State Board of Ed 2012 Results

In the 7 races for State Board of education, 4 pro-public education candidates won.

Ann Jacobs defeat former OSU QB and Kasich appointee Stanley Jackson handily 65-35. Both Mary Rose Oakar and Stephanie Dodd also handily beat their opponents 63-37 and 60-24-15 respectively, with Michael Collins narrowly defeated his 2 opponents to be reelected.

Bryan Williams, Jeff Hardin, both incumbents defeated their pro-public education opponents. To round out the results, Sarah Fowler, a home-school graduate was also elected.

The State board of education has a lot of work to do, as the Dispatch notes

The new board has some heavy lifting to do in the coming year, starting with the hiring of a state superintendent. The post has been vacant since early August, when Stan Heffner resigned after an ethics probe.

The board also must fix state-issued report cards that have been manipulated by false data submitted by school districts, and oversee implementation of Ohio’s third-grade reading guarantee and more-rigorous curriculum standards.

Let's hope the pro public education voices are listened to. We'll be watching closely.

August 7th 2012 school levy results

Here are the results of the August 7th 2012 school levy elections, currently reported.

The passage rate is very similar to those of the 2011 August attempts. August ballots are no place for school levies it seems, unless there's significant urgency.

Meanwhile, as school struggle with the ongoing state budget cuts, Ohio should finish fiscal year 2013 with a $408 million surplus.

New renewal	Failed	Passed	Pass %
New	23	5	17.9%
Renewal	1	6	85.7%
Over all	24	11	31.4%

Here's the full list of results.

District	County	For	Against	Result	N/R
Ashtabula Area City	Ashtabula	42.27%	57.73%	Failed	New
Barberton City	Summit	42.93%	57.07%	Failed	New
Bethel Local	Miami	57.00%	43.00%	Passed	Renewal
Bethel Local	Miami	52.00%	48.00%	Passed	New
Brecksville-Broadview	Cuyahoga	73.89%	26.11%	Passed	Renewal
Bryan City	Williams	36.53%	63.47%	Failed	New
Buckeye Local	Medina	62.82%	37.18%	Passed	New
Buckeye Valley Local	Delaware	27.94%	72.06%	Failed	New
Chardon Local	Geauga	39.90%	60.10%	Failed	New
Clear Fork Valley Local	Richland	52.54%	47.46%	Passed	New
Clyde-Green Springs	Sandusky	43.07%	56.93%	Failed	New
Columbiana EV	Columbiana	30.72%	69.28%	Failed	New
Coventry Local	Summit	46.71%	53.29%	Failed	New
Dalton Local	Wayne	55.95%	44.05%	Passed	Renewal
East Holmes Local	Holmes	36.02%	63.98%	Failed	New
Edon Northwest Local	Williams	38.01%	61.99%	Failed	New
Geneva Area City	Ashtabula	39.59%	60.41%	Failed	New
Green Local	Scioto	47.38%	52.62%	Failed	New
Groveport-Madison	Franklin	70.59%	29.41%	Passed	New
Jackson Center Local	Shelby	49.89%	50.11%	Failed	New
Jefferson Area Local	Ashtabula	18.81%	81.19%	Failed	New
Lake Local	Wood	52.39%	47.61%	Passed	New
Louisville City	Stark	39.82%	60.18%	Failed	New
Madison Local	Lake	27.63%	72.37%	Failed	New
Margaretta Local	Erie	53.92%	46.08%	Passed	Renewal
Monroe Local	Butler	48.18%	51.82%	Failed	New
North Fork Local	Licking	28.14%	71.86%	Failed	Renewal
Northmont City	Montgomery	68.18%	31.82%	Passed	Renewal
Osnaburg Local	Stark	14.12%	85.88%	Failed	New
Swanton Local	Fulton	54.17%	45.83%	Passed	Renewal
Tipp City EV	Miami	37.00%	63.00%	Failed	New
Tri-Village Local	Darke	33.88%	66.12%	Failed	New
Vandalia-Butler City	Montgomery	44.21%	55.79%	Failed	New
Woodridge Local	Summit	48.65%	51.35%	Failed	New
Xenia Community City	Greene	26.27%	73.73%	Failed	New

Kasich failed leadership test

Leadership isn't deciding if everyone should have cake or ice-cream for dessert, it's making the right decision when the decision is tough, and especially when it needs to be made quickly. John Kasich failed that test.

When the scandal surrounding Stan Heffner, who the Inspector general accused of theft in office, pay to play and perjury, broke, the Governor failed to act.

Heffner had been under fire by some critics to resign, but Ohio Gov. John Kasich wasn't one of them. A spokesman for Gov. Kasich said Heffner should not lose his job. "He is doing a very good job as superintendent, but using official resources the way he did and demonstrating that kind of bad judgment is unacceptable," Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said in an email to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Certainly some action is warranted, but right now it's the governor's own opinion that dismissal seems too far."

The pressure from every other quarter however mounted, culminating in Stan Heffner resigning, Saturday 4th, August. Here's the Governor's response to this news

Kasich referred to the resignation as a "retirement" in a statement on Saturday, and called the decision "the right one." He said Heffner's "mistakes in judgment were unfortunate, but I respect him for always putting Ohio's students above everything else, including his own interests."

The Governor in just a matter of days, switches his position. On the 2nd August, removing Stan Heffner was "too far", just 2 days later it was "the right one".

Failures of leadership don't get easier to see than this.

School levies on the August 2012 ballot

Here are the school levies and issues that will appear on the August 7th, 2012 special election ballots.

There are 26 requests for new monies (including bonds) and 9 renewal requests.

There are 2 bond issues, 1 combined bond and tax levy issue, 4 income tax issues, 1 combined bond and income tax issue, 1 combined income and tax levy issue and 26 tax levy issues. That makes a total of 35 school financing issues in total

County	District	Type	N/R
Ashtabula	Ashtabula Area CSD	Tax Levy	New
Ashtabula	Geneva Area CSD	Tax Levy	New
Ashtabula	Jefferson Area LSD	Tax Levy	New
Butler	Monroe LSD	Tax Levy	New
Columbiana	Columbiana EVSD	Bond	New
Cuyahoga	Brecksville-Broadview Heights CSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Darke	Tri-Village LSD	Tax Levy	New
Delaware	Buckeye Valley LSD	Income Tax & Bond	New
Erie	Margaretta LSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Franklin	Groveport-Madison LSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Fulton	Swanton LSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Geauga	Chardon LSD	Tax Levy	New
Greene	Xenia Community CSD	Income Tax	New
Hamilton	Lockland LSD	Tax Levy	New
Holmes	East Holmes LSD	Tax Levy	New
Lake	Madison LSD	Tax Levy	New
Licking	North Fork LSD	Income Tax	Renew
Medina	Buckeye LSD	Tax Levy	New
Miami	Bethel LSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Miami	Bethel LSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Miami	Tipp City EVSD	Tax Levy	New
Montgomery	Northmont CSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Montgomery	Vandalia-Butler CSD	Tax Levy	New
Richland	Clear Fork Valley LSD	Income Tax	New
Sandusky	Clyde-Green Springs EVSD	Tax Levy	New
Scioto	Green LSD	Tax Levy	New
Shelby	Jackson Center LSD	Income Tax	New
Stark	Louisville CSD	Tax Levy	New
Summit	Coventry LSD	Bond and Tax Levy	New
Summit	Barberton CSD	Tax Levy	New
Summit	Woodridge LSD	Tax Levy	New
Wayne	Dalton LSD	Tax Levy	Renew
Williams	Bryan CSD	Bond	New
Williams	Edon Northwest LSD	Income Tax and Tax Levy	New
Wood	Lake LSD	Tax Levy	New

Here are the levy results for the August 2011 special election. 8 of 25 issues were approved. All renewal and replacement requests passed, with just 4 of 21 new requests.

August 2nd, 2011 complete levy results

Below, sorted by county, you will find the latest provisional school levy results for the August 2nd, 2011 Ohio local elections.

As you can see it was another difficult night for school funding. with just 8 of 25 issues being approved by the voters. All renewal and replacement requests passed, along with just 4 of 21 new requests.

August 2011 Levy Results