Equitable Public School Funding
Why It Matters AND How To Get There
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 -- 7pm ET
Why It Matters AND How To Get There
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 -- 7pm ET
Moderated By: John Patterson, Former State Representative (D-Jefferson)
FEATURING
State Representative Jamie Callender (R-Concord), District 61
State Representative Bride Sweeney (D-Cleveland), District 14
Scott DiMauro, President, Ohio Education Association
Melissa Cropper, President, Ohio Federation of Teachers
Katie Johnson, Dep. Exec. Dir., Ohio Association of School Business Officials
Kevin Miller, Dir. Gov. Relations, Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Will Schwartz, Dep. Dir., Legislative Svcs., Ohio School Board Association
Ryan Pendleton, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer, Akron Public Schools
Tom Hosler, Superintendent, Perrysburg Schools
Marlon Styles, Jr, Superintendent, Middletown City School District
Claudia Zaler, Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer, Waverly City Schools
In Partnership With: League of Women Voters Ohio, Ohio Education Association,
Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio PTA, WKSU Learning Curve
FEATURING
State Representative Jamie Callender (R-Concord), District 61
State Representative Bride Sweeney (D-Cleveland), District 14
Scott DiMauro, President, Ohio Education Association
Melissa Cropper, President, Ohio Federation of Teachers
Katie Johnson, Dep. Exec. Dir., Ohio Association of School Business Officials
Kevin Miller, Dir. Gov. Relations, Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Will Schwartz, Dep. Dir., Legislative Svcs., Ohio School Board Association
Ryan Pendleton, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer, Akron Public Schools
Tom Hosler, Superintendent, Perrysburg Schools
Marlon Styles, Jr, Superintendent, Middletown City School District
Claudia Zaler, Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer, Waverly City Schools
In Partnership With: League of Women Voters Ohio, Ohio Education Association,
Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio PTA, WKSU Learning Curve
Join us for a critically important statewide education event addressing equitable and consistent school funding for 610+ Ohio school districts and 1.7 million students. John Patterson, former State Representative (D-Jefferson), will moderate a comprehensive explanation of the Fair School Funding Plan, and how it will transform Ohio's inequitable and inadequate education funding system into a fair, consistent, and sustainable method that will truly serve ALL of Ohio's children. Ohio House Bill 1 sponsors, State Representatives Jamie Callender (R-Concord) and Bride Sweeney (D-Cleveland), will explain why HB1 is a critical priority bill in the Statehouse; Akron Public Schools Treasurer, Ryan Pendleton, will expertly breakdown the core components of the funding model that make the system equitable; and Ohio school superintendents and treasurers will share why the Fair School Funding Plan is critical for their students and districts.
BACKGROUND
In 1997, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled, in the DeRolph v. State of Ohio case, that Ohio's education funding system was unconstitutional. Since then the Ohio legislature has failed to provide a suitable remedy that ensures every child receives a quality education, regardless of their school district's ability to fund education. Ohio is still plagued with insufficient funding and an over reliance on property taxes.
In 2017, State Representative Robert Cupp (R-Lima) and then-State Representative John Patterson (D-Jefferson) convened a team of school treasurers, superintendents, and front-line educators to develop a NEW school funding system to address Ohio's glaring issues. The unprecedented Fair School Funding Plan (FSFP) was born out of extensive planning, meticulous research, economic modeling, and practitioner feedback. The Plan determines a true base cost to educate each student in their district, establishes an equitable cost-share for the state and district based on the district's ability to contribute, increases categorical aid and help with transportation costs, and directly funds vouchers and charter schools instead of charging local districts.
OHIO NEEDS FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING NOW --
OHIO'S CHILDREN CANNOT WAIT!
BACKGROUND
In 1997, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled, in the DeRolph v. State of Ohio case, that Ohio's education funding system was unconstitutional. Since then the Ohio legislature has failed to provide a suitable remedy that ensures every child receives a quality education, regardless of their school district's ability to fund education. Ohio is still plagued with insufficient funding and an over reliance on property taxes.
In 2017, State Representative Robert Cupp (R-Lima) and then-State Representative John Patterson (D-Jefferson) convened a team of school treasurers, superintendents, and front-line educators to develop a NEW school funding system to address Ohio's glaring issues. The unprecedented Fair School Funding Plan (FSFP) was born out of extensive planning, meticulous research, economic modeling, and practitioner feedback. The Plan determines a true base cost to educate each student in their district, establishes an equitable cost-share for the state and district based on the district's ability to contribute, increases categorical aid and help with transportation costs, and directly funds vouchers and charter schools instead of charging local districts.
OHIO NEEDS FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING NOW --
OHIO'S CHILDREN CANNOT WAIT!
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