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Keystone State Education Coalition: About
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Keystone State Education Coalition. Established in 2006, the Keystone State Education Coalition is a growing grass roots, non-partisan public education advocacy group of several hundred locally elected, volunteer school board members and administrators from school districts throughout Pennsylvania. Our mission is to evaluate, discuss and inform our boards, district constituents and legislators on legislative issues of common interest and to facilitate active engagement in public education advocacy. Our m...
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA: January 2012
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA. Sunday, January 29, 2012. Periodically, the subject of district boundaries comes up. Why are any properties in the city of Columbus zoned for the Worthington School District. Most people think that Worthington is part of the "Win-Win". As a result, Worthington does not have to periodically renew. The "Win-Win" agreement as other districts do. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). PDF* version)* .More on * Dennis Le. Follow me on Facebook.
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA: Conflict of Interest.
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA. Tuesday, September 10, 2013. One of the rituals for School Board Candidates in Worthington is the screening/interview process for potential endorsement by the Worthington Education Association. Also known as our local teacher's union. The endorsement generally comes with a campaign donation. That said, nothing in this letter should be construed as "Marc doesn't want to talk to the teachers". As you know, you and I have worked...
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA: Financial Transparency
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA. Wednesday, June 26, 2013. What does it mean for a school district to be. It's not an easy question and each reader probably has a different opinion. Our district has made tremendous strides in financial transparency under our current treasurer, Jeff McCuen. Here is a list of financial documents from the district's web site:. 1) Popular Annual Financial Report (2012). 2) Consolidated Annual Financial Report (2012). Of the employee...
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA: May 2012
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA. Thursday, May 31, 2012. There seems to be quite a bit of confusion surrounding the various levy options. Under consideration by the Worthington School District administration and the Board of Education. This post is an attempt to demystify the options. As a result, on June 5, 2012, the Board and the administration will meet to consider the following options. 2) An incremental levy and a bond issue on two ballot questions. Than we...
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA: July 2013
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA. Sunday, July 28, 2013. Ohio Superintendent Evaluation System. The Ohio Superintendent Evaluation System. Is a voluntary mechanism by which a school board may objectively evaluate a Superintendent. It was first used in Worthington in 2011 and will be used for the second time this coming school year of 2013-2014. This year, caution is very much called for because of changes occurring at the state level. Worthington will be impl...
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA: February 2012
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA. Monday, February 6, 2012. Value-Add based Teacher Evaluations. The source material can be found here:. Http:/ accomplishedcaliforniateachers.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/vam-on-trial/. Turning the Tables: VAM on Trial. November 2, 2011. They never answer, but the debate somehow continues ad nauseum. Q: You are demanding that LAUSD use measures of student growth in teacher evaluations, is that correct? A: Once per year. Q: And the dis...
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA: June 2012
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA. Saturday, June 9, 2012. The case for a 5.9 mill levy. On June 5, 2012, The Worthington Board of Education voted to send 3 levy options. To the Franklin County Auditor for certification. The three options are:. 1) A 5.9 mill levy with a 40 million dollar bond issue on 2 separate ballots costing $423/year. 2) A 6.3 mill levy with a 40 million dollar bond issue on a single ballot costing $451/year. L = (D F) / P / M. The fudge facto...
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA: March 2012
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Thoughts on Education in the Worthington School District, Ohio and the USA. Tuesday, March 27, 2012. The New State Report Card proposal. Request filed with the federal government to excuse the state from the provisions of No Child Left Behind. The new report card would be made up of 4 components and they are all graded separately and given equal weight in determining the final grade. The components are:. 1) The scores on the proficiencies. 2) The performance index. 3) The value-add assessment. Those stud...
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Keystone State Education Coalition: Budget Action Links
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Keystone State Education Coalition. Established in 2006, the Keystone State Education Coalition is a growing grass roots, non-partisan public education advocacy group of several hundred locally elected, volunteer school board members and administrators from school districts throughout Pennsylvania. Our mission is to evaluate, discuss and inform our boards, district constituents and legislators on legislative issues of common interest and to facilitate active engagement in public education advocacy. Http:...