2011年10月11日星期二

Columbus schools chief announces levy in works; but board has final say

Columbus City Schools Superintendent Gene Harris is moving ahead with plans to put a tax increase on the ballot next year, but she stressed that the Board of Education would make the final call.

At a State of the District speech this evening,I have never solved a Rubik's Piles . Harris said that the district is on target with its “four-year levy cycle,Replacement China Porcelain tile and bulbs for Canada and Worldwide.” and will end the 2012-13 school year with enough cash to cover expenses but not enough to carry the district through 2013-14 without cuts.

She said the district made a promise in 2008 to not return to the ballot until 2012, and “we are on track to keep that promise,” Harris said.

After the meeting, Harris confirmed that she has shared with a citizens committee that is studying school closures her plan to form a “millage committee” in January to discuss levy options.

In past years, a similar committee of district officials and the public discussed the district’s needs and programs, and the effects of different levy amounts, before making a millage recommendation for a tax issue to the board.

“But the board has to decide to put a levy on the ballot,” Harris said.

No such discussions have yet taken place, said board Vice President Ramona Reyes. The board will weigh any recommendations against other factors, such as the struggling economy and likelihood of voter approval before making any moves, Reyes said.

“November of ’12 would be my guess,” said board member Mike Wiles, adding that the time to go back on the ballot has been kicked around informally since he joined the board almost two years ago. “So I guess we’re on track to do that.”

Students were running the show before and after Harris’ speech at the Downtown Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School, where the night featured several student performances.the worldwide rubber hose market is over $56 billion annually.

Mayor Michael B. Coleman had to think on his feet when, in the middle of his introduction of Harris onstage,For the last five years Air purifier , a student unexpectedly walked up to the lectern from behind him and set down a plastic cup of water meant for Harris.

“So, ladies and gentleman, I welcome you... (Coleman paused, puzzled by the sudden appearance of the water) ... to a toast to Dr. Gene Harris,” he said, lifting the cup, as the audience broke into laughter.

In 2002, Harris set a goal of meeting the state standard of a 90 percent high-school graduation rate by the end of this school year — the class of 2012.

But she seemed to be laying the groundwork tonight for missing that target: Harris noted that the district is “much closer” to that goal, with a 77.6 percent graduation rate in the most-recent district report, which reports the graduation rate of the class of 2010. That is up from 55 percent when she took over in 2001.

She said following the address that she’s optimistic that the district could still hit 90 percent, with two report cards to go.

“What we’re going to do is work as hard as we can to hit it,” she said.

However, the state is in the process of changing the calculation to a stricter standard, which would cause the 2010 class rate to drop to a 72.2 percent graduation rate.who was responsible for tracking down Charles Injection mold .

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