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Public Complaints: "Any person or group, having a legitimate interest in the operations of this District shall have the right to present a request, suggestion, or complaint concerning District personnel, the program, or the operations of the District. At the same time, the Board of Education has a duty to protect its staff from unnecessary harassment." To review Board Policy 9130, please click here.

School Vistors: "The Board of Education welcomes and encourages visits to school by parents, other adult residents of the community and interested educators. But in order for the educational program to continue undisturbed when visitors are present and to prevent the intrusion of disruptive persons into the schools, it is necessary to invoke visitor controls." To review Board Policy 9150, please click here.

 

 

 

Welcome Home Joe! The Lakewood City Schools Board of Education has named Dr. P. Joseph Madak to be its new superintendent effective Aug. 1, bringing back the educator who earned State Superintendent of the Year honors in his first tenure as leader of the 6,000-student district.

School Board Member Matthew John Markling said, "When Dr. Madak announced that he wanted to come home to the Lakewood City Schools, the Board of Education could not have been more delighted. Dr. Madak established the blueprint for our current successes, and we are proud and honored to have him serve as the architect for our future successes as well.  With Dr. Madak back at the helm, no challenge is insurmountable.  I could not be happier to welcome Dr. Madak back home."

 

 

 

 

The Lakewood Sun Post Agrees with the Selection of Madak! In a February 26, 2009 editorial, entitled "Finding a new leader for the schools," the Lakewood Sun Post opined:

[Dr. P. Joseph Madak has] got a history with the schools here, so his learning curve would be virtually nonexistent.

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That's not to discredit Estrop, who had his hands full implementing the school rebuilding process and guiding it through the next phases, including approval of additional bond issues. But Estrop decided it was time for him to bow out, so the board asked the Ohio School Board Association to conduct a search for a new school chief.

To read the entire editorial, please click here.