Good Afternoon:
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
Wellness Committee Meeting
On, Jan. 25th I attended my first Wellness Committee Meeting. We reviewed our current wellness programs and talked about several possible changes that are happening or being proposed in various buildings as well as the district. The committee is also in the process of developing the district’s wellness mission statement and posting the district’s wellness policy and building wellness goals on our district website. The district is currently looking to partner with the City of North Royalton for a combined wellness program that would be hosted at NRHS that would be for the entire community. The district recently received a $2,000.00 grant from the Ohio Department of Education to hold an evening parent health and wellness academy. Next Wellness Committee meeting will be held on March 10th at 2pm at the Board of Education Office Conference Rm.
North Royalton City Recreation Board Meeting
I am the alternate School Board Representative for the City Recreation Board. I attended on Jan. 26th the City Rec. Board meeting with School Board President Reinhard, who is the official School Board Representative, to introduce myself and to get up speed with things. The Rec. Board discussed various plans for the up coming spring sports season and the efforts by the city’s various recreation clubs to prepare for it.
State’s public schools climb to fifth best in the United States
Last week, Education Week in their widely respected annual “Quality Counts” Report ranked Ohio’s public education system as the 5th best in the nation. This is the third year in a row that the state has moved up in its national ranking. If you like to see the full report check it out at http://links.osba-ohio.org/96124
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
This week there are two committee meetings:
City Earth Energy Environment Committee Meeting
Monday, Feb. 1st
7pm @ N.R. City Hall located at 13834 Ridge Road; North Royalton, OH 44133
Curriculum Advisory Council Meeting
Wednesday, Feb 3rd
9:30am @ NRHS Community Rm located at 14713 Ridge Rd; North Royalton, OH 44133
The Board will hold a Special Board Meeting on Thursday, Feb 4th at 6pm
@ Board Office Conf. Rm located at 6579 Royalton Rd. North Royalton, OH 44133. The purpose of the meeting is to adopt a resolution to submit to renew an existing tax levy, to review February Meeting agenda items, and such other matters that may come before the board.
Strategic Planning Retreat
February 1st and 2nd the two day Strategic Planning Retreat will be held at the North Royalton Baptist Church. 23 participants, who are staff members, community members, and 2 high school students will work to develop a vision and goals for our district. The next step after this retreat and after we have formed the vision and the goals will be to assemble action teams to develop strategies to meet those goals.
Hearts for Haiti
North Royalton High School Student Council is hosting a Hearts for Haiti Spaghetti Dinner on February 11th from 6pm-8pm at the High School Cafeteria. Tickets can be bought before hand or at the door. Adults $8.00, Students $5.00, and a Family of 5 or more $25.00. Proceeds donated go to the American Red Cross Haiti Hurricane Relief Fund.
Have a great week!
Dan Langshaw
North Royalton School Board Member
____________________________________________________________________
If you no would longer wish to receive these updates or have a friend who would like to sign up for updates please e-mail danlangshaw4schoolboard@yahoo.com. Note that any views expressed represent my own personal viewpoints and do not necessarily reflect the views of the board or of fellow colleagues on the board.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Board Update
Good Afternoon:
Thank you to those who came to my first Monthly Constituent Coffee last week. My weekly e-mail update list is growing!
If this is the first time you are getting my e-mail updates; my previous updates can be found on my blog at
http://votelangshaw4board.blogspot.com or check out my website www.danlangshaw.com for regular updates on coming events and meetings as well. If you have a friend, neighbor, fellow PTA member who would also be interested in receiving my e-mail weekly updates please have them e-mail me at danlangshaw4schoolboard@yahoo.com and I will be sure to add them to my e-mail list.
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
Jan. 16-17th I attended the New Board Member Workshop held at the Embassy Suites in Independence; sponsored by the Ohio School Board Association. The workshop was extremely informative in covering the topics of boardmanship, communications, labor relations, policy, legal, legislative, lobbying, and finance. I truly learn a lot!
I had the honor of introducing myself last week to the members of the Albion PTA at their Jan 19th meeting and hearing about all the great work they are doing for our students and staff. I would like to note that the Albion and all of our schools in the district are doing various projects that focus in being greener for our environment. Our efforts are even rubbing off our parents in the district. During the meeting a PTA mom mentioned to the group about a neat shoe recycling program that Nike has in which people can drop off any type of used shoe they may have at the nearest Nike factory. The nearest drop off point for us is the Nike Factory Store, located at:
549 South Chillocothe Rd., #321
Aurora, OH 44202
For more information please check out http://www.nikereuseashoe.com
At the North Royalton Chamber of Commerce General Membership Breakfast held on Jan. 20th, I had an opportunity to listen to featured speaker, Mr. Glenn Haley, the President and CEO of YMCA of Greater Cleveland. Mr. Haley discussed the history of the YMCA of Greater Cleveland and the proposed North Royalton Family YMCA project and the capital campaign associated with that project. For more information about the proposed North Royalton Family YMCA check out their website at:
http://www.clevelandymca.org/branches/nroyalton/index.html
Monthly Constituent Coffee
I held my first monthly constituent coffee on Jan. 21st at the French Quarter Café. It was nice that a few residents stopped by to give me their feedback. Those of you not familiar with my monthly constituent coffee, all North Royalton and Broadview Heights residents living in the North Royalton School District are invited to attend. I hold these coffees in order to stay in touch with fellow residents and get feedback on how we are doing on the School Board. They will typically last for two hours and be held once a month at French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Rd. in North Royalton. Please check out my website www.danlangshaw.com for more details on when the next one will be held in February. I will also try to get some of the local newspapers to put out announcement as well in the future.
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
Don’t forget that the North Royalton City Council has passed a New Driving Law that severely restricts a one's ability to use his or her mobile phone while operating a motor vehicle. The ordinance, which took effect early this month, prohibits texting or talking on the phone while driving, yet allows drivers over the age of eighteen to use a voice-activated telephone or wireless headset. However, minors, because of their greater likeliness to cause an accident while distracted, are not permitted to use such device. If you have a student driver, please make sure they are aware of this new law.
Two committee meetings this week are Wellness and City Recreation Board:
Wellness Committee Meeting
Monday, Jan. 25th @ 2pm at the Board of Education Office Conference Room; located at
6579 Royalton Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133.
North Royalton City Recreation Board Meeting
Tuesday, Jan. 26th @ 6pm at North Royalton City Hall; located at 13834 Ridge Road,
North Royalton, OH 44133
Job Openings with the North Royalton School District
Are you or a neighbor looking for work? If yes, then check out the North Royalton School District Employment page at:
http://www.applitrack.com/nrcs/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?all=1
Have a great week!
Dan Langshaw
North Royalton School Board Member
440-785-4240
www.danlangshaw.com
“Putting Students First”
____________________________________________________________________
If you no would longer wish to receive these updates or have a friend who would like to sign up for updates please e-mail danlangshaw4schoolboard@yahoo.com. Note that any views expressed represent my own personal viewpoints and do not necessarily reflect the views of the board or of fellow colleagues on the board.
Thank you to those who came to my first Monthly Constituent Coffee last week. My weekly e-mail update list is growing!
If this is the first time you are getting my e-mail updates; my previous updates can be found on my blog at
http://votelangshaw4board.blogspot.com or check out my website www.danlangshaw.com for regular updates on coming events and meetings as well. If you have a friend, neighbor, fellow PTA member who would also be interested in receiving my e-mail weekly updates please have them e-mail me at danlangshaw4schoolboard@yahoo.com and I will be sure to add them to my e-mail list.
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
Jan. 16-17th I attended the New Board Member Workshop held at the Embassy Suites in Independence; sponsored by the Ohio School Board Association. The workshop was extremely informative in covering the topics of boardmanship, communications, labor relations, policy, legal, legislative, lobbying, and finance. I truly learn a lot!
I had the honor of introducing myself last week to the members of the Albion PTA at their Jan 19th meeting and hearing about all the great work they are doing for our students and staff. I would like to note that the Albion and all of our schools in the district are doing various projects that focus in being greener for our environment. Our efforts are even rubbing off our parents in the district. During the meeting a PTA mom mentioned to the group about a neat shoe recycling program that Nike has in which people can drop off any type of used shoe they may have at the nearest Nike factory. The nearest drop off point for us is the Nike Factory Store, located at:
549 South Chillocothe Rd., #321
Aurora, OH 44202
For more information please check out http://www.nikereuseashoe.com
At the North Royalton Chamber of Commerce General Membership Breakfast held on Jan. 20th, I had an opportunity to listen to featured speaker, Mr. Glenn Haley, the President and CEO of YMCA of Greater Cleveland. Mr. Haley discussed the history of the YMCA of Greater Cleveland and the proposed North Royalton Family YMCA project and the capital campaign associated with that project. For more information about the proposed North Royalton Family YMCA check out their website at:
http://www.clevelandymca.org/branches/nroyalton/index.html
Monthly Constituent Coffee
I held my first monthly constituent coffee on Jan. 21st at the French Quarter Café. It was nice that a few residents stopped by to give me their feedback. Those of you not familiar with my monthly constituent coffee, all North Royalton and Broadview Heights residents living in the North Royalton School District are invited to attend. I hold these coffees in order to stay in touch with fellow residents and get feedback on how we are doing on the School Board. They will typically last for two hours and be held once a month at French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Rd. in North Royalton. Please check out my website www.danlangshaw.com for more details on when the next one will be held in February. I will also try to get some of the local newspapers to put out announcement as well in the future.
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
Don’t forget that the North Royalton City Council has passed a New Driving Law that severely restricts a one's ability to use his or her mobile phone while operating a motor vehicle. The ordinance, which took effect early this month, prohibits texting or talking on the phone while driving, yet allows drivers over the age of eighteen to use a voice-activated telephone or wireless headset. However, minors, because of their greater likeliness to cause an accident while distracted, are not permitted to use such device. If you have a student driver, please make sure they are aware of this new law.
Two committee meetings this week are Wellness and City Recreation Board:
Wellness Committee Meeting
Monday, Jan. 25th @ 2pm at the Board of Education Office Conference Room; located at
6579 Royalton Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133.
North Royalton City Recreation Board Meeting
Tuesday, Jan. 26th @ 6pm at North Royalton City Hall; located at 13834 Ridge Road,
North Royalton, OH 44133
Job Openings with the North Royalton School District
Are you or a neighbor looking for work? If yes, then check out the North Royalton School District Employment page at:
http://www.applitrack.com/nrcs/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?all=1
Have a great week!
Dan Langshaw
North Royalton School Board Member
440-785-4240
www.danlangshaw.com
“Putting Students First”
____________________________________________________________________
If you no would longer wish to receive these updates or have a friend who would like to sign up for updates please e-mail danlangshaw4schoolboard@yahoo.com. Note that any views expressed represent my own personal viewpoints and do not necessarily reflect the views of the board or of fellow colleagues on the board.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Board Update
Good Morning:
Its official I am a member of the North Royalton School Board! I was just sworn into the Board, last week at our Organization Meeting held on January 11th. I am truly honored and humbled at this opportunity to serve all of you. This is a historic moment in my life but most importantly a historic moment for all the Broadview Heights and North Royalton residents who live in the North Royalton School District. I look forward ensuring that our students and community are always put first for the next four years as a member of the School Board. If this is the first time you are getting my e-mail updates; my previous updates can be found on my blog at
http://votelangshaw4board.blogspot.com or check out my website www.danlangshaw.com for regular updates on coming events and meetings as well. If you have a friend, neighbor, fellow PTA member who would also be interested in receiving my e-mail weekly updates please have them e-mail me at danlangshaw4schoolboard@yahoo.com and I will be sure to add them to my e-mail list.
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
January 11th the Board had both its’ Organizational and Regular Board Meetings. At the Organizational Meeting:
Oath of office was given to newly elected board members: Heidi Dolezal, who has served on the board for the last 12 years was re-elected to a 4th term and me, Dan Langshaw newly elected to serve my first term. Special guest State Representative Matt Patten administered the oath of office me.
The Board elected by a 5-0 vote Mr. Len Reinhard as the New Board President.
The Board elected by a 4-1 vote Mrs. Anne Reinkober as the New Board Vice President.
(Note each year the board elects its President and Vice President)
The Board also approved various regular annual resolutions and policies required by law.
After the Organizational Meeting the Board went straight into the Regular School Board Meeting. At the Regular School Board Meeting held on Jan 11th :
Board President Reinhard made Board committee assignments for the year 2010. I will be serving on the Policy, Wellness, (City) Earth Energy Environment Committees. I will also be serving as the Board alternate for the City Recreation Board. In addition I will be filling in as the Valley Vista Building Liaison for the remainder of the school year.
Treasurer Richard McIntosh held a brief tax budget hearing.
The Board approved by a 5-0 vote the Tax Budget for the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year.
The Board approved by a 5-0 vote Board Member Mrs. Cheryl Hannan as the new Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Representative.
Superintendent Ed Vittardi proclaimed January as School Board Recognition Month in the North Royalton City School District.
The Board approved by a 5-0 vote, the 2010-2011 school year calendar. Note that we along with most if not all other CVCC Districts will have a March 28- April 1 spring vacation along with Good Friday and the day after Easter. The rationale for this decision is due to the very late Easter (April 24th), and the conflict with statewide Ohio Achievement Testing. We like many other districts consider this a one year decision due to the uniqueness of next year but will be open to comments from our school community regarding this change. (Attached is a copy of the 2010-2011 school year calendar)
The Board approved by a 5-0 vote a resolution to request a wavier for all day kindergarten from the state of Ohio. The district has shared previously its’ intention to request a waiver for ADK for the 2010-11 year. A change of this magnitude takes time to plan and implement successfully and we believe this to be our best course of action. The district has taken several steps for consideration of potential implementation such as an assessment of available physical space. It is our hope that the Ohio Department of Education continues to work with school districts to give us the time and energy to explore all possible options while also considering the value of our present programs and services that could be impacted with the mandates of ADK and the significant financial implications.
The Board approved by a 4-0 vote with 1 abstention appointments-certificated/licensed and classified employees.
The Board approved by a 4-0 vote with 1 abstention appointments-personal service contracts. (Note I was the Board Member who abstained from voting on both of these supplemental contracts because I was not given the rate of pay or salary schedules for these contracts. At the January 7th Board Work Session I had introduced a resolution to approve a supplemental contract transparency policy which would require the Director of Personnel to give board members the rate of pay of all supplemental contracts. Currently the board has not been getting this information. In addition my resolution would require that the rate of pay of all supplemental contracts to be included in the Board’s meeting minutes and open for public viewing. The Board decided to table this resolution for more study. However, board members will start getting information at least on the rates of pay for supplemental contracts that are up for a vote to the board starting in February. Once that information is made available I will be comfortable in voting on these contracts).
The Board approved by a 5-0 vote to adopt various policy updates.
The Board approved by a 5-0 vote insurance endorsements.
The Board approved by a 4-0 vote with 1 abstention to award a roof replacement bid on high school 100 level/88 addition and alternate bid 1A to Industrial Energy Systems, Inc. base bid $227, 170.00 and Alternate 1A bid of $4,100.00. (Note I was the Board Member who abstained from voting on this contract bid because I requested additional information on the IES, the contract, and other cost. Only minutes before the meeting was the information I requested provided to me. A contract of this size in my opinion should not be rushed and I respectfully abstained).
I had the honor of introducing myself to the members of the Royal View PTA at their Jan 14th meeting and hearing about all the great work they are doing for our students and staff. I would like to note that the Royal View PTA raised several thousands of dollars to help purchase SMART Boards for various classrooms. Because of the great work of our various PTA’s the district is able to do things like purchasing SMART Boards and other projects at no cost to taxpayers.
H1N1 Update
The Cuyahoga County Board of Health was in the district for two days last week administering the H1N1 Vaccination at all of our buildings. It appears that it all went well.
Congrats to 2009 North Royalton High School Football Team
2009 Football Team was recognized last Friday night as one of the 20 best academic teams in the state. The top 22 lettermen from each team are averaged and ranked. Only 20 of the 715 eligible high schools throughout Ohio have earned this coveted honor of ACADEMIC ALL OHIO.
Strategic Plan Update
Our strategic planning process is moving along with our next big step on February 1 and 2 with a two-day retreat. This retreat will include members of the community along with district staff. The results of this meeting will be the development of our vision and goals. I look forward to working with our Superintendent Ed Vittardi, staff, members of the community, and my fellow Board Members on this exciting effort!
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
(OSBA) Ohio School Board Association New Board Member Workshop
January 16-17, 2010 I have been at New Board Member Workshop held at the
Embassy Suites in Independence; sponsored by the OSBA. Thus far the workshop has
been very informative in covering the topics of boardmanship, communications, labor
relations, and policy. Also worth noting I had an opportunity on Saturday to meet other new board members from across the state of Ohio who are also the youngest elected to their School Boards as well; such as: Jackson Local School Board Member Kathryn Knowles (18years old) and Boardman Local School Board Member John Landers (27
years old). Later this morning I will be driving back for the conclusion of the conference.
Coffee with Dan Langshaw, North Royalton School Board Member
If you are a constituent living in the North Royalton School District, you are invited to attend my monthly constituent coffees. I hold these coffees in order to stay in touch with fellow residents and get feedback on how we are doing on the School Board. Feel free to stop by. The next coffee will be held on:
When: January 21, 2010
Time: 6pm-8pm
Where: French Quarter Cafe
5540 Wallings Rd.
North Royalton, OH 44133
If you have any questions, please contact me at 440-785-4240. Hope to see you there!
This week is a short school week with NO SCHOOL for the following two days:
Monday, January 18, 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Friday, January 22, 2010 Teacher In-Service Day
Financial Advisory Committee Meeting
When: January 20, 2010
Time: 7pm
Where: @ Board Office Conf. Rm
6579 Royalton Rd.
North Royalton, OH 44133
If you’re a business leader, financial expert, or just an average citizen concerned about the North Royalton School District’s finances than you might want to attend this upcoming committee meeting.
Have a great week!
Dan Langshaw
North Royalton School Board Member
440-785-4240
www.danlangshaw.com
“Putting Students First”
____________________________________________________________________
If you no would longer wish to receive these updates or have a friend who would like to sign up for updates please e-mail danlangshaw4schoolboard@yahoo.com. Note that any views expressed represent my own personal viewpoints and do not necessarily reflect the views of the board or of fellow colleagues on the board.
Its official I am a member of the North Royalton School Board! I was just sworn into the Board, last week at our Organization Meeting held on January 11th. I am truly honored and humbled at this opportunity to serve all of you. This is a historic moment in my life but most importantly a historic moment for all the Broadview Heights and North Royalton residents who live in the North Royalton School District. I look forward ensuring that our students and community are always put first for the next four years as a member of the School Board. If this is the first time you are getting my e-mail updates; my previous updates can be found on my blog at
http://votelangshaw4board.blogspot.com or check out my website www.danlangshaw.com for regular updates on coming events and meetings as well. If you have a friend, neighbor, fellow PTA member who would also be interested in receiving my e-mail weekly updates please have them e-mail me at danlangshaw4schoolboard@yahoo.com and I will be sure to add them to my e-mail list.
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
January 11th the Board had both its’ Organizational and Regular Board Meetings. At the Organizational Meeting:
Oath of office was given to newly elected board members: Heidi Dolezal, who has served on the board for the last 12 years was re-elected to a 4th term and me, Dan Langshaw newly elected to serve my first term. Special guest State Representative Matt Patten administered the oath of office me.
The Board elected by a 5-0 vote Mr. Len Reinhard as the New Board President.
The Board elected by a 4-1 vote Mrs. Anne Reinkober as the New Board Vice President.
(Note each year the board elects its President and Vice President)
The Board also approved various regular annual resolutions and policies required by law.
After the Organizational Meeting the Board went straight into the Regular School Board Meeting. At the Regular School Board Meeting held on Jan 11th :
Board President Reinhard made Board committee assignments for the year 2010. I will be serving on the Policy, Wellness, (City) Earth Energy Environment Committees. I will also be serving as the Board alternate for the City Recreation Board. In addition I will be filling in as the Valley Vista Building Liaison for the remainder of the school year.
Treasurer Richard McIntosh held a brief tax budget hearing.
The Board approved by a 5-0 vote the Tax Budget for the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year.
The Board approved by a 5-0 vote Board Member Mrs. Cheryl Hannan as the new Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Representative.
Superintendent Ed Vittardi proclaimed January as School Board Recognition Month in the North Royalton City School District.
The Board approved by a 5-0 vote, the 2010-2011 school year calendar. Note that we along with most if not all other CVCC Districts will have a March 28- April 1 spring vacation along with Good Friday and the day after Easter. The rationale for this decision is due to the very late Easter (April 24th), and the conflict with statewide Ohio Achievement Testing. We like many other districts consider this a one year decision due to the uniqueness of next year but will be open to comments from our school community regarding this change. (Attached is a copy of the 2010-2011 school year calendar)
The Board approved by a 5-0 vote a resolution to request a wavier for all day kindergarten from the state of Ohio. The district has shared previously its’ intention to request a waiver for ADK for the 2010-11 year. A change of this magnitude takes time to plan and implement successfully and we believe this to be our best course of action. The district has taken several steps for consideration of potential implementation such as an assessment of available physical space. It is our hope that the Ohio Department of Education continues to work with school districts to give us the time and energy to explore all possible options while also considering the value of our present programs and services that could be impacted with the mandates of ADK and the significant financial implications.
The Board approved by a 4-0 vote with 1 abstention appointments-certificated/licensed and classified employees.
The Board approved by a 4-0 vote with 1 abstention appointments-personal service contracts. (Note I was the Board Member who abstained from voting on both of these supplemental contracts because I was not given the rate of pay or salary schedules for these contracts. At the January 7th Board Work Session I had introduced a resolution to approve a supplemental contract transparency policy which would require the Director of Personnel to give board members the rate of pay of all supplemental contracts. Currently the board has not been getting this information. In addition my resolution would require that the rate of pay of all supplemental contracts to be included in the Board’s meeting minutes and open for public viewing. The Board decided to table this resolution for more study. However, board members will start getting information at least on the rates of pay for supplemental contracts that are up for a vote to the board starting in February. Once that information is made available I will be comfortable in voting on these contracts).
The Board approved by a 5-0 vote to adopt various policy updates.
The Board approved by a 5-0 vote insurance endorsements.
The Board approved by a 4-0 vote with 1 abstention to award a roof replacement bid on high school 100 level/88 addition and alternate bid 1A to Industrial Energy Systems, Inc. base bid $227, 170.00 and Alternate 1A bid of $4,100.00. (Note I was the Board Member who abstained from voting on this contract bid because I requested additional information on the IES, the contract, and other cost. Only minutes before the meeting was the information I requested provided to me. A contract of this size in my opinion should not be rushed and I respectfully abstained).
I had the honor of introducing myself to the members of the Royal View PTA at their Jan 14th meeting and hearing about all the great work they are doing for our students and staff. I would like to note that the Royal View PTA raised several thousands of dollars to help purchase SMART Boards for various classrooms. Because of the great work of our various PTA’s the district is able to do things like purchasing SMART Boards and other projects at no cost to taxpayers.
H1N1 Update
The Cuyahoga County Board of Health was in the district for two days last week administering the H1N1 Vaccination at all of our buildings. It appears that it all went well.
Congrats to 2009 North Royalton High School Football Team
2009 Football Team was recognized last Friday night as one of the 20 best academic teams in the state. The top 22 lettermen from each team are averaged and ranked. Only 20 of the 715 eligible high schools throughout Ohio have earned this coveted honor of ACADEMIC ALL OHIO.
Strategic Plan Update
Our strategic planning process is moving along with our next big step on February 1 and 2 with a two-day retreat. This retreat will include members of the community along with district staff. The results of this meeting will be the development of our vision and goals. I look forward to working with our Superintendent Ed Vittardi, staff, members of the community, and my fellow Board Members on this exciting effort!
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
(OSBA) Ohio School Board Association New Board Member Workshop
January 16-17, 2010 I have been at New Board Member Workshop held at the
Embassy Suites in Independence; sponsored by the OSBA. Thus far the workshop has
been very informative in covering the topics of boardmanship, communications, labor
relations, and policy. Also worth noting I had an opportunity on Saturday to meet other new board members from across the state of Ohio who are also the youngest elected to their School Boards as well; such as: Jackson Local School Board Member Kathryn Knowles (18years old) and Boardman Local School Board Member John Landers (27
years old). Later this morning I will be driving back for the conclusion of the conference.
Coffee with Dan Langshaw, North Royalton School Board Member
If you are a constituent living in the North Royalton School District, you are invited to attend my monthly constituent coffees. I hold these coffees in order to stay in touch with fellow residents and get feedback on how we are doing on the School Board. Feel free to stop by. The next coffee will be held on:
When: January 21, 2010
Time: 6pm-8pm
Where: French Quarter Cafe
5540 Wallings Rd.
North Royalton, OH 44133
If you have any questions, please contact me at 440-785-4240. Hope to see you there!
This week is a short school week with NO SCHOOL for the following two days:
Monday, January 18, 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Friday, January 22, 2010 Teacher In-Service Day
Financial Advisory Committee Meeting
When: January 20, 2010
Time: 7pm
Where: @ Board Office Conf. Rm
6579 Royalton Rd.
North Royalton, OH 44133
If you’re a business leader, financial expert, or just an average citizen concerned about the North Royalton School District’s finances than you might want to attend this upcoming committee meeting.
Have a great week!
Dan Langshaw
North Royalton School Board Member
440-785-4240
www.danlangshaw.com
“Putting Students First”
____________________________________________________________________
If you no would longer wish to receive these updates or have a friend who would like to sign up for updates please e-mail danlangshaw4schoolboard@yahoo.com. Note that any views expressed represent my own personal viewpoints and do not necessarily reflect the views of the board or of fellow colleagues on the board.
Monday, January 11, 2010
It's Official
It's official I am a member of the North Royalton School Board! I was just sworn in to the Board several hours ago. I am truly honored and humbled at this opportunity to serve all of you. This is a historic moment in my life but most importantly a historic moment for all the Broadview Heights and North Royalton residents who live in the North Royalton School District. I look forward ensuring that our students and community are always put first for the next four years as a member of the School Board.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Board Update
Good Afternoon:
I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Years. This is the first of many e-mails to update you on the actions of the North Royalton School Board. I will also be maintaining my website at www.danlangshaw.com that contains a wealth of additional information that you may find useful throughout the year. So please check it out. Again, thank so much you for the opportunity to serve you all as a Member of the North Royalton School Board!
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
I had the honor of introducing myself to the members of the Valley Vista PTA at their Jan 5th meeting and hearing about all the great work they are doing for our students and staff. For the rest of the school year I will be serving as the Building Liaison for Valley Vista to the board. Every school in the district has an assigned board member who serves as its’ Building Liaison as a sort of point of contact.
I had an opportunity to speak with our State Representative Matt Patten who was working in district. Rep. Patten brought me up to speed on H.B. 318 and its effects on education. I passed along my concerns regarding the all day kindergarten. Rep. Patten is currently working with other State Reps who have good academic school districts like ours that face the similar issues regarding all day kindergarten and are working on addressing these issues as well. Attached is Rep. Patten’s Statehouse update that has a great deal of information regarding H.B. 318.
Besides speaking with State Rep. Patten; I also had chance to speak with our State Senator Tom Patton who happened to also be back home in the district. I again echoed my concerns regarding all day kindergarten and the burden that it would cause our school district because of the cost and space issues. State Senator Patton informed me about what is going on in the Senate and a little about State Senator Cates legislation S.B. 173 which was purposed last year for the purpose of delaying the all day kinder until FY2012. However, there are still a variety of other proposals that are being discussed in Columbus . Yet, there are still many more questions then answers about all day kindergarten.
Jan. 7th the Board had its’ first work session of the year to review the Jan. 11th Organizational & Regular Meeting agenda items and other matters. At the work session I introduced a resolution to approve the broadcast and taping of all regular and special board meetings. However, the board felt it need more time to study and tabled it. I also introduced a resolution to approve a supplemental contract transparency policy which would require the Director of Personnel to give board members the rate of pay of all supplemental contracts. Currently the board has not been getting this information. In addition my resolution would require that the rate of pay of all supplemental contracts to be included in the Board’s meeting minutes and open for public viewing. The Board also tabled this resolution as well for more study. However, the board members will start getting information at least on the rates of pay for supplemental contracts that are up for a vote to the board starting in Feb.
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
This week the board has both its Organizational Meeting and Jan. Regular School Board Meeting on Monday Jan. 11th at 7pm in the North Royalton High School Community Room. During the Organizational Meeting the newly elected board members will get sworn in. Of course I will be getting sworn into office along with Heidi Dolezal who won re-election. After the new board members are sworn in the board will also nominate/elect the board president and vice president. In addition during the Organizational Meeting the board will approve various regular annual resolutions and policies required by law. After the Organizational Meeting the board will go straight into the Regular School Board Meeting.
At the Regular School Board meeting the following items may appear on the agenda, be discussed and/or voted upon:
1. 2010 Board Committee Assignments.
2. Tax budget hearing.
3. Adopt tax budget.
4. A resolution to recommend and approve appointment Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Representative.
5. A resolution in honor of School Board Recognition Month.
6. A resolution to adopt 2010-2011 school year calendar.
7. A resolution to request a wavier for all day kindergarten from the state of Ohio .
8. Accept resignations.
9. Approve leaves of absence.
10. Approve appointments-certificated/licensed and classified employees.
11. Approve appointments-personal service contracts.
12. Approve insurance endorsements.
13. Award roof replacement bid-High School 100 level/88 addition and alternate 1A bid.
14. Accept Gifts/Donations.
H1N1 School Vaccination Clinic
The Cuyahoga County Board of Health will be administering H1N1 vaccines for the North Royalton students on January 13th and 14th within our six school buildings. The vaccine is NOT mandatory and will be provided free of charge. If you wish for your child to be vaccinated, please sign and complete both the consent form and the questionnaire and return it to school by Monday, January 11th, 2010. STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT RETURNED THE FORM WILL NOT BE VACCINATED. Additional forms will be available in the school office or provided online by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health at: http://www.ccbh.net/ccbh/export/sites/default/CCBH/pdf/ESI_Docs/H1N1/H1N1_forms.pdf North Royalton City Schools are only serving as a vaccination location. The vaccine is being provided and administered by Cuyahoga County Board of Health and therefore all questions concerning the vaccine including side effects should be placed to (216) 201-2000 (option 5). Attached is the H1N1 parent letter that was sent out.
Rachel’s Challenge Speaker
Rachel Scott was the first person killed in the Columbine High School tragedy on April 20, 1999. She left behind and amazing legacy and a simple challenge to anyone who will accept it. This event will take place on Jan. 14th @ 7pm in the North Royalton High School PAC. Attached is a flyer for the event.
Have a great week!
Dan Langshaw
North Royalton School Board Member
440-785-4240
www.danlangshaw.com
“Putting Students First”
____________________________________________________________________
If you no would longer wish to receive these updates or have a friend who would like to sign up for updates please e-mail danlangshaw4schoolboard@yahoo.com. Note that any views expressed represent my own personal viewpoints and do not necessarily reflect the views of the board or of fellow colleagues on the board.
I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Years. This is the first of many e-mails to update you on the actions of the North Royalton School Board. I will also be maintaining my website at www.danlangshaw.com that contains a wealth of additional information that you may find useful throughout the year. So please check it out. Again, thank so much you for the opportunity to serve you all as a Member of the North Royalton School Board!
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
I had the honor of introducing myself to the members of the Valley Vista PTA at their Jan 5th meeting and hearing about all the great work they are doing for our students and staff. For the rest of the school year I will be serving as the Building Liaison for Valley Vista to the board. Every school in the district has an assigned board member who serves as its’ Building Liaison as a sort of point of contact.
I had an opportunity to speak with our State Representative Matt Patten who was working in district. Rep. Patten brought me up to speed on H.B. 318 and its effects on education. I passed along my concerns regarding the all day kindergarten. Rep. Patten is currently working with other State Reps who have good academic school districts like ours that face the similar issues regarding all day kindergarten and are working on addressing these issues as well. Attached is Rep. Patten’s Statehouse update that has a great deal of information regarding H.B. 318.
Besides speaking with State Rep. Patten; I also had chance to speak with our State Senator Tom Patton who happened to also be back home in the district. I again echoed my concerns regarding all day kindergarten and the burden that it would cause our school district because of the cost and space issues. State Senator Patton informed me about what is going on in the Senate and a little about State Senator Cates legislation S.B. 173 which was purposed last year for the purpose of delaying the all day kinder until FY2012. However, there are still a variety of other proposals that are being discussed in Columbus . Yet, there are still many more questions then answers about all day kindergarten.
Jan. 7th the Board had its’ first work session of the year to review the Jan. 11th Organizational & Regular Meeting agenda items and other matters. At the work session I introduced a resolution to approve the broadcast and taping of all regular and special board meetings. However, the board felt it need more time to study and tabled it. I also introduced a resolution to approve a supplemental contract transparency policy which would require the Director of Personnel to give board members the rate of pay of all supplemental contracts. Currently the board has not been getting this information. In addition my resolution would require that the rate of pay of all supplemental contracts to be included in the Board’s meeting minutes and open for public viewing. The Board also tabled this resolution as well for more study. However, the board members will start getting information at least on the rates of pay for supplemental contracts that are up for a vote to the board starting in Feb.
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
This week the board has both its Organizational Meeting and Jan. Regular School Board Meeting on Monday Jan. 11th at 7pm in the North Royalton High School Community Room. During the Organizational Meeting the newly elected board members will get sworn in. Of course I will be getting sworn into office along with Heidi Dolezal who won re-election. After the new board members are sworn in the board will also nominate/elect the board president and vice president. In addition during the Organizational Meeting the board will approve various regular annual resolutions and policies required by law. After the Organizational Meeting the board will go straight into the Regular School Board Meeting.
At the Regular School Board meeting the following items may appear on the agenda, be discussed and/or voted upon:
1. 2010 Board Committee Assignments.
2. Tax budget hearing.
3. Adopt tax budget.
4. A resolution to recommend and approve appointment Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Representative.
5. A resolution in honor of School Board Recognition Month.
6. A resolution to adopt 2010-2011 school year calendar.
7. A resolution to request a wavier for all day kindergarten from the state of Ohio .
8. Accept resignations.
9. Approve leaves of absence.
10. Approve appointments-certificated/licensed and classified employees.
11. Approve appointments-personal service contracts.
12. Approve insurance endorsements.
13. Award roof replacement bid-High School 100 level/88 addition and alternate 1A bid.
14. Accept Gifts/Donations.
H1N1 School Vaccination Clinic
The Cuyahoga County Board of Health will be administering H1N1 vaccines for the North Royalton students on January 13th and 14th within our six school buildings. The vaccine is NOT mandatory and will be provided free of charge. If you wish for your child to be vaccinated, please sign and complete both the consent form and the questionnaire and return it to school by Monday, January 11th, 2010. STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT RETURNED THE FORM WILL NOT BE VACCINATED. Additional forms will be available in the school office or provided online by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health at: http://www.ccbh.net/ccbh/export/sites/default/CCBH/pdf/ESI_Docs/H1N1/H1N1_forms.pdf North Royalton City Schools are only serving as a vaccination location. The vaccine is being provided and administered by Cuyahoga County Board of Health and therefore all questions concerning the vaccine including side effects should be placed to (216) 201-2000 (option 5). Attached is the H1N1 parent letter that was sent out.
Rachel’s Challenge Speaker
Rachel Scott was the first person killed in the Columbine High School tragedy on April 20, 1999. She left behind and amazing legacy and a simple challenge to anyone who will accept it. This event will take place on Jan. 14th @ 7pm in the North Royalton High School PAC. Attached is a flyer for the event.
Have a great week!
Dan Langshaw
North Royalton School Board Member
440-785-4240
www.danlangshaw.com
“Putting Students First”
____________________________________________________________________
If you no would longer wish to receive these updates or have a friend who would like to sign up for updates please e-mail danlangshaw4schoolboard@yahoo.com. Note that any views expressed represent my own personal viewpoints and do not necessarily reflect the views of the board or of fellow colleagues on the board.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Meetings, Meetings, and More Meetings
Real quick I had a great opportunity today to meet with both of our State Representatives. State Represenative Matt Patten & State Senator Tom Patton brought me up to speed with things that are going on in Columbus regarding education.
Later in the evening the School Board had our first Work Session of the year to prepare for the first Regular School Board Meeting on Monday.
I will being doing these blogs when I can. If you have signed up to recieve my e-mail updates you will be getting those very soon. Please check my website www.danlangshaw.com from time to time. Also become one of my followers on twitter as well to keep in touch.
Later in the evening the School Board had our first Work Session of the year to prepare for the first Regular School Board Meeting on Monday.
I will being doing these blogs when I can. If you have signed up to recieve my e-mail updates you will be getting those very soon. Please check my website www.danlangshaw.com from time to time. Also become one of my followers on twitter as well to keep in touch.
North Royalton School Board Special Meeting
Today Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6pm
The North Royalton School Board will hold a Special Meeting at the North Royalton Board of Education Office to review January 2010 Organizational & Regular Meeting agenda items, and such other matters that may come before the board.
The North Royalton School Board will hold a Special Meeting at the North Royalton Board of Education Office to review January 2010 Organizational & Regular Meeting agenda items, and such other matters that may come before the board.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
H1N1 School Vaccination Clinic
The Cuyahoga County Board of Health will be administering H1N1 vaccines for the North Royalton students on January 13th and 14th within our six school buildings. The vaccine is NOT mandatory and will be provided free of charge. Students will be bringing home further information concerning the vaccination clinic on Friday, December 18, 2009.
Additional information including the consent form and questionnaire will be sent home with your child on January 4, 2010. If you wish for your child to be vaccinated, please sign and complete both the consent form and the questionnaire and return it to school by Monday, January 11th, 2010. STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT RETURNED THE FORM WILL NOT BE VACCINATED. Additional forms will be available in the school office or provided online by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health at: http://www.ccbh.net/ccbh/export/sites/default/CCBH/pdf/ESI_Docs/H1N1/H1N1_forms.pdf
North Royalton City Schools are only serving as a vaccination location. The vaccine is being provided and administered by Cuyahoga County Board of Health and therefore all questions concerning the vaccine including side effects should be placed to (216) 201-2000 (option 5).
H1N1 Parent Letter December 2009
Additional information including the consent form and questionnaire will be sent home with your child on January 4, 2010. If you wish for your child to be vaccinated, please sign and complete both the consent form and the questionnaire and return it to school by Monday, January 11th, 2010. STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT RETURNED THE FORM WILL NOT BE VACCINATED. Additional forms will be available in the school office or provided online by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health at: http://www.ccbh.net/ccbh/export/sites/default/CCBH/pdf/ESI_Docs/H1N1/H1N1_forms.pdf
North Royalton City Schools are only serving as a vaccination location. The vaccine is being provided and administered by Cuyahoga County Board of Health and therefore all questions concerning the vaccine including side effects should be placed to (216) 201-2000 (option 5).
H1N1 Parent Letter December 2009
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