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Ronald Jackson stepping down
Ronald Jackson
I just learned Dayton school board member Ron Jackson, who was appointed late last year to fill the unexpired term of Clayton Luckie, is resigning from the board. A press release from the school district says his wife is expanding her medical practice, increasing his family obligations.
This is a sudden turnabout for Jackson, a bright, promising new board member, who told me just a couple months ago that he was ready to fight for his seat in this fall’s election. The board now must choose a replacement who will serve just until the end of the year and will face an election campaign in November to stay on after that.
Here is the district’s press release. The paper will have a story in Sunday’s edition:
July 21, 2007
Contact: Jill Moberley, Public Information Officer
For Immediate Release
Search begins for applicants to fill unexpired board term
The Dayton Board of Education, to comply with state law concerning the appointment of a new member to fill Clayton Luckie’s unexpired term, is accepting applications through July 31, 2007, from community members interested in serving. The candidate selected must run and win in the November 2007 election to remain on the board, serving a four-year term that begins January 2008.
Dayton businessman Ronald Jackson, citing family reasons, is stepping down after eight months of service to the board. Appointed to fill Luckie’s unexpired term last December, Jackson’s resignation is effective July 23. Jackson will be assuming more family duties as his wife, a local physician, expands her medical practice. The Jacksons have two daughters who attend Dayton Public Schools.
Luckie, who served the Dayton Board of Education since 1996, was elected last November to the Ohio House of Representatives from the 39th District.
Those wishing to be considered for appointment to the school board must submit an application, a letter of interest, personal resume and three letters of recommendation. In addition, applicants must provide a brief written statement that describes why they want to be considered for this position, their related experience and qualifications for this position, and their opinion of the most important issues facing Dayton Public Schools.
To be eligible, an applicant also must be a registered voter and reside in the Dayton Public School District.
Application packets are available at the Dayton Public Schools Administration Building, 115 S. Ludlow St., and may be picked up between 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the front desk.
Applications should be mailed to:
Dayton Board of Education
Attention: Ms. Cherisse Kidd
115 S. Ludlow St.
Dayton, OH 45402-1812
or faxed to: 937-542-3152.
Applicants may be asked to participate in an interview with the board. The members reserve the right to interview only those candidates deemed qualified based on their resume, related experience and written statement. The board anticipates conducting interviews beginning Aug. 1, 2007.
The application deadline is 4:30 p.m., July 31, 2007.
The Dayton Board of Education is required by the Ohio Revised Code to make an appointment to fill the vacant board position no later than Aug. 22, 2007.
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By Laura
July 25, 2007 12:08 AM | Link to this
No one has mentioned the question I have: Why do so many people beg or run to be on school boards and then resign? This happens all over. If a person runs for the school board or requests to be on the school board, they need to be sure they have the time and energy to commit to their time. It is unfair and irresponsible for people to keep doing this. I know it is a thankless job, but if you are thinking about joining a board of education, you need to educate yourself about what you are getting into.By Oldprof
July 23, 2007 2:43 PM | Link to this
Consolidating districts would not necessarily lead to larger schools. It would perhaps eliminate tiny schools, which have their own set of problems. It’s logical to think that a county-wide school board (as some states do it) would draw only the strongest, most effective candidates—and that they’d know enough about school success to implement proper enrollment limits for each building. (Note that this was one of the ways Tom Vilsack reformed education in his state, and other states have similarly larger districts.) Indeed—why not have the entire state incorporated as one district? After all, students at the K-12 level don’t need endless re-invention of curriculum or teachers’ professional standards.By Rick
July 22, 2007 5:40 PM | Link to this
I don’t think consolidating school districts is the way to go in most cases. One of the results would be bigger schools and recent research demonstrates that bigger is not better.By David
July 22, 2007 5:02 PM | Link to this
Board members often run because they have kids in school and want to protect or to “get” someone they don’t like whom they’ve had a run in with. Some just want face time in the news or on TV. There are no requirements for board membership; I’ve heard of some without a high school graduation background-maybe a GED. On the other extreme is board members from the education elite like the universities who think because they teach 2 or 3 hours a week and have office hours for 2 hours they know how education in real schools should operate; they read it in a book afterall. Board members shouldn’t be business people because schools don’t run like a business. I.e., look at how this board purchased the Rey & Rey leftover. But educating kids isn’t a business even though it processes lots of money. So spare me the business speeches. Education needs to be knowledgeable people who understand what has to be done to operate a school for the good of the kids, all the kids. Board membership isn’t to get your relatives and friends into athletic directorships (which we don’t need now) and into easy protected positions. Schools need to be run on a statewide basis to get things back into shape. Forget all the extra spending for STEM schools and charter schools to try to bust the unions all you Republicans; the money should be going to the public schools spread equally on a per student basis without all the fiddling with the state formula to give extra money to certain schools.By Oldprof
July 22, 2007 11:07 AM | Link to this
Submitted for your consideration, another glaring weakness in the way we handle education in the USA. DPS board members get paid nearly nothing for a job that, done right, can require full-time effort. Ohio’s public schools are divided up into hundreds of little localities, each having to elect their own boards—and the talent pool for school oversight gets spread thin, with no qualifications for members, often people getting office only because they know how to run a negative campaign. If we had any real leaders in Columbus, they’d address the situation by consolidating districts—instead, they invent several dozen additional public school systems (e.g., charters) so that the talent pool is stretched even thinner. Well, Mr. Jackson seems to have made a wise decision—we can only hope that his replacement will bring quality to the office.