Tuesday, December 4, 2012
In this letter to the editor, Woodridge Local Schools Superintendent Walter Davis thanks the voters who helped pass Issue 71, and offers remarks on the future of the district.
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- W. Davis
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Dear Community Members, Thank YOU! In these challenging times, we acknowledge the sacrifice that residents and businesses continue to make to provide the district with the tools necessary to give Woodridge students the opportunities that a first-class education requires. A new levy is, indeed, a sacrifice for all of you. This levy will enable the district to maintain programs, keep staff, and continue to meet the needs of our students. This levy will play a significant role in our ability to preserve the traditions of excellence that we have all come to expect. Even with these new funds, we will continue to operate with a keen focus on the bottom line. We will conserve where possible, share services with other entities, and seek additional…
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The 6.83-mill, five-year levy will generate $15 million in revenue over the next five years.
Updated Nov. 7, 1:02 a.m. It appears the fourth time is the charm. Issue 71 -- the Woodridge Local Schools levy -- passed by a margin of 963 votes on Tuesday night. The 6.83-mill levy will generate $15 million over the next five years and cost homeowners $209 per year for every $100,000 in valuation. Over the last year, the district experienced three consecutive levy faliures. Woodridge hadn't passed a levy since 2004. Over that eight-year period, state funding remained stagnant, the district’s student body increased by about 15 percent and expenditures -- such as salaries, school supplies and utility costs -- continued to rise, said Woodridge treasurer Deanna Levenger. School officials cut 10 percent or $2 million from their $20 million…
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If passed on Nov. 6, the five-year, 6.83-mill levy would generate $15 million in revenue and cost homeowners $209 per year for every $100,000 in valuation. In the event Issue 71 fails, the Woodridge Board of Education will approve $1.8 million in cuts to keep the budget balanced and in the black through the 2013-14 school year. The reductions would go into effect July 1, 2013. According to Issue 71 Levy Committee Chairman Scott Karlo, cuts would include: Patch Poll: Answer the question below after you vote on Election Day.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The Council approved the resolution, 10-0, to support Issue 71 during its regular Monday meeting.
On Monday night, the Cuyahoga Falls City Council once again backed the passage of a Woodridge Local Schools levy. Only question is: Will a majority of voters follow suit? In the past year, the last three levies have failed by less than 300 votes and school officials are weary of how its “Excellent with Distinction” rating could impact voters at the ballot box. Woodridge Earns Highest State Report Card Rating Woodridge Superintendent Walter Davis addressed that point during Monday’s Council meeting. “Earning an A+ in the midst of financial strife in the district is a testimony, I think, to the focus of our staff and the hard work of our students and their families,” said Davis. “It’s clear, however, that if we’re forced to continue to …
Friday, October 19, 2012
Cuyahoga Falls Patch sat down with Superintendent Walter Davis to discuss the academic and financial future of the Woodridge Local School district.
Issue 71 is just weeks away from hitting the ballot box. If passed on Nov. 6, the five-year, 6.83-mill levy would generate $15 million in revenue and cost homeowners $209 per year for every $100,000 in valuation, said district Superintendent Walter Davis. In the event Issue 71 fails, the Woodridge Board of Education will need to approve $1.8 million in cuts to keep the budget balanced and in the black through the 2013-14 school year. Woodridge Earns Highest State Report Card Rating The reductions would go into effect July 1, 2013. According to Issue 71 Levy Committee Chairman Scott Karlo, cuts would include:
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Need to get caught up on your Cuyahoga Falls news? Look no further than our Week in Review update.
1. Neighbors fume over plans for blighted Rick Case Honda property on State Road. The city's Planning Commission heard from several area residents who are unhappy about Prestige Auto Group's plan to buy the property and convert it into a used car lot. Neighbors would prefer the property remain empty. 2. Weigh in on our poll about the Woodridge School District's latest levy attempt! If Issue 71 fails on Nov. 6, the Woodridge Board of Education will need to approve $1.8 million in cuts to keep the budget balanced and in the black through the 2013-14 school year. So, is it time to approve a levy? 3. A 63-year-old city man will be spending the next five years in jail for cooking meth in his Northampton Road home. Clayton Allshouse learned his …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Voters will decide Nov. 6 on whether to approve or deny the district's new levy, Issue 71, which would generate $15 million in revenue and cost homeowners $209 per year for every $100,000 in valuation.
Issue 71 is just weeks away from hitting the ballot box. If passed, the five-year, 6.83-mill levy would generate $15 million in revenue and cost homeowners $209 per year for every $100,000 in valuation, said district Superintendent Walter Davis. The district hasn’t passed a levy since 2004. Over that eight-year period, state funding has remained stagnant, the district’s student body has increased by about 15 percent and expenditures -- such as salaries, school supplies and utility costs -- have continued to rise, said Woodridge treasurer Deanna Levenger. School officials have cut 10 percent or $2 million from their $20 million budget over the last two years to remain in the black. In August, the district suffered its third consecutive levy…
Friday, September 21, 2012
The fees were added to high school and middle school sports programs and clubs to raise revenue for the cash-strapped Woodridge Local Schools district.
Woodridge Local Schools Athletic Director Don Ross recently crunched the numbers to determine the initial impact of the newly implemented pay-to-participate program. In some sports, participation decreases were mild to moderate; and in other cases, participation increased slightly. His findings were presented to the Woodridge Board of Education at its regular meeting on Tuesday by principals Joel Morgan and Jesse Hosford of Woodridge High School and Woodridge Middle School, respectively. Here’s what they discussed, by the numbers: Woodridge High School fall sports Cross Country (Boys and Girls – Varsity/JV) Girls’ Tennis (Varsity/JV) Girls’ Volleyball (Varsity/JV) Girls’ Soccer (Varsity) Boys’ Soccer (Varsity/JV) Football (Varsity/JV) Boys…
Ronald Bibbee, Sr.
10:39 pm on Saturday, December 15, 2012
Right on Lynne McCormick: Davis definitly takes too much money from the tax paying residents in the woodridge district. And what does he do? He figures up what the next levy will be for. I can't understand a school board awarding a fellow the amount of money he takes, which is well over $ 110,000.00.It is ridiculous. more ›