How much does Youngstown want to spend? They hired Dr. Hathorn at 100k+, then shortly later they hired Mr. Hiscox at 100k. Mr. Hiscox does a significant amount of what previous superintendents used to do. So now they want to pay Dr. Hathorn almost 200k? Why not? Nothing wrong with that? Is there?
OK......sick days are earned at 12 a year and 3 personal days for a total of 15. That's it. If a teacher is taking more, they are not paid. Like other areas of employment, they are allowed to carry over days from year to year. In the last few years an enormous amount of substitutes are used to cover teachers that are at mandatory professional development sessions, curriculum development sessions, and other at work but out of classroom assignments. This school year, according to information distributed at the January Academic Distress Commission meeting, YCSD had a 92% attendance rate. The state average is 93%. That works out to a 1% difference. By just looking at the money spent on sub teachers the Vindy is, again, distorting the reality of this issue. But......how could I expect anything different?
I think the solution is quite clear.......bus ALL YCS students to the closest suburb and enroll them in these schools and see what the result is!!!! If the state is actually serious "about the children" then show it......do.....it. I for one know what the outcome would be. So let's stop playing the blame game and address the real issues......a culture of poverty.....and neglect......
If the YCS healthcare plan has been underfunded since 2008......Why did the Fiscal Commission (overseeing YCS finances) leave in April 2010? The Fiscal Commission "projected" five years of solvency. Now this Academic Distress Commission projects a half million shortfall by January 2013? Who's figures are right? Was the Fiscal Commission incompetent? Is the Academic Distress Commission over-reaching? Don't they.....or anybody... legally have to wait until a deficit actually exists to take action? Is it within their capacity to "take over" a districts finances? I thought they had the power to make financial decisions concerning academic issues (hiring consultants, appropriating monies for intervention strategies, etc.) This needs a judge/court to sort out.
Bravo Education_Voter....About the only thing you left out was the tone of this editorial. By example......St. Elizabeth's has two hospitals. One in Boardman and one in Youngstown. The one in Youngstown has a higher mortality rate, often used as a measure of effectiveness when rating hospitals. Do you think that the nurses and doctors at the Youngstown campus deserve less in compensation than the Boardman employees?
This paper has got to stop attacking the hard-working employees of one of the hardest districts to work in. Keep up these unfair and unwarranted attacks , no one will teach in inner city schools.
You guys are missing an important thing mentioned in the article......"Police believe the homeowner knew the attackers..." Not your typical robbery. There is more to ths story for sure....
So.....in 150 years the" black community" hasn't moved to far from "Chicken George"? I do not believe the "real" black community would appreciate that characterization!!!!!
I don't get it!! I live in Youngstown Ohio where, across the street from me, a "convenience" store has been selling booze for years with an expired corporate charter. Without a valid corporate charter the liquor license is invalid and no one seems to give a sh*t about it. Oh, ya....I forgot.....This is Austintown, not Youngstown. Seems like Mr. Rucci's biggest mistake is locating in the "..burbs". Come to Youngstown, Mr. Rucci, where vice is a growth industry!!!
It’s worth making an exception to keep Hathorn at the helm
How much does Youngstown want to spend? They hired Dr. Hathorn at 100k+, then shortly later they hired Mr. Hiscox at 100k. Mr. Hiscox does a significant amount of what previous superintendents used to do. So now they want to pay Dr. Hathorn almost 200k? Why not? Nothing wrong with that? Is there?
April 14, 2013 at 2:14 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Should the state take over the operation of Youngstown’s schools?
The State already has taken over YCSD. That's what the Academic Distress Commission is.
God could take over YCSD and it wouldn't make any difference.
March 1, 2013 at 6:17 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Youngstown schools spent $7 million on substitute teachers over the last five years
OK......sick days are earned at 12 a year and 3 personal days for a total of 15. That's it. If a teacher is taking more, they are not paid. Like other areas of employment, they are allowed to carry over days from year to year. In the last few years an enormous amount of substitutes are used to cover teachers that are at mandatory professional development sessions, curriculum development sessions, and other at work but out of classroom assignments. This school year, according to information distributed at the January Academic Distress Commission meeting, YCSD had a 92% attendance rate. The state average is 93%. That works out to a 1% difference. By just looking at the money spent on sub teachers the Vindy is, again, distorting the reality of this issue. But......how could I expect anything different?
February 24, 2013 at 11:29 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Youngstown school system hangs in balance this year
I think the solution is quite clear.......bus ALL YCS students to the closest suburb and enroll them in these schools and see what the result is!!!! If the state is actually serious "about the children" then show it......do.....it. I for one know what the outcome would be. So let's stop playing the blame game and address the real issues......a culture of poverty.....and neglect......
January 6, 2013 at 1:22 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Youngstown school system’s problems continue
Hey sewingnut ........you shoulda voted for a union!!!
December 19, 2012 at 7:05 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Youngstown school system’s problems continue
If the YCS healthcare plan has been underfunded since 2008......Why did the Fiscal Commission (overseeing YCS finances) leave in April 2010? The Fiscal Commission "projected" five years of solvency. Now this Academic Distress Commission projects a half million shortfall by January 2013? Who's figures are right? Was the Fiscal Commission incompetent? Is the Academic Distress Commission over-reaching? Don't they.....or anybody... legally have to wait until a deficit actually exists to take action? Is it within their capacity to "take over" a districts finances? I thought they had the power to make financial decisions concerning academic issues (hiring consultants, appropriating monies for intervention strategies, etc.) This needs a judge/court to sort out.
December 19, 2012 at 6:58 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Youngstown school system’s problems continue
Bravo Education_Voter....About the only thing you left out was the tone of this editorial. By example......St. Elizabeth's has two hospitals. One in Boardman and one in Youngstown. The one in Youngstown has a higher mortality rate, often used as a measure of effectiveness when rating hospitals. Do you think that the nurses and doctors at the Youngstown campus deserve less in compensation than the Boardman employees?
This paper has got to stop attacking the hard-working employees of one of the hardest districts to work in. Keep up these unfair and unwarranted attacks , no one will teach in inner city schools.
December 18, 2012 at 10:46 p.m. permalink suggest removal
UPDATE: Man shot and killed in Boardman home invasion
You guys are missing an important thing mentioned in the article......"Police believe the homeowner knew the attackers..." Not your typical robbery. There is more to ths story for sure....
October 30, 2012 at 7:25 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Dogfighters force miserable, terror-filled lives on Valley dogs
So.....in 150 years the" black community" hasn't moved to far from "Chicken George"? I do not believe the "real" black community would appreciate that characterization!!!!!
January 15, 2012 at 10:41 a.m. permalink suggest removal
State stops liquor flow at Austintown’s Go Go
I don't get it!! I live in Youngstown Ohio where, across the street from me, a "convenience" store has been selling booze for years with an expired corporate charter. Without a valid corporate charter the liquor license is invalid and no one seems to give a sh*t about it. Oh, ya....I forgot.....This is Austintown, not Youngstown. Seems like Mr. Rucci's biggest mistake is locating in the "..burbs". Come to Youngstown, Mr. Rucci, where vice is a growth industry!!!
December 6, 2011 at 8:51 a.m. permalink suggest removal