In photos: Spring region conferences
Check out photos from the regional conference held across Ohio this spring.
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PDQ November 2017
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Week of Oct. 9, 2017
House Education and Career Readiness Committee
The committee heard sponsor testimony from Reps. John Patterson (D-Jefferson) and Sarah LaTourette (R-Chesterland) on House Bill (HB) 318. The bill seeks to define certain qualifications and responsibilities for school resource officers.
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case on Public-Sector Union Agency Fees
In 1977, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education that public-sector unions may be allowed to charge non-members an agency fee, also known as “fair-share.” These fees must be used strictly for the union’s overhead and administrative costs, such as the expenses incurred in negotiating contracts that benefit and apply to all employees, including those who are not dues-paying members of the union.
Current Open Bus Bids
LEGAL NOTICE
Week of October 2, 2017
This week was extremely light for education-related legislative activity.
Senate Judiciary Committee
USDAN Newsletter - Fall 2017
Learning Styles and Outcomes
by Steve Horton, board and management services consultant
Dr. Tesia Marshik, associate professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse, makes some very intriguing points about the way we learn. I recently watched a video of Marshik speaking to a group of educators. She challenged their notions about individual learning styles.
CommunicationPlus - October 2017
Guidelines for safe and effective interactions with students, parents and community members
Along with school supply lists and immunization notices, parents in many school districts are getting other important reminders in their children’s back-to-school packet about expectations and guidelines for interactions between staff, volunteers and students.
National Bullying Prevention Month
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, which was created with the goal of transforming a society that accepts bullying into one that recognizes that bullying can be addressed through education and support. It’s a great time for your school community to raise awareness of bullying and its consequences, and to promote your bullying prevention efforts.