Good Evening:
Hope everyone is staying cool in this heat wave!
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
Attended on July 18th the half-day HB 153/State Budget Regional Seminar at the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, sponsored by the Ohio Association of School Business Officials, Buckeye Association of School Administrators, and the Ohio School Boards Association. The seminar covered an overview of HB 153, update on the Federal ARRA and Ed Jobs Funds, and an update on the status of SB 5 Ballot Issue.
Also on July 18th attended School Funding Meeting at the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center with Governor John Kasich’s assistant policy director for education, Barbara Mattei-Smith to discuss the development of the Governor’s new school funding model. Mrs. Mattei-Smith share with the group the process of creating a new school funding model and the Governor’s goal of introducing a proposal the legislature in January 2012. There are 3 key principals the Governor is looking for in a new school funding model:
1)Resources must be student centered.
2)Resources must go into the classroom.
3)Recognize systems must use multiple deliver systems.
A bulk of the discussion centered on school board members and administrators giving feedback on what they wanted to see in a new school funding model. I had an opportunity to express two of my major concerns regarding a new funding model to Mrs. Mattei-Smith. My first concern is the Robin Hood Effect, that Suburban School District’s like North Royalton and others will be penalized in a new funding model, because the state views district’s like ours as “rich”, and would cause serious issues regarding equity in funding. I suggested that there be measures in place to ensure that funding is fairly distribute funding. The second concern I expressed was state does not have a plan to create a sustainable source of revenue to use for school funding. I suggested that the state focus on looking at other state models that have sustainable funding sources. Overall it was a good discussion and I plan to follow this very closely.
On July 21st, I held my Monthly Constituent Coffee at the French Quarter Café. I just wanted to thank those who stopped by to give me their feedback. I hold these monthly coffees in order to stay in touch with fellow residents and listen to their feedback. There is no appointment necessary. Simply stop by and talk to me. I will keep you posted when my next monthly coffee in August will be.
Earlier this month I was on the Civic Commons Radio Show. I wanted to share with you the part 2 of the special radio show.
Show #22 Hello?! Is this mic working??
If you've ever testified before some kind of elected body, you may know that sometimes all you get back is a perfunctory thanks for being there. And then nothing. In part two of a two-part special on citizen engagement with public bodies like school boards and city councils, Dan and Luke solicit help from elected officials and a renowned policy guy to try to figure out what's going on in the public comment period of these meetings. Ultimately there are ways to improve engagement with boards and councils, and to make them more like satisfying conversations. Here is the link:
http://www.theciviccommons.com/radioshow/show-22-hello-is-this-mic-working
You may also find interesting their blog discussion on this issue at:
http://www.theciviccommons.com/blog/transparency-accountability-and-lessons-learned
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
This week there are various meetings and events.
2nd Annual Operation North Royalton Cares
The mission of Operation North Royalton Cares is to collect school supplies for families of students in need, living in North Royalton. Throughout the week of August 8th-14th there will be various drop off locations throughout the city for community members to donate items. The program is supported by the North Royalton City School District in coordination with the City of North Royalton Office on Aging and Human Services.Operation North Royalton Cares will kick off with a free event open to the public on August 8th from 6pm-7pm at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Rd., called “A Taste of the Big Easy”, there will be a sampling of traditional New Orleans food. All those who attend are asked to bring one school supply to the event. Backpacks and gift cards to school supply stores are in large demand this year. In addition here is list of items we are in need of as well.
Donation Item Wish List:
Backpacks
USB Flash Drives
Kleenex Boxes
Folders
Ruled Paper
Notebooks
Pencils
Pens
Crayons
Markers
Rulers
Scissors
Glue/Glue Sticks
Protractors
Calculators
Headphones
Highlighters
Colored Pencils
$10 Gift Cards or more to school supply stores such as: (Office Max, Staples, Walmart, Target, Giant Eagle, CVS, Drug Mart, Rite Aide, and etc.).
Monetary donations will be accepted. Checks can be made out to the Charitable Fund of North Royalton Kiwanis, in the memo portion of the check please put down School Supplies. If anyone is making a gift card or monetary donation, please drop them off only at the Board of Education Office or the Office on Aging & Human Services. Attached is a flyer with more information about the various drop off locations and kick off event.
Mark Your Calendars
Please note the exciting opportunity for all parents on August 24th when we host Dr. Ray Guarendi. Dr. Guarendi has been a regular guest on national radio and television, including Oprah, Joan Rivers, Scott Ross Prime Time, 700 Club, Gordon Elliot, and CBS This Morning. He’s appeared on regional radio and television shows in over 40 states and Canada. He has been the program psychologist for Cleveland’s Morning Exchange, Pittsburgh 2-Day, and AM Indiana. Below is some information about this event:
“STANDING STRONG AS A PARENT”
A Presentation You Won’t Want to Miss!
All are Welcome -- Free of Charge
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
North Royalton Performing Art Center
6:30 - 7:30 pm
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.
Follow me on Twitter or on my Blog
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”
Monday, July 25, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Coffee with School Board Member Dan Langshaw
If you are a constituent living in the North Royalton School District, you are
invited to attend School Board Member Dan Langshaw’s next monthly constituent coffee on July 21st at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Road in North Royalton from 6pm to 8pm. Dan holds 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 Dan. You may also contact Dan Langshaw via e-mail if you wish at dan.langshaw@northroyaltonsd.org or call 440-596-0078.
invited to attend School Board Member Dan Langshaw’s next monthly constituent coffee on July 21st at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Road in North Royalton from 6pm to 8pm. Dan holds 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 Dan. You may also contact Dan Langshaw via e-mail if you wish at dan.langshaw@northroyaltonsd.org or call 440-596-0078.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Board Update
Good Evening:
If you are a constituent living in the North Royalton School District, you are
invited to attend my next monthly constituent coffee this Thursday, July 21st 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.
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
The School Board met on July 11th for its’ July Regular School Board Meeting. Some highlights from the meeting. The board had several guest. The Board recognized members of the North Royalton City School District business partnership who were recently honored by the Ohio School Boards Association’s Business Honor Roll lists. Board approved the reappointment of Rich McIntosh as Treasurer of the North Royalton School District effective August 1, 2012 through July 31, 2015. By a 4-1 vote the Board approved the Northeast Ohio Conference Salary Schedule for Officials and the North Royalton H.S./M.S. Salary Schedule for Athletic Event Workers for the 2011-2012 school year. The Board approved a resolution to proceed with a 4.4 mil renewal levy for the November 8th ballot. It is important to note that this renewal levy will not raise taxes. The Board approved Supplemental Contracts for the 2011-2012 school year by a 4-1 vote. Supplemental Contracts are agreements to pay teachers and staff members for additional duties such as: coaching, bus duty, grade level representative, club advisor, department head, and etc. As a district we spend about $622, 691 in this area. This area of spending has come along way since I came on to the board. I fought very hard last year to reform these contracts because they were a mess. I felt so strongly about it last year that I did not vote for it and abstained. My fellow Board Member Cheryl Hannan and I both expressed that there were still some areas within the supplemental contracts that could be trimmed more. After some debate which you can listen to on the audio recording below, I end up voting for the supplemental contracts this year only because there are some great opportunities for our students to be involved in a wide variety of activities. I also wanted to give some of the reforms that have been made since last year a chance, but if no additional changes are made next school year, I believe will not support them until we can reduce some more of the redundancy that is still there and a have a deeper review of which ones are evenhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif necessary. Although Mrs. Hannan voted against the supplemental contracts, I was very much on the fence to join her. Board approved a resolution authorizing the execution of a memorandum of understanding with the North Royalton Athletic Boosters. Also the Board approved a resolution authorizing the execution of a memorandum of understanding with the North Royalton Band Boosters. The Board approved also various other agenda items, and such other matters that came before the Board.
Here is a link to the Audio Recording of the July 11th Regular Board Meeting:
http://www.northroyaltonsd.org/external/audio/070711RegMtg.mp3
More ways to get Info
North Royalton City Schools has expanded efforts to communicate with the community through regular e-communications and hope you will sign up for our e-blasts on the home page of the district’s new website at www.northroyaltonsd.org. Click on SIGN UP TODAY in the STAY CONNECTED portion of the website. The district plans on using this new form of communication to update residents and school families on upcoming events, programs, and announcements. When community members sign up, they will have the choice to get messages from the district as a whole or individual school buildings.
New State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Stan W. Heffner was appointed as Ohio’s 36th superintendent of public instruction. The State Board of Education voted this past week to make Heffner’s interim position permanent. He has served as interim superintendent of public instruction since May, following former state superintendent Deborah S. Delisle’s resignation in April. Prior to that, Heffner had served as associate superintendent for curriculum and assessment since 2004. As state superintendent, Heffner will lead the state’s elementary and secondary education system, which serves 1.8 million students and employs 190,000 educators.
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
This week there are various meetings and events.
Coffee with School Board Member Dan Langshaw
If you are a constituent living in the North Royalton School District, you are
invited to attend School Board Member Dan Langshaw’s next monthly constituent coffee on July 21st at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Road in North Royalton from 6pm to 8pm. Dan holds 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 Dan. You may also contact Dan Langshaw 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.
Follow me on Twitter or on my Blog
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”
If you are a constituent living in the North Royalton School District, you are
invited to attend my next monthly constituent coffee this Thursday, July 21st 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.
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
The School Board met on July 11th for its’ July Regular School Board Meeting. Some highlights from the meeting. The board had several guest. The Board recognized members of the North Royalton City School District business partnership who were recently honored by the Ohio School Boards Association’s Business Honor Roll lists. Board approved the reappointment of Rich McIntosh as Treasurer of the North Royalton School District effective August 1, 2012 through July 31, 2015. By a 4-1 vote the Board approved the Northeast Ohio Conference Salary Schedule for Officials and the North Royalton H.S./M.S. Salary Schedule for Athletic Event Workers for the 2011-2012 school year. The Board approved a resolution to proceed with a 4.4 mil renewal levy for the November 8th ballot. It is important to note that this renewal levy will not raise taxes. The Board approved Supplemental Contracts for the 2011-2012 school year by a 4-1 vote. Supplemental Contracts are agreements to pay teachers and staff members for additional duties such as: coaching, bus duty, grade level representative, club advisor, department head, and etc. As a district we spend about $622, 691 in this area. This area of spending has come along way since I came on to the board. I fought very hard last year to reform these contracts because they were a mess. I felt so strongly about it last year that I did not vote for it and abstained. My fellow Board Member Cheryl Hannan and I both expressed that there were still some areas within the supplemental contracts that could be trimmed more. After some debate which you can listen to on the audio recording below, I end up voting for the supplemental contracts this year only because there are some great opportunities for our students to be involved in a wide variety of activities. I also wanted to give some of the reforms that have been made since last year a chance, but if no additional changes are made next school year, I believe will not support them until we can reduce some more of the redundancy that is still there and a have a deeper review of which ones are evenhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif necessary. Although Mrs. Hannan voted against the supplemental contracts, I was very much on the fence to join her. Board approved a resolution authorizing the execution of a memorandum of understanding with the North Royalton Athletic Boosters. Also the Board approved a resolution authorizing the execution of a memorandum of understanding with the North Royalton Band Boosters. The Board approved also various other agenda items, and such other matters that came before the Board.
Here is a link to the Audio Recording of the July 11th Regular Board Meeting:
http://www.northroyaltonsd.org/external/audio/070711RegMtg.mp3
More ways to get Info
North Royalton City Schools has expanded efforts to communicate with the community through regular e-communications and hope you will sign up for our e-blasts on the home page of the district’s new website at www.northroyaltonsd.org. Click on SIGN UP TODAY in the STAY CONNECTED portion of the website. The district plans on using this new form of communication to update residents and school families on upcoming events, programs, and announcements. When community members sign up, they will have the choice to get messages from the district as a whole or individual school buildings.
New State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Stan W. Heffner was appointed as Ohio’s 36th superintendent of public instruction. The State Board of Education voted this past week to make Heffner’s interim position permanent. He has served as interim superintendent of public instruction since May, following former state superintendent Deborah S. Delisle’s resignation in April. Prior to that, Heffner had served as associate superintendent for curriculum and assessment since 2004. As state superintendent, Heffner will lead the state’s elementary and secondary education system, which serves 1.8 million students and employs 190,000 educators.
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
This week there are various meetings and events.
Coffee with School Board Member Dan Langshaw
If you are a constituent living in the North Royalton School District, you are
invited to attend School Board Member Dan Langshaw’s next monthly constituent coffee on July 21st at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Road in North Royalton from 6pm to 8pm. Dan holds 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 Dan. You may also contact Dan Langshaw 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.
Follow me on Twitter or on my Blog
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”
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Board Update
Good Evening:
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.
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. I am working hard to make sure all those in our district are kept informed what’s happening with the School Board and the North Royalton School District.
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
School Board Member Dan Langshaw on National Public Radio
North Royalton School Board Member Dan Langshaw guest panelist on 88.5 FM NPR Nehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifws affiliate WYSU on The Civic Commons Radio Show on the topic of Why are school board meetings so weird? It is part one of a two-part special on citizen engagement with public bodies like school boards and city councils. Award-winning public radio host Dan Moulthrop and producer Luke Frazier try to understand and de-mystify school board meetings with the help of parents and school board members. Here is a link to the podcast of the show that aired on July 5, 2011: http://www.theciviccommons.com/radioshow/show-21-why-are-school-board-meetings-so-weird
Note: About halfway through the show at the 14:00 mark you can find me speaking along with a Shaker Heights School Board Member.
The School Board met on July 7th for a Special Board Meeting. The Board unanimously approved the first of two resolutions needed to place a renewal levy on the November 8th ballot. The renewal levy will not increase taxes. It will continue to raise $4.4 million per year for the operations of the school district. At the July 11th Regular School Board Meeting the Board will need to approve the second resolution. Then after that all documents will then be filed and the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer, who will compute the millage to raise the proposed amount. Board discussed State Budget HB 153 that was approved by the Governor and some highlights of it. Over the course of the two year state budget the district will see a loss of about $3.4 million dollars in state funding. With the budget over the Board is keeping an eye on the Governor and his plan to create a new funding model for public education by July 2012. The Board was given an update on the stadium project is well underway and construction crews are working hard to get it completed on time for late August. In next few weeks there will be even more activity when the Scoreboard is completed, new electronic sign installation in the front of the Board of Education Office, relocation of cell tower by the stadium, and steel framework going up on the home side of the stadium. Board had discussion on the proposed Athletic Event Workers Salary Schedule and Supplemental Contracts for the 2011-2012 school year. Board was given an update on Operation NR Cares program that helps students and families in need living in North Royalton which will be held the week of August 8th-14th. Board had more discussion on the policies recommendations for finance and fiscal operations. The Board still needs more time to review the policies and will hold off until the August Board Work Session to have a first reading. The Board reviewed the expenditures of Board Member Dolezal’s trip to Washington, DC as part of the Ohio School Boards Association’s Federal Relations Network Conference. Board also reviewed its’ cell phone policy and costs of district provided phones. The Board also went into Executive Session for the purpose to discuss the employment of personnel. The Board reviewed the July Regular Meeting agenda items, and such other matters that came before the Board.
On July 9th attended the Broadview Heights Home Days. It was a fun time and nice seeing many Broadview Heights residents who live in the North Royalton School District.
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
This week there are various meetings and events.
July 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 School Board Member Dan Langshaw’s next monthly constituent coffee on July 21st at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Road in North Royalton from 6pm to 8pm. Dan holds 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 Dan. You may also contact Dan Langshaw 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 August. 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”
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.
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. I am working hard to make sure all those in our district are kept informed what’s happening with the School Board and the North Royalton School District.
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
School Board Member Dan Langshaw on National Public Radio
North Royalton School Board Member Dan Langshaw guest panelist on 88.5 FM NPR Nehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifws affiliate WYSU on The Civic Commons Radio Show on the topic of Why are school board meetings so weird? It is part one of a two-part special on citizen engagement with public bodies like school boards and city councils. Award-winning public radio host Dan Moulthrop and producer Luke Frazier try to understand and de-mystify school board meetings with the help of parents and school board members. Here is a link to the podcast of the show that aired on July 5, 2011: http://www.theciviccommons.com/radioshow/show-21-why-are-school-board-meetings-so-weird
Note: About halfway through the show at the 14:00 mark you can find me speaking along with a Shaker Heights School Board Member.
The School Board met on July 7th for a Special Board Meeting. The Board unanimously approved the first of two resolutions needed to place a renewal levy on the November 8th ballot. The renewal levy will not increase taxes. It will continue to raise $4.4 million per year for the operations of the school district. At the July 11th Regular School Board Meeting the Board will need to approve the second resolution. Then after that all documents will then be filed and the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer, who will compute the millage to raise the proposed amount. Board discussed State Budget HB 153 that was approved by the Governor and some highlights of it. Over the course of the two year state budget the district will see a loss of about $3.4 million dollars in state funding. With the budget over the Board is keeping an eye on the Governor and his plan to create a new funding model for public education by July 2012. The Board was given an update on the stadium project is well underway and construction crews are working hard to get it completed on time for late August. In next few weeks there will be even more activity when the Scoreboard is completed, new electronic sign installation in the front of the Board of Education Office, relocation of cell tower by the stadium, and steel framework going up on the home side of the stadium. Board had discussion on the proposed Athletic Event Workers Salary Schedule and Supplemental Contracts for the 2011-2012 school year. Board was given an update on Operation NR Cares program that helps students and families in need living in North Royalton which will be held the week of August 8th-14th. Board had more discussion on the policies recommendations for finance and fiscal operations. The Board still needs more time to review the policies and will hold off until the August Board Work Session to have a first reading. The Board reviewed the expenditures of Board Member Dolezal’s trip to Washington, DC as part of the Ohio School Boards Association’s Federal Relations Network Conference. Board also reviewed its’ cell phone policy and costs of district provided phones. The Board also went into Executive Session for the purpose to discuss the employment of personnel. The Board reviewed the July Regular Meeting agenda items, and such other matters that came before the Board.
On July 9th attended the Broadview Heights Home Days. It was a fun time and nice seeing many Broadview Heights residents who live in the North Royalton School District.
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
This week there are various meetings and events.
July 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 School Board Member Dan Langshaw’s next monthly constituent coffee on July 21st at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Road in North Royalton from 6pm to 8pm. Dan holds 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 Dan. You may also contact Dan Langshaw 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 August. 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”
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
School Board Member Dan Langshaw Guest Panelist on 88.5 FM NPR News
North Royalton School Board Member Dan Langshaw guest panelist on 88.5 FM NPR News affiliate WYSU on The Civic Commons Radio Show on the topic of Why are school board meetings so weird? It is part one of a two-part special on citizen engagement whttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifith public bodies like school boards and city councils. Award-winning public radio host Dan Moulthrop and producer Luke Frazier try to understand and de-mystify school board meetings with the help of parents and school board members. Here is a link to the podcast of the show that aired on July 5, 2011: http://www.theciviccommons.com/radioshow/show-21-why-are-school-board-meetings-so-weird
Monday, July 4, 2011
Board Update
Good Afternoon:
Happy 4th of July everyone! Thank you to all those who have served or are currently serving our country in the United States Military. We are all free because of you!
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
On June 30th Toured the Stadium Project with the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, and some of my fellow Board Members. Construction is going well and the nice weather has been a huge help. Attached are some pictures from the site. Also if you like to follow the progress of the project you can check it out at: http://www.nrstadiumfoundation.com/nrsf-pictures/
The School Board met on June 30th for a Special Board Meeting. The Board approved the Appropriation Adjustments, Transfer/Advances, Final 2010-2011 Fund Appropriations, 2011-2012 Temporary Appropriations, Employment of Personnel, and such other matters that may come before the Board.
Late evening June 30th Governor John Kasich signed HB 153 the state budget into law. We are still learning more about the full impact of the approved budget. But it appears that the North Royalton City School District will lose about $3.4 Million in state funding over the course of the 2 year state budget. Originally our district was going to lose $4.9 Million, but because of the great lobbying efforts of the board and the members of the community like you we were able to reduce how devastating the cuts could have been. It is still terrible to see any major cuts to public education. It is worth noting Ohio’s reductions in state aid to K-12 education are the sixth largest in the nation, according to the Spring 2011 Fiscal Survey of States, published jointly by the National Governors Association and National Association of State Budget Officers. (The Ohio General Assembly has added some K-12 funds to the budget since data for the survey was collected.) The only states in the report with higher cuts to K-12 education, by rank, are New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Wisconsin. The full report is posted at http://links.ohioschoolboards.org/79109
The Ohio Department of Education Recently Released Ohio Achievement Test Results and Preliminary Report Card Information to School Districts. On June 15th, the Ohio Department of Education released individual student scores on the Ohio Achievement Tests. District personnel analyzed the results and determined preliminary passing rates. Just recently, report card data was populated on the ODE website. Although these results are not official, we are pleased to share these preliminary results expressed as percentage proficient:
3rd grade: Reading- 95
Math- 97.8
4th grade: Reading- 96.8
Math- 96.4
5th grade: Reading- 88.2
Math- 83.9
Science- 86.5
6th grade: Reading- 94.5
Math- 88.9
7th grade: Reading- 90.9
Math- 89.8
8th grade: Reading- 93.7
Math- 92.6
Science- 81.8
The results for the Ohio Graduation Tests were released in late May. These results are expressed as percentage proficient:
10th grade: Reading- 96.5
Math- 96.5
Writing- 96.8
Social Studies- 93.1
Science- 89.4
These results show an increase in 13 of the 19 tested areas, which illustrates the district’s commitment to continue to improve student achievement, even when students already achieve at a very high level. The preliminary results show an increase in the index score as well, receiving 106. The index score expresses the number of students who score at the basic, limited, proficient, accelerated and advanced levels. The higher the index score, the more students scoring at the accelerated and advanced levels. The district had over 64% of its students score in the accelerated and advanced levels. Report cards are not finalized until Value Added measures are calculated and added to the report sometime in August. Congrats to all our students and staff for again achieving at such a high level on the state assessments.
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
This week there are various meetings and events.
The School Board will meet on July 7th for its’ Board Work Session at 6pm @ the North Royalton Board of Education Office Conference Room, 6579 Royalton Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133. The Board will be approving a resolution determining to submit to the electors of the North Royalton City School District the question of renewing an existing tax levy, reviewing the July Regular Meeting agenda items, and such other matters that may come before the Board.
Broadview Heights Home Days on the Green July 7-10, 2011 at 9543 Broadview Rd. The hours are:
Thursday & Friday, 5PM-11PM
Saturday & Sunday, 3PM-11PM
For more information about scheduled activities and events check out: http://www.broadview-heights.org/HomeDays2011.htm
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 August. 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”
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