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If you ever have any questions or concerns please feel free to give me at call at 440-596-0078 or e-mail me at dan.langshaw@northroyaltonsd.org.
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LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
On September 22nd attended the Second Annual NRMS Honor Society Induction Ceremony. Congrats to all the inductees! It is just great that we have such a program for our students at the middle school!
On September 24th, I held my Monthly Constituent Coffee at the French Quarter Café. I just wanted to thank those who stopped by to give me their feedback. I hold these monthly coffees in order to stay in touch with fellow residents and listen to their feedback. There is no appointment necessary. Simply stop by and talk to me. I will keep you posted when my next monthly coffee in October will be.
Redistricting Update
The new proposed Congressional and Ohio General Assembly districts based on the 2010 Census can be seen on the Secretary of State’s website at: http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/ReshapeOhio/GADistricts/proposed.aspx
HB 136 Update
On Sept. 21, the House Education Committee passed HB 136, a proposal that would offer vouchers to students in every Ohio school district, regardless of the district’s academic performance. The bill passed 12-10 primarily on a party line vote, with Rep. Nan Baker (R-Westlake) and Rep. Marlene Anielski (R-Walton Hills) voting against the measure along with Democrats. Now that HB 136 has been reported out of committee, it will move to the floor where it will be soon voted on by the full House. HB 136 has the very real possibility of stripping even more state funding from the high performing school districts like ours. This is especially confusing given the public backlash against state budget which cut millions of dollars from local districts already fighting to control costs and deliver a quality public education
HB 136:
• Expands vouchers to students in all school districts, regardless of the academic report card rating of the school building or district. The only qualifier for eligibility is household income. Students whose family income is less than $95,000 would qualify.
• Allows students currently enrolled in private schools to be eligible for the voucher (phases in over four years).
• If the private school tuition is less than the voucher amount, it allows parents to bank the excess dollars for college tuition and textbooks at any private school or college in Ohio.
• Deducts funding for the voucher from the resident school district’s funding (aggregate amount deducted from district cannot exceed a district’s state aid funding.)
Please continue to contact our lawmakers in Columbus and share with them your concerns about HB 136 and to tell them to vote No!
State Senator Tom Patton
24th Senate District
Senate Building
1 Capitol Square, 1st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-8056
SD24@senate.state.oh.us
State Representative Marlene Anielski (Broadview Heights portion of our school district)
17th House District
77 S. High St
12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 644-6041
Fax: (614) 719-6956
district17@ohr.state.oh.us
State Representative Mike Dovilla
18th House District (North Royalton portion of our school district)
77 S. High St
12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 466-4895
Fax: (614) 719-6957
district18@ohr.state.oh.us
November 8th General Election
The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections will no longer automatically mail Vote by Mail Ballot Applications to voters. To vote by mail for the November 8, 2011 General Election, you must fill out a Vote By Mail Application. You can click on
http://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/pdf_boe/en-US/Applications/absenteeApplication2011.pdf
or use the attached form. Franklin D. Roosevelt said it best “Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting. “ Please make sure you vote!
THIS WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
This week there are various meetings and events.
The School Board will meet on September 27th for a Special Board Meeting at 6pm @ the North Royalton Board of Education Office Conference Room, 6579 Royalton Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133. The Board will be meeting for adoption of the 2011-2012 appropriations, employment of personnel, and such other matters that may come before the Board.
City Recreation Board Meeting September 27th at 6pm @ North Royalton City Hall, 13834 Ridge Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133.
Special School Board Meeting September 27th at 6pm @ Board Office Conf. Rm., 6579 Royalton Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133.
Family & Civic Engagement Committee Meeting September 28th at 2:45pm @ NRMS Media Center Loft, 14709 Ridge Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133.
September 29th is date of the first SCENE Meeting. This meeting will be held at the North Royalton High School Community Room beginning at 6:30 pm.
The North Royalton Education Foundation will sponsor a Pasta Dinner on Friday, September 30th at North Royalton Middle School from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Pre-sold tickets are $8.00 for adults, $6.00 for senior citizens, $6.00 for students, and $3.00 for children under the age of 6, and can be purchased through the schools. The prices of tickets purchased at the door on the 30th are slightly higher.
Weekly E-mail Updates
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My Contact Info
If you ever have any questions or concerns please feel free to give me at call at 440-596-0078 or e-mail me at dan.langshaw@northroyaltonsd.org.
Have a great week!
Dan Langshaw
North Royalton School Board Member
440-596-0078
www.danlangshaw.com
“Putting Students First”