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Welcome to the TOP page for Ideas for TPS!

30 most read stories

· 1: Close TPS administration building - (1978 reads)
· 2: Be polite - (1452 reads)
· 3: Open Source Software - (1316 reads)
· 4: Eliminate positions in the board building - (1235 reads)
· 5: Talk to an architect/contractor - (1108 reads)
· 6: Policies Online - (1081 reads)
· 7: Change the light bulbs - (1058 reads)
· 8: Sponsors for Sports Teams - (993 reads)
· 9: Require admins to teach classes - (982 reads)
· 10: Control Larry Sykes' travel budget - (884 reads)
· 11: Business Donated Classroom Supplies - (870 reads)
· 12: Use city county attorneys or hire one of their own. - (809 reads)
· 13: Implement district school choice - (800 reads)
· 14: Downgrade Facilitator, Coordinator etc. to Teacher - (796 reads)
· 15: Recycle to save money - (766 reads)
· 16: How about a Teacher buyout - (759 reads)
· 17: LED Exit Signs - (751 reads)
· 18: Spend 65% of money on classrooms - (749 reads)
· 19: Let the community provide ideas to save money - (743 reads)
· 20: School Bus Advertising - (730 reads)
· 21: How about advertising everywhere? - (723 reads)
· 22: Toledo Public School Budgets - (711 reads)
· 23: Posting all public information online. - (708 reads)
· 24: Decentralize district - (693 reads)
· 25: Use School Buses For All Activites - (692 reads)
· 26: Combine Transportation - (692 reads)
· 27: The Six Habits of Fiscally Responsible Public School District - (687 reads)
· 28: Have teachers renegotiate pay raises - (685 reads)
· 29: Eliminate 2 cabinet positions and hire 2 development directors - (680 reads)
· 30: Sell naming rights to sport facilities. - (656 reads)

30 most voted stories

· 1: Close TPS administration building - (28 votes)
· 2: Posting all public information online. - (18 votes)
· 3: School Bus Advertising - (13 votes)
· 4: Open Source Software - (9 votes)
· 5: Implement district school choice - (8 votes)
· 6: Eliminate positions in the board building - (8 votes)
· 7: Downgrade Facilitator, Coordinator etc. to Teacher - (8 votes)
· 8: How about a Teacher buyout - (8 votes)
· 9: Sponsors for Sports Teams - (7 votes)
· 10: Control Larry Sykes' travel budget - (7 votes)
· 11: Online Honor Classes - (7 votes)
· 12: How about advertising everywhere? - (6 votes)
· 13: Let the community provide ideas to save money - (5 votes)
· 14: Have teachers renegotiate pay raises - (5 votes)
· 15: Talk to an architect/contractor - (4 votes)
· 16: Convert several schools to charter schools - (4 votes)
· 17: Use School Buses For All Activites - (4 votes)
· 18: Eliminate board discretionary fund - (4 votes)
· 19: Eliminate 2 cabinet positions and hire 2 development directors - (4 votes)
· 20: Be polite - (4 votes)
· 21: Heat and power Leverette, Admin Building, and Woodward HS from landfill gas. - (4 votes)
· 22: Turn off lights in vending machines - (3 votes)
· 23: Redirect money from health insurance fund. - (3 votes)
· 24: Electronic IEPs - (3 votes)
· 25: Teacher Buyout - (3 votes)
· 26: End manditory school uniforms - (3 votes)
· 27: New insurance options - (3 votes)
· 28: Reward employees that save money - (3 votes)
· 29: Policies Online - (3 votes)
· 30: Quantity Textbook Purchases - (3 votes)

30 best rated stories (based on 5 maximun points)

· 1: Close TPS administration building - (4.17 points)
· 2: Posting all public information online. - (4.16 points)
· 3: School Bus Advertising - (4.38 points)
· 4: Open Source Software - (3.77 points)
· 5: Control Larry Sykes' travel budget - (5 points)
· 6: Online Honor Classes - (4.85 points)
· 7: How about a Teacher buyout - (3.87 points)
· 8: Eliminate positions in the board building - (3.75 points)
· 9: Downgrade Facilitator, Coordinator etc. to Teacher - (3.62 points)
· 10: Sponsors for Sports Teams - (4.14 points)
· 11: Implement district school choice - (2.87 points)
· 12: Let the community provide ideas to save money - (5 points)
· 13: Use School Buses For All Activites - (5 points)
· 14: Eliminate board discretionary fund - (4.5 points)
· 15: Be polite - (4.5 points)
· 16: How about advertising everywhere? - (2.5 points)
· 17: Eliminate 2 cabinet positions and hire 2 development directors - (4.25 points)
· 18: Heat and power Leverette, Admin Building, and Woodward HS from landfill gas. - (4 points)
· 19: Electronic IEPs - (5 points)
· 20: New insurance options - (5 points)
· 21: Have teachers renegotiate pay raises - (2.6 points)
· 22: Talk to an architect/contractor - (3.5 points)
· 23: Recycle to save money - (5 points)
· 24: Redirect money from health insurance fund. - (4.66 points)
· 25: Convert several schools to charter schools - (3.25 points)
· 26: Policies Online - (4.66 points)
· 27: Use city county attorneys or hire one of their own. - (4.33 points)
· 28: Turn off lights in vending machines - (4.33 points)
· 29: Quantity Textbook Purchases - (4.33 points)
· 30: Sell naming rights to sport facilities. - (3.66 points)

30 most commented stories

· 1: Business Donated Classroom Supplies - (90 comments)
· 2: Open Source Software - (46 comments)
· 3: Close TPS administration building - (43 comments)
· 4: Be polite - (43 comments)
· 5: Combine Transportation - (42 comments)
· 6: Doughnuts for Daylight - (39 comments)
· 7: LED Exit Signs - (39 comments)
· 8: Use more in house experts - (39 comments)
· 9: Recycle to save money - (39 comments)
· 10: Cut costs without cutting quality - (39 comments)
· 11: Change the light bulbs - (39 comments)
· 12: Outsource school maintenence - (38 comments)
· 13: Use school facilities for meetings and banquets - (37 comments)
· 14: Pay building techies - (37 comments)
· 15: Implement district school choice - (37 comments)
· 16: Control Larry Sykes' travel budget - (37 comments)
· 17: Community Information - (37 comments)
· 18: End manditory school uniforms - (36 comments)
· 19: Electronic IEPs - (35 comments)
· 20: New insurance options - (34 comments)
· 21: Start Student Energy Patrol - (34 comments)
· 22: Have volunteer assistant coaches - (34 comments)
· 23: School Security - (34 comments)
· 24: New TPS website - (34 comments)
· 25: Talk to an architect/contractor - (33 comments)
· 26: Get rid of uniforms - (33 comments)
· 27: Hire private firm to turn district around. - (33 comments)
· 28: Try to resolve problems first by making a phone call not using a lawyer - (33 comments)
· 29: Turn off computers - (33 comments)
· 30: Policies Online - (32 comments)

30 most active news submitters

· 1: TPSInsider - (9 news sent)
· 2: Citizen99 - (5 news sent)
· 3: FrugalFran - (3 news sent)
· 4: tpsteacher - (2 news sent)
· 5: EagleEyes - (1 news sent)
· 6: GuestZero - (1 news sent)
· 7: ToledoPlusPlus - (1 news sent)
· 8: tvp - (1 news sent)
· 9: dj - (1 news sent)

30 most voted polls

· 1: Do you think TPS spends your money wisely? - (39 votes)
· 2: Does the teacher union have too much control of the district? - (27 votes)
· 3: What do you think about this site? - (23 votes)
· 4: Should the district use money from the health insurance fund to fix the deficit? - (23 votes)
· 5: Would you be willing to pay an income tax to support the schools? - (17 votes)
· 6: Who would you like to see be the next TPS treasurer? - (14 votes)
· 7: Are teachers currently paid fairly? - (14 votes)
· 8: Has the state of Ohio done enough to fix school funding? - (13 votes)
· 9: Do principals have too much control? - (13 votes)
· 10: Are schools adequately funded? - (11 votes)
· 11: Do you think the district needs a new levy in the spring? - (10 votes)
· 12: Are there too many administration officials in the district? - (9 votes)
· 13: Has the district done enough to cut money from the budget? - (8 votes)
· 14: Should the district have a site like this? - (8 votes)
· 15: Should teachers renegotiate the pay increase agreement of understanding? - (8 votes)
· 16: Should the district close the administration building? - (7 votes)
· 17: Board has narrowed the treasurer search down to two candidates. Who do you like? - (7 votes)

30 most active authors

· 1: chrismyers - (86 news published)
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