december 2, 2015 - milford schoolswhite hat management, owned by david brennan, and electronic...
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December 2, 2015 6:30 p.m.
Milford High School Cafeteria
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BUTLER COUNTY Edgewood City Schools
Fairfield City Schools
Hamilton City Schools
Lakota Local Schools
Madison Local Schools
Middletown City Schools
Monroe Local Schools
Little Miami Local Schools
Ross Local Schools
Talawanda Local School
WARREN COUNTY Kings Local Schools
Little Miami Local Schools
Mason City Schools
Springboro Community Schools
HAMILTON COUNTY Cincinnati Public Schools
Deer Park Community City Schools
Finneytown Local Schools
Forest Hills Schools
Indian Hill Schools
Lockland Local Schools
Loveland City Schools
Madeira City Schools
Mariemont City Schools
Mt. Healthy City Schools
North College Hill City Schools
Northwest Local Schools
Norwood City Schools
Oak Hills Local Schools
Princeton City Schools
Reading Community Schools
St. Bernard/Elmwood Place Schools
Southwest Local Schools
Sycamore Community Schools
Three Rivers Local Schools
Wyoming City Schools
Winton Woods Schools
CLERMONT COUNTY
Batavia Local Schools
Bethel-Tate Local Schools
Goshen Local Schools
Milford Exempted Village
New Richmond Exempted
West Clermont Local Schools
Williamsburg Local Schools
Educational Service Centers in all four counties
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(2014 FISCAL YEAR)
School
Performance Index
Total Transferred
MILFORD EVSD B $739,346
Ohio Virtual Academy C $229,707
ECOT D $205,657
Ohio Connections Academy C $134,191
Summit Academy – Cincinnati D $9,307
Summit Academy Transition High School D $30,168
Summit Academy Secondary Youngstown F $15,006
Greater Ohio Virtual School F $13,558
Virtual Community School D $13,443
Summit Academy – Youngstown F $12,305
Source: knowyourcharter.com
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(2014 FISCAL YEAR – CONTINUED)
School
Performance Index
Total Transferred
Alternative Education Academy D $9,307
Insight School of Ohio C $8,560
Alliance Academy – Cincinnati D $5,972
Buckeye On-Line School C $5,745
Treca Digital Academy D $2,700
Mosaica Online of Ohio Not Rated $575
STATE FUNDS $230,475
LOCAL MILFORD SCHOOL TAX MONIES (Transferred to Community/Charter Schools by ODE)
$508,871
TOTAL FUNDS TRANSFERRED $739,346
Source: knowyourcharter.com
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Total school funds beyond state funds
transferred to
community schools in 2014
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Average amount transferred to a community school for one student = $7,571
Amount from the Milford Exempted Village School District
for each student = $5,211
Total amount of local Milford funds transferred to community schools
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“Ohio has long had problems with its charters, but these problems are disproportionately based in the for-profit charter operators of online and dropout recovery schools. That industry is dominated by two companies: White Hat Management, owned by David Brennan, and Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT), owned by William Lager.”
“Brennan and Lager have donated more than $6 million since 1998, and during that same 17-year period, their companies have received $1.76 billion from Ohio taxpayers.”
“According to Stephen Dyer, an education policy fellow at Innovation Ohio, one out of every four charter dollars ever spent by Ohio taxpayers go to Lager or Brennan.”
Inside Politics, July 2015
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“Charter school operators have pumped a lot of cash into lawmakers’ re-election committees – more than $90,000 in the past two months from one operator alone – forcing questions about what exactly they’re getting for their money.”
– Enquirer Editorial Board 8/23/2015
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of respondents that privately-operated charter schools that receive public tax dollars should be held to the same standards for transparency and accountability as public schools.
of respondents or that a portion of local tax levy funds
approved by voters for public schools should be shared with for-profit charter and online schools.
Southwest Ohio Public Education Survey Fallon Research and Associates, May 2015
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Fall 2015 Administrations:
Ohio Department of Education, September 2015
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Spring 2016 Grades 3 through 8 Administrations:
Ohio Department of Education, September 2015
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Spring 2016 End-of-Course Administrations:
Ohio Department of Education, September 2015
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Thinking about academic testing and the current amount that is required by the State to measure performance . . . Would you say it helps students, has no effect or hurts students?
27% 24%
42%
8% 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
HelpsNo EffectHurtsUnsure
Southwest Ohio Public Education Survey Fallon Research and Associates, May 2015
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Thinking about academic testing and the current amount that is required by the State to measure performance . . . Would you say it helps students, has no effect or hurts students?
24% 22%
49%
5% 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
HelpsNo EffectHurtsUnsure
Southwest Ohio Public Education Survey Fallon Research and Associates, May 2015
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Percentage of respondents that feel the most innovative program ideas
that create the greatest opportunities for student success
come from teachers….
Southwest Ohio Public Education Survey Fallon Research and Associates, May 2015
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Jamie Vollmer, 2013
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Jamie Vollmer, 2013
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Jamie Vollmer, 2013
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Jamie Vollmer, 2013
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Jamie Vollmer, 2013
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Jamie Vollmer, 2013
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Jamie Vollmer, 2013
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Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Costs of background checks for volunteers and employees (HB 1 did reduce the number of BCI checks) Cost of Sunshine Law meeting notices Cost of professional extended service Screening and identification of gifted students requirement Post secondary enrollment option costs Extracurricular activity costs (in particular related to non-enrolled students) Immunization and record-keeping requirements Increased (and extensive) costs for state audits Growth freeze in local taxes by reduction factors
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Buckeye Association of School Administrators
EMIS (Educational Management Information System) costs, including scheduled EMIS Redesign Materials required for new curriculum models for achievement testing Identification and notification of missing children Required training of staff for prevention of child abuse, of substance
abuse, and of violence and positive youth development (ORC 3319.073) STRS service credit purchase for leaves of absence Requirement that parents be notified if a student is absent Annual verification of student’s residency Kindergarten and first grade screening Free breakfast/lunch program requirements
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Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Financial penalty for violating pupil-teacher ratio Tuition for students in DYS or other “court assigned” special facilities Increased cost for ESC facilities and other program excess costs Expansion of required ORC 3319.073 to grades 7-12 Increased county auditor/treasurer fees School bus driver annual physical exams Increased costs of instructional materials (required to provide “free”
to students eligible for free lunches) – particularly an issue for career-technical centers
Underground storage tank corrective action programs Universal handicapped access to all buildings (many buildings are very
old and this cost is extensive if not impossible)
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Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Well water testing and certified operator expenses Boiler inspection fees (increased) Cost for representative fees for collective bargaining process State Worker’s Compensation fund increased costs Increased costs of unemployment compensation (particularly for
classified staff) Loss of personal tangible valuation with no permanent measurable
replacement Cost of conversion of financial reports to state mandated GAAP Local cost of the entry year and mentoring programs Medicare coverage for school employees
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Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Asbestos inspection, reporting, containment and removal costs Grant application writing, reporting, and administering costs Lead contamination control act requirements Bus Driver Alcohol/Drug Testing requirements Nonpublic and community school transportation Local share of special education costs (need for updated cost study
and 100% funding) Costs of unreimbursed instructional materials Local cost of Limited English Learners (i.e., English as a Second
Language) School Employees Retirement System surcharge (for retiree health
care)
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Buckeye Association of School Administrators
School breakfast programs Set asides within the General Fund Radon inspection and abatement Increase in election expense Local share of community school costs Playground inspections Master teacher program Local professional development committees Extensive steps on teacher salary schedule
Local cost of units funded by state minimum salary schedules (Early
Childhood Education units for children with disabilities)
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Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Sick leave Calamity days Jarod’s Law (eliminated under HB 1); however, Ohio Department of
Health has issued guidelines as recommendations
NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Addition of dating violence prevention training to ORC 3319.073
training requirements Training that is required of all coaches at $55.00 with a trainer and
$65.00 per person on line Complying with Public Records Financial Literacy requirement
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Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Summer school requirements Teachers in grades 7-8 who had to take additional classes to become
highly qualified after teaching in those grades for years Addition of prevention of dating violence to health curriculum
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of respondents that the State Legislature should reduce the amount of mandates and demands it places on public schools, and give more control to communities and local school boards.
of the respondents that increased mandates and demands placed on public schools by the State Legislature have excessively burdened local taxpayers.
of respondents that increased mandates and demands placed on public schools by the State Legislature have been helpful to increase student achievement and improve academic performance.
Southwest Ohio Public Education Survey Fallon Research and Associates, May 2015
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Do you agree or disagree that the policy decisions made at the state level
are in the best interests of our students?
37%
55%
8% 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Strongly/SomewhatAgreeSomewhat/StronglyDisagreeUnsure
Southwest Ohio Public Education Survey Fallon Research and Associates, May 2015