Jan 27
Exciting news! The UA School Board has announced the new Superintendent.
Dr. Robert Hunt, PhD has been named the Superintendent of UA Schools. Dr. Hunt is coming from Illinois, but he is originally from Ohio. He was the Superintendent of Chagrin Falls for nine years.
For more details please click here: Superintendent Hunt
The District approved his contract at aSpecial Board Meeting on Monday January 30th.
Watch it here: Board Meeting
Jan 23
An undercover video from Accuracy in Media (AIM) shows Matt Boaz, the Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Upper Arlington Schools discussing how CRT is in the curriculum without parent knowledge.
If you have a concern or questions, contact the Interim Superintendent, Kathy Jenney kjenney@uaschools.org and the School Board at boe@uaschools.org Lori Trent, Nancy Drees, Lou Sauter, Jenny McKenna, and Nidhi Satiani
The Upper Arlington Education Coalition President was on Fox and Friends First and One America News to discuss the video and the broken trust between the District and the Community: Fox News
The District Statement can be read here: District Statement
Jan 22
From the UASD website:
Upper Arlington Schools has a long history of utilizing the expertise in our community, including in the area of finances. As a result of the Listen Learn Lead community engagement process, Upper Arlington Schools is looking for interested applicants as it re-establishes a community financial committee to provide feedback on the financial operations of the school district.
The district will look to this group of citizens and/or employees of the school district who possess a financial aptitude to ask questions, offer insight and share lessons learned from their own professional experiences.
Applications will be due Monday, February 13, 2023.
For more information about the purpose and roles of the Financial Advisory Committee, please click here.”
Sep 12
The search firm, HYA Associates has completed the Community Survey and the Community Forums. Please Check out the District website for the Current information about the Search.
https://www.uaschools.org/2022SuperintendentSearch.aspx
The School Board had a Special Meeting on September 8th to get the details and timeline of the Superintendent Search. HYA Associates presented their information. You can watch it here: September 8th Board Meeting
May 24
BATHROOM UPDATE: The UA School District won their case on Appeal. The Appeals Court found that the Windermere family did not have standing, so the case was sent back to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas and Judge Sheryl Munson. Instead of ruling on the variance, Judge Munson remanded the case back to the Ohio Board of Building Appeals (OBBA) to vote for the Variance. (The Ohio Board of Building of Appeals originally rejected the Variance requested by the UA schools back in June 2020.)
There was an OBBA hearing on April 26, 2022, and one of the Board members read a scathing statement about the UA School District and the City of UA Building Department. You can watch the hearing at this link:
April 26th Hearing – Upper Arlington Bathroom Case
Paul Beegan, the Registered Architect on the OBBA Board, describes many points where he feels the Board and the Courts were misled by the UA School District. In addition, he states that he will resign before he votes yes on the Variance. After discussion, the OBBA Board continues the motion and tells the UA School District attorney to go back to Judge Munson and ask her to grant the variance. Beegan is filing a complaint with the Ohio School Board Association against the UA Board of Education, and he is filing a complaint against the UA City Building Department with the Ohio Board of Building Standards. According to Beegan, the City of Upper Arlington did not have the power to use the court ruling on Windermere and apply it to the other elementary schools.
Click here to view some of the quotes from the Hearing: OBBA Quotes
May 05
The next few School Board meetings in 2023:
February 7th at 6 pm
March 7th at 6 pm
April 11th at 6 pm
Meetings are held at the Municipal Center in City Council Chambers.
For a list of all the dates click here: School Board Meetings 2023
Nov 04
In the last post, a link was inserted so you could hear their stories. They told the truth about what they were encountering in the new high school. 10tv chose to remove the story completely from their website. Why?
Who in the District has the power to remove a news story? That is a question that needs to be asked of Channel 10 as well as the School district.
UAEC does have a print of the interview and you can read it here:
If you have a high school student, ask them what is happening. Ask the District leaders and School Board why they are hiding information.
Oct 26
A Senior at UA attended the October School Board meeting to share details about what is happening at the new high school. It took courage because this student is being disparaged on social media. You can hear her comments at minute 1:52:36.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4fmPXQk7CY&t=6731s
ABC 6 did a story about it, and the School District stated only one student had complained about the bathroom situation.
Channel 10TV reached out to the student and other UA high school students agreed to be interviewed to tell their experiences with the bathrooms. These students were brave. They were allowed to give their stories anonymously. After the piece aired, it was only on the 10TV website for less than 24 hours. Channel 10 removed the story even though included both sides of the story. The District was quoted extensively. Fortunately, another website has the piece and you can view it here. This link is now not working. Hopefully we can get access to it soon.
Sep 24
From 2014-2021, while the UA Schools Administrative Team expanded and overhead soared, the learning of UA students decreased dramatically. Our Superintendent and School Board put the emphasis on administrators.
In 2013, Upper Arlington had one Associate Superintendent. Now there are 3 positions at that level. The DEI Executive Director reports directly to the Superintendent and is on the same level as the Assoc. Superintendents on the Organizational Chart. In addition, Administrative Assistants have been hired for each of those positions. At the same time, rankings have plummeted.
Click here or on the “Fiscal Responsibility” Tab above for more information.
| Upper Arlington City Schools | 2014 | 2019 | Increase/Decrease |
| Number of Students | 5540 | 5889 | 6%↑ |
| Number of Administrators | 26 | 39 | 50%↑ |
| Associate Superintendents/Exec Director | 1 | 3 (2020) | 200%↑ |
| Total Admin Salaries | 2,630,265 | 3,904,114 | 48%↑ |
| Ohio Dept Education | |||
| Performance Ranking | #26 | #67 | 41↓ |
Aug 31
Masks are required from in all grades.
There are Mask Exemptions. If your family wants to apply for a Mask Exemption, please click on the link for directions and the reasons for an exemption: Mask Exemption Form
Any questions? Read the District’s COVID-19 Information page: Covid Information
Jun 17
In 2019, Upper Arlington Schools were ranked 67th in the Ohio Performance Index. UAEC has new spreadsheets comparing UA to other Districts around the State. Click on the page Rankings by State of Ohio under the UA Rankings tab above for detailed information.
Did you know the Gifted Program in UA is ranked 156th? Gifted Ranking
Did you know that Wickliffe is ranked 1,771 (out of 3,316) in elementary schools in the state? Windermere is 22nd. Building Rankings
Compare Expenditures by District as it relates to rankings.
Check out other Top District Comparisons
Apr 30
The US News and World Report has posted their high school rankings for Ohio. UAHS had dropped to 36th.
Previous rankings from US News and World Report: #14 – 2019 & #27 – 2020
To look at UA’s rankings from the State and other organizations, please check out the menu link above: UA Rankings
As the rankings have plummeted, the Strategic Plan of the UA School District has moved from an Academic focus to a Well-Being, Social and Emotional Learning and DEI. Click here to see the 2015-2018 & 2019-2024 Strategic Plans and the UA Quality Profile Comparisons.
The State of Ohio Performance Index Ranking: UA Schools dropped from 26 in 2015 to 65th – 2018.
Apr 29
Please support a CHOICE for the bathrooms! Sign the Petition.
735 Signatures – Thank you!
For Kids. For Inclusion. For Common Sense.
Mar 31
Is the School District planning to sue the City again over the Bathrooms?
The City Building Dept. sent the School District a UA City Inspection Notice with the list of items to be corrected for all the new schools. Each school must “Install signage to approved plans.” The approved plans include Common Sense bathrooms where all children have a choice. (See the letter “UA City Inspection Notice to Schools” to the left under Restroom Court Cases for the details.)
The District responded through their Architect and have updated the Plans to make bathrooms in the Academic Wings ONLY Gender Neutral. In this letter, the District is now using Title IX, a Federal Law to defend the change. Read the letter here: Architect Response Letter
Is the District going to now sue the City in Federal Court? Check out this page School Board Suing City Again on the menu above for more details. Or click this link: Another lawsuit against the City?
The questions are: Did the School Board discuss this in a Public meeting? How much more money is the District planning to spend?
Mar 22
Check out our new Page on the menu above: AASA
Superintendent Imhoff is the current President-Elect 2020-21 of The School Superintendents Association (AASA).
There are articles and videos of Imhoff on their website, and these links are provided on the AASA page.
Please watch Leader to Leader: Promoting Equity and Inclusion to see how Imhoff describes Upper Arlington to a national audience. His ten minute talk starts at minute 21:00. Is this an accurate portrayal of Upper Arlington?
These articles and videos give the Community a glimpse into the current leadership of the School District.
Jan 24
The UA School District decided to try and change the Ohio Building Code and install ONLY Gender Neutral Bathrooms in new and renovated schools.
In the menu above, click on the Restrooms Information tab for all the details.
As a group we advocate giving all of our children a CHOICE. They should be able to choose a Gender Neutral Bathroom, a Boy Bathroom or a Girl Bathroom. Adults should not be choosing where a child goes to the restroom!
We expect the School Board and the Superintendent to spend money on educating our children. We expect transparency and integrity.
SIGN THE PETITION: Petition
For Kids. For Inclusion. For Common Sense.
Dec 04
The UAEC advocates for children to have the option to be in school 5 days a week. The District offers the Online Academy for those families needing their children to stay at home.
Did you know the UA School Board’s main argument in the Case was that the Ohio Constitution does not create a fundamental right to a basic minimum education? A judge agreed. The families are appealing the decision because they believe Ohio do have a fundamental right to an education.
To learn more about the Court Case, please click on this page: 5 Days a Week Court Case
Dec 03
Welcome to Upper Arlington Education Coalition!
We are new group created to help the Community connect with the Upper Arlington School District! Our slogan “Advocating Educational Excellence” sums up the reason we started the group.
We want to be informed about what is going on in the UA Schools, and we want to Advocate for the students. We will have information about current issues impacting the schools. In addition, you are welcome to ask questions, and we will direct you where to find your answers. On our website you will find many links to the District and other organizations that impact education.
Let us know if you have questions or suggestions!
