Worthington School Board

Prepared Remarks

 

Most items that come before the school board are fairly routine, but some issues are complicated. For the complicated issues, especially issues which may be contentious, I like to write out my arguments ahead of the meeting so that my fellow board members, attendees, administration and the press have a sense of why I am proposing what I am proposing, or voting a certain way. In addition, the board updates each other on various committees that we serve on, both in Worthington and at the regional and state levels. This is a list of those speeches and updates.

 

 

DATE

TOPIC

10/13/08 Comments about the new WEA contract
09/22/08 Comments about the budget proposal submitted by the State Board of Education
08/11/08 Comments about the OSBA Legislative Platform Committee
06/23/08 Comments about making sure that Worthington Schools remain affordable
05/09/08 Comments about E-Sembler and the Governor's institute for creativity in education
05/09/08 Committee reports from the Treasurer's Advisory Committee and the Finance Committee
05/09/08 Comments about exempting athletes from physical education
05/09/08 Comments about the Slate Hill International Baccalaureate proposal
04/28/08 In Celebration of the district's contributions to a video addressing school bus safety and bullying
04/28/08 Committee reports about the treasurer's advisory committee and the personnel committee
04/28/08 Comments about the death of the constitutional amendment and board policy
04/14/08 Comments about the process used to move Colonial Hills 6th grade to KMS for the 2008-2009 year.
03/31/08 Comments about the District's high school reform initiative.
03/31/08 Comments about the plans that might be employed to fix school funding in Ohio
03/10/08 Comments about the March primary election, Technology in the district and the OSBA legislative platform
02/26/08 Comments about Worthington Schools Participation in the Metro School.
02/25/08 Comments about the change in agenda format
02/11/08 Comments about the library retreat and Governor Strickland's State of the State
01/28/08 Comments about the 2008 Board Retreat
01/14/08 Comments about the agenda format, 2008 technology directions and the 2009 levy
12/10/07 Legislative Update regarding Senator Schuring Constitutional Amendment
11/26/07 Legislative Update specifically concerning employee retire/rehire
10/22/07 Comments about the District's new five year forecast
09/24/07 In opposition to the district's decision to suspend tuition payments for the K+ program
09/24/07 Comments on Employee Health Care costs
08/13/07 Comments on the recently completed treasurer search
08/13/07 In Support of Middle School Baseball and Softball
08/13/07 In Support of the pay raise for substitute teachers with a plea to get a handle on the programmatic and financial impact of substitutes
08/13/07 Legislative Update
07/09/07 In support of Middle School Baseball with a study for a comprehensive review of the cocurricular program.
07/09/07 Legislative Update
06/11/07 In opposition to the district's decision to make the 2008 Election Day a school holiday.
06/11/07 Board Update: Transitional Aid Guarantee and other topics.
06/07/07 (Senate Finance Committee): In support of the transitional aid guarantee and other topics.
05/21/07 In opposition to Jennifer Best's Resolution supporting placing amendment on ballot and signing petition
05/21/07 Question for Special Guest Speaker Jim Betts regarding Constitutional Amendment
05/07/07 Comments about the Constitutional Amendment and a Legislative Update.
04/23/07 Treasurer's Advisory Update, Legislative Advocacy Update
04/17/07 (House Finance Committee): In Support of the Transitional Aid Guarantee and other topics
04/09/07 In opposition to the Constitutional Amendment
02/14/07 In Opposition to the Constitutional Amendment and reporting on the school employee health care board.
12/11/06 In Support of the December Five Year Forecast
10/30/06 In Frustration about the timing of the November five year forecast
08/14/06 In Support of the November, 2006 Bond Levy.
07/24/06 In Support of Middle School Baseball and in Opposition to SPAC
02/13/06 Comments about the May, 2006 levy decision