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Author: StgCoach

Retired teacher and public education leader. Pastoral musician, community activist, parliamentarian, and photographer.

Superintendent Search Continues

The #1 statutory responsibility of the State Board of Education is to hire the Superintendent of Public Instruction, a task given special importance by the circumstances under which former Superintendent Richard A. Ross retired in December. Continue reading “Superintendent Search Continues”

Author StgCoachPosted on February 24, 2016January 9, 2021Categories Politics

ESSA and ODE

Last week’s State Board of Education provided plenty of items worthy of comment. For this week, I’ll limit myself to one: the kickoff of ODE’s plans to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Continue reading “ESSA and ODE”

Author StgCoachPosted on February 16, 2016January 9, 2021Categories Politics

One-Week Change of Focus

Obviously, educators should educate, and State Board of Education members have an opportunity to educate the community, lawmakers, and each other. That’s a focus that I plan to bring to my work as a State Board of Education member. I’m going to share here an interesting resource that I recently discovered. Continue reading “One-Week Change of Focus”

Author StgCoachPosted on February 8, 2016January 9, 2021Categories Politics

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I’ve enjoyed two marvelous careers: first as a teacher of English and theatre (and, occasionally, psychology); and second as executive director of the North Eastern Ohio Education Association (NEOEA).

But I’ve always had other interests: public policy, parliamentary procedure, union leadership, music, genealogy, and photography. Since retiring in 2017, I’ve focused on those interests.

As is perhaps obvious, I’m still figuring out what I want to be when I grow up.

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