{"id":80140,"date":"2016-09-22T06:53:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T11:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=80140"},"modified":"2016-09-22T06:53:23","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T11:53:23","slug":"wbesc-supt-criticizes-state-report-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2016\/09\/22\/wbesc-supt-criticizes-state-report-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"WBESC supt. criticizes state report cards"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAVE MOSIER\/<\/strong>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n

The Western Buckeye Educational Service Center Governing Board handled a number of personnel action during its September meeting this week. Prior to that, Superintendent Brian Gerber also criticized the state report card system during his report to the board.<\/p>\n

Gerber noted that state policymakers are developing new ways to rank schools all that time, but also talked about the frustration that comes with ever-changing standards.<\/p>\n

\"WBESC\u201cOur students and staff are always striving to hit a moving target,\u201d the WBESC superintendent said. \u201cIn northwest Ohio, our public schools are doing a tremendous job of educating all the children who pass through our doors. We do not pick and choose our students like private schools and charter schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gerber added that, while teachers have a tremendous amount of creativity to offer their students, they do not have the time or opportunity for that creativity because they are \u201cbogged down\u201d preparing their students for high stakes standardized testing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the reason we are losing good teachers, and the well is drying up with the future availability of high quality teachers,\u201d Gerber noted. \u201cCollege students who once aspired to be a teacher are changing their career path because of the nonsense taking place at the state educational level.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe higher-ups at the state level have institute this entire standardized testing process and most have never spent a day teaching in their entire life,\u201d he added, \u201cbut somehow they think they are experts when it comes to curriculum and instruction.:<\/p>\n

The WBESC superintendent said Ohio needs to put some common sense back into education and \u201clet the people who live and breathe it on a daily basis have some input on educational policy.\u201d<\/p>\n

In personnel action, the WBESC board accepted the resignation of Tasha Miller, effective the end of the 2016-17 school year, while approving a one-year limited contract for Joseph Shouse as a paraprofessional at Wayne Trace Local Schools for the current school year.<\/p>\n

A one-year temporary contract was approved for Warren Fauver as a 21st Century Grant Program evaluator, effective August 1, while a one-year non-teaching contract was issued to Sabrina Roth, health coordinator at Wayne Trace Local Schools, for the current school year.<\/p>\n

The board also approved an intermittent Family and Maternity Leave Act leave for Chelsea Zeedyk, due to the birth of a child, effective October 3-28.<\/p>\n

The resignation of Zach Hermiller as truancy officer was also accepted, effective September 19, while the board approved a one-year limited contract for Ryne Jerome as his replacement.<\/p>\n

Additional hours were approved for Tiffany Curry as a bus aide, while the board approved a reduction of hours from 35 to 29\u00bd per week for paraprofessional Lisa Ryan.<\/p>\n

In other action, the board:<\/p>\n