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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Board president expresses opinion on article
School board President Greg Tyus asked for a close up from TV Middletown during the school board meeting Monday, June 1, to express his displeasure with those who, as he said, choose not to embrace the hard work of the community.
Tyus said he was troubled by the article that appeared in the Middletown Journal on Sunday, May 31, about the number of arrests of students at Middletown’s high school and middle schools.
“The article gives the illusion, and it’s out of context, that there’s nothing being done,” Tyus said.
He said he hopes one day our newspapers will put articles in context.
“We stand as the board to say we’re not happy with it but we are working,” he said.
Tyus pointed to work of the discipline committee - a group that was formed in the negotiation of the teachers’ master contract.
The discipline committee worked for nine months and recently identified their top concern and the district’s top priority as the low attendance rate of economically disadvantaged students.
The central office is currently working up a report on how to tackle that goal. Tyus did ask that the committee continue meeting after he learned they were not planning to continue after they finished identifying that goal.
Board member John Sauter spoke after Tyus to say the district needs to do extra work to improve the perception and reality of the issue.
“We have a long ways to go yet in the district and we as a board will be working on that,” he said.
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Women speak in support of equity work
Four women spoke in support of Middletown City Schools’ equity program during the board meeting Monday, June 1.
The woman praised the district for their work so far and asked that the program continue.
“We know we yet have a long way to go,” said Dora Bronston, vice president of Creekview PTO and president of Middletown’s NAACP.
“I think Middletown City Schools has probably been the most progressive school system in the area on this issue,” said Jackie Phillips, who works in Middletown’s city health department.
Phillips said the district must continue the work even if there is push back.
“If we can’t be bold and get beyond our sensitivities … and go beyond what we deem comfortable, then what does that say about us,” she said.
“Do you really want to do this hard work in Middletown,” she said. “If we don’t, we need to stop playing around and stop wasting money and time.”
Phillips added, “I think it’s good work and I think at the end of the day we will all be better people.”
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Creekview gets new principal
The Middletown Board of Education approved a new principal for Creekview Elementary School effective of July 1.
Adrienne Martin, assistant principal of Verity Middle School, was approved by the board at their June 1 meeting for a two year contract.
The future assignment of Derrick Bobbitt, who has been principal for the last year, has not yet been determined, said district human resources director Lisa Lowery.
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Court rules no error in land transfer case
Middletown City Schools has lost its appeal of a decision to deny the transfer of 1,600 acres of land from Franklin City Schools.
The 10th District Court of Appeals has overruled Middletown’s claim that a lower court was wrong when it upheld the decision by the Ohio State Board of Education to deny the transfer.
“Middletown asks us to reweigh the factors and find that the transfer will serve ‘the present and ultimate good of the pupils concerned,’” the decision from the appeals court reads.
“It is for the State Board, not this court, to weigh the facts and arguments and determine what will serve ‘the present and ultimate good of the pupils concern,’” the decision continues.
“Middletown’s assignment of error is not well-taken,” the decision states.
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More than $1.8 million goes to Middletown seniors
Middletown High School seniors have earned more than $1.86 million in scholarships as of the latest count.
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