Dan Langshaw

Good Afternoon:

This week is a very important week because the State of the Schools Strategic Plan Presentation will be held this Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Performing Arts Center. Superintendent Ed Vittardi will review the Strategic Planning process and present the vision, mission, goals and action steps that have been developed. Our strategic plan will help set the course for the next 5 years for our district. All residents of North Royalton and Broadview Heights are invited to attend. Please bring a friend or neighbor to this. We really want to pack the P.A.C. for this big event! Hope to see you all there!

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Good Afternoon:

I just want to wish you all a Happy Easter! Also please keep in your thoughts and prayers all those in our community currently serving both here and overseas in the United States Military on this Easter Sunday. Read More…

Good Afternoon:

If you ever have any questions or concerns don’t hesitate to contact me at 440-785-4240 or e-mail me at dan.langshaw@northroyaltonsd.org.

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The School Green Team met on March 24th. We reviewed our current goals and items that are happening in the buildings, and we discussed upcoming Earth Day activities that are scheduled district wide. If you like to see our district green team goals they can be found on our district website at
http://www.northroyaltonsd.org/page.php?loc=district/greenteam/goals

On March 25th I attended the North Royalton Educational Foundation Annual Membership Reception. High School mathematics teacher Lisa Arvay and district maintenance employee Dave Albert were selected as teacher and support staff employees of the year by the North Royalton Educational Foundation. Lisa and Dave are amazing individuals and we are lucky to have them as a part of our district’s team.

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The next North Royalton City Schools SCENE meeting will be held this week on March 31st at 7pm at the Early Childhood Center in Building #17 located at 9543 Broadview Rd., Broadview Heights; hosted by Early Childhood Center Principal Julie Bogden and Superintendent Ed Vittardi. You might be wondering what is SCENE? School Community Exchange Night for Education is an informal opportunity for questions and answers about our North Royalton City Schools. Hope to see you there!

Spring Break begins April 2nd through April 9th . Classes resume back on April 12th.

Do not forget to fill out and mail in your 2010 Census forms!! 10 questions, 10 minutes, for the next 10 years. If you have any questions please check out the Census website at http://2010.census.gov/2010census/index.php

Have a great week!

Dan Langshaw
North Royalton School Board Member
440-785-4240
www.danlangshaw.com

“Putting Students First”

Good Afternoon:

According to the calendar spring is officially here! I hope you all are enjoying the nice weather this weekend.

If you ever have any question or concerns don’t hesitate to contact me at 440-785-4240 or e-mail me at dan.langshaw@northroyaltonsd.org

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On March 14th, 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 April is.

I attended the North Royalton High School Winter Sports Recognition Night on March 18th. It was nice hearing about all the achievements of our student athletes in the winter sports of: Basketball, Cheerleading, Gymnastic, Hockey, Swimming & Diving, and Wrestling. Good job Bears!

The North Royalton School District Transportation Department held their annual “Stuff the Bus” food drive on March 19th-20th at Giant Eagle. It was nice seeing that we stuffed a few entire Buses full of food that will go to the local North Royalton Food Bank. Thank you to all those who made donations to this worthy cause!

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Transportation Appeals Committee will be meeting on March 22nd at 9:30am @ Board of Education Office Conference Room 6579 Royalton Rd. North Royalton, OH 44133.

The City Recreation Board will be meeting on March 23rd at 6pm @ City Hall
13834 Ridge Rd. North Royalton, OH 44133

School Green Team will be meeting on March 24th at 3:15pm @ Board of Education Office Conference Room 6579 Royalton Rd. North Royalton, OH 44133.

North Royalton City Schools SCENE
What is SCENE? School Community Exchange Night for Education is an informal opportunity for questions and answers about our North Royalton City Schools. The next meeting will be held on March 31st at 7pm at the Early Childhood Center—Building #17 9543 Broadview Rd., Broadview Heights; hosted by Early Childhood Center Principal Julie Bogden and Superintendent Ed Vittardi.

Have a great week!

Dan Langshaw
North Royalton School Board Member
440-785-4240
www.danlangshaw.com

“Putting Students First”

Good Morning:

This afternoon Sunday March 14th I will be holding my Monthly Coffee at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Road from 12pm to 2pm. I hold these 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.

Also I just wanted to wish everyone an early Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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The Board had its’ March Regular School Board Meeting on March 8th. The Board recognized the achievements of three teachers in the district. Tony Kleem NRHS Social Studies teacher, was recognized for his noteworthy work in the area of art. Tony’s puzzles and artwork have been purchased not only locally but internationally. Susan Finelli, Valley Vista 4th grade teacher, was recognized for her recent publication, Life’s Amusement Park . Her book has recently received a Mom’s Choice Award. Stacey Leatherman, NRHS Language Arts teacher, was recognized for her publication of poems, Stranger Air. Stacey is a recognized poet receiving a MFA from Vermont College. The Board also approved the hiring of Bruce Bradley as the new Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Mr. Bradley is a great new addition to our district!

On March 10th I attended the Ohio School Board Association’s State Legislative Conference in Columbus. It was great to hear discussion from the panel from the School Funding Advisory Council, which was composed of state representatives, Ohio Education Association, and individuals from other districts. They discussed key issues that effect educational funding here in Ohio and the new Evidence Based Model. There was a good question and answer session with key lawmakers about current legislation being introduced in Columbus. While in Columbus I took the time to meet with our representatives in the Ohio General Assembly in both the House and Senate. I was able to pass along concerns regarding current legislation such as HB 400, SB 8, HB 373, and other education related issues.

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Monthly Coffee with Dan Langshaw, North Royalton School Board Member
If you are a constituent living in the North Royalton School District, you are
invited to attend my next monthly constituent coffee on March. 14th at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Road from 12pm to 2pm. I hold these 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. If you have specific questions about the district or for our Superintendent Ed Vittardi then please come to a School Community Exchange Night for Education meeting instead of my Monthly Coffees. SCENE meetings are designed to allow the community a chance to ask questions and to get specific answers regarding the district in a large group setting. My Monthly Coffees are for listening to residents on a one-on-one bases and not for a large Q & A session in which the SCENE is for. If you have any questions, please contact me at 440-785-4240 or email me at dan.langshaw@northroyaltonsd.org

Financial Advisory Committee will be meeting on March 17th @ 7pm at
the Board of Education Office Conference Room 6579 Royalton Rd.. North Royalton, OH 44133.

North Royalton City Schools SCENE
What is SCENE? School Community Exchange Night for Education is an informal opportunity for questions and answers about our North Royalton City Schools. The next meeting will be held on March 31st at 7pm at the Early Childhood Center—Building #17 9543 Broadview Rd., Broadview Heights; hosted by Early Childhood Center Principal Julie Bogden and Superintendent Ed Vittardi.

Strategic Planning Update
Things are well underway, as the action teams are busy putting steps to our goals. The strategic plan will be unveiled at the State of the Schools presentation on April 14th at 7pm in the Performing Arts Center at the High School.

Daylight Saving Time
Don’t forget to spring forward for daylight saving time. Set your clocks a head an hour today.

Have a great week!

Dan Langshaw
North Royalton School Board Member
440-785-4240
www.danlangshaw.com

“Putting Students First”

Good Afternoon:

Good news Spring is only a few weeks away…..

LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD

I attended the City Earth Energy Environment Committee Meeting on March 1st. The committee discussed the city’s recycling program and solar energy financing.

Policy Committee met on March 3rd and we discussed the March policy updates that will be up for a vote at the March Regular School Board Meeting.

The Board met on March 3rd for its’ Work Session. The Board reviewed the March Regular Meeting agenda items, and other matters that were before the Board.

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Good Afternoon:

Wow! What a busy week. As you know I send out my Weekly Board Updates on Sundays. But during the week I post various information that may come up during the course of on my blog http://votelangshaw4board.blogspot.com. If you have a Twitter account you can follow me at http://twitter.com/Langshaw4board. Of course if you ever have any questions or concerns don’t hesitate to contact me at 440-785-4240 or via e-mail at dan.langshaw@northroyaltonsd.org.

Spread the word! If you know of anyone who is not receiving my weekly updates and would like to start getting them. Please have them shoot me an e-mail with the subject heading “Add me” or they can register on my website at www.danlangshaw.com

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Good Afternoon:

If you know of anyone who is not receiving my weekly updates and would like to start getting them. Please have them shoot me an e-mail with the subject heading “Add me” or they can register on my website at www.danlangshaw.com

If anyone has any questions regarding the upcoming renewal levy or anything regarding the school district please stop by my next monthly constituent coffee on Feb. 17th at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Road from 6pm to 8pm.

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Good Afternoon:

Thank you to those who came to my first Monthly Constituent Coffee last week. My weekly e-mail update list is growing!If this is the first time you are getting my e-mail updates; my previous updates can be found on my blog at
http://votelangshaw4board.blogspot.com or check out my website www.danlangshaw.com for regular updates on coming events and meetings as well. If you have a friend, neighbor, fellow PTA member who would also be interested in receiving my e-mail weekly updates please have them e-mail me at danlangshaw4schoolboard@yahoo.com and I will be sure to add them to my e-mail list.

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Jan. 16-17th I attended the New Board Member Workshop held at the Embassy Suites in Independence; sponsored by the Ohio School Board Association. The workshop was extremely informative in covering the topics of boardmanship, communications, labor relations, policy, legal, legislative, lobbying, and finance. I truly learn a lot!

I had the honor of introducing myself last week to the members of the Albion PTA at their Jan 19th meeting and hearing about all the great work they are doing for our students and staff. I would like to note that the Albion and all of our schools in the district are doing various projects that focus in being greener for our environment. Our efforts are even rubbing off our parents in the district. During the meeting a PTA mom mentioned to the group about a neat shoe recycling program that Nike has in which people can drop off any type of used shoe they may have at the nearest Nike factory. The nearest drop off point for us is the Nike Factory Store, located at:
549 South Chillocothe Rd., #321
Aurora, OH 44202
For more information please check out http://www.nikereuseashoe.com

At the North Royalton Chamber of Commerce General Membership Breakfast held on Jan. 20th, I had an opportunity to listen to featured speaker, Mr. Glenn Haley, the President and CEO of YMCA of Greater Cleveland. Mr. Haley discussed the history of the YMCA of Greater Cleveland and the proposed North Royalton Family YMCA project and the capital campaign associated with that project. For more information about the proposed North Royalton Family YMCA check out their website at:
http://www.clevelandymca.org/branches/nroyalton/index.html

Monthly Constituent Coffee
I held my first monthly constituent coffee on Jan. 21st at the French Quarter Café. It was nice that a few residents stopped by to give me their feedback. Those of you not familiar with my monthly constituent coffee, all North Royalton and Broadview Heights residents living in the North Royalton School District are invited to attend. I hold these coffees in order to stay in touch with fellow residents and get feedback on how we are doing on the School Board. They will typically last for two hours and be held once a month at French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Rd. in North Royalton. Please check out my website www.danlangshaw.com for more details on when the next one will be held in February. I will also try to get some of the local newspapers to put out announcement as well in the future.

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Don’t forget that the North Royalton City Council has passed a New Driving Law that severely restricts a one’s ability to use his or her mobile phone while operating a motor vehicle. The ordinance, which took effect early this month, prohibits texting or talking on the phone while driving, yet allows drivers over the age of eighteen to use a voice-activated telephone or wireless headset. However, minors, because of their greater likeliness to cause an accident while distracted, are not permitted to use such device. If you have a student driver, please make sure they are aware of this new law.

Two committee meetings this week are Wellness and City Recreation Board:

Wellness Committee Meeting
Monday, Jan. 25th @ 2pm at the Board of Education Office Conference Room; located at
6579 Royalton Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133.

North Royalton City Recreation Board Meeting
Tuesday, Jan. 26th @ 6pm at North Royalton City Hall; located at 13834 Ridge Road,
North Royalton, OH 44133

Job Openings with the North Royalton School District
Are you or a neighbor looking for work? If yes, then check out the North Royalton School District Employment page at:
http://www.applitrack.com/nrcs/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?all=1

Have a great week!

Dan Langshaw
North Royalton School Board Member
440-785-4240
www.danlangshaw.com

“Putting Students First”