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Just a reminder my next monthly constituent coffee is this Thursday, June 16th at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Road in North Royalton from 6pm to 8pm. I hold these coffees in order to stay in touch with fellow residents and listen to their feedback one on one. There is no appointment necessary. Simply stop by and talk to me. Hope to see you there! Read More…
The biennial budget (HB 153)for the State of Ohio has been passed by the Ohio House and the Ohio Senate. It goes to a conference committee between the two legislative chambers. Please keep contacting the lawmakers from our area. But also here is how to contact those who have a direct effect on the process before the bill is finalized by June 30, 2011:
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Congratulations to all our Graduates in the North Royalton High School Class of 2011!!!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
You’re on your own.
And you know what you know.
You are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
—Dr. Seuss
I just wanted to give you an update on the State Budget. Preliminary reports regarding the Senate’s substitute budget bill (HB 153) indicate that the following will be included:
• Restoration, for all districts, FY2011 levels of state foundation formula funding (minus stimulus dollars) for both FY2012 and FY2013.
• A $17/pupil award for all districts in which report card rankings were excellent or excellent with distinction.
• Removal of most of the language mirroring provisions in S. B. 5.
• Removal of most of the language inserted by the House that would liberalize charter and voucher authority.
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As a U.S. Army Veteran, I just want to personally thank all those who have served or are 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.
Good Evening:
Just a reminder my next monthly constituent coffee is this Thursday, May 26th at the French Quarter Café located at 5540 Wallings Road in North Royalton from 6pm to 8pm. I hold these coffees in order to stay in touch with fellow residents and listen to their feedback one on one. There is no appointment necessary. Simply stop by and talk to me. Hope to see you there!
OPPONENT TESTIMONY ON HB 153 BY
DAN LANGSHAW
NORTH ROYALTON SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
BEFORE THE
OHIO SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
May 17, 2011
Chairman Widener, Vice Chair Jones, Ranking Member Skindell, and committee members. Thank you for the opportunity to testify on Amended Substitute House Bill (Am. Sub. HB) 153 the State Operating Budget. My name is Dan Langshaw and I am member of the North Royalton School Board.
On behalf of my school district and the over 4,700 students in our community that we serve, I am here to express opposition to Am. Sub HB 153 in its’ current form. Back on April 7, 2011 I gave testimony on HB 153 and its devastating funding loss to the North Royalton City School District of almost $5 million in the next biennial budget. This amounts to a total percentage cut of 38% in state funding.
My district has met every state and federal accountability measure imposed upon us, and our students continue to achieve at the highest of levels. Our school district continues to rank high in performance with one of the lowest cost per pupil expenditures in the entire county. In May 2009 our community stepped up during one of the toughest recessions since the Great Depression to pass a 6.2 mil levy because they value public education! Our community has done all that they can do, yet their reward is the state failing to do their fair share. The Governor may claim to be holding the line on taxes at the state level, but his actions are clearly passing the greater tax burden onto local communities like the North Royalton City School District.
The budget that was approved by the House made minor changes to the governor’s original proposal. In the most recent version, my district stands to lose $4.6 million rather than $4.9 million which will still have a profound negative impact on our district. We appreciate the effort that was made in the House in regards to State Foundation Aid; however it does not go far enough to address the issues that still remain with funding public education in our state.
Attached in my testimony today is a resolution from my board that was recently unanimously approved opposing these funding cuts. In our resolution we urge the legislature to not penalize our district and like districts while offering increases to other districts. We also urge the state legislature to focus on including a reduction cap of 20% or less on the total state funding districts received in fiscal 2011. This includes not only state foundation aid, but the tangible personal property reimbursement and utility KwH reimbursement as well.
In closing, Senators it is our hope that the Senate Finance Committee will support an amendment similar to the one introduced on the floor of the House by Representative Mike Dovilla to HB 153, that will address the issues I have just mentioned. Until that happens, we will remain in opposition to Am. Sub HB 153.
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you. I am happy to answer any questions you may have.
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If you have any friends or neighbors who would like to receive my weekly e-mail updates please let me know and I will be sure to add them to my e-mail list. I am working hard to make sure all those in our district are kept informed what’s happening with the School Board and the North Royalton School District.
Below are the links to the Audio Recording and Minutes of the April Regular School Board Meeting:
Audio Tape
http://www.northroyaltonsd.org/external/audio/041111RegMtg.mp3
Minutes
http://www.northroyaltonsd.org/public/files/boardminutes041111.pdf
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Happy Mother’s Day!
LAST WEEK IN YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
On May 4th attended the SCENE Meeting about governor’s proposed budget and impact North Royalton School District. Governor Kasich’s Budget Proposal would cost North Royalton School District almost 5 Million Dollars in the next Biennium Budget. Our district will take a devastating hit from the Governor’s budget if nothing of significance changes. The SCENE was hosted by Superintendent Ed Vittardi and Treasurer Rich McIntosh who both discussed how the state funding cuts will impact our district.I just want to thank all those who were able to attend. Read More…
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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.
