July 31, 2014. Tankovitch is officially a Felon.

Columbus Dispatch, July 31.  ex-data-czar-is-expected-to-accept-felony-charge

Left feeling kind of hollow here. So, in the end, Tankovitch and I are in the same boat. Both of us retired, and not able to work in our chosen profession anymore. He retired with a lot more money, but I am not a felon. I would have liked CCS to try to claw back the $60,000 he took to retire the first time. His policies hurt a lot of students, and the pressure on the staff at Kingswood hurt a lot of employees.

Before Judge Patrick E. Sheeran in Franklin County Common Pleas Court today, Tankovich’s lawyer explained that Tankovich devised his system of withdrawing, then re-enrolling, absentee students because he didn’t feel the district should be held accountable for kids who missed a lot of school. It was an issue of fairness, Mark C. Collins said.

Collins said after the hearing that many people in education circles knew about the process of withdrawing and re-enrolling students, including Tankovich's former boss, Gene Harris, who retired as superintendent last year.

"These types of concepts were discussed at meetings, they were discussed at statewide meetings. They were discussed at meetings where Gene Harris was there," Collins said.

The judge ordered a pre-sentencing investigation and scheduled sentencing for Oct. 16. He released Tankovich on a $5,000 recognizance bond. 

The attempted tampering charge could bring a maximum penalty of 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine.

As part of the plea deal, Tankovich has agreed to cooperate and serve as a witness in cases against others.

Link:  Tankovich_pleads_in_data_scandal

And there was one real idiot troll in the comments...

July 30th, 2014

Columbus Dispatch, July 30 - investigator-was-dating-data-chief

And a former colleague send me this...

July 23rd, 2014

Columbus Dispatch Education Blog, July 23 - principal-clings-to-old-media-ways

July 16th, 2014

Columbus Dispatch Education Blog, July 16 - attendance-rule-absent-from-all-records

July 9, 2015

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July 6th, 2014

Columbus Dispatch, July 6 - whetstone-stands-out-in-scandal-subpoenas

July 1, 2014

July 1, Columbus Dispatch - data-rigging-probe-subpoena-demands-gene-harris-records

The following individuals have had their records subpoenaed as part of the Ohio Department of Education’s investigation into the manipulation of student data in the Columbus City Schools:

Diane L. Agnes, principal, Woodward Park Middle School

Debra S. Archie-Wilkerson, principal, Siebert Elementary

Edmund G. Baker, principal, South High School

Rodney E. Barrett, assistant principal, Columbus Africentric High School

Nancy A. Bearor, former guidance counselor, West High School

Duane R. Bland, principal, Brookhaven High School

Karen Carey-Granger, assistant principal, Walnut Ridge High School

Timothy A. Carpenter, former principal, Walnut Ridge High School

Karla R. Case, principal, Lincoln Park Elementary

Carl D. Chamberlain, assistant principal, Briggs High School

Leslie A. Charlemagne, principal, Como Elementary School

Tiffany L. Chavers, principal (fighting termination), Linden-McKinley STEM Academy

Cary A. Cordell, assistant principal, Marion-Franklin High School

Amy M. Dennis, former principal, Whetstone High School

Pamela B. Diggs, principal (fighting termination), Marion-Franklin High School

Michael L. Dodds, former regional executive director, district

William F. Doermann, principal, Starling Middle School

Marcy A. Drafts, principal, Briggs High School

Patricia Y. Dubose, assistant principal, East High School

Pamela D. Eberhardt-Horton, former principal, Dana Elementary

Mary A. Ey, former special-education director, district

Diana J . Farley, secretary, Whetstone High School

Jennifer R. Franklin, guidance counselor, Whetstone High School

John H. Friedel, high-incidence resource room teacher, Briggs High School

Alesia A. Gillison, principal, Eastmoor Academy

Pamela L. Golatt, assistant principal, Mifflin High School

Martha A. Hal, assistant principal, Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary

Amanda L. Harding, assistant principal, Mifflin High School

Gene T. Harris, former superintendent, district

Monique Jacquet, principal, Beechcroft High School

Andre C. Jones, principal, Windsor STEM Academy

Shanise N. Kimbrough, principal, Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary

Susan K. Kiser, guidance counselor, Whetstone High School

Levonda J. Kreitzburg, principal, Westgate Elementary School

Linda D. Krelko, assistant principal, Eastmoor Academy

Boa Q. Lam, principal, Mifflin Middle School

Maria H. Malik, principal, Leawood Elementary School

Daniel A. Martin, former principal, West High School

Tara Y. Ottey, assistant principal, Columbus Global Academy

Barbara J. Preston, assistant principal, Independence High School

Stanley K. Pyle, former assistant principal, Marion-Franklin High

Christopher A. Qualls, former principal, Independence High School

Jeniffer L. Quesenberry, principal, Parkmoor Elementary School

Jacqueline D. Ralls, former regional executive director, district

Rochelle D. Rankin, former assistant principal, South High

Jennifer L. Shonebarger, former guidance counselor, Whetstone High School

Jonathan K. Stevens, former principal, Mifflin High School

Maria J. Stockard, chief of staff, superintendent’s office

Stephen B. Tankovich, former chief accountability officer, district

Lenelle E. Taylor, principal, Avalon Elementary School

Jaime P. Taylor-Spreen, principal, East Columbus Elementary School

Brian J. Terrell, chief academic officer, Academic Acceleration Academy

Suzanne S. Thompson, guidance counselor, Northland High School

Annette J. Tooman, principal, Linbergh Elementary School

Michelle L. Torka, special education, South High School

Sandra W. Walker, assistant principal, Northland High School

Ernest D. West, principal, Africentric High School

Leslie L . Williams, administrator, district

Wanda J. Wilson, special education, Africentric High School

Patricia A. Winkfield, administrator, district

Hazel M. Womack, former assistant principal, Linden-McKinley STEM Academy