Dublin City Schools Budget Presentation - May 11th, 2011

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Ohio Education Matters named Dublin City Schools one of Ohio's most efficient school districts. Dublin has shown that it can deliver quality services at a lower cost than most other districts in the state. The taxpayers and residents of this community should be proud.” Andrew Benson, Executive Director of Ohio Education Matters

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Dublin City Schools Budget Presentation - May 11th, 2011

Transcript of Dublin City Schools Budget Presentation - May 11th, 2011

OhioEducationMattersnamedDublinCitySchoolsoneof Ohio'smostefficientschooldistricts.

Dublinhasshownthatitcandeliverqualityservices atalowercostthanmostotherdistrictsinthestate. Thetaxpayersandresidentsofthiscommunity shouldbeproud. AndrewBenson,ExecutiveDirectorofOhioEducationMatters

Welcome!

TonightisNOTabout

SB5 or anewlevyrequestThankyouforcominglegislators!

TonightisaboutwhyweneedyourhelpStatebudgetreductionsforDublinCitySchools Morethan$6millionnextyear About$13.7millionoverthenexttwoyears Thisisstate$,notlocalvoted$ Thismeanssignificantchallenges

TheRobinHoodeffectThe Columbus Dispatch April 28, 2011

Thebudget proposalisa redistributionof fundsfrom DublinCitySchools tootherdistricts.

Howwillthisproposedbudgetimpactstudents?$13,700,000cuttoouroperatingfundsnexttwoyears Mustoperatewithpositivecashbalance 90%ofbudgetisstaff Increasedclasssizes Reducedprograms/services

WhatisTangiblePersonal PropertyTax(TPPT)?TPPTisthetaxbusinesspaidoninventoriesandequipment Phasedoutbeginning2005 Morethan$10millioninrevenueperyearlostpermanently Equivalentof3.3mills Stateagreedtoholddistrictsharmlessuntil2019

2011Gov.Kasich budgetplanstarts phaseoutJuly1. Dollarsabsorbed intostateGRFand redistributed.

Their commitment

2009Lawpassed withpermanent reimbursement. Gov.Strickland vetoesitleaving phaseouttostartin 2013.

Statebegins reimbursingour districtmorethan $10million annually(2004 values)forlost localdollarsfrom CATtaxrevenue.

2005HB66 passeswith commitmentto reimburseschools forlostlocaltaxes eliminated.

Gov.Tafts2005lettertotheeditor underscoresthepolicydecisionto compensateschoolsdollarfordollar foreachdollartheystandtoloseasthetaxon equipmentandinventoriesisphasedout.

Howmuchisthestatetaking?DublinCitySchoolswillLOSEinexcessof $6,100,000inFY2012and$7,600,000 inFY2013. StateFoundation Stimulus TPPTreimbursementends

Howmuchisthestatetaking? DublinCitySchoolsreceivesonlyabout$995perstudentfrom thestate,downfrom$1,050lastyear Whenastudentattendsacharterschool,theytake$5,732with them Partofthestatesplandivertstaxpayerdollarstochartersand privates Shiftingofyourinvestmentinourdistricttootherschools

HamiltonLocal,GroveportMadison,SouthWestern, Columbus,Cincinnatiamong400districtsgettingMOREin statebudget

TheintentinColumbusisclear: Shifttheburdentolocaltaxpayers Youguys(districtslikeDublin)withalowlevelof effortcanraisesignificantamountsoftaxdollars. Peoplemovetoacommunitybasedontheamountof propertytaxestheyhavetopay. Quotesfromahighrankingstatebudgetofficial

Highestacademicratingpossible Highestcreditratingspossible Lowest%ofperpupilexpenditure toadministrationinFranklinCounty $11.5millioninbudgetreductions since2007 OneofOhiosmostefficient districts

Thisiswhythismatters

Topreservewhatweallhave workedsohardinDublinCity Schoolstoachieveforour children.

Whathavewedone? Plannedforbudgetreductionsinfiveyearforecast Metwithkeylegislatorsonnumerousoccasions Networkingwithotherdistrictsinoursituation Openlinesofcommunicationonbudget

Whatcanyoudo? WindowofopportunityisNOW Timeisoftheessence Callandwriteyourlegislators Postcardsandlegislatorscontactinformationontableson wayout

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