BASA Member Update 11.10.17

BASA Member Update November 10, 2017

1. Hot Topics

• General Election Results • WorkKeys transition to new version • AASA Superintendent Salary and Benefits Survey 2. 2017 Management Guide 3. 2018 Betsy Cowles Award Application 4. Purple Star Award 5. Ohio Music Education Association

HOT TOPICS

General Election Results Of the 121 school tax requests on the ballot this week, voters approved 90 of them. While this 74.4% passage rate is significant, a closer analysis shows that only 4 of 16 requests for new General Fund revenue passed. These included 3 of 6 Emergency levies and 1 of 4 Earned Income Tax issues. No new Current Expense levies were approved by voters. WorkKeys transition to new version ACT released a new version ofWorkKeys on June 1with several significant changes, including different assessment names, items, and scoring scales. The original version of WorkKeys will be operational in the Ohio online testing portal through February 1. Ohio will transition to the new version of WorkKeys, and the original WorkKeys will no longer be available after February 1, 2018. Because the scoring scales differ between versions 1 and 2 of the WorkKeys test, students must complete all three sections from the same version. Students who want to test or retest on all or part of the original WorkKeys assessment must therefore test on WorkKeys version 1 by Feb. 1. AASA Superintendent Salary and Benefits Survey AASA is extending the deadline of their 2017 Superintendent Salary and Benefits survey. They are hoping to have great representation from Ohio, so they can publish a strong analysis that reflects your experience. If you have not yet taken a few minutes to take the survey, please consider doing so. The survey can be found at: http://survey.k12insight.com/ survey.aspx?k=SsUVURsRWWsPsPsP&lang=0&data=

The Management Guide for School Administrators ********************2017 Edition********************

The Management Guide for School Administrators updates all education-related legislation adopted between July 2016 and July 2017.

Now in electronic book format!

NEW for 2017

Updated Calendar Year of Duties New Schedule for Property Value Reappraisal and Updates New Graduation Requirements All New References to the Ohio Revised Code Organized Alphabetically by Topic Over Fifty (50) References and Resources, Including:  Operating Levy Options  Specific Offenses Barring Employment or Licensure

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 The Management Guide for School Administrators has been completely reviewed and updated for 2017. The new edition is now formatted in an easy, more efficient layout to minimize the time it takes to find answers to questions like:

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 When and where are districts required to display the state and/or national mottoes?

College Credit Plus And Much More!

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 What kind of facsimile signature is not per- mitted on vouchers, checks, or other instru- ments for the payment of money?

 What is the annual deadline for conducting the mandatory fire drill?

The 2017 Management Guide for School Administrators

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2018 Official Nomination Form Betsy M. Cowles Leadership Award

Presented by the Buckeye Association of School Administrators

CRITERIA: The BASA Betsy M. Cowles Leadership Award will be presented to a female administrator who has demonstrated outstanding educational leadership in making significant contributions to educational administration in a school district, education service center or educational institution. The candidate should be an excellent role model and should encourage others to seek administrative positions. The candidate is required to have a minimum of three years of continuous service as an administrator or college instructor and whose district superintendent has been a BASA member for a minimum of three years. PROCEDURE: The selection committee will include the chair and three members at large of the Women’s Outreach Committee as well as a BASA Director. Any individual may nominate herself or someone else for this award. This official nomination form for the Betsy M. Cowles Leadership Award must be submitted to BASA by March 2, 2017. Nominations must be submitted on the official nomination form. If other material is provided the nomination will not be considered. The awards will be presented at the BASA Women’s Conference, and at the BASA Fall Conference. Please submit your nominations to BASA by February 25, 2018 Betsy M. Cowles Betsy M. Cowles was one of the earliest and most noteable female superintendents in the State of Ohio. She was known for her contributions to education, abolitionism and women’s rights in Ohio. She counted among her friends and acquaintances people such as Frederick Douglas, William Lloyd Garrison, Henry C. Wright and Abby Kelley Foster. Ms. Cowles was a risk taker and stood for what she believed. She spoke out against the Black Laws which kept African Americans from voting in Ohio. She actually quit her teaching job when the school she was working for at the time refused to admit black students. In the 1820’s into the early 1830’s she opened infant schools in northeastern Ohio which were a predecessor to the modern day kindergartens. She earned her teaching degree from Oberlin College in the 1840’s in the third female class to graduate. She taught in grammar schools, in addition to serving as principal and as superintendent of the

Painesville Township Local Schools from 1858‐1860. She also served as superintendent of the girl’s grammar school and girl’s high school in Canton, Ohio from 1850‐1855. This award will be given annually to a woman who exemplifies outstanding administrative leadership. Betsy M. Cowles Leadership Award Official Nomination Form Deadline: February 25, 2018 Please type or print legibly Name: _______________________________________________________________________ BASA Member?  Yes  No Years of continuous service _____________ Position ____________________________________________________________________ Organization ________________________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________________ City___________________________________State__________ Zip ___________________ Telephone______________________________Fax _________________________________ Other positions held during the past five years: Position Organization Dates ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ I. Description of significant contributions/exemplary leadership:

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Please return to BASA By February 25, 2018 Buckeye Association of School Administrators 8050 N. High Street, Suite 150 Columbus, OH 43235 Fax: (614)846‐4081

The Purple Star Award The Purple Star Award for military-friendly schools recognizes schools that show a major commitment to serving students and families connected to our nation’s armed forces. Purple Star awardees receive a special Purple Star recognition to display in their buildings. The Purple Star Advisory Board, formed by the Ohio departments of Education, Higher Education, Veterans Services and Adjutant General, helps decide eligibility. HOW TO QUALIFY Schools must fulfill all the required activities, plus one optional activity, listed below. Required school activities • The school must have a staff point of contact for military students and families. The point of contact serves as the primary liaison between them and the school. This contact could be a counselor, administrator, teacher or another staff member; • The liaison completes professional development on special considerations for military students and families under federal law. Each school district may choose its own professional development resource from a menu of options listed on the Ohio Department of Education’s website; • The liaison finds and informs teachers of the military-connected students in their classrooms and the special considerations military families and students should receive; and • The school keeps a dedicated page on its website featuring resources for military families. Optional school activities • The school provides professional development on federally identified special considerations for military students and families during a staff meeting or another event; • The local school board passes a resolution of the school’s support for military children and families; • The school hosts a military recognition event to demonstrate a military-friendly culture at the school. HOW TO APPLY Go to your school point of contact’s SAFE account and click on the Learning Management System (LMS) link. Once in the LMS, click on the Course Catalogue link near the top right side of the screen. The course titles and descriptions will appear in tiles. Click on the course titled Military Children in Ohio’s Schools . This will enroll you in the course. Once you are in the course, look for Content Browser on the right side of the screen. Under that tab, you will find six modules. Click on fifth module down, for schools applying for the Purple Star Award. You will see there are quizzes and drop-boxes that allow you to upload evidence of completed and optional requirements. ADDITIONAL DETAILS The Ohio Department of Education will give each school materials to display that identify it as a Purple Star school. Each building may publicize its Purple Star designation for two years. Afterward, it may reapply for the Purple Star Award. OHIO’S MILITARY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES The Purple Star Award is a result of conversations among veterans, educators, military family members, students, service members and others about ways schools could better serve military students and families. There are 34,000 children in Ohio with one or more parents serving in the military. This number includes the children of active duty, reserve and Ohio National Guard members. Some of these students will attend six to nine schools during their K-12 years. Students from military families also can be affected by a parents’ deployments. Schools can help students and families cope with these issues by connecting them with the resources they need. April 2017

OHIO MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIAT ION

COLUMBUS 2018

CAPITAL CITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 8-10, 2018

Dear School Administrator: As a point of introduction, the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) is one of the largest state affiliates of NAfME, the National Association for Music Education. Celebrating its 85th anniversary in 2017, OMEA serves Ohio’s 1.8 million students in schools and universities across the state. Our membership includes over 2800 active music teachers, 900 collegiate members (prospective music teachers) and nearly 500 retired music educators. The OMEA Professional Development Conference (PDC), held this year in Columbus, will take place on February 8-10 at the Convention Center downtown. The OMEA PDC is the third largest music conference in the United States with nearly 300 sessions presented by nationally recognized master teachers demonstrating research-based, best practices in the field of music education. Sessions often include live demonstrations with students of various ages. In addition, over 40 performing ensembles will present concerts showcasing the talents of Ohio’s students. It is noteworthy that committees comprised of active teachers from across the state choose sessions and performing ensembles and the session’s represent the “best of the best” in teaching pedagogy. The acceptance rate for perform- ing ensembles alone is only 25% of the submissions. The OMEA PDC partners with the Technology Institute for Music Education to provide every teacher in atten- dance with access to clinics and demonstrations of the latest music education technology. Included in the registra- tion fee ($145 for members) is access to the largest music trade show east of the Mississippi. Displays and demon- strations by nearly 250 exhibitors from across the United States allow teachers to see the new products available in the music industry. With a few additional steps, teachers may use their conference experience to earn CEU’s (nominal additional registration expense) and graduate level continuing education credit (additional expense) for their licensure re- quirements. Please visit our website, omeapdc.com to see the details of the conference. This website provides information about registration, housing and parking as well as lists of performing ensembles and presenters. To access the conference schedule and review session titles and descriptions, please follow our event on Guidebook, which will be available around December 1. Providing the opportunity for your music staff to attend this conference will have a direct and meaningful impact on the students in your district. If you or another administrator would like to attend the conference to check out this opportunity first-hand, please contact my office at executive_director@omea-ohio.org. I would be happy to provide you with a pass for any single day of the conference and answer any questions regarding how OMEA can assist your music staff. On the attached page are some metrics from this year’s conference, viewed through the lens of the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession.

OHIO MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIAT ION

COLUMBUS 2018

CAPITAL CITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 8-10, 2018

Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession 1. Teachers understand student learning and development and respect the diversity of the students they teach. • 7 hours of instruction regarding developmental characteristics of various age groups. • 4 hours relating to students’ diverse cultures, language skills & experiences • 5 hours of sessions that address students with disabilities and at-risk students 2. Teachers know and understand the content area for which they have instructional responsibility • Band – 31 hours • Choir – 27 hours • Orchestra – 16 hours • Jazz – 9 hours • General Music – 43 hours 3. Teachers understand and use varied assessments to inform instruction, evaluate and ensure student learning. • 11 hours of instruction on curriculum and assessment 4. Teachers plan and deliver effective instruction that advances the learning of each individual student. • 7 hours of instruction related to the learning needs of all students • 30 hours of technology sessions, showing teachers how to use resources effectively 5. Teachers create learning environments that promote high levels of learning and achievement for all students. • 15 hours dedicated to creating learning situations in which students work independently, collaboratively or as a whole class 6. Teachers collaborate and communicate with students, parents, other educators, administrators and the community to support student learning. • 10 hours of sessions showing teachers how to collaborate effectively with other teachers, administrators and their local community 7. Teachers assume responsibility for professional growth, performance and involvement as an individual and as a member of a learning community. • In total, nearly 300 hours of instruction are available over the three- day period, giving teachers the opportunity to assume responsibility for engaging in purposeful professional development and positively impact the teaching quality, improvements and student achievement in their school