Organizational outlook
Intended for those who want to learn more about the presenting organizations’ programs and viewpoints. All sessions will be held in room C 123-125.
Monday, 9 a.m.
Transforming pre-K-12 education in Ohio
Ohio's superintendent of public instruction and State Board of Education president share the latest news on education reform from the state level. The majority of the session focuses on answering questions and discussing district issues.
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Monday, 2 p.m.
Education funding in Ohio - tough choices
The Ohio Grantmakers Forum, KnowledgeWorks Foundation and Thomas B. Fordham Institute conducted an analysis on how the state should allocate shrinking education dollars in the next biennial budget. Hear their potential recommendations about future budget priorities.
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Monday, 3:30 p.m.
Engaged parents - your best resource
Parent involvement is key to making every child's potential a reality. When schools include parents in making decisions about their children's education and school policies, everybody wins. Learn from the Ohio PTA how meaningful parent involvement correlates to student success.
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Tuesday, 9 a.m.
The role of ESCs in Ohio public education reform
The Ohio Educational Service Center Association (OESCA) and Muskingum Valley ESC representative discuss how Ohio's network of ESCs can build state and school district capacity to ensure the successful implementation and long-term sustainability of state and federal education reform initiatives.
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Tuesday, 2 p.m.
School funding - not business as usual
A structure is in place to move toward a constitutional system of school funding. Since the state revenues are in decline, where do we go from here? The Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding shares its perspective on the future.
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Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
School funding - now what?
The Alliance of High Quality Education shares a perspective of what has happened in the last two years regarding school funding and a projection of what to expect based upon the results of the November election.
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Wednesday, 9 a.m.
Ohio leads the way!
This OASBO session leads you through the process that helped Ohio become the first state to adopt professional standards for school treasurers and business managers. In 2009, HB 1 created a subcommittee of the Ohio Educator Standards Board to develop and recommend standards for school business officials. The subcommittee and a larger group of volunteers from OASBO and other education stakeholder organizations, worked hard to create the standards over the past year. Hear an overview of the new standards and what it can mean for your district.
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