Education Committee
May 14, 2025, 9:00 AM
Meetings Meeting Notice and Agenda Upload Testimony ? Testimony will be accepted until 24 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the meeting.| Document | Description | Download |
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| minutes from 2025-05-12 | Download |
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| Am. Sub. H. B. No. 96 | 6th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Kmieck | Opponent | Download | |
| Kristie Lynn Reighard | Opponent | Download | |
| Joel Parker/Mike Estes | Bath Local Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Tracy Russ, Kevin Miller, Todd Griffith | Licking Heights Local Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Sharon Hawkes | Right to Read Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Paula Crew | Tecumseh Local Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Kathy Quintiliano | Midview Local School District | Opponent | Download |
| Neil Gupta | Oakwood City Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Daryl Kubilus Jr. | Cloverleaf Local Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Kennedi Brown | Cleveland Heights - University Heights School District | Opponent | Download |
| Cavan Bruce | Cleveland Heights - University Heights School District | Opponent | Download |
| Jesse Bowling | Cleveland Heights - University Heights School District | Opponent | Download |
| Elizabeth Kirby | Cleveland Heights - University Heights School District | Opponent | Download |
| Emmanuel Gutierrez | Cleveland Heights - University Heights School District | Opponent | Download |
| Cookie Dixon | Opponent | Download | |
| Kyle Kiffer (Treasurer/CFO) and Casey Wright (Superintendent) | Nordonia Hills City School District | Opponent | Download |
| Dwayne Steward | Equality Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Dara Adkison | TransOhio | Opponent | Download |
| Evelyn Holbert | Trans Unity Coalition | Opponent | Download |
| Bree Taylor | Trans Unity Coalition | Opponent | Download |
| Andy Boy | United Schools | Proponent | Download |
| Maureen LaRaviere | College Board | Proponent | Download |
| Mario Basora | Future Ready Five | Proponent | Download |
| Hannah Gallagher | Proponent | Download | |
| Rae Stewart | Little Incredibles Early Learning Center | Proponent | Download |
| John Neidert | Early Childhood Resource Center | Proponent | Download |
| Joshua Lehman | Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Drew Dumbaugh | Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio, student | Proponent | Download |
| Siya Patel | Junior Achievement of OKI, student | Proponent | Download |
| Kernard Jones | Waterford.org | Proponent | Download |
| Angela Frith | St. Rita's School for the Deaf | Proponent | Download |
| Lisa Followay | Adaptive Sports Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Zayne Hammoudeh | Green Bulldogs Wheelchair Basketball Team | Proponent | Download |
| Lance Detrick | Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley | Proponent | Download |
| Ed Ingman | The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University | Proponent | Download |
| Robin Koslen | Opponent | Download | |
| Tammy Wharton and Jasmine D. | Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland | Proponent | Download |
| Julia Marino | The Junior League of Columbus | Proponent | Download |
| Lori Alhadeff | Make Our Schools Safe | Proponent | Download |
| Caidyn Bearfield | Foster ACTION Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Gabriella Craft | Foster ACTION Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Nancy Eigel-Miller | 1N5 | Proponent | Download |
| Dr. Angela Chapman, Ryan Cook, Maurice Woods | Columbus City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Ebenezer Vasquez Fuentes | Columbus City Schools Student | Interested Party | Download |
| Darnell Brewer | Ohio House of Representatives | Interested Party | Download |
| Lisa Vahey | Interested Party | Download | |
| Tom Rhatican | Catholic Conference of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Angela Houston | Cincinnati Public Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Jennifer Martcheva | Belmont High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Owen Partin | Belmont High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Aila Smith | Belmont High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Colton Slyder | Belmont High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Liam Greaney | Belmont High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Grayson Criswell | Belmont High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Ivan Baraka | Belmont High School | Interested Party | Download |
| David Atkinson | Belmont High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Jason Mayland | Merlyn Mind | Interested Party | Download |
| Anurupa Ganguly | Prism | Interested Party | Download |
| Denise Lutz & Curtiss Barnes | Upper Arlington City Schools & 1EdTech | Interested Party | Download |
| Glenna Wright-Gallo | Everway | Interested Party | Download |
| Keith Ahearn | Fairview Park City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Malia Lewis | Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Paul Palomba | Canton Professional Educators' Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Evan Lefsky | Public Consulting Group | Interested Party | Download |
| Nick Mirisis | HomeTown Ticketing | Interested Party | Download |
| Drew Ferguson | Argonaut | Interested Party | Download |
| Shawn Lenney | GRADS Coalition | Interested Party | Download |
| Sophia Johnson | National Inventors Hall of Fame | Interested Party | Download |
| Amber Higbie | American Heart Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Dustin Holfinger | American Heart Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Lisa Courtice | United Way of Central Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Kerry Pedraza | United Way of Clark, Champaign, and Madison Counties | Interested Party | Download |
| Annalies Corbin | PAST Foundation | Interested Party | Download |
| Julius Jenkins | PAST Foudation | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Maria Boyarko | Principal Whitehall--PAST Foundation | Interested Party | Download |
| Emily Jablonka | Cheif Academic Officer, Hamilton Local Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Thom Olmstead | Sisters of Charity Health System | Interested Party | Download |
| Julia Wynn | Ohio Computer Science Advocacy Coalition | Interested Party | Download |
| Renee S Coley | CSTA | Interested Party | Download |
| Dan Risko | Transfr | Interested Party | Download |
| Kyle Wilkinson | Ohio Online Learning Commission | Interested Party | Download |
| Marie Hanna | Ohio Online Learning Coalition | Interested Party | Download |
| Michael Broadwater, John Espy | Loveland City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Eldrich Carr | Marburn Academy; Lawrence School; Springer School and Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Holly Denson | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Elijah Denson | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Howard Fleeter | OEPI | Interested Party | Download |
| Luther L Liggett Jr | Interested Party | Download | |
| Ginger Young | The Childhood League Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Cara Dillon | Interested Party | Download | |
| Sharee Brandler | Bridgeway Academy | Interested Party | Download |
| Guadalupe Bright | Bridgeway Academy | Interested Party | Download |
| Charlie Mulligan | Stiegler EdTech | Interested Party | Download |
| Guy Thellian | self | Interested Party | Download |
| Joe Glavan | Ohio CCS, Ohio ACTE, Mantor City Schools Career Tech | Interested Party | Download |
| Brett Tingley | OH-KID | Interested Party | Download |
| Marci Shepard | Ohio University | Interested Party | Download |
| Lynn Esmail | OptimALL Services | Interested Party | Download |
| Lisa Quigley | Solving Hunger | Interested Party | Download |
| Errington Bozeman | Interested Party | Download | |
| Wyatt Wilcox | Meadowdale Career Tech Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Dezmenn Sisney | Meadowdale Career Tech Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Maki Jenkins | Meadowdale Career Tech Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Tay'Jamar Riley | Meadowdale Career Tech Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Deborah Azode | Meadowdale Career Tech Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Thurston Melson | Meadowdale Career Tech Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Sakilee Howard-Jackson | Meadowdale Career Tech Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Ja'Kilyn Johnson | Meadowdale Career Tech Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Liam Greaney | Meadowdale Career Tech Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Gonzalve Kisamunyu | Meadowdale Career Tech Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Thomas McDaniels | Meadowdale Career Tech Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Jillian Lain | Marian University / City Connects | Interested Party | Download |
| Cory Rountree | Gaggle | Interested Party | Download |
| Rev. Sarah Beach | Interested Party | Download | |
| Emily Greenberg | Parent | Interested Party | Download |
| Caroline Casagrande | Stride Inc. | Interested Party | Download |
| Jill Blanchard | New Story Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Brian Haines | Streetsboro City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Kyle Smith | Bexley City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| David Larson | Miami County Educational Service Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Andrea Ashley | Associated General Contractors of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Robyn Houze | Interested Party | Download | |
| Melcie Wells | Warren Local Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Evan Callicoat | Ohio Farm Bureau Federation | Interested Party | Download |
| Malia Lewis | Cleveland Heights-University Heights City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Nicole Marshall, Angie Hamberg, Kristy Meyer | Westerville City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Tony Rett | Interested Party | Download | |
| Ann Shroyer | n/a | Interested Party | Download |
| Keith Hamblen | Lima Christian Academy | Interested Party | Download |
| Dan Dodd | Ohio Alliance of Independent Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Frank O'Linn, Ed.D | Catholic Diocese of Cleveland | Interested Party | Download |
| Rachel Chilton | Ohio School Psychologists Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Debbie Jackson | Cleveland State University | Interested Party | Download |
| Todd R. Meyer & Timothy Ryan Jenkins | Olentangy Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Rylie Estes | Belmont High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Sherri Smith | Interested Party | Download | |
| Robert Paponetti | The Literacy Collaborative | Proponent | Download |
| Paul Shaw | 7403858517 | Interested Party | Download |
| Kevin Stockdale | Cleveland Metropolitan School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Shannon Cox | Montgomery County Educational Service Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Emily Lampe | Interested Party | Download | |
| Ronda Johnson | Wyoming City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Ellen Erlanger | Ohio ACTE PALL | Proponent | Download |
| Frank Kohlhofer | Ohio ACTE Lima City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| William DiMascio | Ohio ACTE Four Cities Compact | Interested Party | Download |
| Thom Ziems | Ohio ACTE Whitmer Career Technology Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Megan Reed | Ohio ACTE Hamilton County ESC Workforce Innovation Network | Interested Party | Download |
| Robert White | Ohio ACTE North Canton City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Tim Buschur | Ohio ACTE Tri Star Career Compact | Interested Party | Download |
| Matt Sheridan | Ohio ACTE Mid East Career Tech Center | Interested Party | Download |
| David Leone | Ohio ACTE Auburn Career Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Margaret Rahill | Interested Party | Download | |
| Kathleen Hofmann | State Board of Education District 4 | Opponent | Download |
| Dr. Michelle Barrett | Edmentum | Opponent | Download |
| Geraldine Hartman | Opponent | Download | |
| Lisa Chambers | TECH CORPS | Proponent | Download |
| Dennis Grant | United Rehabilitation Services | Proponent | Download |
| Brian Merce | Tri-Valley Local Schools | Proponent | Download |
| Franklin Nicola | Austintown Falcons Wheelchair Basketball Team | Proponent | Download |
| Ashley Auld | Elgin Local Schools | Proponent | Download |
| Drewe Warndorff | Proponent | Download | |
| Christine Galvin | Ohio ACTE South-Western City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Michael Spahr | GREENE COUNTY CAREER CENTE | Proponent | Download |
| Abby Readshaw | Patrick Henry HS | Proponent | Download |
| Ben Cech | The Management Council | Proponent | Download |
| Rob Peterson | Madison Local School District - Richland County | Opponent | Download |
| Rev. Mary Robin Craig | Opponent | Download | |
| Ari Klein | Heights Coalition for Public Education | Opponent | Download |
| Christina M Fiore | Northridge Local Schools Montgomery County OH | Opponent | Download |
| Debra J. Foulk & William B. Andexler | Akron Public Schools & Shared Service Alliance | Opponent | Download |
| Ellen M. Kramer | Brecksville Broadview Heights School District | Opponent | Download |
| Maggie Cook | Mentor Exempted Village School District | Opponent | Download |
| Tyler Cooper | Western Local School District | Opponent | Download |
| Jay Phillips | Deer Park Community City School District | Opponent | Download |
| Heather Sharp | Lima City School District | Opponent | Download |
| Aaron Sable | Medina City Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Meredith Glick Brinegar | Opponent | Download | |
| Theresa Permenter | League of Women Voters - Lakewood Chapter | Opponent | Download |
| Erynn Beaton | N/A | Opponent | Download |
| Danielle Firsich | Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| David A Campbell II | Himself | Opponent | Download |
| James Perdue - Board Member | Reading Community City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Claudia Zaler | Minford Local School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Martha Sweterlitsch | Westerville Education Foundation | Interested Party | Download |
| Megan Smith | Interested Party | Download | |
| Tish Jenkins | Goal Digital Academy | Interested Party | Download |
| Gail Larson | Heights Coalition for Public Education | Interested Party | Download |
| Eileen Johnson | self | Interested Party | Download |
| Megan Lawhon | Interested Party | Download | |
| Phillip Oko | Garfield Heights City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| John Holtzapple | Fairlawn Local Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Tony Thomas | Northmont City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Aaron Gates | Clear Fork High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. David Glasner | Shaker Heights City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Jessica Helsinger | Covington Exempted Village Schools and Upper Valley Career Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Whitney Burns | Covington FFA | Interested Party | Download |
| Emma Helsinger | Covington FFA | Interested Party | Download |
| Marisa Nyerges | Interested Party | Download | |
| Wendy Strickler | Interested Party | Download | |
| Georgianna Damschroder | Shawnee High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Madison Whetstone | Shawnee High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Michayla Browning | Shawnee High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Andrew Granieri | Interested Party | Download | |
| Maggie Dine-Jergens | Interested Party | Interested Party | Download |
| Laura Smallwood | Forest Hills School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Angela M. Rosenberg | Parent | Interested Party | Download |
| Jessica Thorne | Donors Choose | Interested Party | Download |
| Rachael Collyer-Rogers | Interested Party | Download | |
| Patricia Zawadzki | Interested Party | Download | |
| Brian Masser | Cedar Cliff Local School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Craig Yaniglos | Brecksville-Broadview Heights City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Board of Education | Forest Hills School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Linda Goodwin | N/A | Interested Party | Download |
| Jaime Miracle | Abortion Forward | Opponent | Download |
| James Cherian | Opponent | Download | |
| Shari A Anderson | Proponent | Download | |
| Jordan Ostrum | Opponent | Download | |
| Stacie Novelli | Interested Party | Download | |
| Andrew D West | Medina City Schools Board of Education | Opponent | Download |
| Adria Catanese | Opponent | Download | |
| Linda Striefsky | Opponent | Download | |
| Anne Miano | Opponent | Download | |
| Darrell Yater | Northwest Local Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Clyde C. Piatt | Westerville Education Foundation | Opponent | Download |
| Kathleen Baer | Opponent | Download | |
| Tyler Wilson | Cleveland Heights - University Heights School District | Opponent | Download |
| Kristin Bowes | Interested Party | Download | |
| Melanie Murphy | Interested Party | Download | |
| Kristen Humphreys | Opponent | Download | |
| Angela Dockery | Proponent | Download | |
| Krisite Reighard | self | Opponent | Download |
| Molly Snodgrass | Interested Party | Download | |
| Brian Carlson | Concerned Community Member | Interested Party | Download |
| Emily Lampe | Interested Party | Download | |
| Cody McClain | Seneca East Local Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Michael Guastella | Coalition of Ohio Regional Districts | Interested Party | Download |
| Sheryl Hardesty | Garaway Local School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Tasha Werry | Building Bridges to Careers | Proponent | Download |
| Dr. Michael Latessa | The Rich Center for Autism at Youngstown State University | Interested Party | Download |
| Colton Sylder | Belmont High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Janae Boone | Worthington Christian Upper School | Proponent | Download |
| Ryan McLane | Big Walnut Local Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Tekisha Boone | Junior League of Columbus, Foster Parent | Proponent | Download |
| Ivan Baraka | Belmont High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Jaleshia Brown | Foster Youth Alumna, Hamilton County Youth Advisory Board | Proponent | Download |
| Lisa Dickson | Foster ACTION Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Lannie Davis-Frecker | Julie Billiart Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Kim Eckhart | Proponent | Download | |
| Priya Gajmier | East Columbus Elementary School | Proponent | Download |
| Jewel Harris | Ohio Youth Advisory Board | Proponent | Download |
| Adam Hassan | Ohio Youth Advisory Board | Proponent | Download |
| Barb McKenzie | Westerville City Schools | Proponent | Download |
| Melissa Swearingen | Hilliard City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Chauna Mason | Foster Care Advocate | Proponent | Download |
| Betsie Norris | Adoption Network Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| Dr. Barbara Oettgen | Nationwide Children's Hospital | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Outrich | ACTION Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Ciara Keeton | Trans Unity Coalition | Opponent | Download |
| Rita Soronen | Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption | Proponent | Download |
| Sophie Hoelscher & Lucy Homan | New Bremen High School | Proponent | Download |
| Matthew Tippit | Proponent | Download | |
| Chaka Wilson | The Ohio State University | Proponent | Download |
| Evan Eagleson | ExcelinEd in Action | Proponent | Download |
| Rochelle Toth | Junior League of Columbus | Proponent | Download |
| Randy Drewyor | Perrysburg Exempted Village School District | Opponent | Download |
| Tony Huffman | Washington County JVSD | Interested Party | Download |
| Tish Jenkins | Goal Digital Academy | Interested Party | Download |
| Tom Goodney | ESC of Central Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Tiffany deSilva | Interested Party | Download | |
| Megan Taylor | Interested Party | Download | |
| Michelle Burke | Ohio Marine Trades Association | Interested Party | Download |