Sharing Superintendents, Improving Education

Supporters of Advance Northeast Ohio believe very strongly that regionalism is all about sharing. When Northeast Ohio shares its assets and collaborates we are all in a better position to benefit from the region's economic growth.

Today the Plain Dealer in Cleveland highlighted one of the newest examples of sharing in the region in this article about the communities of Rittman and Orrville sharing a superintendent. While it is too soon to say how this sharing will work, superintendent Jon Ritchie makes a very important point in the article:

"This is not a consolidation," said Ritchie, himself a product of the Rittman schools. "We'll have two budgets, two boards of education, two distinct school districts. We're just trying to streamline services so we can save some money and give additional services to the kids."

Sharing can make more resources available to the region's school children. Where could your school district "streamline services" by sharing with other districts?

Registered users can learn some more about the Orrville-Rittman superintendent sharing effort by clicking on the PowerPoint link below. You can register on our home page if you haven't yet done so.