[Ohiogift] Thank you Governor.

[Ms118rbts at aol.com]

Heidi,
 
What does it mean? That is the 64 thousand dollar question. Sadly, in Ohio  
there is a mandate to identify, but not a mandate to serve. Will districts 
be  able to keep money received but not used to support gifted services 
through  coordinators and gifted intervention specialists? That is not clear.
 
I am sad to hear your district has joined the group that have cut services. 
 The intent and letter of the law is clear, money is for gifted 
coordinators and  gifted intervention specialists. 
 
This veto reflects the governor's proposal in his budget, that districts  
get $50 per ADM for gifted, but that districts can decide how to use the 
money.  OAGC, with the help of parents and gifted student testimony, was able to 
 convince legislators that this was not a good idea, and gifted funding 
again  flowed through units. The governor was not able to change that, but he 
did veto  the accountability language, as seen in the link below.
http://www.oagc.com/files/GovVetoprovissionsOnGifted.6.30.13.pdf
 
I urge you to visit the OAGC advocacy page, then contact your state  
representatives and senators and tell them your story so they can begin to  
understand the issues. Also tell the governor what you think about his disregard  
for the needs of gifted students. There is more information about that on 
the  Advocacy page. 
 
Meantime, you might want to talk with other parents of gifted students in  
your district and start to ask  questions of district administration. The  
new parent division chair, Angela Grimm, may have some suggestions for you on 
 how to approach the topic. You could contact her at _aecrowder at yahoo.com_ 
(mailto:aecrowder at yahoo.com) .
 
The gifted students in our state need you and other parents to help make  
sure the funds are used as intended so that the potential of gifted students 
is  not diminished or lost because they are not appropriately served.
 
Yours in Education,
Sally Roberts
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 7/24/2013 10:44:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
vitaminh at frontier.com writes:

Do  school districts have to spend money to provide services to gifted 
kids?   I just learned that my district fired our only gifted teacher.   Our  
district is having major financial issues and cut several teachers earlier  
this year.  

I am no lawyer but I'm trying to figure out the  law.  Basically did the 
governors line item veto allow districts to spend  that money however they 
choose?  I figure there will no longer be any  type of gifted service in my 
district.  Is that legal?   

Heidi Yeater

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