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Crossing the “BRIDGE” FY2012-13

Crossing the “BRIDGE” FY2012-13. Ohio Department of Education Office of Finance Program Services Presentation by Larry D. Grooms, Region 3 Coordinator to 2012 OAEP Spring Conference May 8, 2012. FY2012-13 State Foundation Funding. Traditional School Districts

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Crossing the “BRIDGE” FY2012-13

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  1. Crossing the “BRIDGE”FY2012-13 Ohio Department of Education Office of Finance Program Services Presentation by Larry D. Grooms, Region 3 Coordinator to 2012 OAEP Spring Conference May 8, 2012

  2. FY2012-13 State Foundation Funding • Traditional School Districts a. Overall school districts will receive a 4.7% increase in state foundation funding in FY2012 and a 0.7% increase in FY2013. b. A temporary “bridge” formula is being used in FY2012 and FY2013. (1). A per pupil amount is calculated from overall FY2011 funding levels.

  3. (2). The FY2011 per pupil amount is multiplied by the FY2012 formula ADM to establish the basis for the FY2012 total funding. (3). The FY2012 total funding is adjusted by a charge-off valuation index to account for the loss of SFSF funding and to keep the total state funding amount within the appropriation limit. The index also equalizes the flow of state funds to districts.

  4. (4). A further adjustment of a “Supplemental Guarantee Payment” is included to make sure each school district receives as much foundation aid as it received in FY2011 after subtracting the state fiscal stabilization funds (SFSF). (5). An additional payment for high-performing schools provides $17 per pupil to school districts rated excellent or excellent with distinction in the previous year. (6). The formula amount for transfer payments for students attending other districts through open enrollment and to colleges and universities through PSEOP will be $5,635 plus $50.90 building blocks (a reduction from $5,732 plus $50.90 building blocks). (7). The current transportation formula is retained but suspended for FY2012 and 2013 (no separate line item for regular transportation). The subsidy paid to districts for transporting students with disabilities is retained. Districts will be reimbursed for Type IV transportation (payment in lieu of transportation).

  5. c. Tangible Personal Property and Electric Utility Property Tax Reimbursement (1). Phase-out of TPP and electric deregulation reimbursement in FY2012-13 is limited to 2% per year of a district’s total resources (state + local funding). Any reimbursement remaining in FY2013 will continue to be funded at that level in future years. (2). Phase-out of non-operating levy reimbursement is 25% per year in FY2012-13 with the remaining 50% to be funded at that level in future years. (3). There are no changes to phase-out of emergency and bond levies.

  6. 2. Community Schools a. The FY2012-13 foundation per pupil basic aid amount will be $5,653. b. Special education and career-tech weighted funding will be based on a basic aid amount of $5,732. FY2009 special education weights will be used and paid at 90%. c. Community schools will continue to receive Parity Aid and Poverty-Based Assistance based on the FY2009 per pupil amounts of the resident districts. d. Community schools are eligible for the $17 subsidy for high-performing schools, but the money will be paid directly by the state, not deducted from resident districts.

  7. e. New e-schools will be permitted as of January 1, 2013, with a maximum of 5 new schools per year. f. ODE will again be sponsoring community schools up to 20 per year for the first 5 years, but only 5 can be new community schools. g. Sponsors are no longer required to have a representative within 50 miles of each school it sponsors. Community school representatives are required to meet monthly with school officials to review financial and enrollment records. h. The definition of a “challenged school district” in which new start-up community schools can open is expanded to include school districts in the lowest 5% of all school districts according to the Performance Index score.

  8. Scholarship Programs a. EdChoice - The number of scholarships is increased from 14,000 to 30,000 in FY 2012 and to 60,000 thereafter. b. EdChoice - The maximum amount to be deducted from the district of residence is the actual cost not to exceed $4,250 for K-8 and $5,000 for 9-12. c. EdChoice - New eligibility criteria added to include school buildings ranked in the lowest 10% of school based on Performance Index for two of the three preceding years and not rated as excellent or effective in the third year. d. Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program – Beginning in the 2012-13 school year the program provides scholarships for children with disabilities in K-12 to attend public or private education programs. The number of scholarships is limited to not more than 5% of the number of identified special education students residing in the state in the previous year.

  9. e. Peterson Scholarship - The scholarship amount, which is deducted from the district’s foundation aid, is the least of (1) the fees charged by the alternative public or private provider, (2) the sum of $5,732 and that amount multiplied by a special education weight categorized by the child’s identified disability adjusted by 90%, or (3) $20,000. Note: The scholarship student is included in the district’s ADM. 4. Special Education Funding a. Overall special education funding to schools is flat-funded to meet federal maintenance of effort requirement. b. FY2012 weighted special education funds are not in addition to basic foundation aid but are included within the total amount. c. Special education supplements for home instruction, school psychologist interns, parent mentoring, preschool unit funding and special education funding to Boards of DD are flat-funded. d. Reimbursements for catastrophic special education and special education transportation are flat-funded.

  10. 5. Career-Technical Education Funding a. Overall career-technical funding to school is flat-funded in FY2012-13. b. Out of foundation funding, districts are allocated and must spend the same level of career-technical education funding as was provided to them in FY2011 to meet federal maintenance of effort requirements. c. JVSD’s are provided the same level of funding as was provided in FY2011. d. Tech Prep consortia funding is reduced by $1.0 million and reallocated to High Schools that Work (increased by $300,000 in FY2012) and Tech Prep Expansion Grants (increased by $700,000 in FY2012). e. School districts are permitted to charge all students fees for any tools, equipment, and materials that are necessary for workforce-readiness training within a career-technical education program that may be retained by the student after course completion.

  11. 6. Gifted Funding a. Out of foundation funding, districts are allocated and must spend in FY2012-13 at the levels received in FY2009 from the state for gifted unit and identification funding. b. Gifted funding to ESC’s is proposed to be flat in FY2012-13 at $8.1 million per year and will be allocated based on the unit funding mechanism in place for FY2009. c. Note: Performance of students identified as gifted will be one of the measures used for an annual rank ordering of school districts regarding their expenditures and performance. 7. Regional Services a. ESC funding in FY2012 will be $41.8 million (a 10% reduction) and $35.5 million in FY2013 (a 15% reduction). b. School Improvement funding in FY2012 will be $3.5 million ( a 50% reduction) and flat-funded in FY2013.

  12. c. Every district with 16,000 students or less must enter into a service agreement with an ESC. ESC’s are also permitted to enter into service contracts with other political subdivisions besides school districts. d. Regional Shared Service Model – The Governor’s Director of 21st Century Education must develop and submit a plan by January 1, 2012, with implementation by July 1, 2012, for the integration and consolidation of the publicly supported regional shared services, including ESC’s and other education support organizations (education technology centers, information technology centers, area media centers, Ohio’s statewide system of support, the education regional service system, regional advisory boards and regional staff from ODE providing direct support to school districts). 8. Chartered Nonpublic Schools a. Auxiliary Services funding is increased by 10.9% in FY2012 and 1.6% in FY2013; Administrative Cost Reimbursement is increased by 10.5% in FY2012 and 1.5% in FY2013. b. Certification of teachers without a bachelor’s degree is permitted for chartered nonpublic schools in the subject areas of foreign language, music, religion, computer technology and fine arts who meet specified requirements.

  13. School and District Reforms • ODE is required to annually rank order all traditional districts, JVSD’s, community schools and STEM schools according to: (1) the Performance Index, (2) student performance growth, (3) career-technical performance measures, (4) expenditure per pupil, (5) percentage of expenditures for classroom instruction and (6) performance of and opportunities provided to gifted students. • Performance Index ranking is to be used for the following reforms: a. Buildings in the lowest 5% for three consecutive years which are also under academic watch or emergency must undertake one of four restructuring actions: (1) close the school, (2) contract with another school district or nonprofit or for-profit entity, (3) replace the principal and all teaching staff of the school, or (4) reopen the school as a conversion community school. b. A pilot program in Columbus City Schools for buildings in the lowest 5% statewide for three consecutive years permits parents of 50% of a school’s students to petition the board of education for reforms. c. Teachers in buildings in the lowest 10% must retake licensure exams. d. Students in schools in the lowest 10% for two of the three most recent years and not rated Effective or better will qualify for the EdChoice Scholarship Program.

  14. 3. Calamity Day Makeup a. HB 36, effective April 13, 2011, increased the number of calamity days back to five and amended ORC 3313.482 to permit making up some or all of the days a school is closed by increasing the length of other school days in increments of one-half hour. b. HB 153 (FY2012-13 budget bill) permits boards of education to submit prior to August 1 a plan to require students to access and complete classroom lessons posted on the district’s web site to make up days on which schools were closed for a calamity. The plan shall provide for making up a maximum of three days and requires the written consent of the district’s teachers’ employee representative. In addition to posting the classroom lessons online, the board of education may include in the plan distribution of “blizzard bags,” which are paper copies of the lessons posted online. 4. A school district is authorized to enter a contract exceeding the lesser of $500,000 or 1% of the current year total revenue without a “412 certificate” if an alternative certification is made stating the contract (1) is a multi-year contract for materials, equipment or non-payroll services essential to the education program of the district and (2) provides savings compared to a single-year contract, allowing the district to reduce the deficit it is currently or in future years facing. 5. Local or exempted village school districts are permitted to terminate the positions of transportation employees for reasons of economy and efficiency and to contract with an independent agent to provide transportation services, subject to procedures specified in HB 153.

  15. 6. School district boards of education are permitted to transfer any unencumbered moneys remaining in the district’s textbook and instructional materials fund as of July 1, 2011, to the district’s General Fund. 7. School districts are authorized to transfer money in a bond fund or bond retirement fund to a specific permanent improvement fund if the county budget commission determines the money transferred will not be required to meet the obligations payable from these funds. A court order is no longer required. 8. The EMIS subsidy to school districts, JVSD’s, community schools and ESC’s has been eliminated.

  16. Questions? Office of Finance Program Services Region 3 Coordinator Larry D. Grooms 513-313-4304 Larry.grooms@education.ohio.gov

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