Week of August 28, 2023

Governor’s Announcements
Governor DeWine announced the members of the Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group this week. The Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group was formed earlier this month in the wake of the fatal accident in Clark County involving a vehicle colliding with a school bus. The 14 Governor Appointees are:

• Andy Wilson, Director, Ohio Department of Public Safety;
• Jeff Dornbusch, Vice President, Benton Carroll Salem School Board;
• Carolyn Everidge-Frey, Senior Executive Director, Center for Advancing Professional Supports, Ohio Department of Education;
• Dean Fadel, President, Ohio Insurance Institute;
• Judith French, Director, Ohio Department of Insurance;
• Paul Imhoff, Director of Government Relations, Buckeye Association of School Administrators;
• Col. Charles Jones, Superintendent, Ohio State Highway Patrol;
• Jack Marchbanks, Director, Ohio Department of Transportation;
• Jessica Mead, Parent;
• Erin Reed, Assistant Policy Director, Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine;
• Davida Russell, School Bus Driver, South Euclid Lyndhurst City;
• Robert Widener, President, Ohio School Bus Mechanics Association;
• Chris Woolard, Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ohio Department of Education;
• Jingzhen Yang, MPH, PhD, Principal Investigator, Center for Injury Research & Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital.

For Gov. DeWine’s announcement and details on what the working group will be examining with school bus safety click here.

Auditor Of State Levy Webinar
OSBA and OASBA held a webinar to explain what was included in the Auditor of State’s levy guidance and how it impacts the roles of board members, superintendents and treasurers conducting bond issue and levy campaigns. To watch a recording of the webinar click here.