By Cole Hatcher
Imogene Gregory Johnson ’80
DELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio Wesleyan University has appointed Imogene Gregory Johnson as OWU’s director of human resources. A 1980 Ohio Wesleyan graduate, Johnson has more than 20 years of experience in HR management.
Johnson will begin her new role June 1, and will be responsible for planning, developing, and implementing programs to attract, develop, retain, and advance talented administrative and support staff. She also will collaborate with members of the university’s Council for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to catalyze Ohio Wesleyan’s efforts to advance goals related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.
Johnson will report to Maura Donahue, Ph.D., Ohio Wesleyan’s vice president for finance and administration and treasurer.
But the standardized exams might be shorter, spaced out over several weeks or delayed until the fall. The news was not we were expecting, not what we were hoping for and not what the kids need, Rep. Joe Miller, D-Amherst, said.
The original plan was to pass a bill through the Ohio House this week that let districts scrap state testing requirements for the 2020-2021 school year. The problem is it hinged on getting a federal waiver, and the Biden administration told states not to expect them.
Ian Rosenblum, the acting assistant education secretary, sent a letter to state education leaders Monday saying kids must take their federally required exams even though the U.S. Department of Education won t hold schools accountable for the results.
DEWINE ADDRESSES SCHOOLS THAT WON T RETURN BY MARCH 1
All public school districts in the state besides one signed the governor s letter of intent to return to in-person learning, or at least a hybrid model, by March 1 in order to get the vaccine.
However, DeWine said last week that at least three districts announced plans that indicated they would not be making the state s deadline, despite already receiving the vaccine. Those districts were Cincinnati Public Schools, Akron Public Schools and Cleveland Public Schools.
Cincinnati Public Schools was notably the first district to receive the vaccine and did so before educators technically qualified. According to DeWine, the district s superintendent had requested her schools receive the vaccine early.
Cincinnati teachers sue to delay reopening as vaccines begin Follow Us
Question of the Day By KANTELE FRANKO - Associated Press - Monday, February 1, 2021
A teachers union in Cincinnati is suing to try to stop one of Ohio’s biggest school districts from reopening for in-person learning as the state begins distributing coronavirus vaccines for employees in that district and others.
The Cincinnati Federation of Teachers said its case filed Friday asks a Hamilton County court to delay in-person learning in Cincinnati Public Schools until an arbitrator rules on a related grievance from the union. CFT is objecting to reopening under circumstances that it considers unsafe for staff and students.
Should Ohio teachers with CCW permits be allowed to carry on school premises?
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In this 2016 file photo, Dave Holz, owner of Point Blank Range and Gun Shop, open carries in his store, and allows his employees to do the same. The Ohio Supreme Court is considering whether an Ohio school district is within its rights under Ohio law to let teachers without required gun-security training for school security officers but with concealed-carry licenses and active shooter training voluntarily carry guns to school. (Lynn Ischay/The Plain Dealer) The Plain Dealer
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