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BOARD OF EDUCATION
115 S. Ludlow Street - Room 470 Dayton OH 45402-1812
Tel. 937.542.3080 • Fax 937.542.3152

November 29, 2017
Via certified mail, regular mail, and electronic mail

Rhonda A. Corr
15 Floral Ave.
Dayton OH 45405
Pre-Disciplinary Hearing Notice

Dear Ms. Corr:
Please be advised that the Board is considering disciplinary action against you in accordance with
Ohio Revised Code 53319.16. Such action may include termination of your Superintendent's
contract for good and just cause and your suspension without pay pending the completion of
termination proceedings. The reasons for such consideration are set forth in the allegations
contained in this pre-disciplinary hearing notice.
As Superintendent, you are a representative of the Board of Education and leader of the
administrative staff of Dayton Public Schools. You are responsible for administering, supervising,
directing, and evaluating the total school system as noted in Board Policy CBA. In that position,
your professionalism and integrity is vital to the performance of your duties.
As a licensed educator in the State of Ohio, the Licensure Code of Professional Conduct for Ohio
Educators obligates you to behave as a professional because your actions reflect directly on the
status and substance of the education profession and Dayton Public Schools. The Licensure Code
also obligates you to accurately report information required by the Board of Education and state
and federal Jaw. All provisions of the Licensure Code apply to your conduct as an educator.
You have engaged in the following behavior in violation of Board policy and/or Ohio's Licensure
Code of Professional Conduct:
On August 9, 2017, without prior notice, you arrived late to negotiations with the DEA and
FMCS Mediator Gray, stating that you were ill. Your appearance was unkempt. Rather than
excusing yourself from the meeting, you behaved unprofessionally by sleeping during
caucuses in front of the mediator and your fellow bargaining team members.
You are absent from scheduled meetings and events. As examples:
You did not attend the Districtts Math Olympics.
Mission Statement
The mission of Dayton Public Schools is to equip our students to achieve success in a global society by
implementing an effective and rigorous curriculum with fidelity.

 You failed to appear at convocation on August 10, 2017 even though you had
instructed other Dayton Public Schools administrators (Drs. Lolli and Burton) that
they should not attend because you would be there. This occurred immediately
following the settlement of protracted labor negotiations that nearly ended in a
strike, a time when you should have appeared to represent the Board and its
administration in a positive light.
You regularly cancel scheduled meetings with District administrators, including cabinet. You
have also sent waiting employees away from meetings they have scheduled with District
administrators, specifically Dr. Winston.
Administrators report a hostile working environment created by your behaviors. District
employees have expressed their reluctance to continue working with you as you
undermine, disparage, and bully them. As examples:
You berated Chief of Schools Wyetta Hayden during a principal telephone meeting
on August 11, 2017, causing her and other employees distress. You interrupted the
meeting by entering the room during the call saying it was "disrespectful" and
demanding to know "who put on this call?" You also asked, "Did Libby set up that
meeting? She thinks she is the superintendent." Wyetta Hayden informed you that
she had scheduled the call, which had been discussed in your presence the day
before.
You regularly curse and swear during discussions with District employees.
You fail to respond to communications sent to you and then accuse others of not
keeping you informed.
You fail to keep administrators informed of District events and Board positions on
issues.
You do not accurately or truthfully communicate with District administrators or the Board.
As an example:
In September 2016, Executive Director of Human Resources Judy Spurlock stated
that the District could not offer pick-up on pick-up or pay moving expenses to Drs.
Lolli and Winston. You stated that you would speak with the Board about it and
then instructed Ms. Spurlock that the Board had approved the payments to Drs.
Lolli and Winston in executive session and demanded that the payments be added
immediately. Ms. Spurlock then added those items to their compensation packages
but found out later that the Board had not approved payment of pick-up on pickup or the payment of moving expenses for them. The contract modification
prompted an internal audit warning. In a later meeting with the Board, you stated
that you had told Ms. Spurlock that she did not have authority to offer those
payments. The
Board was required to correct the issue by approving the payments retroactively.
You refuse to accept responsibility for your actions. As examples:

Mission Statement
The mission of Dayton Public Schools is to equip our students to achieve success in a global society by
implementing an effective and rigorous curriculum with fidelity.

 In March 2017, an issue arose concerning staffing levels. Dr. Lolli requested a
meeting with principals to determine staffing numbers and spoke with Executive
Director of Human Resources Judy Spurlock about it, indicating that Dr. Winston
and Chief Hayden should be on the meeting team. Judy Spurlock sent an email
regarding who should attend the meeting and included Dr. Winston and Wyetta
Hayden. You responded that neither Dr. Winston nor Ms. Hayden should be on the
team, so Ms. Spurlock excluded them from the list. However, when you were later
questioned about why Ms. Hayden was not on the list, you denied excluding her
from the list.
In July 2017, you pressured Judy Spurlock to post two positions as directors when
personnel requisitions had not been completed. Board policy requires the
requisitions. You did not create the job descriptions for the positions that you told
Ms. Spurlock you would, which prevented the earlier issuance of personnel
requisitions but blamed Ms. Spurlock regardless.
You list inaccurate information on Board documents.
On July 1, 2016, you marked on your W-4 form that you are single and then signed
the form under penalty of perjury. Court documents reveal that you filed for divorce
from your spouse on October 3, 2017, whom you had married on July 7, 2007. The
Board had no prior information concerning your marriage.
You have used your position as Superintendent to promote your self-interest.
Shortly after your employment with the Board began in July 2016, you lobbied
Human Resources to make life insurance available to employees' spouses and
domestic partners as a rider to the Board's Hartford insurance contract. The
requested benefits were provided. You then purchased life insurance for a
"domestic partner" who was already ill and passed away on October 15, 2016. You
claimed and received death benefits for a domestic partner even though you were
legally married to another person and had not obtained a legal separation.
You have failed to provide accurate information to the District concerning your absences
from the District and have not complied with the requirement that you obtain approval
from the Treasurer for your absences.
Your employment contract provides you with:
25 annual vacation days; you may request payment for accrued and unused
vacation days to a maximum of 15 vacation days each year.
5 annual personal days, which are lost if not taken.
Sick leave at the same rate as other District administrators, which accrues
from year to year if unused.
Your leave usage is tracked by the District, and you are required to request approval
for leave usage from the District Treasurer. You have not complied with this
requirement.
Mission Statement
The mission of Dayton Public Schools is to equip our students to achieve success in a global society by
implementing an effective and rigorous curriculum with fidelity.

 District records show the following:
You requested and used five personal days during your first year of
employment, on May 30, 31, June 14, 15 and 16, 2017.
You requested and used persona! leave on November 20 and 21 , 2017 this
school year.
In November, 2017, you requested and received payment for 15 days of
unused vacation from the prior contract year.
You have not requested or used any vacation days or sick leave during your
employment as Superintendent.
However, you were absent from work, at a minimum, on each of the following days:
November 21, 22, and 23, 2016; December 27, 28 and 29, 2016; and March 27, 28,
29, 2017. You requested no leave in connection with those days.
Your actions violate Board Policies CBA, GBC, GBCB and its regulation, GBCB-R-2, and constitute
conduct unbecoming an educator under the Licensure Code for Professional Conduct. Your actions
also violate the trust and confidence the Board of Education has placed in you as Superintendent.
They further demonstrate your inability to lead the District and reflect poorly on the District as a
whole.
The Board' s designated hearing officer, Attorney D. Jeffrey Ireland, will meet with you on
December 13, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. to give you an opportunity to respond to the statements in this
letter, to tell your side of the storyt and to explain why you should not be disciplined, why your
contract should not be considered for termination, and/or why you should not be suspended
without pay pending completion of termination proceedings. This meeting will be held at 110
North Main Street, Suite 1600, Dayton, OH 45402. Board counsel will be present at the meeting,
and you may also have legal representation.

Sincerely,

Dr. Robert Walker, President

Dayton Public Schools Board of Education
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Members, Dayton Public Schools Board of Education

Brad Anderson, Rion, Rion, & Rion
David Duwel, Duwel Law

Mission Statement
The mission of Dayton Public Schools is to equip our students to achieve success in a global society by
implementing an effective and rigorous curriculum with fidelity.