Springboro, Ohio is fortunate to have an excellent school system. We are consistently ranked among the best school districts in the Dayton region and in the State of Ohio. We have outstanding teachers, high-performing students, excellent facilities, dedicated staff members, strong administrative leaders, and a board that is focused on supporting the success of the district. […]
Enough is Enough
Posted on November 2, 2013 //
11 months ago I wrote my first post about Springboro Schools. It was a fairly benign message that expressed my gratitude to the teachers of Springboro for their hard work. Shortly after publishing it, I was surprised when I received an email from a school board member, not to thank me for promoting the hard […]
Springboro Schools At A Tipping Point
Posted on September 30, 2013 //
Current members of the Springboro School Board like to speak and write about putting our children first. Sadly, the reality of their version of children first is nothing more than hollow words backed by empty political rhetoric. They regularly distort facts or misuse data to support their agenda, all the while shirking any responsibility for […]
In The Direction of Out
Posted on August 5, 2013 //
Well, election season is already upon us in Springboro. With 3 of the 5 school board seats up for vote and the seat of our current school board President up for grabs, the stakes are high and thus the rhetoric has begun. I have been watching with a mix of amusement and sadness as our […]
Free PR Advice
Posted on July 10, 2013 //
On the heels of yet another unnecessary controversy created by the Springboro School Board and on the precipice of our next educational leadership fiasco comes word that the school board is seeking to spend tax payer money on a contract with a public relations firm to improve their public image – oh and also preparing […]
Opportunity Cost
Posted on June 24, 2013 //
Organizations do not have infinite time, money, or resources, and thus leaders must choose how they invest these things very carefully. Choosing to do one thing means you are simultaneously sacrificing the opportunity to do other things. In accounting this is known as opportunity cost. To make good decisions, leaders should weigh the value of […]
Betting Against Education
Posted on May 18, 2013 //
The Springboro School board is making a very risky bet. It is a wager based on an insatiable need for unchecked power and complete control – one that only stands to pay out to them at the expense of our home prices, community spirit, and our schools’ and children’s future. They have intentionally offered our […]
Why Support Our Teachers?
Posted on April 22, 2013 //
Last week over 100 people came out on a blustery April afternoon to show public support for our teachers. The rally was a great event and a wonderful way to show the teachers of Springboro that we care about them. They have been shown so little respect from our school board in spite of doing […]
An Indecent Proposal
Posted on April 10, 2013 //
The Springboro School Board recently published its initial contract proposal to the teachers on the front page of the district website, along with the teachers’ initial proposal, and then the board went on to promote it in the media. They did this in violation of the spirit of private negotiations and potentially the law. While […]
Example
Posted on March 1, 2013 //
I believe that as a parent, one of the most powerful things I can do is to set a good example for my children. As Professor Brene Brown so eloquently states in her book Daring Greatly, “What we are teachers the child more that what we say, so we must be what we want our […]