Wrestling245
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Feelin for you guys. Any chance it goes up on the next ballot?
Lake Levy Vote March 19
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Bluestreakoffice
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I think it is better to ask for it early then late...gives time to keep asking...the state is not going to change how they pay and what they pay...and when both the state and fed quit piling on unfunded mandates....then maybe they are out of the mindset of not also trying to control the situation with no choice but for schools to do it....the only thing I see happening is eventually you will eliminate individual superintendents and asst superintendents.....but that will just be a really one time cost savings because the govt says if you don't spend all we give you then we will take the money back and give to a school that can't stop spending and they now need us to cover their lack of institutional control
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Raylan_Givens
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The phrase "lack of institutional control" used to give the impression that a college sports program was being run by Scarface. Now it seems to be a key component of the mission statement for most state & federal agencies
Jerry Tarkanian's famous (& PERFECT) quote that "the NCAA is so mad at Kentucky that they're going to put Cleveland State on probation another 2 years" was meant to poke fun at the NCAA back in the 80's, but it could very easily be applied to Ohio DOE right now.
Bluestreakoffice
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One of the greatest lines in sport....lol...Cleveland State was minding their own business trying to keep Kevin Mackey in control...lol.
One of the few things local schools can do is have a video program continually updated on how good they are doing and showing what they are doing...keep telling the people how good you are continually....be better then HoF and what they doing with their ad campaign.. hey @Rich Kotite...you now have a new career you are a marketing genius...lol ...and get out of the arms race with having new school buildings....have a video program updated every 6 months to a year showing how they are working with what they have till it can't be fixed no more
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Bluestreakoffice
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To me it seems has always been that way.....Lake took 3 tries...first one asked for the moon....May 2, 2023
20. Lake Local School District
(VOTE FOR 1)
Precinct Reported: 18 of 18 (100%)
| Candidate Name | Total Votes | Percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the Tax LevyFor the Tax Levy | 1,716 | 30.19% | |||
| Against the Tax LevyAgainst the Tax Levy | 3,968 | 69.81% |
I thought this year with it being a primary election I thought it wouldn't be successful
I think ranking these types of things is stupid. If anything put them in tiers 1,2,3 and be done with it. Without looking into data I bet the bell curve looks something like this.
How much difference is there between the 101st-rated school and the 444-rated school? I bet not as much as the top 5 rated schools compared to 65-75th rated.
Oil Filter
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If you look at the election results, the levy passed with fewer votes than it got when it failed last time.
Wrestling245
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All the snowbirds of Hartville are still in Florida.
ShootNation
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You didn't post any studies, you linked twice to newspaper articles that complied state report card scores and then drew half-baked conclusions about those scores and their connection to the district's financial standings.Oh ok, I am sorry. It's not like a 5-second search didn't show exactly what I said: a study for both sides.
Ranking Ohio’s school districts from 1 to 607 based on the stars they received on new state report cards
Big winners are from Auglaize, Cuyahoga, Delaware, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Medina, and Portage counties.www.cleveland.com
Look at this list in the link above. Take notice of the school's districts on the first page in comparison to the last 2-pages. Will there be exceptions like Steubenville (Kudos to Big Red) on that 1st page? Yes, there will be. By and large, will most of them have similar demographics? Yes, they will. Look at the pages 6 & 7. Will you find similarities between most of those schools? Again yes.
The 75 best school districts in Pennsylvania, based on academics, school life, more
The top Pennsylvania school districts based on Niche's 2019 list.www.pennlive.com
Here are PA's (my home state) rankings, the top 20 are very wealthy areas. The rest of the top 75 are mostly middle-class schools that still have strong parental involvement. No poor districts with high percentages of single-parent homes are in the top 75. That does not mean you cannot succeed coming from a poor, single-family home, but it is harder for sure. That is why a school district of mostly UMC 2-parent homes generally ranks higher. For you to argue otherwise is absurd.
My initial post may have been too strong against administrations and teachers, but that does not mean that parents who make up the district, are not the biggest reason if a school is considered good or not.
Didn't say I was going to post studies. I said a 5-second search would show studies that show both sides of the argument. I posted those newspaper articles because they show the actual rankings. If you want to call them half-baked conclusions feel free. Anyone who is not sensitive and can stay objective will know what the top-performing schools have in common about economics and the likelihood of a child/children being raised in a more involved 2 parent home.
Steubenville, God Bless them is an outlier on that list. Someone needs to study them and see what the secret sauce is over there. If I had to guess, it would be a higher than normal percentage of 2-parent homes who are heavily involved in their kids' lives.
Mogadore asked for lower millage and went to 5yr. There is a vocal group who will oppose any levy for any reason. School busses wrong color, too many cheerleaders lol, you name it, they'll dig up an obscure reason. They get on social media sites blasting any involved with the school or levy. Easy to hide behind computer screen instead of running for school board ( there were 2 open seats in November)! Hopefully changes, probably November vote.
Sorry to interrupt your school financial banter with something related with football, but, while looking for Little Mermaids I noticed that Lake will open their football season this fall against Woodland Hills HS. When I Googled Woodland Hills HS I found that their home stadium, the Wolfarena is located in Turtle Creek, PA. About 20 miles on the other side of Pittsburgh. If this is so, and if I found the correct Woodland Hills HS, and... if you think it is time to start a Lake football thread here on Yappi, go for it.