Transportation safety tips
This page contains transportation safety tips that can be used to enhance the safety of the school district transportation operation.
VTS subscribers may use these alerts as distributed documents for their staff, or might consider using these as the agenda for a transportation safety meeting.
For further information or assistance with any of these articles, please contact one of the transportation team members at OSBA.
Spring safety tips (March 2019)
10th annual Ohio human trafficking awareness day
Ohio’s 10th annual human trafficking awareness day will be held this year on Feb. 28. The event provides an opportunity to hear from advocates around Ohio with the shared mission of ending human trafficking in Ohio. Each year, the event features a different focus. This year's focus is on the opioid crisis and how it impacts and elevates the risk of human trafficking in Ohio.
Continue the journey to better board service
Set a course to build your leadership skills and grow as an advocate for your district with the 2019 series of board service workshops.
Ohio’s 2019 Minimum Wage
Ohio’s minimum wage rate has increased as of Jan. 1, 2019. The new rate for non-tipped employees is $8.55 per hour, a 25 cent increase from the former rate of $8.30 per hour.
Restructuring at the Ohio Department of Education
In conjunction with its five-year strategic plan, Each Child Our Future, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) is restructuring its operations.
PDQ February 2019
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Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Students pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech.
Records retention for schools
Records retention is the process school districts use to manage the records that are created and flow through a school district.