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Buchy and Henne promote Issue 2

Dayton, Ohio - On Tuesday evening, Representative Michael Henne (R-Clayton) and Representative Jim Buchy (R-Greenville) addressed members of the Dayton Public School Board at their regularly scheduled meeting.  The two members of the Ohio House felt a need to address the Board after a series of letters to the editor and newspaper articles on the topic of Issue 2 appeared in the Dayton Daily News over the weekend.
 
Commenting on a letter to the editor from David Romick, President of the Dayton Education Association, which appeared in the Dayton Daily News on Sunday, September 18th, Representative Henne said, “Mr. Romick says this is all about ‘dollars and cents.’ This isn’t about dollars and cents—it is common sense.”
 
Representative Henne then went on to explain four examples of common sense in Issue 2, including employees paying 15% of their healthcare insurance.  He commended the Dayton Public Schools for already asking employees to pay 15% of their healthcare insurance. “Dayton Public Schools is taking the lead on many of the changes in Issue 2,” he said. “This school is turning in the right direction.  Dayton Public Schools is participating in Race to the Top, which encourages the implementation of more provisions found within Issue 2 including performance pay for teachers.”
 
Representative Henne explained the other three examples of common-sense reform included in Issue 2, including potential savings of several million dollars for Dayton City Schools, as well as the removal of “last in, first out,” which will allow schools to keep the best teachers and remove underperforming staff.  His final point was that performance pay would reward and retain the highest quality teachers at Dayton Public Schools.
 
Following Representative Henne’s remarks, Representative Buchy then addressed the members of the school board. He provided a history of the collective bargaining laws in Ohio, explaining “we have not updated collective bargaining laws since 1983.” He went on to explain the importance of passing Issue 2. “YES on Issue 2 means jobs,” he said. “This is all part of Governor Kasich’s plan to turn this state in the right direction.”
 
Representative Buchy explained that if Issue 2 doesn’t pass, it may likely cause schools to layoff teachers. “The state is out of money to send to the schools, and it is very tough to pass a levy in this climate,” he said. “The only option left is to lay off good teachers.”  As a lifelong business owner, he believes that without the passage of Issue 2, employers won’t be able to manage the rising labor costs. “These are common-sense approaches to fixing a major problem. With these tools, administrators will be able to keep our best teachers working and improving the future of our children.”
 
“I hope this board will agree with Representative Henne and me,” Representative Buchy continued. “I believe it is common sense that you would endorse Issue 2.”


 
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