD	Tax Levy	New
Shelby	Jackson Center LSD	Income Tax	New
Stark	Louisville CSD	Tax Levy	New
Summit	Coventry LSD	Bond and Tax Levy	New
Summit	Barberton CSD	Tax Levy	New
Summit	Woodridge LSD	Tax Levy	New
Wayne	Dalton LSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Williams	Bryan CSD	Bond	New
Williams	Edon Northwest LSD	Income Tax and Tax Levy	New
Wood	Lake LSD	Tax Levy	New

Here are the levy results for the August 2011 special election. 8 of 25 issues were approved. All renewal and replacement requests passed, with just 4 of 21 new requests.

November 2011 School levies and issues

Here's the list of school levies and issues from around the state that will appear on ballots this November 8th, 2011.

County	School District	New/Renewal
Adams	Adams County/Ohio Valley LSD	N
Allen	Bath LSD	R
Allen	Perry LSD	R
Allen	Perry LSD
Allen	Shawnee LSD	R
Allen	Spencerville LSD	R
Ashland	Ashland CSD	R
Ashland	Hillsdale LSD	R
Ashtabula	Ashtabula Area CSD	R
Ashtabula	Geneva Area CSD	N
Ashtabula	Grand Valley LSD	N
Auglaize	Minster LSD	R
Belmont	Bellaire CSD LSD	R
Belmont	Bellaire CSD LSD	N
Butler	Fairfield CSD	N
Butler	Lakota LSD	N
Clark	Northwestern LSD	R
Clark	Tecumseh LSD	R
Clermont	West Clermont LSD	N
Clinton	Blanchester LSD	N
Clinton	Wilmington CSD	R
Columbiana	United LSD	N
Coshocton	Coshocton CSD	R
Crawford	Wynford LSD	N
Cuyahoga	Bedford CSD	N
Cuyahoga	Berea CSD	N
Cuyahoga	Cleveland Heights-University Heights CSD	N
Cuyahoga	Cuyahoga Heights LSD	N
Cuyahoga	Euclid CSD	N
Cuyahoga	Garfield Heights CSD	N
Cuyahoga	Independence LSD	R
Cuyahoga	North Royalton CSD	R
Cuyahoga	Olmsted Falls CSD	N
Cuyahoga	Orange CSD	N
Cuyahoga	Strongsville CSD	R
Darke	Greenville CSD	N
Defiance	Ayersville LSD	R
Delaware	Buckeye Valley LSD	N
Delaware	Delaware CSD	N
Erie	Vermilion LSD	N
Fairfield	Fairfield Union LSD	R
Fairfield	Lancaster CSD	N
Fairfield	Walnut Township LSD	R
Franklin	Canal Winchester LSD	R
Franklin	Dublin CSD	N
Franklin	Groveport Madison LSD	N
Franklin	Hilliard CSD	N
Franklin	Westerville CSD	N
Fulton	Evergreen LSD	N
Fulton	Gorham Fayette LSD	R
Fulton	Pike-Delta-York LSD	R
Geauga	Cardinal LSD	N
Geauga	Newbury LSD	R
Geauga	West Geauga LSD	N
Greene	Beavercreek CSD	N
Greene	Greeneview LSD	N
Greene	Xenia Community CSD	N
Guernsey	Cambridge CSD	N
Guernsey	East Guernsey LSD	N
Guernsey	Rolling Hills LSD	R
Hamilton	Cincinnati CSD	N
Hamilton	Madeira CSD	N
Hamilton	Mt Healthy CSD	N
Hamilton	Northwest LSD	N
Hamilton	Three Rivers LSD	R
Hardin	Ada EVSD	N
Hardin	Riverdale LSD	N
Henry	Patrick Henry LSD	N
Holmes	East Holmes LSD	N
Huron	Monroeville LSD	R
Huron	Norwalk CSD	R
Jefferson	Edison LSD	N
Knox	East Knox LSD	N
Knox	Fredericktown LSD	?
Knox	Mount Vernon CSD	R
Lake	Fairport Harbor EVSD	N
Lake	Kirtland LSD	N
Lake	Riverside LSD	N
Lake	Wickliffe CSD	N
Lake	Willoughby-Eastlake CSD	N
Licking	North Fork LSD	N
Licking	Northridge LSD	?
Licking	Northridge LSD	N
Logan	Bellefontaine CSD	R
Logan	Bellefontaine CSD	R
Lorain	Avon LSD	N
Lorain	Clearview LSD	R
Lorain	Lorain County JVSD	N
Lorain	Lorain CSD	N
Lorain	North Ridgeville CSD	N
Lorain	Oberlin CSD	N
Lorain	Oberlin CSD	R
Lucas	Maumee CSD	N
Lucas	Ottawa Hills LSD	N
Lucas	Washington LSD	N
Madison	London CSD	N
Mahoning	Canfield LSD	N
Mahoning	Western Reserve LSD	R
Marion	Elgin LSD	R
Marion	Pleasant LSD	R
Marion	Ridgedale LSD	R
Marion	River Valley LSD	N
Marion	Tri-Rivers JVSD	R
Marion	Tri-Rivers JVSD	N
Medina	Black River LSD	?
Medina	Black River LSD	N
Medina	Cloverleaf LSD	N
Medina	Wadsworth CSD	N
Mercer	Fort Recovery LSD	N
Miami	Miami East LSD	N
Miami	Piqua CSD	N
Miami	Tipp CSD EVSD	R
Monroe	Switzerland Of Ohio LSD	R
Montgomery	Huber Heights CSD	N
Montgomery	Jefferson Township LSD	R
Montgomery	Kettering CSD	R
Montgomery	Mad River LSD	N
Montgomery	Northmont CSD	N
Montgomery	Northridge LSD	N
Montgomery	Vandalia-Butler CSD	?
Montgomery	West Carrollton CSD	N
Ottawa	Benton Carroll Salem LSD	N
Ottawa	Genoa Area LSD	N
Paulding	Antwerp LSD	R
Pickaway	Teays Valley LSD	N
Portage	Aurora CSD	R
Portage	Crestwood LSD	R
Portage	Field LSD	N
Portage	Streetsboro CSD	R
Portage	Waterloo LSD	N
Preble	College Corner	N
Preble	Tri-County North LSD	R
Preble	Tri-County North LSD	N
Preble	Twin Valley Community LSD	R
Richland	Clear Fork Valley LSD	?
Richland	Lexington LSD	N
Richland	Lucas LSD	R
Richland	Lucas LSD	R
Richland	Plymouth-Shiloh LSD	R
Richland	Shelby CSD	R
Sandusky	Clyde-Green Springs EVSD	N
Sandusky	Woodmore LSD	N
Seneca	Old Fort LSD	?
Seneca	Tiffin CSD	N
Shelby	Botkins LSD	N
Stark	Canton CSD	N
Stark	Lake LSD	N
Stark	Minerva LSD	R
Stark	Osnaburg LSD	N
Stark	Sandy Valley LSD	R
Summit	Akron CSD	N
Summit	Barberton CSD	N
Summit	Copley-Fairlawn CSD	R
Summit	Nordonia Hills CSD	N
Summit	Norton CSD	R
Summit	Stow-Munroe Falls CSD	N
Summit	Woodridge LSD	N
Trumbull	Howland LSD	N
Trumbull	Lakeview LSD	R
Trumbull	Weathersfield LSD	N
Tuscarawas	Dover CSD	N
Tuscarawas	New Philadelphia CSD	R
Tuscarawas	Strasburg-Franklin LSD	R
Union	North Union LSD	R
Van Wert	Crestview LSD	R
Van Wert	Crestview LSD	R
Warren	Carlisle LSD	N
Warren	Lebanon CSD	N
Warren	Little Miami LSD	N
Washington	Warren LSD	N
Williams	Bryan CSD	R
Williams	Bryan CSD	N
Williams	Edon-Northwest LSD	?
Williams	Montpelier EVSD	N
Williams	Stryker LSD	N
Wood	Lake LSD	N