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Welcome and comments on the end of 2015 a. Last meeting in October b. Election results, new School Board Members Plans for 2016 a. Plan to make Raider Strong meetings meaningful and useful for Reynoldsburg residents 1. February 25th Meeting: A.J. Wagner Ohio School Board Member (Front Fellowship Hall…note that this is a Thursday and not a Tuesday) 2. March 29th: Cyber Safety 3. April/May: Bullying 4. Possibly having Brenda Kimble the Youngstown Board of Education President to discuss multiple issues 5. Asking for the public to give ideas for future meetings 6. Would like to find a student who is interested in recording Raider Strong meetings Kevin Griffin: Guest Speaker Dublin City Schools Video of Kevin Griffin's presentation: a. Discussion based around testing b. MAP Test immediate results given with useful data c. Discussion that the Common Core tests are not valid and reliable d. Value Added to judge teachers on OTES (Ohio Teacher’s Evaluation System) is not valid e. Efforts to educate parents how the tests are impacting both students and teachers _ Business a. Financial Statement 1. Open Enrollment Report 2. 3.6 million we have averaged every year 3. Enrollment continues to grow as teachers who are staffed declines
its initial stages of activity, totaling $900.When the contributions were received, we understood that such contributions were allowable when made to community organizations whose mission was to support excellence and high quality education in the Reynoldsburg Schools, and in doing so restore the faith of parents and teachers in our schools. Questions have been raised about the propriety of the contributions received from Friends of Reynoldsburg Schools.Raider Strong vigorously believes that the contributions were valid and were neither made nor received with any questionable purpose.Thus Raider Strong disagrees with the questioning of these donations. Raider Strong’s executive board has been a good steward of monies donated to us.No endorsed candidate was monetarily supported by Raider Strong, and all costs for Raider Strong activities have since been recouped through contributions of generous community supporters.As a result, the initial contribution amount of $900 remains in our account.In the interest of this issue not becoming a distraction from our vision, the executive board has elected to donate $900 back to the Friends of Reynoldsburg Schools fund. Raider Strong deeply thanks our supporters, and will continue to move forward to engage the community in ways that will foster and improve excellence in the Reynoldsburg Schools and strive to open communications between the School District, the City of Reynoldsburg and the citizens of Reynoldsburg.” 5. Adjourn Let's plaster Reynoldsburg with DUNLAP, TRUEX AND WHITMAN SIGNS AND BUTTONS! Copy or download this sign to place in your car windows. Buttons will be available at the September 15th BOE and Sept 22nd Raider Strong meetings. Let's drive and go all around Reynoldsburg proudly informing that Dunlap, Truexx and Whitman are the candidates that we support. ![]()
As we head into a new school year, we welcome all of our teachers, support staff and building administrators. Raider Strong will continue to advocate for our children, schools and community.
Keep in mind that our schools have lost a large percentage of educators over the past 2 years. Stop by our tent at the Tomato Festival to discuss this topic as well as others that are important to our children and community. Raider Strong Looking Ahead to November
Reynoldsburg, Ohio, June 29, 2015: Raider Strong, a local education-friendly community activist group, is looking to endorse candidates for the upcoming November election. Raider Strong is looking to endorse both school board candidates and city wide positions, and is seeking education-friendly candidates who have the community and its youth in mind. The group will be conducting interviews on August 4th. If you are interested in seeking an endorsement, please e-mail Sabrina Gray, co-secretary, at ssgray22@hotmail.com. “We are looking to endorse candidates on both the schools and the city side who are willing to make educated decisions that take into consideration both our community and our children,” said Louis Salvati, acting president. “Both arms of local government should be working hand-in-hand to protect the quality of our education while building an environment where our youth will grow and thrive.” Raider Strong is a non-profit Political Action Group that was created to support excellence and high quality education in the Reynoldsburg City School District. Our vision is to foster an open relationship between the community, teachers, the administration, and the Board of Education in Reynoldsburg in support of our mission in the hopes of creating a high quality educational system in which all children achieve their educational goals. Raider Strong meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., at Messiah Lutheran Church in Reynoldsburg. For more information, contact Sabrina Gray at ssgray22@hotmail.com or Louis Salvati at lksalvati@gmail.com. Raider Strong is looking to endorse school board candidates and city wide positions on August 4th. If you are interested please email Sabrina Gray at ssgray22@hotmail.com.
As we enter into the warmer months, spending more time outdoors, we know that everyone in the city of Reynoldsburg will be using area parks for their enjoyment. Please join Raider Strong in Reynoldsburg's Community Clean Up Saturday, June 6th at JFK Park. We will meet at 8:45 a.m. wearing our Raider Strong T-shirts, and help the city as it canvasses public areas for trash pick up. You can stay for an hour, two, three, four, or whatever you can donate! Family members are also more than welcome to join us. Let's show our community pride and join together -- Raider Strong -- to help clean up our local parks! You can sign up at Sign Up Genius online. Please visit the following link to sign up for the event! Or just show up the morning of the event!. Thank you in advance for your time! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4aadab2aa1fa7-reynoldsburg |
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