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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Stanic: It’s about learning and the levy this year
Kurt Stanic
City schools interim Superintendent Kurt Stanic, in his first speech to the district’s workforce, promised a new focus on learning and warned of a difficult year financially.
“The focus this year is simple: Teaching and learning,” Stanic said. “With your help, I will work to maintain a stable and consistent program that offers students excellent educational opportunities in safe, cleaning learning environments.”
The annual convocation address, held Wednesday at the University of Dayton Arena, was decidedly less elaborate under Stanic, who will fill in for this school year in the wake of Percy Mack’s departure to Columbia, S.C. Classes starts Monday.
Gone were bands and student performances that accompanied past convocations. Only Stanic and the teacher of the year, Franklin Montessori School kindergarten teacher Susan Grant, spoke.
Stanic touted a new student conduct code, instructing principals to take as much time as needed to be clear about expectations for students.
He also said the push to pass an operating levy will be a heavy focus between now and election day on Nov. 4. The district must raise new revenue after going 16 years without passing an operating levy for new money, he said.
“The district has reached a critical point financially,” Stanic said. “The failure to pass an operating levy last year has weakened our financial position. The district is facing rapidly increasing operating deficits and will exhaust cash reserves this year. We have been forced to cut staffing and programs to stabilize our finances. School funding in Ohio necessitates appearing on the ballot.”
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