Charter School Ratings; The Roof; Official Support for Some Levies and Not Others

The September meeting took place on Tuesday the 9th... it has taken me a few days to blog since I am buried under my first round of student essays (which are quite good!) from BGSU.
I want to hit the important highlights here.
First of all, charter schools - the report cards are in, and overall charter schools did not fare as well as traditional public schools throughout the state. There are 311 charter schools in Ohio; of those 311, only 25 received the ratings of "Excellent" or "Effective" (none received "Excellent with Distinction"). On the other hand, 159 received the rating of "Academic Watch" or "Academic Emergency." Toledo Public outperformed these schools with its rating of "Continuous Improvement." To be fair, the 72 charter schools sponsored by the LCESC (which comprises 24% of the total number of charter schools in the state) performed better than the state averages across the board. There are many more statistics available; if you are interested, let me know and I will be pleased to provide them to you!
On to the roof: Nordstrom Roofing has been selected to complete the short-term repair for the roof at the Shuer/Challenger Center. We are in the process of selecting a design architect who will guide us through the selection of the company which will complete the overhaul of the roof due to take place next year.
And the levies! We voted to publicly support the levies at Anthony Wayne, Maumee, Perrysburg, Washington Local and TPS, as well as the Lucas County MRDD levy. COSI, on the other hand, did not gain the official support of the board, although several board members expressed their personal support of COSI and the great value it brings to the community. The board reasoned that as a 501c3 organization, the levy fell outside the scope of the LCESC.
A special meeting may be happening next Tuesday to discuss another charter school with which we have been a sponsor - the Lorain Academy for the Gifted, which closed (despite receiving an "Excellent" rating) due to financial losses. Parents are seeking to re-open the school under the name of "Menlo Park." I will keep you updated here!