Rep. Perales meetings on Friday 2/17: Key points
Greene County Superintends and Legislator Meeting:
• Majority of superintends oppose new tests suggested in the new budget because:
- In addition to the tests required by the federal and state regulations, schools have internal pre-requisite screening and tests for certain class. Students take up to 30 tests already.
- Parents and students are tired and complaining about excessive testing
- Tests are proven to be ineffective instead creativity, problem solving, and acquiring soft skills should be encouraged
• Superintends find the top-down approach to education ineffective. They strongly support school districts to make such decisions on their own.
• The 12% decrease in transportation costs …show more content…
The same amount of resources are necessary for classes consist of 5 students or 25.
• Superintends suggest the PAX program to be supported and extended. It has generated drastic positive changes in reduction of drug use among other things.
Follow up and Future Evens:
• Business advisory board meeting on March 15 9:00 AM. The representative is interested to attend/follow up.
Meeting with Nadine Daughtry and Dr. Matthew Spowl:
• The new budget does not include an increase in funding for the Greene County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
• Employees who help people with physical and intellectual disabilities had only 50 cents increase in wages for the past couple of years.
Follow up and Future Evens:
• Jeff Davis from Ohio Provider Resource Association will deliver a testimony in Columbus on March 12 about the budget. Jeff’s email: jdavis@opera.org Mr. Perales wants to follow up on this.
Meeting Dorothy Bouquet, the Yellow Springs education team:
• Concerned about the new formula for school funding
• Concerned about conflict of interests: teachers and staff having business affiliations
• The new budget suggests cuts in poorer school districts while an increase in funding for wealthier school
Greene County Superintends and Legislator Meeting:
• Majority of superintends oppose new tests suggested in the new budget because:
- In addition to the tests required by the federal and state regulations, schools have internal pre-requisite screening and tests for certain class. Students take up to 30 tests already.
- Parents and students are tired and complaining about excessive testing
- Tests are proven to be ineffective instead creativity, problem solving, and acquiring soft skills should be encouraged
• Superintends find the top-down approach to education ineffective. They strongly support school districts to make such decisions on their own.
• The 12% decrease in transportation costs …show more content…
The same amount of resources are necessary for classes consist of 5 students or 25.
• Superintends suggest the PAX program to be supported and extended. It has generated drastic positive changes in reduction of drug use among other things.
Follow up and Future Evens:
• Business advisory board meeting on March 15 9:00 AM. The representative is interested to attend/follow up.
Meeting with Nadine Daughtry and Dr. Matthew Spowl:
• The new budget does not include an increase in funding for the Greene County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
• Employees who help people with physical and intellectual disabilities had only 50 cents increase in wages for the past couple of years.
Follow up and Future Evens:
• Jeff Davis from Ohio Provider Resource Association will deliver a testimony in Columbus on March 12 about the budget. Jeff’s email: jdavis@opera.org Mr. Perales wants to follow up on this.
Meeting Dorothy Bouquet, the Yellow Springs education team:
• Concerned about the new formula for school funding
• Concerned about conflict of interests: teachers and staff having business affiliations
• The new budget suggests cuts in poorer school districts while an increase in funding for wealthier school