November 2018 School Issues and Levies

193 school levies and issues will appear on the November 6th ballots across the state.

The table below lists all the issues and levies that will appear on ballots. When you vote, we urge all the supporters of Join the Future to consider supporting their local schools.

County	Dstrict	Type	Description
Adams	Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District	Levy	Additional
Allen	Elida Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Allen	Perry Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Allen	Shawnee Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Allen	Shawnee Local School District	Levy	Additional
Ashland	Ashland Public Library	Levy	Renewal
Ashland	Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village School District	Levy	Renewal
Ashtabula	Ashtabula County School Financing District	Levy	Additional
Ashtabula	Harbor-Topky Memorial Library	Levy	Renewal
Ashtabula	Jefferson Area Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Ashtabula	Kingsville Public Library	Levy	Renewal
Athens	Athens City School District	Combo	N/A
Athens	Alexander Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Auglaize	Minster Local School District	Levy	Replacement
Auglaize	St. Marys City School District	Income Tax	Additional
Belmont	St. Clairsville-Richland City School District	Bond Issue	N/A
Belmont	St. Clairsville-Richland City School District	Combo	N/A
Belmont	Shadyside Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Brown	Brown County School Financing District	Levy	Additional
Butler	Butler County School Financing District	Levy	Additional
Butler	Ross Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Champaign	Graham Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Champaign	Triad Local School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Clark	Greenon Local School District	Levy	Substitute
Clark	New Carlisle Public Library	Levy	Additional
Clermont	Batavia Local School District	Combo	N/A
Clermont	Williamsburg Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Clinton	East Clinton Local School District	Combo	N/A
Clinton	Clinton-Massie Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Columbiana	Crestview Local School District	Combo	N/A
Columbiana	Beaver Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Columbiana	United Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Columbiana	Wellsville Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Coshocton	Coshocton City School District	Levy	Renewal
Cuyahoga	Warrensville Heights City School District	Combo	N/A
Cuyahoga	Beachwood City School District	Levy	Additional
Cuyahoga	Brooklyn City School District	Levy	Additional
Cuyahoga	Euclid City School District	Levy	Renewal
Cuyahoga	Fairview Park City School District	Levy	Renewal
Cuyahoga	North Royalton City School District	Levy	Renewal
Cuyahoga	Parma City School District	Levy	Additional
Cuyahoga	Strongsville City School District	Levy	Additional
Darke	Greenville City School District	Levy	Renewal
Defiance	Ayersville Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Defiance	Northeastern Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Defiance	Central Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Erie	Sandusky City School District	Levy	Renewal
Erie	Vermilion Local School District	Levy	Additional
Fairfield	Pickerington Public Library	Levy	Renew/Increase
Fairfield	Amanda-Clearcreek Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Fayette	Washington Court House City School District	Income Tax	Additional
Franklin	South-Western City School District	Bond	N/A
Franklin	Worthington City School District	Bond	N/A
Franklin	Dublin City School District	Combo	N/A
Franklin	Grandview Heights City School District	Combo	N/A
Franklin	Whitehall City School District	Combo	N/A
Franklin	Worthington City School District	Levy	Additional
Fulton	Pike-Delta-York Local School District	Levy	Substitute
Fulton	Wauseon Exempted Village School District	Levy	Renewal
Fulton	Evergreen Local School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Greene	Greene County Vocational School District	Bond	N/A
Greene	Beavercreek City School District	Levy	Additional
Greene	Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District	Levy	Renewal
Guernsey	Cambridge City School District	Levy	Additional
Hamilton	Great Oaks Career Campuses	Levy	Renewal
Hamilton	Mariemont City School District	Levy	Additional
Hamilton	Reading Community City School District	Levy	Substitute
Hamilton	St. Bernard-Elmwood Place City School District	Levy	Renew//Decrease
Hamilton	Winton Woods City School District	Levy	Substitute
Hancock	Findlay City School District	Levy	Additional
Hancock	Van Buren Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Hancock	Vanlue Local School District	Levy	Substitute
Hardin	Ada Exempted Village School District	Levy	Renewal
Hardin	Hardin Northern Public Library	Levy	Renewal
Hardin	Upper Scioto Valley Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Harrison	Puskarich Public Library	Levy	Renewal
Henry	Holgate Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Henry	Holgate Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Henry	Patrick Henry Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Highland	Bright Local School District	Levy	Additional
Holmes	East Holmes Local School District	Levy	Substitute
Holmes	West Holmes Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Huron	Monroeville Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Huron	New London Local School District	Levy	Additional
Huron	New London Public Library	Levy	Additional
Huron	Norwalk City School District	Levy	Renewal
Jefferson	Edison Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Lake	Lake County Community College (Lakeland Community College)	Bond	N/A
Lake	Madison Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Lake	Willoughby-Eastlake City School District	Levy	Renewal
Lake	Willoughby-Eastlake City School District	Levy	Renewal
Lake	Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library	Levy	Renew/Increase
Licking	Lakewood Local School District	Bond	N/A
Licking	Northridge Local School District	Combo	N/A
Licking	Johnstown-Monroe Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Licking	Northridge Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Licking	Granville Exempted Village School District	Income Tax	Additional
Logan	Benjamin Logan Local School District	Levy	Substitute
Logan	Riverside Local School District	Income Tax	Replacement
Lorain	Oberlin City School District	Bond	N/A
Lorain	Firelands Local School District	Combo	N/A
Lorain	Avon Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Lorain	Avon Lake City School District	Levy	Substitute
Lorain	Elyria City School District	Levy	Renewal
Lorain	Lorain County Joint Vocational School District	Levy	Additional
Lucas	Springfield Local School District	Levy	Renew/Increase
Lucas	Sylvania City School District	Levy	Additional
Lucas	Toledo City School District	Levy	Renewal
Lucas	Toledo City School District	Levy	Renewal
Lucas	Washington Local School District	Levy	Additional
Madison	Jefferson Local School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Mahoning	Boardman Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Mahoning	Poland Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Mahoning	South Range Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Mahoning	West Branch Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Marion	Pleasant Local School District	Combo	N/A
Marion	Pleasant Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Marion	River Valley Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Medina	Black River Local School District	Levy	Additional
Meigs	Southern Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Mercer	Marion Local School District	Bond	N/A
Mercer	Coldwater Public Library	Levy	Renewal
Miami	Bethel Local School District	Levy	Substitute
Miami	Tipp City Exempted Village School District	Levy	Renewal
Miami	Tipp City Public Library	Levy	Renewal
Miami	Troy City School District	Levy	Renewal
Miami	Newton Local School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Montgomery	Brookville Local School District	Levy	Additional
Montgomery	Kettering City School District	Levy	Additional
Morrow	Mt. Gilead Exempted Village School District	Income Tax	Additional
Muskingum	Zanesville City School District	Levy	Renew/Increase
Ottawa	Ida Rupp Public Library	Levy	Replacement
Ottawa	Oak Harbor Public Library	Levy	Renewal
Ottawa	Port Clinton City School District	Levy	Renewal
Ottawa	Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Paulding	Paulding Exempted Village School District	Levy	Renewal
Pickaway	Logan Elm Local School District	Combo	N/A
Portage	Rootstown Local School District	Combo	N/A
Portage	Field Local School District	Levy	Additional
Portage	Streetsboro City School District	Levy	Additional
Portage	Waterloo Local School District	Levy	Additional
Portage	Windham Exempted Village School District	Levy	Renewal
Portage	James A. Garfield Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Preble	Twin Valley Community Local School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Putnam	Continental Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Putnam	Leipsic Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Richland	Shelby City School District	Bond	N/A
Richland	Lexington Local School District	Combo	N/A
Sandusky	Gibsonburg Exempted Village School District	Levy	Renewal
Scioto	Green Local School District	Combo	N/A
Scioto	Bloom Vernon Local School District	Levy	Additional
Seneca	Hopewell-Loudon Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Seneca	Old Fort Local School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Shelby	Botkins Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Shelby	Sidney City School District	Levy	Renewal
Stark	Marlington Local School District	Bond	N/A
Summit	Manchester Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Summit	Nordonia Hills City School District	Levy	Additional
Summit	Tallmadge City School District	Levy	Additional
Summit	Woodridge Local School District	Levy	Additional
Summit	Norton City School District	Income Tax	Additional
Trumbull	Bristol Local School District	Levy	Additional
Trumbull	Brookfield Local School District	Levy	Additional
Trumbull	LaBrae Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Trumbull	Lakeview Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Trumbull	Liberty Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Trumbull	Maplewood Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Trumbull	Niles City School District	Levy	Substitute
Trumbull	Southington Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Tuscarawas	Indian Valley Local School District	Bond	N/A
Tuscarawas	Buckeye Joint Vocational School District	Levy	Renewal
Tuscarawas	Dover City School District	Levy	Additional
Tuscarawas	Garaway Local School District	Levy	Additional
Tuscarawas	New Philadelphia City School District	Levy	Renewal
Union	Fairbanks Local School District	Levy	Substitute
Union	Marysville Exempted Village School District	Levy	Additional
Union	Marysville Exempted Village School District	Levy	Renewal
Union	Marysville Public Library	Levy	Replacement
Van Wert	Lincolnview Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Van Wert	Crestview Local School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Warren	Franklin City School District	Levy	Substitute
Wayne	Dalton Local School District	Levy	Additional
Wayne	Northwestern Local School District	Levy	Renew/Increase
Wayne	Rittman Exempted Village School District	Levy	Renewal
Wayne	Green Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Williams	Millcreek West Unity Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Williams	North Central Local School District	Levy	Substitute
Wood	Wayne Public Library	Levy	Replacement
Wood	Elmwood Local School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Wood	Elmwood Local School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Wyandot	Upper Sandusky Community Library	Levy	Renewal
Wyandot	Carey Exempted Village School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Wyandot	Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District	Income Tax	Renewal

Gates Foundation Admits $500 million Teacher Evaluation "Experiment" was Colossal Failure

“The initiative itself tried to pull a bunch of levers to have a big impact on student performance,” said Brian Stecher, a RAND researcher and the lead author of the report. “The sites did in fact modify all of these levers, some more than others, but in the end, there were no big payoffs in terms of improved graduation [rates] or achievement of students in general, and low-income and minority students in particular.”

That was the conclusion of a study paid for by the Gates Foundation, into their own Teacher Evaluation/Merit Pay experiment or "The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching initiative", which cost $575 million in total.

From this comes the following recommendations

• Reformers should not underestimate the resistance that could arise if changes to teacher-evaluation systems have major negative consequences for staff employment.
• A near-exclusive focus on TE might be insufficient to dramatically improve student outcomes. Many other factors might need to be addressed, ranging from early childhood education, to students' social and emotional competencies, to the school learning environment, to family support. Dramatic improvement in outcomes, particularly for LIM students, will likely require attention to many of these factors as well.

One of the recommendations should have been to listen to teachers. Over and over again, teachers warned that high stakes evaluations ties to student achievement would not only fail to produce the hoped for results, but would have serious negative consequences on students (over-testing) and teacher.

Imagine if Gates would have spent his fortune on some of the items listed in the second bullet point, instead of listening to corporate education reformers and their desire to test and punish.

E-School Politicians at Center of ECOT scandal look for Political Cover

A report in Gongwer details a newly introduced bill to address e-schools in light of the education catastrophe it has created for its students and school districts who have been deprived of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Here's what Gongwer reports on HB707

Rep. Reineke said the legislation also would lead to increased transparency regarding e-school funding "because Ohioans have the right to know how these tax dollars are being spent."

Rep. Faber said the bill achieves the goal by adding financial disclosure requirements regarding money spent on advertising, books, communications, promotions and travel, among other categories.

He said the measure also would create a bipartisan committee to study the possibility of implementing a funding model for e-schools tied to student learning, rather than enrollment. The committee would be required to finalize its report by Nov. 1.

This bill isn't designed to fix the e-school scam, it's designed to give political cover to the politicians like Kieth Faber and David Yost that engineered it either through policy or inaction.

A toothless bill, with a reporting date a week before the general election is such an obvious political ploy it deserves its own transparency requirement.

Chartered e-schools don't need fixing. They need to be closed down entirely.

School Levies and Issue on the May 2018 Ballot

91 school levies and issues will appear on the May 8th, 2018 ballot, roughly even split between renewals and requests for new money.

Type	New	Renewal	Total
Bond	6		3
Combo	6		6
Income Tax	13	4	17
Levy	20	42	62
Total	45	46	91

Here's the complete list of districts with issues or levies on the ballot.

County	Subdivision Name	Question Type	Description
Allen	Elida Local School District	Combo	N/A
Allen	Bath Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Ashtabula	Grand Valley Local School District	Levy	Additional
Ashtabula	Geneva Area City School District	Income Tax	Additional
Athens	Alexander Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Auglaize	Waynesville-Goshen Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Auglaize	St. Marys City School District	Income Tax	Additional
Carroll	Brown Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Champaign	Graham Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Clark	Northeastern Local School District	Combo	N/A
Clinton	Clinton-Massie Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Crawford	Crestline Exempted Village School District	Levy	Renewal
Crawford	Wynford Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Crawford	Wynford Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Cuyahoga	Brecksville-Broadview Heights City School District	Bond	N/A
Cuyahoga	Beachwood City School District	Combo	N/A
Cuyahoga	Brooklyn City School District	Levy	Renewal
Cuyahoga	Parma City School District	Levy	Additional
Cuyahoga	Solon City School District	Levy	Additional
Darke	Mississinawa Valley Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Erie	Edison Local School District	Levy	Substitute
Erie	Huron City School District	Levy	Renewal
Fairfield	Bloom-Carroll Local School District	Combo	N/A
Fairfield	Amanda-Clearcreek Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Franklin	Gahanna-Jefferson City School District	Combo	N/A
Geauga	Berkshire Local School District	Bond	N/A
Geauga	Chardon Local School District	Levy	Additional
Greene	Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District	Combo	N/A
Guernsey	Cambridge City School District	Levy	Additional
Hancock	Arcadia Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Hancock	Liberty Benton Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Hancock	Liberty Benton Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Hancock	Cory-Rawson Local School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Henry	Patrick Henry Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Huron	Monroeville Local School District	Levy	Replacement
Huron	Willard City School District	Income Tax	Additional
Jefferson	Indian Creek Local School District	Bond	N/A
Lake	Kirtland Local School District	Levy	Additional
Lake	Willoughby-Eastlake City School District	Levy	Renewal
Licking	Northridge Local School District	Combo	N/A
Licking	Johnstown-Monroe Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Licking	Newark City School District	Levy	Renewal
Licking	Granville Exempted Village School District	Income Tax	Additional
Licking	Johnstown-Monroe Local School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Logan	Indian Lake Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Logan	Ohio Hi-Point Joint Vocational School District	Levy	Additional
Lorain	Columbia Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Lorain	Columbia Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Lucas	Maumee City School District	Levy	Additional
Madison	Madison-Plains Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Mahoning	Boardman Local School District	Levy	Additional
Mahoning	Western Reserve Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Medina	Brunswick City School District	Levy	Renewal
Medina	Highland Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Medina	Medina City School District	Levy	Substitute
Muskingum	East Muskingum Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Muskingum	West Muskingum Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Ottawa	Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School District	Levy	Additional
Ottawa	Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Portage	Field Local School District	Levy	Additional
Portage	Waterloo Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Portage	Waterloo Local School District	Levy	Additional
Putnam	Ottawa-Glandorf Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Richland	Shelby City School District	Bond	N/A
Ross	Chillicothe City School District	Levy	Substitute
Sandusky	Woodmore Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Sandusky	Fremont City School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Sandusky	Gibsonburg Exempted Village School District	Income Tax	Additional
Seneca	Tiffin City School District	Levy	Renewal
Shelby	Jackson Center Local School District	Income Tax	Renewal
Stark	Alliance City School District	Levy	Renewal
Stark	North Canton City School District	Levy	Additional
Stark	Perry Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Stark	Tuslaw Local School District	Levy	Additional
Summit	Norton City School District	Levy	Additional
Summit	Twinsburg City School District	Levy	Renewal
Summit	Woodridge Local School District	Levy	Additional
Trumbull	Howland Local School District	Levy	Additional
Trumbull	Joseph Badger Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Trumbull	McDonald Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Trumbull	Mathews Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Trumbull	Niles City School District	Levy	Additional
Tuscarawas	Garaway Local School District	Levy	Additional
Tuscarawas	Garaway Local School District	Levy	Substitute
Tuscarawas	New Philadelphia City School District	Levy	Renewal
Warren	Little Miami Local School District	Bond	N/A
Warren	Carlisle Local School District	Levy	Renewal
Warren	Lebanon City School District	Levy	Renewal
Washington	Belpre City School District	Levy	Additional
Wayne	Green Local School District	Income Tax	Additional
Wood	Bowling Green City School District	Bond	N/A
Wood	Eastwood Local School District	Levy	Replacement

November 2017 Levy Results

With 122 levies and issues on the ballot, the total passage rate was a disappointing 71%. This is in large part due to the high number of requests for new money. The passage rates for renewals (93%) was in line with historical levels, as was requests for new monies (43%).

N/R	Failed	Passed	Grand Total	Pass %
New	30	23	53	43.4%
Renewal	5	65	70	92.9%
Grand Total	35	87	122	71.3%

Here's the full list of unofficial results

County	District	N/R	Result
Allen	Shawnee Local	Renewal	Passed
Allen	Spencerville Local	Renewal	Passed
Ashland	Ashland County - West Holmes JVSD	Renewal	Passed
Ashtabula	Geneva Area City	New	Failed
Ashtabula	Jefferson Area Local	Renewal	Passed
Athens	Alexander Local	New	Failed
Athens	Athens City	Renewal	Passed
Champaign	Graham Local	New	Failed
Champaign	Urbana City	Renewal	Passed
Clark	Northeastern Local	New	Failed
Clark	Springfield City	New	Passed
Clinton	Clinton-Massie Local	New	Failed
Columbiana	Salem City	Renewal	Passed
Coshocton	Coshocton City	Renewal	Passed
Crawford	Crestline Exempted Village	Renewal	Failed
Crawford	Wynford Local	New	Passed
Cuyahoga	Brooklyn City	Renewal/Increase	Failed
Cuyahoga	Richmond Heights Local	New	Passed
Defiance	Northeastern Local	New	Passed
Delaware	Big Walnut Local	New	Passed
Delaware	Delaware Area Career Center	Renewal	Failed
Delaware	Delaware City	New	Passed
Erie	Edison Local	New	Failed
Erie	EHOVE Career Center	New	Passed
Erie	Perkins Local	Renewal	Passed
Fairfield	Amanda-Clearcreek Local	New	Failed
Fairfield	Liberty Union-Thurston Local	New	Failed
Franklin	New Albany-Plain Local	New	Passed
Franklin	Upper Arlington City	New	Passed
Fulton	Evergreen Local	Renewal/Reduction	Passed
Fulton	Fayette Local	Renewal	Passed
Geauga	Cardinal Local	Renewal	Passed
Geauga	Chardon Local	New	Failed
Geauga	West Geauga Local	Renewal	Failed
Greene	Beavercreek City	New	Passed
Greene	Cedar Cliff Local	Renewal	Passed
Hamilton	Cincinnati City	Renewal	Passed
Hamilton	Southwest Local	New	Passed
Hardin	Ada Exempted Village	Renewal	Passed
Henry	Napoleon Area City	Renewal	Passed
Henry	Patrick Henry Local	Renewal	Failed
Huron	Monroeville Local	New	Failed
Huron	South Central Local	New	Passed
Jefferson	Buckeye Local	New	Failed
Jefferson	Indian Creek Local	New	Failed
Lake	Painesville City Local	Renewal	Passed
Lake	Willoughby-Eastlake City	New	Failed
Lawrence	Lawrence County JVSD	Renewal	Passed
Licking	Lakewood Local	Renewal	Passed
Licking	Northridge Local	New	Failed
Lorain	Avon Local	New	Passed
Lorain	Oberlin City	Renewal	Passed
Lorain	Oberlin City	Renewal	Passed
Lorain	Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City	New	Failed
Lucas	Oregon City	Renewal	Passed
Lucas	Toledo City	Renewal	Passed
Madison	Madison-Plains Local	Renewal	Passed
Mahoning	Boardman Local	Renewal	Passed
Mahoning	Boardman Local	Renewal	Passed
Mahoning	Canfield Local	Renewal	Passed
Mahoning	Jackson-Milton Local	Renewal	Passed
Mahoning	Jackson-Milton Local	Renewal	Passed
Mahoning	Poland Local	Renewal	Passed
Marion	River Valley Local	Renewal	Passed
Marion	Tri-Rivers Career Center	Renewal	Passed
Medina	Black River Local	Renewal	Passed
Medina	Brunswick City	New	Passed
Medina	Highland Local	New	Passed
Mercer	Celina City	New	Passed
Mercer	Marion Local	Renewal	Passed
Miami	Miami East Local	Renewal	Passed
Miami	Milton-Union Exempted Village	Renewal	Passed
Miami	Piqua City	Renewal	Passed
Miami	Troy City	New	Failed
Montgomery	Kettering City	Renewal	Passed
Montgomery	Miami Valley Career Tech Ctr	New	Passed
Montgomery	Miamisburg City	Renewal	Passed
Montgomery	New Lebanon Local	Renewal	Passed
Montgomery	New Lebanon Local	Renewal	Passed
Montgomery	Vandalia-Butler City	Renewal	Passed
Morrow	Cardington-Lincoln Local	Renewal	Passed
Ottawa	Genoa Area Local	New	Passed
Ottawa	Port Clinton City	Renewal	Passed
Perry	New Lexington City	Renewal	Passed
Portage	Crestwood Local	New	Failed
Portage	Field Local	New	Failed
Portage	Rootstown Local	New	Failed
Portage	Southeast Local	Renewal	Passed
Portage	Waterloo Local	New	Failed
Preble	Preble-Shawnee Local	New	Failed
Putnam	Ottawa-Glandorf Local	Renewal	Passed
Putnam	Pandora-Gilboa Local	Renewal	Passed
Richland	Shelby City	New	Failed
Ross	Zane Trace Local	Renewal	Passed
Sandusky	Gibsonburg Ex Village	New	Failed
Shelby	Fairlawn Local	Renewal	Passed
Stark	Louisville City	Renewal	Passed
Stark	Marlington Local	Renewal	Passed
Stark	Massillon City	Renewal	Passed
Stark	North Canton City	New	Failed
Stark	Tuslaw Local	Renewal	Passed
Summit	Barberton City	Renewal	Passed
Summit	Coventry Local	Renewal	Passed
Summit	Cuyahoga Falls City	New	Passed
Summit	Hudson City	New	Passed
Summit	Manchester Local	Renewal	Passed
Summit	Norton City	New	Failed
Summit	Woodridge Local	New	Failed
Trumbull	Lakeview Local	Renewal	Passed
Trumbull	Niles City	New	Failed
Trumbull	Southington Local	New	Failed
Tuscarawas	New Philadelphia City	New	Passed
Tuscarawas	Strasburg-Franklin Local	Renewal	Passed
Van Wert	Vantage Career Center	Renewal	Passed
Warren	Little Miami Local	New	Failed
Warren	Springboro Community City	New	Passed
Warren	Wayne Local	New	Passed
Wayne	Chippewa Local	Renewal	Passed
Wayne	Norwayne Local	Renewal	Passed
Wayne	Triway Local	Renewal	Passed
Wood	Bowling Green City	New	Failed
Wyandot	Mohawk Local	Renewal	Passed

Who Goes TEN Years NOT Giving Pay Rises to Professionals Helping the Developmentally Disabled? The Portage County Board of DD is Who.

The 19 Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities Service and Support Administrators (SSAs) have been on strike for a month.  Before we get to that, what's an SSA? From the Portage county DD website

“The Service and Support Administration Department serves as the gateway to services through the Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Persons seeking services are guided through the intake and eligibility process by a Service and Support Administrator (SSA). Eligible individuals are assigned an SSA to assess individual needs, to develop an Individual Service Plan, to address identified needs, to arrange for services and supports; and to monitor the provision of those services. SSAs help consumers and families to navigate the DD system by providing information on resources available through other agencies, such as Social Security, Medicaid, and other local resources. All SSAs are required to complete training and ongoing professional growth and are certified by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities.”

— http://www.pcbmrdd.org/?q=node/94

Why are such important people in the Portage county community on strike?

• They've been operating without a contract for over 14 months. Their board has refused to negotiate.
• Workloads have dramatically increased - they are currently serving over 700 individuals and families.
• Despite a $20 million surplus and this increased workload, these workers have not received a cost of living raise in TEN years!

Think of the 703 people without case management

The board is unlike a typical school board, in that it is not elected. Instead it is appointed by the County Commissioners and a Probate Judge. We would encourage concerned citizens to contact board members and politely ask them to return to the negotiating table, and work out a fair and respectful contract. They are being ridiculous, and it's hurting their community.

Board Members:
Ralph Kletzien 330-673-3415
Michelle Sahr 330-688-5502
John Gargan, Jr. 330-673-1939
Cheri Michael 330-325-9385
Timothy Moran 330-678-6483
Kelly Butler 234-380-1873
Carol J. Fruscella 330-626-4043

Probate Judge Bob Berger: 330-297-3870

Portage County Commissioners:
Vicki Kline (president) 330-297-3606
Sabrina Christian-Bennett (vice-president) 330-297-3605
Maureen Frederick (member) 330-297-3604

If you live in, or near Portage county, there is a vigil at “the rock” at Kent State on Monday November 6th at 5pm. We're certain these dedicated people would love the support.