UNOFFICIAL CH-UH COMMUNITY PUBLIC EDUCATION WEB PAGE

Last Updated October 25, 2003
 
CALENDAR

SCHOOL FUNDING: STATE and LOCAL

SCHOOL ASSESSMENT

DISCUSSION

CH-UH SCHOOLS LINKS

COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUPS

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This WWW page is intended as a forum for information about and analysis of the educational actions and decisions happening in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights school system, K-12. Another website with similar information can be found at chuh.net/school/FAQs.

Look for the  sign for the latest additions here.

:-) The Management: Allen Wilkinson


CALENDAR:

Community Calendar gives you one place to get many types of events sorted into categories like the Board of Education.
 
Regular Board of Education Meetings:
{For an exact agenda you can call the Board at 371-7171, or visit http://chuh.org/BOE/Agenda/index.lasso.}		 Special Board of Education Meetings:
{For an exact agenda you can call the Board at 371-7171, or visit http://chuh.org/BOE/Agenda/index.lasso.}
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
# - Tentative Meetings, Subject to Change

Special meetings allow more open participation of the audience than Regular meetings.  {Except when they are Executive Sessions :-) }

Board of Education Minutes and Motions

Schedule of Joint Boards Meetings. The Joint Boards is made up of the UH and CH City Councils and Mayors, the CH-UH Public Library Board, and the CH-UH School District Board of Education and Superintendent. The Joint Boards share intergovernmental information and seek to take action in areas of common interest.
 
Meeting Date: Host/Location:
   
   
   
   
   


SCHOOL FUNDING:

LOCAL:

A State Funding Formula (SF-3) sample calculation for CH-UH: (http://chuh.net/aw/SF-3/f2003-simulation-reports.chuh.html). To see more details how State aid is calculated download this file: http://chuh.net/aw/SF-3/f2002_SF3_linebyline.pdf. To look at the actual funding payment calculations for recent school years go to: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/school_finance/data/2003/foundation/SF3-report-FY2003.asp

1999-2006 CH-UH 8 year Income and Expense History and Projections (http://chuh.net/aw/SF-3/Forecast-043794-2002.html)

2000-01 School Year Operating Budget (http://chuh.net/aw/01_budget.PDF). It is in a similar format to 1998-99 budget below:  This was converted from a District Excel file by volunteers. Best efforts at accuracy were made. Please alert this page's management if any errors are found.

Staffing Breakout:  1998-99 FTE's and Costs from State EMIS DataBase.
Staffing Breakout:  1999-2000 FTE's and Costs from State EMIS DataBase prior to cuts.

1998-99 School Year Budget, in considerable detail: for staffing, by building, and major functional activity like technology. Only the General Fund budget is here, not the Capital Fund budget.

1996 Through 2003 Capital Improvement Revenue and Expenditure Plan: This is a planning document, not a fixed budget. It includes Technology.

GRAPHS:
CH-UH K-12 Attendance (1962-1998), "Average Daily Membership" (ADM); Compare to State K-12 Enrollment.


STATE:
Historical State Funding Data Table (1962-1998 for much of the data)
Be Careful here. Things like Debt Servicing are not in these numbers. I have done the best I can checking consistency across the multiple sources of this data, but I don't live with these numbers all the time and may have missed some subtleties.

GRAPHS: (normalized to 1983 dollars)
Percent of State Budget spent per Student in K-12
State Funding per K-12 Student
Percent of State Budget spent per Student in College
State Funding per College Student
Percent of State Budget spent on K-12
Percent of State Budget spent on College
Total State Budget, Excluding Federal Pass Throughs
Total State Expenditure on K-12 , including Lottery Profits
Total State Expenditures on College
Ohio Lottery Profits used for K-12
Ohio Average Total Dollars Spent per K-12 Student,  since 1948 (includes more than State $'s)
K-12 Enrollment , Average Daily Membership
College Enrollment, Full Time Equivalent Students
Consumer Price Index, since 1948

  1. PRIMARY SOURCES:
    1. Ohio Department of Education
    2. Legislative Office of Education Oversight
    3. Legislative Budget Office
    4. Office of Budget and Management,  614-466-4034
    5. Ohio Public Expenditure Council,  614-221-7738. They have been busy since the 1930's.
    6. The Supreme Court of the State of Ohio, search results on DeRolph decision (the ruling that the Ohio State school funding process was unconstitutional)
    7. Ohio School Boards Association, 614-891-6466
    8. Ohio Board of Regents,  614-466-6000
  2. SECONDARY SOURCES:
    1. Ohio Education Association
    2. The Appalachian Initiative for School Funding
    3. Gongwer News Service of Ohio
    4. Ohio's School Funding system -- Fair and Adequate?
    5. Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding

SCHOOL ASSESSMENT

2000-2001 School Year Comparison of CH-UH and Shaker full ODE Report Cards: http://chuh.net/aw/emis/CH-Shak.disag.html

 Where to request or download past Proficiency Tests with scoring criteria.
           http://www.ode.state.oh.us/proficiency: Click on the grade level test of
              interest and "Previous Tests" is a link on each grade level page. To
              request order forms by phone, call 614-466-0223.
 

STANDARDS MOVEMENT:


Ohio Education Information Management System (EMIS)


DISCUSSION:

Ask a Question, Get a Personal Answer: with bibliography
(No expectations for how you vote or believe.)
sponsored by the School FAQ Research Committee.

WWW Discussion Forum

Before It's Too Late: A Report to the Nation from The National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century: released September 27, 2000 http://www.ed.gov/americacounts/glenn/

Reaching the Top: A Report of the National Task Force on Minority High Achievement
- Executive Summary
- Whole Report in PDF

Busing and Equity, a Columbus Ohio Public Schools report 

Staff Training in Schools vs. Corporations: U.S. Congressional Comment

Education Public Policy think tank, New Ohio Institute

www.chuh.org/Audit/2Contents.html  Detailed response to State Audit by School Admin.
www.chuh.org/Audit/citizens.lasso  Beginnings of Citizen Panel's Response to the Audit.

An Outside Assessment of Ohio's Education Policy Efforts, April 1999. (PDF file)

Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS): "These studies suggest that students appear to disengage from learning critical mathematics and science content as they progress through the school system."

President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST): Its Report on Technology in Education

Archive of Old Discussions


CH-UH SCHOOLS LINKS:

HeightsNet

CH-UH Board of Education

www.chuh.org/Audit/2Contents.html  Detailed response to State Audit by School Admin.
UH City Council persons' Recommendations to the CH-UH BOE

CH-UH BOE Resolution in Response to UH Council Recommendations

Youth Policy of the Joint Clevelend Heights City, University Heights City, CH-UH School, and Library Boards. A little known document with a big commitment.

1998-99 School Year Budget, in considerable detail: for staffing, by building, and major functional activity like technology. Only the General Fund budget is here, not the Capital Fund budget.

1996 Through 2003 Capital Improvement Revenue and Expenditure Plan: This is a planning document, not a fixed budget. It includes Technology.

New CH-UH Teachers for 1998-99 School Year

Cleveland Heights - University Heights Schools Cleveland Heights-University Heights Teachers

COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUPS:

Reaching Heights (Home Page): http://chuh.net/reachingheights/home.html

Community Advocates for Public Education (CAPE): http://chuh.net/cape
 

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