Marc Schare

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Marc Schare

Prior offices:

Worthington Schools Board of Education At-large

Years in office: 2005 - 2017

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Education

Bachelor's

College of Staten Island

Graduate

Stevens Institute of Technology

Contact

Personal website

Marc Schare is the former at-large representative on the Worthington Schools school board in Ohio. First elected in 2005, Schare lost a re-election campaign in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.

Biography

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Schare has his Bachelor's degree from the College of Staten Island and his Master's degree in mathematics from the Stevens Institute of Technology. He previously served as both a software developer and systems programmer, as well as the owner Enterprise Systems Consulting and Connectivity Systems.

Elections

2017

See also: Worthington Schools elections (2017)

Three of five seats on the Worthington Schools Board of Education in Ohio were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. All three incumbents filed to retain their seats. Incumbents Jennifer Hitt Best and Sam Shim and newcomer Nikki Hudson defeated incumbent Marc Schare and newcomers P.R. Casey, William Scott Ebright, and Amy Lloyd.

Worthington Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Nikki Hudson	22.54%	7,286
Sam Shim Incumbent	20.31%	6,565
Jennifer Hitt Best Incumbent	16.74%	5,411
Marc Schare Incumbent	12.72%	4,111
Amy Lloyd	12.19%	3,940
P.R. Casey	11.18%	3,615
William Scott Ebright	4.34%	1,403
Total Votes		32,331
Source: Franklin County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election, Official Results," accessed November 27, 2017

2013

See also: Worthington Schools elections (2013)

Schare won re-election against two incumbents and one challenger to keep his at-large seat in the general election on November 5, 2013.

Results

Worthington Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Jennifer Hitt Best Incumbent	28.3%	5,754
	Nonpartisan	Marc Schare Incumbent	24.2%	4,913
	Nonpartisan	Sam Shim	24.1%	4,910
	Nonpartisan	David Bressman Incumbent	23.4%	4,761
Total Votes				20,338
Source: Franklin County Board of Elections, "Election Summary Report for General Election in Franklin County, Ohio," accessed December 16, 2013

Endorsements

Jennifer Hitt Best and Marc Schare announced to the Worthington Education Association that they would not seek or accept endorsements from local teachers unions, believing it to be a conflict of interest.

Funding

Schare reported no contributions or expenditures to the Ohio Secretary of State.

Campaign themes

Schare stated the following on his website as major issues facing the district:

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Technology Worthington has made significant progress in the technology available to students and in the infrastructure required to support that technology. I would like to see Worthington’s technology committee investigate a 1:1 initiative where every kid has a device capable of Internet access for educational purposes throughout the school day, and I’d like to see education augmented to utilize such devices. We must obviously be mindful of costs and equity issues. Our district has already planned to have the Internet bandwidth necessary to support such an initiative. Teacher Evaluations There is nothing more important to learning than having a quality teacher in the classroom. The Ohio Teacher Evaluation System is an attempt by the Ohio legislature to bring some standards to the evaluation process while also providing some flexibility to local districts like Worthington. The evaluation process laid out by state law is very complex. For over a year, under the guidance of Assistant Superintendent Trent Bowers, a team consisting of teachers, principals, administrators and myself representing the Board of Education has been crafting a plan that complies with state law and is fair to our teachers. We are rolling out the plan this year. It is absolutely imperative that we get this right, and that means addressing whatever issues and problems are identified during the upcoming school year. Principal Evaluations Under the direction of Superintendent Tucker, Worthington principals have been empowered to be the CEO of their own buildings. The Ohio Principal Evaluation System and its Worthington implementation must assure that they are accountable for the results. While we are mandated to consider student growth in the evaluation, we must also consider culture/climate issues, student opportunities, community integration, parental communication and a myriad of other factors into the overall evaluation. Financial Sustainability Our district has adapted a policy of “Reasonable Levies at Reasonable Intervals”. This page highlights what we’ve collectively done to meet that objective. Over the next four years, we must meet the challenges of Common Core, OTES, the third grade reading guarantee and a mandate that every kid in the district succeeds while also ensuring the district remains affordable to the people that live here. My personal goal (and my colleagues may see things differently) is that we should not require an additional property tax levy until at least 2017 assuming status quo legislation from the State. The 2013 State Budget was very positive for Worthington. I will advocate that we use most of the unexpected (unforecasted) funds to extend the life of the 2012 levy while investigating investing some of the new money into new programming in which a broad consensus exists that our district should provide for students. A foreign language program in our elementary schools is one such program. Legislative Mischief A large portion of the job is keeping an eye on legislative proposals that impact our district or my constituents. In some cases, the legislation speaks to our financial well-being. In others, it impacts significantly what we teach and how we teach it. Worthington is a lighthouse district and our Board and administration are frequently asked their opinions on legislative proposals. Communications Our district needs to significantly upgrade its communications infrastructure. As with any large, complex organization with thousands of stakeholders, we need to reach out using multiple tools to provide as much or as little information as each individual stakeholder may want or need. This might require the expanded use of our web site, social media, opt-in email lists, direct mail, community forums as well as the more traditional methods employed by our PTA’s, PTO’s and other district organizations. Choices and Opportunities Our district needs to continue to provide relevant options to all students. We need a foreign language program in our elementary schools and we need to reach beyond Spanish, French and Latin. Our STEM programming is very strong but the need for increased offerings is even stronger. Climate/Culture No discussion of a third term would be complete without mentioning my passion for focusing on Drug/Alcohol abuse and bullying. These are societal problems that will not be solved in Worthington, however, we must do all we can. No academic program will help a kid who comes to middle school each day fearful of being bullied and no academic intervention will help a kid who comes to one of our high schools stoned. We have made great strides over the last 8 years in addressing these issues, but it is simply not enough. I will continue to work with Worthington’s administrators as well as outstanding community organizations such as Drug/Safe Worthington to continue battling this issue.

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See also

• Worthington Schools, Ohio
• Worthington Schools elections (2017)
• Worthington Schools elections (2013)

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