Senator Schiavoni’s School Transparency Amendment Accepted for Education MBR

Columbus – State Senator Joe Schiavoni (D-Boardman) successfully amended the Education MBR bill (SB 316) in committee today. The amendment will require all public and charter schools to provide parents with the school’s most updated report card during the initial application process.

This amendment stemmed from legislation Senator Schiavoni previously sponsored, Senate Bill 175, which prohibited students from transferring from a quality public school to a lower rated charter school. He believes that this amendment will help achieve the overall goal of that bill.

“This notification requirement will make sure parents understand the quality of the school they are selecting for their child,” said Senator Schiavoni. “No matter how schools market themselves, it will be clear to parents how the school is actually performing after receiving the report card. This amendment will help add transparency to that decision making process.”

A second amendment offered by Senator Schiavoni in committee would have upheld teacher’s collective bargaining rights when it came to their evaluations, a right removed in SB 316. That amendment was tabled on a party line vote.