SCHOOL CHOICE & THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN OHIO PANEL DISCUSSION Thursday, May 9th

SCHOOL CHOICE & THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN OHIO PANEL DISCUSSIONThe Strongsville GOP is excited to host a panel discussion on the future of school choice in Ohio. This event will explore what school choice means for families and children and its impact on education in Ohio. The panel will be led in part by Robert Anthony, President of Northeast Ohio Classical Academy (NEOCA), a Hillsdale College Curriculum School that offers tuition-free education to the Strongsville community and surrounding areas. We are pleased to announce the addition of Jeremiah Sawyer, President of the Ohio School Board Constitutional Coalition and Candidate for State Representative Mike Dovilla.
This event is free and open to all and will take place on Thursday, May 9th at 7 pm at The Brew Garden by the Strongsville Mall. We invite grandparents, parents, and education advocates to join us and learn more about the new opportunities for education being created for children in Ohio due to school choice.

Thursday, May 9th 7pm
The Brew Garden
16555 South Park Center
Strongsville, OH 44136

ANNOUNCING PANELIST
​BOB ANTHONY, PRESIDENT NORTHEAST OHIO CLASSICAL ACADEMY
​A TUITION-FREE CHARTER SCHOOL

Robert E. (Bob) Anthony, BS, MS, MBA – President of The Northeast Ohio Classical Academy
Bob has over 45 years of senior-level management and business “startup” experience in the medical industry. As an entrepreneur, his real-life skills, knowledge, and expertise are utilized to coordinate, manage, and launch NEOCA.

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Mission & Vision
We believe that every child can benefit from an American classical education rooted in the liberal arts and sciences, offering a firm grounding in civic virtue, and cultivating moral character.


Curriculum
NEOCA is a Hillsdale College Curriculum school. We are steadfast in our belief that the American classical curriculum offers students (and teachers) the greatest opportunity to succeed in life! The American classical education focuses on the student to enrich and enhance their capacity to learn and to leverage that growth to deliver learning results that far exceed today’s public education averages and standards.

ANNOUNCING PANELIST
​JEREMIAH SAWYER, PRESIDENT OHIO SCHOOL BOARD CONSTITUTIONAL COALITION

Jeremiah Sawyer – President of The Ohio School Board Constitutional Coalition

Jeremiah Sawyer has over 25 years of extensive knowledge through leading or owning several businesses in service, medicine, industrial manufacturing, and education in his professional and personal life. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University and a master’s degree in Business Management from Walsh University. Jeremiah has led a surgical instrument national service and repair center for STERIS for over nine years and has served as a board member and treasurer for Broadview Heights Family Medicine for over 15 years. Jeremiah is also Kaizen Certified & Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.

​In addition to his business experience, Jeremiah has been married for over 25 years to his wife and they have raised 4 children. He has nearly 20 years of experience as a coach for baseball, football, wrestling, and soccer. He is also an active member of St. Albert the Great Church.

Jeremiah recently founded the non-profit Ohio School Board Constitutional Coalition (OSBCC) to start a grassroots movement that envisions a framework for like-minded school board members, educational professionals, and parent groups to pursue an academics-first educational agenda.

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VISION
OSBCC imagines a framework for like-minded school board members, educational professionals and parent groups to pursue a ‘Back to the Basics’ educational agenda and a focus on graduating citizens capable of self-governance. This will be accomplished by fostering cooperation, the sharing of ideas and through engaging local school boards, from both inside and outside to ensure the curriculum, policies and overall environment promotes these objectives. 
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MISSION
OSBCC engages like-minded current, past and potential school board members from across Ohio who want to advance an academics-first agenda. We will provide campaign support, relevant training, and opportunities for networking and the sharing of best practices. Working together, we will advance this agenda at the school board, county and state levels.

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ANNOUNCING PANELIST
​MIKE DOVILLA
​CANDIDATE FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE

Mike Dovilla, Candidate For State Representative (R-OH HD17)
Mike Dovilla is a U.S. Navy veteran, nonprofit executive, and small business owner.

The great-grandson of Italian and German immigrants and a fourth-generation Ohioan, Mike Dovilla was born in Cleveland and grew up in Berea, where his parents taught him the importance of hard work and service. His Grandpa Dovilla was a skilled watchmaker who grew up in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood, while his Grandpa Metzger served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and worked for 31 years at General Motors in Parma as a member of UAW Local 1005. He credits his grandmothers with his entrepreneurial spirit and patriotism. Mike’s professional career – a rare combination of business, government, military, and nonprofit leadership – has been marked by service to our community, state, and nation. Although naval duty has taken him around the world, he still resides in his hometown of Berea.
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Mike is a lifelong conservative and vocal advocate for limited government and engaged citizenship. Unlike career politicians, Mike has answered the call to service on several occasions, returning each time to private life after completing a season of service. Mike has twice had the privilege of serving as a presidential appointee at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, most recently as the agency’s chief of staff for President Donald J. Trump and previously as an executive director for President George W. Bush. Previously, he worked as a government oversight and reform advisor to U.S. Sen. George Voinovich.

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