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COMMUNITY FORUM A.J. RICKOFF MAY 29, 2008 |
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Focused Discussion Area |
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Annual Budget
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Do you also show loss of funding from students that go to charter schools? |
| What was the amount of per pupil funding? | |
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Do we find funds for school libraries in general fund? Is it (of library), given to the schools as a separate amount/per pupil? |
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| Is the school district responsible for determining how much $ for school libraries? | |
| Is the State increase 3% just inflation? | |
| Does every student get that same amount (per pupil) and the same % increase? | |
| In the new proposed budget we don’t have that (%age) guarantee. | |
| Do you know how many Medicaid eligible students in the district? | |
| Does it cover their entire cost or do some costs come out of general fund? | |
| Where are we with Federal dollars such as Title I? | |
| Do you pay transportation for charter school students? | |
| Do you do a break out of salary/benefits by teachers & administrators? | |
| Is the 200 reduction in staff (retirement, etc.) a typical number? | |
| Do you have a number of the support position vacancies and will there be funds to replace them | |
| Are STEM staff funded through general funds or other funds? | |
| Day cleaners were laid off before – is there $ in the budget to call day cleaners back? | |
| Do you still receive capital dollars from state? | |
| The system controls charters, so why is the district paying? | |
| The charter school per pupil amount is still the same (as CMSD), isn’t it? | |
| Do you deal w/ per pupil expenditures for the gender schools, Ginn, etc. or do you give them more and how is that factored in? | |
| What is the reimbursement for “opt out” bus & does it apply to charters? | |
| Can you prepare a budget by building? | |
| Is student activity fund allocated for field trips – is there central field trip allocation? | |
| Does it have to come back to the students? (Fund raising) | |
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Facilities Master Plan |
Be more specific on % costs of renovations |
| Renovation vs. New | |
| What about Ohio Lottery Funding? What is the impact on the District? | |
| How is how Ohio funding works affect the CMSD? How does unconstitutional ruling affect us? | |
| How do we prepare students in older buildings? Question is parents addressing the equity issue. | |
| Why don’t we employ students – take advantage of new programs? | |
| Students involved in post-secondary opportunities? | |
| Segments – decision is not to renovate. How do you determine location & what happens to students during that process? | |
| Renovations vs. new build? How is it decided? | |
| Average acreage? | |
| Traffic control, green space needs, play safety issues & barriers. | |
| How many students are we losing? | |
| What is Gov. Strickland’s position on charter schools? | |
| What is happening and how many students do we expect to lose? | |
| Programs to lure charter school students? | |
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What are our recruitment & retention plans? |
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| Can we increase the budget surplus? | |
| Can we use eminent domain/foreclosed homes to the acquire land? | |
| Reinstate trades/programs at schools? | |
| Addressing school climate? (clean, bright people in buildings.) | |
| Address needs of older schools? Computers, etc. How to give attention to schools in maintenance? | |
| How do schools get AP classes? Gifted, enrichment? How can this happen in every school? | |
| Girls treated less fairly than boys? | |
| When will we know about Ginn? | |
| Windows at Alexander Hamilton? | |
| Mt. Pleasant School plans? Is Nathan Hale moving there? | |
| Does strategic plan include Greater Cleveland Councils, entities? Partnerships CDCs | |
| Concerned about wasted funds? Harvey Rice, Moses Cleaveland, windows. | |
| What about Robert Fulton? | |
| Miles Elem. → Asst. Principal? | |
| Security guard numbers for K-8 schools. | |
| How can teachers teach if they are afraid? It starts at home, a school house is a house too. Please drop into schools. Wants up front. | |
| Pre-school child development PCD – phased out? What is replacing – county? | |
| Nutrition concerns at schools. Sugary, etc. | |
| Does deconstruction include re-usage of materials? What is re-used? Can students help? What’s the cost to do? | |
| A. Hamilton vocational use? | |
| More community forums & involvement. Wants Board to increase involvement. | |
| Wants Board to be more responsive, challenging the community to step up too. | |
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K-8/Middle School Structures |
Teachers placed in grade levels they are not qualified to teach or comfortable in teaching. |
| Transition from 8-9th grade is not smooth. How do we or what can we do to make this transition a smooth one? | |
| Adjustment in staffing in Oct. (numerous teachers students have in one year). | |
| Busing concern – Why students can’t ride buses that passing in their neighborhood? | |
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Safety and Security |
Who took the nail? |
| What kind of consequences? | |
| Do we have cameras outside? | |
| Metal detectors in all buildings and someone to work them? | |
| Bus stop safety? | |
| Are schools able to get more cameras? | |
| Who do we tell when we have concerns? | |
| Visit Emile deSauze. | |
| What type of support for suspected drug use? | |
| Give presentations to students. | |
| More parents involved. | |
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