Gregory A. Moon to Members of the House Economic and Workforce Development Committee — Senate Bill

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Gregory Moon, Executive Director of the Wyandot County Office of Economic Development, submits written testimony in support of Senate Bill Number 1, to revise K-12 State Education Governance. The testimony is addressed to the members of the House Economic and Workforce Development Committee for Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Moon states that in Wyandot County the largest barrier to ongoing growth of local organizations is workforce development, and that the challenge to find skilled employees has ranked as the Number 1 issue for local employers year-after-year in annual business surveys. The testimony says that recent rankings now have Ohio as low as 35th and that Ohio SB No. 1 sets a clear path forward for the State Board of Education and further support to career technical schools.

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Issuer: Congressional materials
Document type: 2023 03 28 Econ Workforce Dev Testimony G Moon Sb1Writtentestimony Ewd
Date: 2023-03-28
Case: 2023 03 28 Econ Workforce Dev Testimony G Moon Sb1Writtentestimony Ewd

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                                      Gregory A. Moon
                            601 Parkview Drive - Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351



To: MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Re: Senate Bill No. 1

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
3:00 PM – Room 114

IN SUPPORT

My name is Gregory Moon, and I am a constituent of the Ohio Senate 26th District. In my professional
life, I am the Executive Director of the Wyandot County Office of Economic Development. In that
capacity, I work with a number of private companies, public organizations, and educational partners on a
daily basis. Today I am testifying in favor of the proposed Senate Bill Number 1 to revise K-12 State
Education Governance.

In Wyandot County, the largest barrier to ongoing growth of local organizations and the new
opportunities they create is workforce development. The challenge to find skilled employees has ranked
as the Number 1 issue for local employers year-after-year in our annual business surveys. Without a
steady pipeline of talent to staff their current needs, companies are reluctant to bring additional business
to their facilities that would compound that need.

We are blessed to have high performing schools in Wyandot County that regularly partner with our office
on ways to increase awareness of local employment opportunities. Unfortunately, these instances are few
and far between the comprehensive educational opportunities that should be afforded to local students.
Ohio’s students deserve further educational opportunities for workforce preparation as they are currently
afforded college preparation.

At the same time, Ohio used to be one of the top educations systems in the nation, and recent rankings
now have our state as low as 35th. To bring academic performance up to par, we must have effective
leadership in our State Board of Education. The SBOE being unable to hold consistent leadership in its
superintendent position is another obvious sign of a need for corrective action.

Ohio SB No. 1 sets a clear path forward for the State Board of Education, and further support to our
career technical schools that are a key component in the K-12 education system. The leadership model
and duties assigned to the restructured Department of Education and Workforce places a renewed focus
on preparing our youth for their future, while building the needed supply of talent for Ohio businesses to
succeed.

As Ohioans, we are doing ourselves a disservice by being complacent as our public education system
continues to trail behind its peers. A change is needed, and SB No. 1 is a productive start.

Sincerely,


Gregory A. Moon
Executive Director – Wyandot County Office of Economic Development

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