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Licking Heights School Superintendent Dr. Philip Wagner and District CFO/Treasurer Todd Griffith gave lengthy testimony before state lawmakers on June 3 that painted a bleak picture for district finances under present senate funding models.
Wagner said before addressing the senate’s state school funding formula released June 1, he wanted to share for the purpose of context some information about the Heights School District, focusing on its greatly increasing student population and increasingly diverse ethnic mix.
District enrollment up 330% over 20 years
“We are extremely fast-growing, with a current enrollment of nearly 4,800 students,” Wagner told lawmakers. “This is my tenth year as superintendent and during this time, student enrollment has grown from 3,300 to 4,800 students. Our fast growth, combined with the state funding gain cap and the expansion of private school vouchers, adversely impacts our student classroom experience.”
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NEWARK Two months after Steve Layman announced plans for the first new housing subdivision in Newark in 15 years, he presented another one to the Newark Planning Commission.
Layman, a developer and commercial real estate agent with Shai Commercial Real Estate, presented plans Tuesday night for a 66-lot residential subdivision called The Overlook on 41 acres just south of Reddington Village, west of Cherry Valley Road and the Evans Foundation Bike Path and east of Thornwood Drive.
In March, Layman showed the planning commission a proposed 113-home development on 55 acres west of Horns Hill Road, between Wildflower and Randy drives in the city s north end.
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NEWARK - The trial of a Lexington woman accused of attempting to terminate her late-term pregnancy and failing to seek medical care for her infant is expected to begin this week in Licking County.
Kalina V.E. Gillum, 22, and her then-boyfriend Braden C. Mull, 26, of Newark, were each charged with one count each involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony; endangering children, a third-degree felony; tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony; and abuse of a corpse, a fifth-degree felony, in February 2020. Mull has since pleaded guilty to one count each child endangering, a third-degree felony; and abuse of a corpse, a fifth-degree felony, in October and awaits sentencing.
COTC President John Berry said signs were posted about the training, but the warning system failed. The criminal justice instructors notified the campus safety and security office, which did not forward the information to the entire campus.
“Anytime they do this, we always inform all of the campus community, Berry said. Unfortunately, this time it didn’t happen. It was an administrative glitch I’m assured will never happen again.”
Jeff Sowards, assistant professor of law enforcement, said he was not there for the training, but confirmed the instructors notified campus safety and security of training in Adena Hall on Wednesday and Thursday.
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HEBRON - Lakewood Local School District officials came away disappointed yet again Tuesday night, when a bond issue to build a new elementary school came up short for a fifth consecutive time at the ballot box. This is disappointing, but I m most disappointed for our students and staff, superintendent Dr. Mark Gleichauf said. A lot of people put a lot work and sweat into the bond issue. This is where we are, Lakewood Board of Education president Brittany Misner said. I m disappointed, but I was confident we developed a good plan for our community. Unfortunately, we could not provide our students and teachers with what they deserve.