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Hope everyone is having a great summer! If you ever have any questions or concerns please feel free to give me at call at 440-785-4240 or e-mail me at dan.langshaw@northroyaltonsd.org. Also if you know any friends or neighbors who like to receive my weekly e-mail updates please let me know and I will be sure to add them to my list.
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Happy 4th of July everyone! On this day please remember our men and women currently serving in the U.S. Military who are so proudly and bravely fighting out on the front lines, so that we don’t have to. They will miss all the great family cookouts, parades, and even fireworks. Today let’s demonstrate our gratitude to all of them, by displaying our flags in honor of their selfless service and sacrifice. Display your flags for all our veterans who served and especially for those that never got to return to their families. Thank you to all of our soldiers, veterans, and their families. We enjoy freedom every day because of them! Happy Birthday America!!!
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To all those who are fathers, Happy Fathers Day! Thank you all for what you do each and every day!
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
The School Board met on June 14th for its’ June Regular School Board Meeting. The Board recognized those who have volunteered their time during the 2009-2010 school year. The Board also approved a resolution to acknowledge the June 26, 210 commemoration event honoring John Shepherd, who is believed to be the longest-lived veteran of the American Revolution. In addition the Board approved the creation of a new Family and Civic Engagement Committee as required by HB 1. The Board officially certified the 2010 graduates of North Royalton High School. Leslie First, Mary Ellen Chirdon, Douglas Hanson, James Mackulin, Paul McHale, and Marty Lydecker were recognized on their recent retirement from the district, special thanks to them for their years of service! The Board also approved the June 2010 policy updates. A resolution authorizing the superintendent and treasurer to execute a ground site lease Clear Wireless, LLC in connection with the cell tower compound at Albion Elementary School was passed. This ground site lease will provide an extra $725 a month for the district’s technology fund. The Board also approved various other meeting agenda items, and such other matters that came before the Board.
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School is officially out for summer! I hope everyone has a great summer! Unlike our students, the School Board does not go on break for the summer. The Board is very busy this summer with various projects, preparing for the 2010-2011 school year, and ensuring the implementation of the district’s new 5-year strategic plan.
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I just got back from North Royalton High School Commencement Ceremony at the State Theatre. It was great being on stage with our graduating seniors! Congrats to the Class of 2010!
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Happy Memorial Day Weekend! As a U.S. Army Veteran, I just want to personally thank all those who served or currently serving in the United States Military. We are all free because of them! So on this Memorial Day Weekend if you see a family member, friend, neighbor, or random person in the street who is a Veteran or in uniform, please thank them for their service.
Contact legislators on HB 373/SB 210
Your help is needed to contact our representatives in the Ohio House of Representatives. The legislature is expected to vote on House Bill 373 and/or Senate Bill 210, the Healthy Choices, Healthy Children Act before they leave for summer recess later this month. An area of concern is the requirement of 30 minutes of moderate to rigorous physical activity for grades K-12 that this legislation calls for. This would add one more thing to the schools agenda as well as possibly decrease instructional time in some of the core subjects. Please contact your legislator today and ask them to remove this provision from the bill entirely. Read More…
SB 210 Update
A few weeks ago I gave testimony on SB 210. I hope that HB 373 will better address the concerns that have been raised by school district’s throughout Ohio. Here is a quick update.
SB 210 passes Senate
The Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) 210 by a vote of 24-7. SB 210 requires schools to adopt a requirement that students participate in at least 30 minutes of moderate to rigorous physical activity per day. The bill provides that, due to an undue financial hardship, a school may apply for a waiver of the physical activity requirement. SB 210 provides for a waiver for schools to participate in the body mass index (BMI) screening. SB 210 will become the legislative vehicle for the Healthy Choices, Healthy Children Act.
Physical activity waiver
The physical activity requirement would become part of permanent law if SB 210 passes in its current form. The annual waiver included in the bill does not satisfy our concerns about its future implications for schools. A waiver implies that a school district has put off compliance but will at some point be able to implement the required mandate. The bill contains no funding mechanism for a future time when districts would need to comply.
The House Health Committee did have testimony on House Bill (HB) 373 last week and OSBA, the Ohio Association of School Business Officials, the Ohio Federation of Teachers and the Ohio Education Association provided testimony asking that the physical activity requirement be removed from the bill.