Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Toledo Public Schools recall, Ohio (2015)
| Toledo Public Schools Board of Education recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Lisa Sobecki |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2015 Recalls in Ohio Ohio recall laws School board recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall two or three members from their positions on the Toledo Public Schools Board of Education in Ohio was discussed in December 2014. At that time, recall organizer Earl Murry named board members Cecelia Adams and Lisa Sobecki as recall targets and hinted that a third member could also be a target. The recall effort, however, never went to the ballot. While several reasons for the recall were given at the time, proponents focused on the firing of district administrators Ronald Spitulski and Sandra Meeks-Speller.[1]
The terms of both Adams and Sobecki were set to expire at the end of 2015. Adams, however, resigned from the board in April 2015 after getting appointed to the Toledo City Council.[2] Sobecki did not seek re-election in the general election on November 3, 2015.[3]
Recall supporters
Arguments for recall
Murry and his group argued that the board members failed to fully implement a performance review, used expensive outside legal counsel and disregarded referees' decisions regarding the termination of two employees. Spitulski, a student discipline hearing officer, and Meeks-Speller, an assistant principal, were both fired by the school board even though their referees had argued for them to be retained.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Ohio
Recall supporters stated they would begin pursuing the recall actively in January 2015.[1] The recall never made it to the ballot, however, and both targets ended their terms of their own accord in 2015.[2][3]
About the district
- See also: Toledo Public Schools, Ohio
Toledo Public Schools is located in northern Ohio in Lucas County. The county seat is Toledo. According the United States Census Bureau, the county was home to 435,286 residents in 2014.[4] During the 2012-2013 school year, Toledo Public Schools was the fifth-largest school district in Ohio and served 22,107 students.[5]
Demographics
Lucas County underperformed compared to the rest of Ohio in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 25.2 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $41,556 compared to $48,308 statewide. The poverty rate for the county was 20.8 percent compared to 15.8 percent for the entire state.[4]
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Toledo Public Schools' Ohio recall election. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- Toledo Public Schools, Ohio
- Recall campaigns in Ohio
- Political recall efforts, 2015
- School board recalls
External links
Additional reading
- 13abc Action News, "TPS accused of unfair hiring practices," April 27, 2015
- The Sojourner's Truth, "Earl Murry, Ph.D: Ready to Tackle the Task of Resurrecting Lucas County," October 31, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Blade, "Campaign set to recall some on the TPS board," December 23, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WTOL 11, "Dr. Cecelia Adams named to Toledo City Council, TPS school board looking to fill her seat," April 15, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Blade, "3 run for 2 city school board seats," August 6, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Lucas County, Ohio," accessed July 29, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "District Directory Information," accessed July 29, 2015
- ↑ Lucas County Board of Elections, "Historic Election Results," accessed October 21, 2013
 |
State of Ohio Columbus (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
