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Capital Conference recap • Honoring All-Ohio School Board members December 2016 • Volume 60, Issue 6 J OURNAL OHIO SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION Elevating leadership to a new level 1. EquipMENT SELECTIOn & SPacing 2. PREVENTATIVE 3. PROTECTIVE SURFACING Maintenance CHECKLIST Does your insurance PLAN include Playground Safety Inspections? CHOOSE OHIO SCHOOL PLAN // FOR SAFETY • Inspections by Certified Playground Safety Inspectors • Interactive Bus Driver In-Service Training For more information, call 1-800-288-6821 • School Safety Plan & Security Assessment • On-Site, In-Service Training Hylant Administrative Services 811 Madison Avenue Concentrating on long-term member benefits rather than Toledo, Ohio 43604 short-term profits, the Ohio School Plan aligns its interests with members’ interests. ohioschoolplan.org The Ohio School Plan is exclusively sponsored by BASA, OASBO and OSBA. Table Of Contents ON THE COVER OURNAL Learning, leading, suceeding p. 20 JOHIO SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION Capital Conference recap: “Ghostbusters” star and youth advocate Ernie Hudson speaks during the OSBA Capital Conference First General Session. — photo by Gary Motz General Session speakers spread hope and humor 24 FEATURES p. 40 Inspiring speakers encourage attendees to reach their fullest potential and help others along the way. The pinnacle of dedication to public education 40 Five board members earn OSBA’s highest honor. Student Achievement Fair overflows with talent 46 The event showcases outstanding student programs and performances. Education policy group a valuable resource 18 NEWS p. 32 Assembly OKs amendments, chooses 2017 president-elect 32 Challenging the status quo with ‘conscious leadership’ 34 Honoring years of dedicated school board service 44 Thanking those leading the way for public education 52 DEPARTMENTS p. 3 Executive Outlook 3 According to Law 6 Management Insights 8 Boardmanship 10 Capital Insider 12 OSBA: Working for You 14 Digital edition available! OSBA Journal (ISSN 0893-5289) is published bimonthly by the Ohio School Boards Association, 8050 N. High St., Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43235-6481. Periodicals postage paid at Columbus, Ohio, You can access the Journal’s digital and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send address changes to OSBA Journal, Attn: Mailroom, Ohio School Boards Association, 8050 N. High St., Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43235-6481. edition on the OSBA website at Comments and articles should be sent to the editor at the above address or email www.ohioschoolboards.org/journal. [email protected]. The views expressed in articles appearing in OSBA Journal are those of writers and do not necessarily represent OSBA policies or positions. Notice of rights: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. For information on permission for reprints and excerpts, contact OSBA. Who We Are OSBA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE JOURNAL STAFF Eric K. Germann President Denise Baba President-elect Ed Penrod Immediate past president Gary Motz Dr. Marguerite Bennett Central Region Editor Thomas F. Brophey Northeast Region Kevin Landin Northwest Region Angela Penquite Bruce D. Nottke Southeast Region Managing Editor/ Gail Martindale Southwest Region Layout and Graphics OSBA BOARD OF TRUSTEES Scott Gerfen Central Region Dr. Marguerite Bennett Mount Vernon City & Knox Richard Lewis, CAE Assistant Editor County Career Center Kevin Crosthwaite* North Union Local (Union) Crystal Davis Mindy Garverick South-Western City Assistant Editor W. Shawna Gibbs Columbus City Lee Schreiner South-Western City Wanda Bloch Judy White Lakewood Local (Licking) Marketing and Trade Show Northeast Region Manager/Advertising Denise Baba Streetsboro City Thomas F. Brophey* Wellsville Local (Columbiana) Terry Groden North Olmsted City Jeff Chambers John W. Halkias Plain Local (Stark) Director of Communication Robert M. Heard Sr. Cleveland Municipal Services Susie Lawson Tri-County ESC & Wayne Megan E. Greulich County Schools Career Center Richard Lewis, CAE Doug G. Stuart Rittman EV & Wayne County Schools Career Center Executive Director Rev. Dr. Curtis T. Walker Sr. Akron City Northwest Region Jaimie L. Beamer* Seneca East Local (Seneca) & Vanguard-Sentinel Career and Technology Centers Mission Statement Eric K. Germann Lincolnview Local (Van Wert) & Vantage Career Center OSBA leads the way to educational Penny Kill Spencerville Local (Allen) & excellence by serving Ohio’s Apollo Career Center public school board members Kevin Landin Ottoville Local (Putnam) Kenna S. Haycox and the diverse districts they Robert McPheron Bath Local (Allen) Thomas C. Patterson Sandusky City represent through superior service, Bob Vasquez Toledo City unwavering advocacy and creative Southeast Region solutions. Michael Fador St. Clairsville-Richland City & Belmont-Harrison Career Center Bruce D. Nottke* Athens City & Tri-County © 2016, Ohio School Career Center Boards Association Ed Penrod Logan-Hocking Local (Hocking) & Tri-County All rights reserved Career Center Ohio School Boards Association Gail Requardt East Muskingum Local (Muskingum) & Mid-East 8050 N. High St., Suite 100 Career and Technology Centers Steve Horton Columbus, OH 43235-6481 Kevin E. Weaver Crooksville EV & Mid-East Career and Technology Centers (614) 540-4000 fax (614) 540-4100 Southwest Region Mark Ewing Batavia Local (Clermont) & www.ohioschoolboards.org Great Oaks Career Campuses Scott Huddle Mad River Local (Montgomery) Gail Martindale Cedar Cliff Local (Greene) & Greene County Career Center A. Chris Nelms Cincinnati City Sue Steele* Goshen Local (Clermont) & Great Oaks Career Campuses *Region president Damon Asbury Executive Outlook Meeting challenges with an enduring partnership Strong connections Richard Lewis, CAE, executive director hio’s public education leaders OSBA members will always strive to The Federal Relations Network carried have always faced significant provide a world-class education to your concerns to Washington, D.C. challenges. And the ever- every student, and it remains OSBA’s OSBA’s Board Member Cabinet Ochanging landscape that constantly mission to lead the way through superior conveyed the challenges facing school confronts school boards does not make service and creative solutions. As boards to many state agencies. Your the job any easier. education leaders, you focus on Ohio’s legislative liaisons and lobbyists had children. Because of that, even amid a positive impact at the Statehouse. From the impact of poverty and shifting entrepreneurial and politicized calls for The influence of your legislative team, academic standards to the powerful push school choice, Ohioans’ choice is clearly along with hundreds of engaged board for privatization and intense competition public education. members, was evident. You spoke up for of globalization, the threats to public public schools, and you were heard. education have never been higher. What’s With an eye on the at stake is nothing less than the future of Throughout the year, OSBA was our children, communities and nation. future, OSBA wants successful in defeating attempts by for-profit charter operators to weaken While new challenges constantly present to guarantee you charter school accountability. The themselves, some perennial ones remain. association stepped forward to put For example, Ohio’s child-poverty rate have access to the school board members’ voices front and rose to 23% last year — up from 18% in services you need center while the state developed a new 2008. That’s nearly 1 in 4 children living accountability plan under the Every in households with incomes below the most. Student Succeeds Act. We ensured federal poverty level. policymakers knew your views on College Credit Plus and believe that There is a strong negative correlation OSBA is a very strong organization with will drive improvements to the between academic performance and a rich tradition of serving you. But to program. Ohio’s poverty levels, a fact that we stay strong, we need your committed ignore at our peril. Districts that involvement. This association has never OSBA also took a leadership role in scored 70 or less on the report card been — nor will it ever be — simply a efforts to resolve issues surrounding performance index measure had an staff in Columbus. OSBA represents the the Ohio School Medicaid Program average of 82% of their students living collaborative efforts of more than 700 and continues to facilitate stakeholder in poverty. Districts scoring above 100 school boards and nearly 3,500 board meetings. We pressed for changes in on the measure had only a 9.5% average members. Its strength lies in remaining House Bill (HB) 70 provisions related to poverty rate. true to its roots as a member-driven Youngstown City Schools and academic organization. distress commissions. Even though all children can learn, the limited resources available in low-wealth OSBA’s legislative platform comprises Your lobbying team stressed the need districts creates an uphill climb for the collective insight of every board in for additional pupil transportation many. Add to that concerns about this the association. It is not propelled by funding in the new budget; worked school year being the third in a row with any political party or agenda, nor driven to secure passage of Senate Bill 208, different tests and varying standards, by a personal vision. It