PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCACY UPDATE. October 15, 2015

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1 PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCACY UPDATE October 15, 2015

2 BUTLER COUNTY Edgewood City Schools Fairfield City Schools Hamilton City Schools Lakota Local Schools Madison Local Schools Middletown City Schools Monroe Local Schools Little Miami Local Schools Ross Local Schools Talawanda Local School WARREN COUNTY Kings Local Schools Little Miami Local Schools Mason City Schools Springboro Community Schools CLERMONT COUNTY Batavia Local Schools Bethel-Tate Local Schools Goshen Local Schools Milford Exempted Village New Richmond Exempted West Clermont Local Schools Williamsburg Local Schools Educational Service Centers in all four counties HAMILTON COUNTY Cincinnati Public Schools Deer Park Community City Schools Finneytown Local Schools Forest Hills Schools Indian Hill Schools Lockland Local Schools Loveland City Schools Madeira City Schools Mariemont City Schools Mt. Healthy City Schools North College Hill City Schools Northwest Local Schools Norwood City Schools Oak Hills Local Schools Princeton City Schools Reading Community Schools St. Bernard/Elmwood Place Schools Southwest Local Schools Sycamore Community Schools Three Rivers Local Schools Wyoming City Schools Winton Woods Schools

4 SURVEY RESULTS Thinking about academic testing and the current amount that is required by the State to measure performance... Would you say it helps students, has no effect or hurts students? 50% 40% 30% Helps No Effect 20% 42% Hurts 10% 0% 27% 24% 8% Unsure Southwest Ohio Public Education Survey Fallon Research and Associates, May 2015

5 SURVEY RESULTS: PARENTS Thinking about academic testing and the current amount that is required by the State to measure performance... Would you say it helps students, has no effect or hurts students? 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 24% 22% 49% 5% Helps No Effect Hurts Unsure Southwest Ohio Public Education Survey Fallon Research and Associates, May 2015

6 Do you agree or disagree that the policy decisions made at the state level are in the best interests of our students? 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 37% 55% Strongly/Somewhat Agree Somewhat/Strongly Disagree Unsure 10% 0% 8% Southwest Ohio Public Education Survey Fallon Research and Associates, May 2015

7 SURVEY RESULTS Percentage of respondents that feel the most innovative program ideas that create the greatest opportunities for student success come from teachers. 63% Southwest Ohio Public Education Survey Fallon Research and Associates, May 2015

8 SURVEY RESULTS 83% of respondents AGREE that the State Legislature should reduce the amount of mandates and demands it places on public schools, and give more control to communities and local school boards. 67% of the respondents AGREE that increased mandates and demands placed on public schools by the State Legislature have excessively burdened local taxpayers. 63% of respondents DISAGREE that increased mandates and demands placed on public schools by the State Legislature have been helpful to increase student achievement and improve academic performance. Southwest Ohio Public Education Survey Fallon Research and Associates, May 2015

9 SURVEY RESULTS 94% of respondents AGREE that privately-operated charter schools that receive public tax dollars should be held to the same standards for transparency and accountability as public schools. 62% of respondents DISAGREE or STRONGLY DISAGREE that a portion of local tax levy funds approved by voters for public schools should be shared with for-profit charter and online schools. Southwest Ohio Public Education Survey Fallon Research and Associates, May 2015

10 MILFORD EVSD VS. CHARTER SCHOOLS School (2014 SCHOOL YEAR) Perf. Index State Funding per Pupil Total Transferred MILFORD EVSD B $2,764 $739,346 Ohio Virtual Academy C $6,580 $229,171 ECOT D $6,819 $206,347 Ohio Connections Academy C $6,435 $134,191 Alternative Education Acad. D $6,753 $9,307 Buckeye On-Line School C $6,772 $5,515 Virtual Community School D $6,965 $13,443 Summit Acad. Cincinnati D $13,285 $52,451 Insight School of Ohio C $6,268 $9,192 Alliance Academy-Cincinnati D $6,843 $5,972 Source: knowyourcharter.com

11 LOCAL IMPACT Local funds beyond state funds transferred to charter schools in 2014 $739,346 Average amount transferred to a charter school for one student = $7,000 Amount from the Milford Exempted Village School District for each student = $4,200

12 THE POLITICS OF OHIO EDUCATION Ohio has long had problems with its charters, but these problems are disproportionately based in the for-profit charter operators of online and dropout recovery schools. That industry is dominated by two companies: White Hat Management, owned by David Brennan, and Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT), owned by William Lager. Brennan and Lager have donated more than $6 million since 1998, and during that same 17-year period, their companies have received $1.76 billion from Ohio taxpayers. According to Stephen Dyer, an education policy fellow at Innovation Ohio, one out of every four charter dollars ever spent by Ohio taxpayers go to Lager or Brennan. Inside Politics, July 2015

13 THE POLITICS OF OHIO EDUCATION Charter school operators have pumped a lot of cash into lawmakers re-election committees more than $90,000 in the past two months from one operator alone forcing questions about what exactly they re getting for their money. Enquirer Editorial Board 8/23/2015

14 THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT CAN INFLUENCE COLUMBUS

15 THE ISSUES AT HAND Increased local control of our schools Dramatic reduction in mandates (funded or unfunded) Dramatic reduction in testing (for the wrong reasons) Appropriate State support for PUBLIC education Charter school accountability Hold accountable: Legislators: Senator Joe Uecker Representative John Becker The Ohio Department of Education State Superintendent Governor

16 WHAT IS NEXT FOR MILFORD SCHOOLS? Engage our community in discussions about our schools and public advocacy efforts Collaborate with our entire school community to develop an agenda for school advocacy Create a citizen s committee chaired by the superintendent to develop action plans for this agenda Partner with other school districts in the region and state Become a voice for our children

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