Issue 1 is the city 3/4 income tax renewal and Issue 7 is the TPS property tax renewal

plan to (or already have) vote yes on one issue but no on another, how about telling us why you would vote for one levy but not another.

It is a waste of money. Until the school system can begin to weed out those who don't want to be there we will always have problems teaching those who remain and want to learn. As for the overpaid teachers I don't see any way around that because contracts have been signed. Judges and arbitrators will be bound by the terms of the contract.

Do we blame the kids for the parents they have?
No, but what makes it MY responsibility to pay for those parents mistakes with their kids?

Did they have a choice?
The parents had a choice. They could have aborted the kid before that kid started interfering with their social life and/or drug use. The students have a choice. They MUST take responsibility for their own actions because that is what they are supposed to do when they become adults. It is not "mommy" governments place to step in when someone fails.

Do we blame the kids for the lousy teacher they may have?
Hmmm, why not? You seem to be blaming the teachers for the lousy students that THOSE TEACHERS ARE FORCED BY LAW TO TOLORATE.

Or the fact their stomach is empty?
Agan, why are you trying to make it MY responsibility that their parents are total and absoloute failures? Does absolving the parents of any responsibility for their failures somehow translate into the state and the taxpayer stepping in to take over being mommy and daddy?

Or they can't see the board because they need glasses?
This one should REALLY tick you off. Was it the taxpayers responsibility to make sure you had glasses? Where were you parents? Did your parents FINALLY take responsibility for YOU and get you glasses? Or, once you discovered you could not see the board, did you take personal responsibility and ask to be moved closer to the front?

Or did you just wallow in your own pity party and wait for mommy government and the taxpayers to step in when YOUR parents failed you and YOU did not take the personal responsibility for yourself?

... on Eye on Toledo, who said that Toledo could go into Receivership of the 3/4% is not renewed.

WELL GOOD. In Receivership, we can get all those cronies thrown out of their do-nothing jobs. Spending in Toledo is completely out of control. BRING ON THE RECEIVER.

The same sock puppet said that Toledo would "shut down". No, Mr Puppet ... only the useless portions of Toledo's so-called government would. I look forward to the day when whole floors of One Government Center are opened up to private commercial rents, as a result of reforming Toledo and Lucas County governments along their CONSTITUTIONAL lines (which are necessarily minimal).

Fuck all you Socialists. If we conservatives won't getcha, then the collapsing economy will getcha.

....an unfair burden put on them to teach kids who in many cases could care less about school then all the children will suffer. The Coalition's idea to vote agains the Levy is a good one that plays right to those of us who are tired of paying taxes. Why do you assume that those of us who vote agains the levy the first time will vote for it the second time? We're not puppets on a string. You want to hold the teaching profession accountable, but what about parents and students? You chose to overcome your circumstances. And you probably would have been written off under a system such as you propose for our schools. You are expecting all the teachers to fit into a neat box. Well you will begin to see that box emptying because what is the motivation to teach when you have a group of parents holding teachers to a standard they can't temselves reach. When the mass exodus begins by teachers from TPS then accept the outcome.

This is my (Bishop Stephen Ward's) remedy for some of the issues within TPS

Anti Violence/Drug Committee
Appointed by and advisory to TPS Board. The committee is composed of school personnel, county/city representatives from law enforcement, rehabilitation agencies, post secondary educational institutions and local health agencies. The purpose of the committee is to coordinate services to area students and families in the prevention of illegal chemical use and support in resolving conflict in non-violent ways.

District Media Advisory Committee
Appointed by and advisory to TPS Board. This committee is made up of approximately 20 people including school board members, administrators, media specialists, district media staff, teachers, students, parents and community members. The major responsibilities of the committee include: long-range planning and goals, setting the media/technology department's yearly objectives, creating budgeting formulas and procedures, and reviewing building technology plans and policies.

Gifted and Talented Committee
Appointed by and advisory to TPS Board. This committee's tasks include: Advocate the needs of gifted students. Design gifted identification policy and procedures. Define gifted program expectations. Articulate gifted education criteria.

Transportation Committee
Appointed by and advisory to TPS Board. Committee purposes: Review and recommend changes/additions to Transportation Policies. Review school bus curriculum and school bus safety procedures relating to the transportation of students. Review discipline procedures and guidelines for students on school buses or at bus stops. Develop budget for the expenditure of student transportation safety revenue. Review requests for school starting time/dismissal changes. Review requests for additional transportation services. Review long-range transportation plans.

Legislative Committee
Appointed by and advisory to TPS Board. Committee purposes: Annually develop a legislative agenda relating to issues affecting Toledo Public Schools. Communicate legislative platform to area legislators, community, and staff. Monitor legislative information during the legislative session. Testify before the Legislature on legislative platform proposals. Annually host a meeting with area legislators.

Nutrition Advisory Committee
Toledo Public Schools' Nutrition Advisory Committee provides advice to the Food Service Director about the creation of nutrition guidelines and procedures for the selection of foods and beverages served to students in order to ensure that food and beverage choices are consistent with current dietary guidelines. This committee also provides advice on ways to encourage healthy eating by students; and on information to communicate to parents/guardians to support a healthy diet and physical activity for children outside of the school day.
The following committees are appointed by each school principal and typically meet three to four times each year to be determined at the beginning of each school year:

Elementary & Middle School
Student Advisory Committee Appointed by Elementary & Middle School Principal's, advisory to the TPS Board. Committee members meet with TPS Board members to provide input and feedback on issues that affect Toledo Public Schools' Middle School Students.

High School Advisory Committee
Appointed by High School Principal's, advisory to the TPS Board. Committee members meet with TPS Board members to provide input and feedback on issues that affect Toledo Public Schools' High School Students.
All Advisory Committees should be of Equal representation of gender and race. In addition there should also be included at least 3 TPS High School students on each committee to serve as advisors, and give input from the student body.

For the most part. The only addition I would make is that on each committee you would have parents and community members, especially on the Anti Violence/ Drug Committee. As we all know the people that you have designated to be on this committee have a self interest, which would be a job. In other words retaining a job at the expense of children without any safe guards (parents/community members) would be the order of the day.

For instance, what incentive would there be to eliminate your job by doing a good job at your job? What incentive would a school resource officer (Police) have, to stop arresting children if a part of his job is to arrest children? A school resource officer (police) does not add to the school educational environment. Except for creating jobs (jailers, probation officers, administrators, etc.) for the juvenile detention system which eventually provides jobs for the prison system, and providing a opening for the cradle to the prison pipeline, a school resource officer would not have a job. It is a self perpetuating circle.

However, if parents and community advocates were involved in this committee they would have a different view and perspective as to how drug use and violence could be prevented and what holistic interventions could be used, after all they are the parents and the village of the children affected by these insidious maladies. The first line of defense is always the parent. Contrary to what you may read on this site, parents are not included in anything TPS.

Parents back in the schools, police out! The only way that will happen is if the TFT contract is revisited and teachers give back some power to the parents. First to be eliminated should be Article XIII G. of the TFT Contract, Which states, “Visitors to the schools will be encouraged through existing Board policy. Multiple visitations that reasonably can be construed as harassment of teachers shall be discouraged through the use of a warning and, if necessary, use of the Safe Schools Ordinance. Visitations shall be arrived at cooperatively with the teacher.”

There is a better way to communicate with parents than through a Safe School Ordinance