Why have a meeting to discuss the meeting? They will not mail employee checks home over the summer to save money, yet the will meet to discuss what they will meet to vote on the 25th. Does the public know that board members are paid for each meeting they attend. It costs the taxpayer around 16,000 dollars a year for the board members to meet. Yet, it will only cost around 1,300 in postage for the summer on 450 plus teachers. Where could you save more......I don't know....let's say....one board meeting a month
Denise Dick, Why do you and the editor's print lies. I have inside sources that teach at East High School. They have showed me the social studies scores. Last year they had 38% passage of the social studies OGT. This year those numbers went to 58%. The computes to over 50% increase in the social studies scores for the March OGT test, NOT "nearly 8 perecent" as you reported. You need to ask like I did how whoever gave your those numbers arrived at those statistics. Here is what I found out. Any school age child that should be a tenth grader the either does not attend school, attends a computer school, or is at UPLC or the such, counts against East High School. These numbers do not represent the hard work the social studies department at East has put into developing student achievement. However, It is a further display of the disrepect they get from this newspaper and the other powers to be. Chaney and Early college are measured only by the students that are actually in attendance, East is not. That is not fair to those teachers at East High School. Denise, if you want the truth, why not go interview those people that actually did the work in the trenches?
Dr. Oneil, You must remember that the governor appointed you. You are placing your goddess authority in jeopardy by speaking poorly of the FOR PROFIT businesses KaSICK has expanded here in Ohio. Only a fool would believe Columbus wants everyone to improve academicly in Youngstown. Actually, they want them to fail completely so they can make even more money of the backs of tax payers.
Video replay showed the ball was clearly in the stands. The umpires called fan interference which game Travis snider a double. The guy was simply trying to save his daughter from getting hit. If he did not touch it, the ball would have drill her on the side her head!
Here's an idea! lets bus all those great teachers from Canfield schools to teach in the city. Then all those bad teachers in youngstown to Canfield and see what happens. End result? Canfield scores stay the same or improves slightly. Youngstown scored drop that much farther. The teachers in the classrooms in youngstown are doing wonders. Is the district mismanaged, yes! that is not the teachers fault!!!!!! 20 west wood st should be charterized! not the city schools
RTS1416, your last statement is not completely true. Once the suspension (10 days or less), or expulsion (11 days up to 80 days) are over, they will be back. Thus public schools like Youngstown are forced to take them back no matter what. Charter schools WILL not take them back once the are discharged for poor behavior or grades.
What happens if a student doesn't do home work, is a class disruptor, misses 80 to 100 days of school a year? Ooooh they are sent back to the public school system!!!! problem solved for this charter school and creation of a bigger problem for the city school system.
If Youngstown could do the same, you would see its greatness return. I challenge anyone that thinks the teachers in Youngstown are that bad, come and do thier job for just one day.
The problem is not the teachers, its the parents lack of involvement in thier childrens lives. Visit a city school during parent conferences. If they see 75 parents city wide, that is a great night. Yet come prom, you will see 10,000 people at East for a walk-in. So, LIBERAL, this is also the teachers union fault? I think not!
why couldn't both teams lose..... both squads have to have the biggest crybaby coaches in the history of coaching. they wine about every call..... why did they have to turn the lights back on. let the "whocaresbowl" end that way!!!!!!!!
they will save between 2.5 and 4.2 million this year with salaries alone on teacher retirements. That number will also go much higher by 2015 (July 1st) when teachers )and other state employees most work a min. of 35 year and be 60 before retiring. So, the district actually will be forced to hire. of the 400 teachers or so, 200 easily can and will retire by 2015. that would save 11.2 million
you guys are clueless! let's go back to we good hard working people were shot in this town when they stood up to mistreatment my management. Teachers are disrespected in this country which is totally wrong. Although I completely disagree with you, It was TEACHERS that allowed you to write you misguided opinions
Youngstown school board meets Tuesday on superintendent
Why have a meeting to discuss the meeting? They will not mail employee checks home over the summer to save money, yet the will meet to discuss what they will meet to vote on the 25th. Does the public know that board members are paid for each meeting they attend. It costs the taxpayer around 16,000 dollars a year for the board members to meet. Yet, it will only cost around 1,300 in postage for the summer on 450 plus teachers. Where could you save more......I don't know....let's say....one board meeting a month
June 3, 2013 at 5:50 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Preliminary Youngstown school test results shoot up
Denise Dick,
Why do you and the editor's print lies. I have inside sources that teach at East High School. They have showed me the social studies scores. Last year they had 38% passage of the social studies OGT. This year those numbers went to 58%. The computes to over 50% increase in the social studies scores for the March OGT test, NOT "nearly 8 perecent" as you reported.
You need to ask like I did how whoever gave your those numbers arrived at those statistics. Here is what I found out. Any school age child that should be a tenth grader the either does not attend school, attends a computer school, or is at UPLC or the such, counts against East High School. These numbers do not represent the hard work the social studies department at East has put into developing student achievement. However, It is a further display of the disrepect they get from this newspaper and the other powers to be.
Chaney and Early college are measured only by the students that are actually in attendance, East is not. That is not fair to those teachers at East High School.
Denise, if you want the truth, why not go interview those people that actually did the work in the trenches?
May 17, 2013 at 11:16 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Charter schools in Youngstown need improvement
Dr. Oneil,
You must remember that the governor appointed you. You are placing your goddess authority in jeopardy by speaking poorly of the FOR PROFIT businesses KaSICK has expanded here in Ohio. Only a fool would believe Columbus wants everyone to improve academicly in Youngstown. Actually, they want them to fail completely so they can make even more money of the backs of tax payers.
May 12, 2013 at 6:26 a.m. permalink suggest removal
McKenry’s 2 HRs help Pirates rally past Reds
Video replay showed the ball was clearly in the stands. The umpires called fan interference which game Travis snider a double. The guy was simply trying to save his daughter from getting hit. If he did not touch it, the ball would have drill her on the side her head!
April 14, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Connie Hathorn seeking retirement and rehiring as superintendent
Here's an idea! lets bus all those great teachers from Canfield schools to teach in the city. Then all those bad teachers in youngstown to Canfield and see what happens. End result? Canfield scores stay the same or improves slightly. Youngstown scored drop that much farther.
The teachers in the classrooms in youngstown are doing wonders. Is the district mismanaged, yes! that is not the teachers fault!!!!!!
20 west wood st should be charterized! not the city schools
April 9, 2013 at 8:14 a.m. permalink suggest removal
State rates Youngstown Community School ‘excellent’
RTS1416,
your last statement is not completely true. Once the suspension (10 days or less), or expulsion (11 days up to 80 days) are over, they will be back.
Thus public schools like Youngstown are forced to take them back no matter what. Charter schools WILL not take them back once the are discharged for poor behavior or grades.
March 6, 2013 at 2:15 p.m. permalink suggest removal
State rates Youngstown Community School ‘excellent’
What happens if a student doesn't do home work, is a class disruptor, misses 80 to 100 days of school a year? Ooooh they are sent back to the public school system!!!! problem solved for this charter school and creation of a bigger problem for the city school system.
If Youngstown could do the same, you would see its greatness return. I challenge anyone that thinks the teachers in Youngstown are that bad, come and do thier job for just one day.
The problem is not the teachers, its the parents lack of involvement in thier childrens lives. Visit a city school during parent conferences. If they see 75 parents city wide, that is a great night. Yet come prom, you will see 10,000 people at East for a walk-in. So, LIBERAL, this is also the teachers union fault? I think not!
March 6, 2013 at 9:35 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Valley 49ers fans share pride, excitement, letdown
why couldn't both teams lose..... both squads have to have the biggest crybaby coaches in the history of coaching. they wine about every call..... why did they have to turn the lights back on. let the "whocaresbowl" end that way!!!!!!!!
February 4, 2013 at 11:46 a.m. permalink suggest removal
City schools facing $48 million deficit
they will save between 2.5 and 4.2 million this year with salaries alone on teacher retirements. That number will also go much higher by 2015 (July 1st) when teachers )and other state employees most work a min. of 35 year and be 60 before retiring. So, the district actually will be forced to hire. of the 400 teachers or so, 200 easily can and will retire by 2015. that would save 11.2 million
January 18, 2013 at 6:16 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Teachers again to mull ending strike
you guys are clueless! let's go back to we good hard working people were shot in this town when they stood up to mistreatment my management. Teachers are disrespected in this country which is totally wrong. Although I completely disagree with you, It was TEACHERS that allowed you to write you misguided opinions
September 18, 2012 at 10:10 p.m. permalink suggest removal