State Report Card Shows Our Schools Are Struggling

[Michael Deneen]

I have a cousin whose son and daughter in law teach in South Carolina. Their school system has decided to deal with the problem poor results by telling teachers that assignments do not need to be turned in and no one should get less than 61% for any reason. No one fails, no one excels and everyone is happy!

How does that mesh with the federal testing requirements? Don't the students still have to pass standardized tests in order to prevent the school and/or district from being penalized?

[Betsy Voinovich]

The State Report Card will be discussed at this evening's School Board meeting in the Art Atrium at Lakewood High School at 7 PM. For more details see my Board of Ed Meeting post.

Betsy Voinovich

[Bill Call]

During the School Board election Mr. Calleri pointed out that the construction budget was over budget and that the School operating budget will soon have substantial deficits. Current school board members vehemently denied the allegations.

We are ill served at all levels of government.

[Kristine Pagsuyoin]

A Special Board of Education Meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. in the Board Auditorium at the Lakewood Board of Education Building, 1470 Warren Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107 for consideration of a resolution to acknowledge Ohio School Facilities Commission scope of work adjustment and to acknowledge the obligation to contribute district’s proportional share of actual cost overruns in certain circumstances and any other business that may come before the Board.

 

 

Kent R. Zeman, CFO/Treasurer

Lakewood City Schools