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Ohio Budget FY 2014 and 2015 (House Bill 59)

Ohio Budget FY 2014 and 2015 (House Bill 59). Stephanie Klupinski, VP of Legal and Legislative Affairs sklupinski@oapcs.org 614-744-2266, ext. 203. Where things stand today.

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Ohio Budget FY 2014 and 2015 (House Bill 59)

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  1. Ohio Budget FY 2014 and 2015(House Bill 59) Stephanie Klupinski, VP of Legal and Legislative Affairs sklupinski@oapcs.org 614-744-2266, ext. 203

  2. Where things stand today • This past Tuesday evening, the Conference Committee accepted provisions and made several amendments to H.B. 59 • Conference Committee occurs when the House and Senate pass different versions of the same bill • Conference Committee was comprised of three Senators (2 R's and 1 D) and three representatives (2 R's and 1 D)

  3. Next Steps Each chamber must vote on the bill that has come from the Conf. Committee (the vote will happen today!) The bill then goes to Governor Kasich, who must sign it by 11:59 p.m. on June 30 Kasich may use a line-item veto

  4. School Funding • Community school funding is sum of opportunity grant, per-pupil amount of targeted assistance for each student’s resident district times 0.25, special ed., k-3 funds, economically disadvantaged funds, LEP, and career tech (e-schools do not get ED or TA) • Opportunity grant : $5,745 for FY14 and $5,800 for FY15

  5. School Funding—Changes from Conference Committee • K-3 funding slightly decreased • Economically Disadvantaged slightly increased • increased by $19 per pupil • for students eligible for free and reduced lunch, the amount of $269 (FY 14) and $272 (FY 15) will be multiplied by the student's resident economically disadvantaged index to calculate E.D. aid • Note that these funds are restricted and must be for specific purposes (extended school day or week, reading improvement or intervention, instructional technology or blended learning, prof dev. for k-3 teachers, dropout prevention, safety/security) • All schools must submit reports detailing ED to ODE

  6. Facility Funding • Brick-and-mortar community schools and STEM schools will receive $100 per pupil for facilities funding. • Note that this will be prorated if there are not sufficient funds to give $100 per pupil.

  7. Straight A - Funding Changes • New program awarding $100 million (FY 2014) and $150 million (FY 15) • Provides grants to districts, community schools, STEM schools, individual buildings, education consortia, higher ed. institutions, and private entities partnering with one or more of the above • Granted to projects aiming to achieve significant advancement of one or more of the following goals: • Student achievement • Spending reduction in the five year fiscal forecast • Utilization of a greater share of resources in the classroom

  8. Straight A: Changes from Conference Committee Earmarked: $6 million – implementation of the Cleveland Plan $5 million – improving efficiency in rural school district transportation Removed: $375,000 - Get Ready for Kindergarten $5 million - College Credit Plus Funding Moved: $500,000 for New Leaders for Ohio Schools

  9. Straight A Program - Administration Grants Single entities:no more than $5 million (unless State Superintendent makes a recommendation for more that is approved by Controlling Board) Education consortia:no more than $15 million Advisory Committee - no more than 11 individuals - annually review grant program - provides advice to the governing board and Director of Governor's Office of 21st Century Education.

  10. Tuition for Out-of-State Students • Community schools may charge tuition to a student who is not an Ohio resident. • These students cannot be included in the school's annual report of enrolled students.

  11. Career Tech Changes • Changes amounts in five CT categories (categories 1 and 2 are increased, others decreased) • Arts and communications programs are now category 2 programs. • Creates public administration programs in category 4. • Each career tech program must be defined by the ODE and the Office of Workforce Development. • Each school offering career tech programs will be assigned to a career tech district. These districts and ODE must approve the career tech programs.

  12. Teacher Evaluation Changes • Applies to community schools receiving Race to the Top (and all local districts) • Student academic growth will account for 50% of a teacher evaluation (changed from 35 percent in Senate version) • Students will be excluded from teacher evaluations if they have missed 45 days or more of school, rather than 60.

  13. School Closure • Automatic closure provision for schools serving 4-8 has been fixed • To trigger automatic closure, the school must be both in academic emergency AND show less than one year of growth for two out of three years

  14. E-School Enrollment Caps No internet- or computer-based community school shall enroll more students than the number permitted by its enrollment limit. Enrollment Limit : Base enrollment + allowed annual rate of growth Base Enrollment : For currently operating schools, number enrolled by the end of 2012-13 For new schools, base enrollment is 1,000 Allowed Annual Rate of Growth: Over 3,000 - no more than 15% Under 3,000 - no more than 25%

  15. E-School Enrollment Caps If a school enrolls more students than permitted... - ODE will deduct the amount of state funds given to the school as a result of the excess enrollments, and - distribute them to the school districts the students were entitled to attend on a pro rata basis according to each district's share of total enrollment in the community school.

  16. Physical Education • E-school students are not exempt from the physical education requirements (in other words, statues quo) • Physical education teachers are not required to have a license by the state to teach physical education

  17. Dropout Prevention/Recovery Schools Ratings - Adds "exceeds standards" for schools that improve by 10% their graduation rates and percentage of 12th grade graduation assessment passage - Requires State Board of Education to review performance levels and benchmarks for report cards issued to dropout recovery schools

  18. Kindergarten Early Enrollment Individuals younger than five who are admitted to community schools shall be fully funded

  19. Sponsors • Initial term between ODE and sponsor is 7 years, and if certain conditions are satisfied, ODE must add one year to agreement (with sponsor approval) • ODE can place temporary limits on any sponsor if they are in noncompliance and do not implement a plan to remedy compliance problems • ODE can approve or disapprove of a compliance plan

  20. Terminated schools • ODE can deny an application if the schools' contract was terminated • Previously, ODE did not have the ability to deny an application from a school whose sponsor had terminated the agreement

  21. Questions? Comments? Contact Stephanie Klupinski sklupinski@oapcs.org 614-744-2266, ext. 203 Special thanks to OAPCS legal interns—Natasha Szalacinski, James Mee, and Nikki Baszynski—for helping with the fast turnaround!

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