Board Update

Good Evening:

Just a reminder my next monthly constituent coffee is this Thursday, June 16th at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Road in North Royalton from 6pm to 8pm. I hold these coffees in order to stay in touch with fellow residents and listen to their feedback one on one. There is no appointment necessary. Simply stop by and talk to me. Hope to see you there!

LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD

The School Board met on June 7th for its’ Board Work Session. The Board received an update on the progress of the district’s strategic plan. The Board got an update on the status of HB 153 the state budget. The stadium project is well underway and construction crews are working hard to get it completed on time for late August. Board was given an update that the wind turbine project is not dead, but the district will wait until the stadium is completed before pursuing it any further. Board discussed the proposed changes to athletic workers salary schedule for the 2011-2012 school year. There was discussion about staffing levels for 2011-2012 school year. Board discussed the district participating again in Operation NR Cares program that helps students and families in need living in North Royalton. Board discussed the policies recommendations for finance and fiscal operations. The Board will hold off until July before taking any action on these policies recommendations, so board members can take time to review them closer. The Board discussed its’ options regarding the 4.4 mil renewal levy that expires in 2012. The Board also went into Executive Session for the purpose to discuss the employment of personnel. The Board reviewed the June Regular Meeting agenda items, and such other matters that came before the Board.

School is out for summer!
June 10th was the last day of school in the North Royalton School District for the 2010-2011 school year. I wish all our students a fun and safe summer!

State Budget (HB 153)
On June 8th the Ohio Senate passed it’s version of the State Budget HB 153 by a 23-10 vote. The House did not agree with the Senate’s changes and now HB 153 goes to a conference committee between the two legislative chambers to work out their differences in the bill. The Senate version of the State Budget included the following changes:

• Restoration, for all districts, FY2011 levels of state foundation formula funding (minus stimulus dollars) for both FY2012 and FY2013.

• A $17/pupil award for all districts in which report card rankings were excellent or excellent with distinction.

• Removal of most of the language mirroring provisions in S. B. 5.

• Removal of most of the language inserted by the House that would liberalize charter and voucher authority.

The Senate version of the budget is a step in the right direction. The Senate version would restore approximately $1.5 million of the $4.9 million planned to be cut in the original Governor's budget. This indicates significant progress but is as vital as ever as to please stay in touch with our legislators, you are making a difference! Below is the contact information for our lawmakers in Columbus:

State Senator Tom Patton
24th Senate District
Senate Building
1 Capitol Square, 1st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-8056
SD24@senate.state.oh.us

State Representative Marlene Anielski (Broadview Heights portion of our school district)
17th House District
77 S. High St
12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 644-6041
Fax: (614) 719-6956
district17@ohr.state.oh.us

State Representative Mike Dovilla
18th House District (North Royalton portion of our school district)
77 S. High St
12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 466-4895
Fax: (614) 719-6957
district18@ohr.state.oh.us

In addition here are some key individuals to also contact who have a direct effect on the process before HB 153 is finalized by June 30, 2011:

Governor John Kasich
614 466-3555
To e-mail the Governor, go to: http://governor.ohio.gov/ShareYourIdeas.aspx

Senate President Tom Niehaus
614 466-8082
SD14@senate.state.oh.us

Senate Minority Leader Capri Cafaro
614-466-7182
SD32@maild.sen.state.oh.us

House Speaker Bill Batchelder
614-466-8140
District69@ohr.state.oh.us

House Minority Leader Armond Budish
614-466-5441
District08@ohr.state.oh.us

Senator Chris Widener
614-466-3780
SD10@senate.state.oh.us

Senator Shannon Jones
614-466-9737
SD07@senate.state.oh.us

Senator Michael Skindell
614-466-5123
SD23@maild.sen.state.oh.us

Representative Ron Amstutz
614-466-1474
District03@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative John Carey
614-466-1366
District87@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative Vernon Sykes
614-466-3100
District44@ohr.state.oh.us


THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD

This week there are various meetings and events.

June Regular School Board Meeting on June 13th at 7pm @ NRHS Community Rm, 14713 Ridge Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133.

Coffee with School Board Member Dan Langshaw
If you are a constituent living in the North Royalton School District, you are invited to attend my next monthly constituent coffee on June 16th at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Road in North Royalton from 6pm to 8pm. I hold these coffees in order to stay in touch with fellow residents and listen to their feedback one on one. There is no appointment necessary. Simply stop by and talk to me. You may also contact via e-mail if you wish at dan.langshaw@northroyaltonsd.org or call 440-596-0078.

Weekly E-mail Updates
If you have any friends or neighbors who would like to receive my weekly e-mail updates please let me know and I will be sure to add them to my e-mail list.

Website Under Construction
I just wanted to let you know that my website is currently under construction. I will be unveiling my new and improved website at www.danlangshaw.com in the coming months. You can follow me on Twitter @Langshaw4board. I also have a blog at http://votelangshaw4board.blogspot.com.

My Contact Info
If you ever have any questions or concerns please feel free to give me at call at 440-596-0078 or e-mail me at dan.langshaw@northroyaltonsd.org.

Have a great week!

Dan Langshaw
North Royalton School Board Member
440-596-0078
www.danlangshaw.com

“Putting Students First”

PS: For all the sports fans, congrats to the Dallas Mavs on winning the NBA Championship! Next year it will be the Cavs turn!