BASA Member Update 2.1.19

BASA Member Update February 1, 2019

1. Hot Topics

• State Legislative Conference • National School Counselor Week

2. 2018 Management Guide

3. 2019 Betsy M. Cowles Leadership Award

HOT TOPICS

State Legislative Conference

Public education continues to be a hot topic at the Statehouse as we face yet another challenging year. This year’s State Legislative Conference will be held on Tuesday, March 19 at the Sheraton Columbus at Capitol Square in downtown Columbus across from the Statehouse. The conference is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The 2019 State Legislative Conference provides school board members, administrators and treasurerswith a great venue tomeet with their state legislators and discuss issues impacting public education. It is a golden opportunity to get the message out on the importance of investing in a strong public school system and putting a local face on these issues. During themorning session, school district leaders will hear briefings on proposed legislation which can be used in discussions with their legislators later that day. Attendees will also hear from legislative leaders about their respective views on public education and other legislative priorities. Attendees are urged to schedule office appointments to meet individually with their legislators and their aides following the luncheon, which concludes at 1 p.m. We also urge you to extend a personal invitation for your legislator to join you at the luncheon. The cost of the conference is $145. You can register on the OSBA website at www. ohioschoolboards.org or by contacting Laurie Miller at 1-800-589-OSBA.

National School Counselor Week

My name is Shawn Grime, and I am the new Executive Director of the Ohio School Counselor Association. I wanted to take a moment to reach out to your organizations and introduce myself as well as introduction you to OSCA. The week of February 4-9, 2019 is National School Counseling Week. This year’s theme is, ”School Counselors: Providing Lessons for Life”. Whether it be helping at-risk seniors navigate alternative pathways to graduation or teaching elementary students how to get along with their classmates, school counselors across Ohio are at the forefront of advocating for the academic, career and person/social development of our students. On behalf of OSCA, I would like to ask if your organizations would be willing to help promote National School Counseling Week among your members via email, your website and social media. This week provides administrators and school boards an opportunity to not only thank the school counselors they work with, but to also learn more about the value and benefits a comprehensive school counseling program can have on student outcomes. Below are some links to helpful resources about National School Counseling Week your members can utilize. The first link is to the American School Counselor Association and they have provided downloads of sample proclamations, certificates and other documents that can assist your members in celebrating this week. • https://www.schoolcounselor.org/school-counselors-members/about-asca-(1)/ national-school-counseling-week • https://ohioschoolcounselor.org/ • http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Career-Tech/Career-Connections/Resources-for- School-Counselors

The Management Guide for School Leaders ********************2018 Edition********************

The Management Guide for School Leaders updates all education-related legislation adopted between July 2017 and July 2018.

Now in electronic book format!

NEW for 2018

Updated Calendar Year of Duties New Schedule for Property Value Reappraisal and Updates 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 Leaders has been completely reviewed and updated for 2018. 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 2018 Management Guide for School Leaders

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2019 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 February 25, 2019. 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. 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 Please submit your nominations to BASA by February 25, 2019

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, 2019

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Name: _______________________________________________________________________ BASA Member? ❑ Yes Position ____________________________________________________________________ Organization ________________________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________________ City___________________________________State__________ Zip ___________________ Telephone______________________________Fax _________________________________

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II. Statement describing how you or the nominated candidate actually enhanced education through exemplary leadership:

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Please return to BASA By February 25, 2019 Buckeye Association of School Administrators 8050 N. High Street, Suite 150

Columbus, OH 43235 Fax: (614)846-4081