Week of May 2, 2022

With the legislature still on spring recess, Facts in a Flash will resume next week when they return.

Posted by Nicole Piscitani on 5/05/2022

Attendance Awareness Campaign

Attendance Works and its national partners are launching the 10th annual Attendance Awareness Campaign webinar series for 2022. The free, four-part series will emphasize the power of using chronic absence data to recover from challenges heightened by the pandemic.

CommunicationPlus - May 2022

Celebrate seniors: Tips for social media and local recognition

Graduation is a rite of passage for students and a chance to demonstrate their dedication and achievement.

It is and always has been a cause for celebration, representing the conclusion of 12 years or more of school attendance and work, and is perhaps the last milestone of childhood. It should therefore be celebrated with the appropriate level of fanfare.

Celebrating in real life

Oral arguments in U.S. Supreme Court case on school prayer

Last Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in the case of Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, which asks whether it is constitutional for school employees to pray on school grounds, at a school event, with students and other members of the school community present.

Week of April 25, 2022

State Board of Education
The State Board of Education voted to advance the following candidates to a second-round interview:

  • Stephen Dackin, former state board vice president, by a 17-2 vote;
  • Larry Hook, superintendent, Springboro Community City, by a 14-5 vote;
  • Thomas L. Hosler II, superintendent, Perrysburg EV, by a 13-6 vote.

The second-round interviews will be held during the May 9-10 board meeting.

Week of April 18, 2022

Redistricting
A federal court panel issued an opinion directing the Ohio Redistricting Commission to approve a new set of state legislative maps by May 28, or the panel will order the use of the commission’s third set of previously approved maps for use in the Aug. 2 primary.

Governor activity
Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill (HB) 126, which modifies the board of revision (BOR) process by doing the following:

New email management training modules

The Ohio Electronic Records Committee (OhioERC) recently pushed out a new online training series for state and local governmental officials and employees. The training provides information and best practices on managing email as a public record and includes four training modules:

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