Praise for Superintendent Sharing

The Akron Beacon Journal praised the superintendent sharing going on between the Orrville and Rittman school districts in an editorial recently.

The editorial noted that Ohio has many school districts that are generally small in size:

Ohio, with the sixth highest number of school districts in the nation, ranks relatively low in the average number of pupils per district. At around 3,000, the number puts Ohio 29th. Enrollment in some districts is smaller than an Akron high school.

Rittman and Orrville schools, faced with difficult finances, have taken a realistic step toward administrative savings. They should continue to work together, and other districts across the state would do well to take note. In the end, as Jon Ritchie noted, the important thing isn't having your own superintendent. It's about providing children the educational opportunities they need to compete.

How many other school districts will follow Rittman-Orrville's example in 2008?