ICON VIEWS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN SURVEY AT BOTTOM OF STORY
Superintendents from nearly 40 school districts, including Ada Schools, have formed a network to advocate for positive changes in public education. The group is called Northwest/West Central Ohio Public School Advocacy Network.
The network grew from concerns over a loss of local control in public education. It hopes to inform communities about challenges and opportunities public schools face so community members might exercise a more informed influence over state and local decisions involving children's education.
The goal of this group is not only to advocate with legislators, but to build a strong two-way communication between school districts and communities.
This will help ensure that school officials understand the needs and hopes of their communities, while communicating the challenges schools face. The superintendents in the network want their communities involved and partnering with them to bring about change.
The first initiative of the Northwest/West Central Ohio Public School Advocacy Network is to conduct a survey within member school districts to assess the current sentiment, perception, and knowledge of residents about public education in northwestern Ohio.
Results from the survey will be used to guide the network in future communications to school district residents and to guide advocacy efforts on a state and federal level.
The network encourages participation in the survey so that its members may better serve its community's children.
To complete the survey click here.
About the Network
The network of superintendents will gather later in the spring to analyze the survey results. The results will help guide the group toward future communications and advocacy initiatives.
An initial goal is to create a public education communication piece/publication for residents. The network hopes to help better educate residents about public education, both the challenges it faces and the success stories and opportunities that abound.
Superintendents from the following school districts are part of the advocacy network: Bath Local Schools, Lima City Schools, Allen East Schools, Shawnee Schools, Apollo Career Center, Spencerville Local Schools,
Allen County Educational Service Center, Wapakoneta City Schools, St. Marys Schools, Minster Schools, Waynesfield-Goshen Local Schools, Ottawa Glandorf Schools, Jennings Local Schools, Ottoville Schools, Columbus Grove Local Schools, Miller City-New Cleveland Schools.
Pandora-Gilboa Schools, Lincolnview Schools, Ada Schools, Kenton Schools, Hardin Northern Schools, Ridgemont Schools, Parkway Local Schools, Riverdale Schools, New Riegel Schools, Cory-Rawson Schools, Liberty-Benton Schools,
McComb Schools, Hopewell-Loudon Schools, Mercer County Educational Service Center, Coldwater Exempted Village Schools, Celina City Schools, Marion Local Schools, St. Henry Schools, Indian Lake Local Schools, Archbold Schools, Gibsonburg Schools, Bellevue Schools, Seneca East Schools.
For further information, contact Bath Superintendent Dale Lewellen at 419-221-0807, ext. 21.
