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November 2011 School levies and issues

Here's the list of school levies and issues from around the state that will appear on ballots this November 8th, 2011.

County School District New/Renewal
Adams Adams County/Ohio Valley LSD N
Allen Bath LSD R
Allen Perry LSD R
Allen Perry LSD  
Allen Shawnee LSD R
Allen Spencerville LSD R
Ashland Ashland CSD R
Ashland Hillsdale LSD R
Ashtabula Ashtabula Area CSD R
Ashtabula Geneva Area CSD N
Ashtabula Grand Valley LSD N
Auglaize Minster LSD R
Belmont Bellaire CSD LSD R
Belmont Bellaire CSD LSD N
Butler Fairfield CSD N
Butler Lakota LSD N
Clark Northwestern LSD R
Clark Tecumseh LSD R
Clermont West Clermont LSD N
Clinton Blanchester LSD N
Clinton Wilmington CSD R
Columbiana United LSD N
Coshocton Coshocton CSD R
Crawford Wynford LSD N
Cuyahoga Bedford CSD N
Cuyahoga Berea CSD N
Cuyahoga Cleveland Heights-University Heights CSD N
Cuyahoga Cuyahoga Heights LSD N
Cuyahoga Euclid CSD N
Cuyahoga Garfield Heights CSD N
Cuyahoga Independence LSD R
Cuyahoga North Royalton CSD R
Cuyahoga Olmsted Falls CSD N
Cuyahoga Orange CSD N
Cuyahoga Strongsville CSD R
Darke Greenville CSD N
Defiance Ayersville LSD R
Delaware Buckeye Valley LSD N
Delaware Delaware CSD N
Erie Vermilion LSD N
Fairfield Fairfield Union LSD R
Fairfield Lancaster CSD N
Fairfield Walnut Township LSD R
Franklin Canal Winchester LSD R
Franklin Dublin CSD N
Franklin Groveport Madison LSD N
Franklin Hilliard CSD N
Franklin Westerville CSD N
Fulton Evergreen LSD N
Fulton Gorham Fayette LSD R
Fulton Pike-Delta-York LSD R
Geauga Cardinal LSD N
Geauga Newbury LSD R
Geauga West Geauga LSD N
Greene Beavercreek CSD N
Greene Greeneview LSD N
Greene Xenia Community CSD N
Guernsey Cambridge CSD N
Guernsey East Guernsey LSD N
Guernsey Rolling Hills LSD R
Hamilton Cincinnati CSD N
Hamilton Madeira CSD N
Hamilton Mt Healthy CSD N
Hamilton Northwest LSD N
Hamilton Three Rivers LSD R
Hardin Ada EVSD N
Hardin Riverdale LSD N
Henry Patrick Henry LSD N
Holmes East Holmes LSD N
Huron Monroeville LSD R
Huron Norwalk CSD R
Jefferson Edison LSD N
Knox East Knox LSD N
Knox Fredericktown LSD ?
Knox Mount Vernon CSD R
Lake Fairport Harbor EVSD N
Lake Kirtland LSD N
Lake Riverside LSD N
Lake Wickliffe CSD N
Lake Willoughby-Eastlake CSD N
Licking North Fork LSD N
Licking Northridge LSD ?
Licking Northridge LSD N
Logan Bellefontaine CSD R
Logan Bellefontaine CSD R
Lorain Avon LSD N
Lorain Clearview LSD R
Lorain Lorain County JVSD N
Lorain Lorain CSD N
Lorain North Ridgeville CSD N
Lorain Oberlin CSD N
Lorain Oberlin CSD R
Lucas Maumee CSD N
Lucas Ottawa Hills LSD N
Lucas Washington LSD N
Madison London CSD N
Mahoning Canfield LSD N
Mahoning Western Reserve LSD R
Marion Elgin LSD R
Marion Pleasant LSD R
Marion Ridgedale LSD R
Marion River Valley LSD N
Marion Tri-Rivers JVSD R
Marion Tri-Rivers JVSD N
Medina Black River LSD ?
Medina Black River LSD N
Medina Cloverleaf LSD N
Medina Wadsworth CSD N
Mercer Fort Recovery LSD N
Miami Miami East LSD N
Miami Piqua CSD N
Miami Tipp CSD EVSD R
Monroe Switzerland Of Ohio LSD R
Montgomery Huber Heights CSD N
Montgomery Jefferson Township LSD R
Montgomery Kettering CSD R
Montgomery Mad River LSD N
Montgomery Northmont CSD N
Montgomery Northridge LSD N
Montgomery Vandalia-Butler CSD ?
Montgomery West Carrollton CSD N
Ottawa Benton Carroll Salem LSD N
Ottawa Genoa Area LSD N
Paulding Antwerp LSD R
Pickaway Teays Valley LSD N
Portage Aurora CSD R
Portage Crestwood LSD R
Portage Field LSD N
Portage Streetsboro CSD R
Portage Waterloo LSD N
Preble College Corner N
Preble Tri-County North LSD R
Preble Tri-County North LSD N
Preble Twin Valley Community LSD R
Richland Clear Fork Valley LSD ?
Richland Lexington LSD N
Richland Lucas LSD R
Richland Lucas LSD R
Richland Plymouth-Shiloh LSD R
Richland Shelby CSD R
Sandusky Clyde-Green Springs EVSD N
Sandusky Woodmore LSD N
Seneca Old Fort LSD ?
Seneca Tiffin CSD N
Shelby Botkins LSD N
Stark Canton CSD N
Stark Lake LSD N
Stark Minerva LSD R
Stark Osnaburg LSD N
Stark Sandy Valley LSD R
Summit Akron CSD N
Summit Barberton CSD N
Summit Copley-Fairlawn CSD R
Summit Nordonia Hills CSD N
Summit Norton CSD R
Summit Stow-Munroe Falls CSD N
Summit Woodridge LSD N
Trumbull Howland LSD N
Trumbull Lakeview LSD R
Trumbull Weathersfield LSD N
Tuscarawas Dover CSD N
Tuscarawas New Philadelphia CSD R
Tuscarawas Strasburg-Franklin LSD R
Union North Union LSD R
Van Wert Crestview LSD R
Van Wert Crestview LSD R
Warren Carlisle LSD N
Warren Lebanon CSD N
Warren Little Miami LSD N
Washington Warren LSD N
Williams Bryan CSD R
Williams Bryan CSD N
Williams Edon-Northwest LSD ?
Williams Montpelier EVSD N
Williams Stryker LSD N
Wood Lake LSD N

In Ohio, Charter School Expansion By Income, Not Performance

For over a decade, Ohio law has dictated where charter schools can open. Expansion was unlimited in Lucas County (the “pilot district” for charters) and in the “Ohio 8” urban districts (Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, and Youngstown). But, in any given year, charters could open up in any other district that was classified as a “challenged district,” as measured by whether the district received a state “report card” rating of “academic watch” or “academic emergency.” This is a performance-based standard.

Under this system, there was of course very rapid charter proliferation in Lucas County and the “Ohio 8” districts. Only a small number of other districts (around 20-30 per year) “met” the performance-based standard. As a whole, the state’s current charter law was supposed to “open up” districts for charter schools when the districts are not doing well.

Starting next year, the state is adding a fourth criterion: Any district with a “performance index” in the bottom five percent for the state will also be open for charter expansion. Although this may seem like a logical addition, in reality, the change offends basic principles of both fairness and educational measurement.

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