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Answer from Kathryn Lorenz:

Charter schools have the potential to affect funding and staffing of public schools.

Answer from Kip Ping:

Charter schools can have a positive influence by providing "competition for the public schools and by providing new ideas on everything from how to manage the schools to how to teach the children. I believe, however, that we do not necessarily need charter schools to accomplish this. Educators who strive for excellence already look to other schools for new ideas and approaches. A proactive school board can also benefit by viewing other schools as its "competition" and apply policies accordingly.

Answer from Kip Ping:

I believe that for the most part these services are adequate, but there is room for improvement. Our teachers need more specialized training with regard to methods and techniques that they can employ to assist these students. We also need more input from the parents of these students on what the individual needs are.

Answer from Kathryn Lorenz:

Loveland Schools try to meet the individual needs of each student. We currently are making efforts to assure sufficient staff and resources to meet those needs.

Answer from Kip Ping:

Yes, to a certain degree, they have. The tests, however, can only demonstrate where our teaching is lacking and how we stack up to other school systems. The value of these tests in improving education lies not in these statistics, but in the use of the statistics as tools to revise our past practices. I believe that we have made some progress in this regard, but in areas such as math and science, we are still lacking and have a desperate need for further change.

Answer from Kathryn Lorenz:

Proficiency tests help to make uniform the education of all Ohio students. Loveland Schools strive to excel even beyond that uniform minimum.

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