Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this.
Nordonia Together, a political action committee group of community members united in support of the Nordonia Schools is putting together a list of names of people that are willing to endorse and support this November’s school levy. Our goal is to get 100+ names of community members to go onto this list and be included in letters being sent out and to be put on to NordoniaTogether.com. (last I heard we were already at 200) Below is a DRAFT of the letter that is planning to be used so you can know what your name is going on. It is only a draft at this point, but I don’t expect any significant changes.
We just started asking for endorsements yesterday (this is a couple days old as I write) and we are already pushing 75 names. However, as elected officials and community influencers, we would really love to put your names on the list. Your names will be included with everyone else’s and would not be singled out in any way as being from an elected official. We really do feel your endorsement could help our cause.
We appreciate your consideration of this ask and hope to hear from you soon.
DRAFT ENDORSEMENT LETTER
Dear Neighbor,
We want to thank you for taking the time to vote by absentee ballot in the upcoming November election. Your vote matters.
We are Nordonia Together, a group of community members united in support of the Nordonia Hills City School District. We are lifelong residents, transplants, local business owners, parents, grandparents, alumni and volunteers. We all share a deep commitment to our schools and community, believing in the power of education to shape a brighter tomorrow and ensuring Nordonia remains a place where our children and community thrive.
The funding level approved and locked in by voters in 2019 is no longer keeping pace with the needs of the district. Costs have risen substantially across the board. Despite making consequential spending cuts already, a new levy is needed to maintain our top-rated schools. The district has eliminated over $2 million in spending and 13 teaching positions and 3 non-teaching, certified positions in the last 2 years. Your YES vote is a direct investment in student success and safety.
Issue 30 combines a 4-mill operating levy with a 1-mill facilities levy and will
- Maintain class sizes and programs
- Enhance safety and security measures
- Provide dedicated funding for essential repairs + improvements to aging facilities
- Address a $4.79M projected deficit in 2025-26
This levy coincides with expiring bonds from a 2000 initiative. What does that mean for you? The impact will be lesser because certain bonds will be paid off over the next few years.
| Your home value* | 5-mill levy begins January 2025 | 2-mill bond paid off in late 2025 | 0.31 bond is paid off in 2030 | |
| $100K home | $14.58 | $5.10 | $0.79 | |
| $200K home | $29.16 | $10.21 | $1.58 | |
| $300K home | $43.75 | $15.31 | $2.37 | |
| $400K home | $58.33 | $20.42 | $3.16 |
*Based on County Auditor appraised value (35% of your home value, not market value)
Your YES vote is an investment in student success and safety. Please vote YES on Issue 30. Together, We are Nordonia!
Sincerely,
Nordonia Together
IF YOU ARE LOCAL AND WOULD LIKE YOUR NAME INCLUDED – CLICK HERE
August 24 – here is a link to Nordonia Together page
4/30 = update –
Hey members –
There is a new levy action group in town ready and able to get to work at passing levies in our community. Please welcome Nordonia Together as our local partnership. This group will carry on the work of Friends of Nordonia with a renewed sense of vigor. If you were contributing to FON please consider restarting your donations to this new group. Please be assured if you are one of our staff/members that have been contributing over the years your money has not gone to waste. In a generous act of collaboration FON has transferred all their holdings to this new group. This new group will include teacher voice and collaboration when making decisions about how our money is spent. Your involvement via your time or money is an integral part of getting levies passed in this community, so please get involved in some way over the coming weeks and months. A plan of advocacy and action is being put in place between NHEA, the district, OEA and Nordonia Together to ensure passage of this important levy. The same classroom is both a teaching AND learning environment, without levies they both will deteriorate over time. Please get involved.
If you have been involved and have not yet stopped your donations to FON please do so, and please consider just shifting your involvement to NT. NHEA is keeping an eye out for you in terms of how your money is being spent, rest assured we will continue to do so. In order to make this happen just reach out to Beckie in payroll or email the fiscal help desk and let them know how to proceed.
Thanks for your time and attention and if you have any questions about all this please reach out.
4/29 – This new community group is up and running and planning for the fall election cycle – many stakeholders have already met and are putting together a well though out action and advocacy plan – so stay tuned –
First post RE NT = hey all – want to announce that NHEA will partner with a new community group to build better teacher and learning environments for all students and staff here at Nordonia City Schools – stay tuned for updates and links about how to join in on our efforts to build a stronger more united school community. Please check out their website HERE.
NHEA is completely behind this community group and has worked hand n hand to help create this new level of community involvement