Call to Order
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
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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
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