Notice is hereby given that the Brecksville-Broadview Heights City Schools Board of Education will hold a Board/Superintendent Work Session on Saturday, September 4, 2010, at 8:00 a.m., at the Embassy Suites-Rockside (Boardroom 2), 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, 44131.
BBHCSD District News
For the eleventh consecutive year, the Brecksville-Broadview Heights School District has earned an "Excellent" rating on the Ohio Department of Education's Local Report Card. Also, the District increased its overall Performance Index (PI) to 107.8, the 16th highest of the 612 school districts in the state. The PI reflects the achievement of every student, not just those who score in the proficient or higher rankings. Districts earn points based on how well each student does on all tested subjects in grades 3-8 and the 10th-grade Ohio Graduation Tests. Congratulations to students, staff and our communities for this sustained “Excellence.”
Jeff Sidaway,
Dr. Franklin Walters held the post of state superintendent longer than any other individual serving from 1977 until 1991. Among his initiatives is the development of the nation’s first statewide plan for children with disabilities.
Staff members returning to school from summer break this August will notice some changes to the district's email system. The schools are now using the email component of the Google Apps for Education suite to handle electronic mail.
The new system gives each staff member 7.4 gb of storage space for email, a tenfold increase over the locally hosted server the district has used since 2005. Additional benefits include state-of-the-art anti-spam technology, a vastly improved webmail system, and tighter integration with Google Docs and Google Calendar, which the district has used since 2008.
The technology department has collected a list of some of the common problems returning staff members may face as they begin using the new system. District employees may also contact the technology staff if they're having difficulty with the new system.
Email addresses for employees are not changing as part of this transition. Staff members will continue to use the bbhcsd.org email addresses. Parents, community members, and others may continue to contact personnel using the same email addresses.
The Board of Education took the final step to place a 5.8 mill operating levy on the November 2010 ballot at their July 8, 2010 meeting. The term of this levy is for a five-year period.
The District has worked aggressively to cut costs by implementing reductions in staff, programs, and services over the past two years and will continue to do so. However, the approximate $3 million annual savings generated by these cuts is not enough to eliminate the need for additional operating funds. The District has not received an increase in operating funds for the past six years. The last time a new levy was approved by voters was in August 2004
Busing for K – 8 students living 2 miles or less from their school of attendance or attending a day care facility 2 miles or less from their school of attendance will be reinstated for the 2010-2011 school year.
At their meeting held on Monday, May 24, the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Board of Education rescinded their decision to eliminate busing for these students for the 2010-2011 school year. While acknowledging the serious financial situation of the district, the Board agreed to not impose the state minimum transportation standards next year. However, unless additional revenue is secured, this group of students may not be bused in 2011-2012 school year.
Please note that busing for all public and private high school students will NOT be reinstated for 2010-2011. The district is working with law enforcement and representative parents at the high school to develop a safe traffic flow pattern. Maps will be posted for the AM and PM traffic flow on this website over the summer.
High school science teacher Sarah Hurder and over 300 Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School students participated in River Sweep, the Ohio Canal Corridor's annual, environmental awareness and clean-up initiative on Saturday, May 8.
Mrs. Hurder has been organizing students for this Ohio's Largest done-in-a-day environmental cleanup for the past several years.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School junior Malcolm Cole earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT test. Nearly 1.5 million students in the Class of 2011 have taken the test and less than 700 are expected to achieve a perfect 36.
