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

Welcome!

Tonight
is
NOT
about…


SB
5

or


a
new
levy
request


Thank
you
for
coming
legislators!

 Tonight
is
about
why
we
need
your
help



State
budget
reductions
for
Dublin
City
Schools


•
More
than
$6‐million
next
year


•
About
$13.7‐million
over
the
next
two
years


•
This
is
state
$,
not
local
voted
$


•
This
means
significant
challenges

 The
Robin
Hood
effect


The Columbus Dispatch April 28, 2011

 The
budget

proposal
is
a


re‐distribution
of

funds
from


Dublin
City
Schools

to
other
districts.

 How
will
this
proposed
budget
impact
students?


•
$13,700,000
cut
to
our
operating
funds
next
two
years


•
Must
operate
with
positive
cash
balance


•
90%
of
budget
is
staff


•
Increased
class
sizes


•
Reduced
programs/services

 What
is
Tangible
Personal

Property
Tax
(TPPT)?

•
TPPT
is
the
tax
business
paid
on
inventories
and
equipment


•
Phased
out
beginning
2005


•
More
than
$10‐million
in
revenue
per
year
lost
permanently


•
Equivalent
of
3.3‐mills


•
State
agreed
to
hold
districts
harmless
until
2019

 2011
–
Gov.
Kasich

budget
plan
starts

phase‐out
July
1.

Dollars

absorbed

into
state
GRF
and

redistributed.

2009
–
Law
passed

Their
 with
permanent

reimbursement.


commitment
 Gov.
Strickland

vetoes
it
leaving

phase‐out
to
start
in

2013.


State
begins

reimbursing

our
 2005
‐
HB
66

district

more
than
 passes
with

$10‐million
 commitment
to

annually
(2004
 reimburse
schools

values)
for
lost
 for
lost
local

taxes

local
dollars
from
 eliminated.


CAT
tax
revenue.

 Gov.
Taft’s
2005
letter
to
the
editor


underscores
the
policy
decision
to


compensate
schools
“dollar‐for‐dollar”


for
each
dollar
they
stand
to
lose
as
the
tax
on

equipment
and
inventories
is
phased
out.

 How
much
is
the
state
taking?

Dublin
City
Schools
will
LOSE
in
excess
of

$6,100,000
in
FY
2012
and
$7,600,000

in
FY
2013.


 
 
 
 



 
 
 
 
•
State
Foundation


 
 
 
 
•
Stimulus


 
 
 
 
•
TPPT
reimbursement
ends

 How
much
is
the
state
taking?

•  Dublin
City
Schools
receives
only
about
$995
per
student
from

the
state,
down
from
$1,050
last
year


•  When
a
student
attends
a
charter
school,
they
take
$5,732
with

them


•  Part
of
the
state’s
plan
diverts
taxpayer
dollars
to
charters
and

privates


•  Shifting
of
your
investment
in
our
district
to
other
schools


•  Hamilton
Local,
Groveport
Madison,
South‐Western,

Columbus,
Cincinnati
among
400
districts
getting
MORE
in

state
budget

 The
intent
in
Columbus
is
clear:


Shift
the
burden
to
local
taxpayers

•  “You
guys
(districts
like
Dublin)
with
a
low
level
of

effort
can
raise
significant
amounts
of
tax
dollars.”


•  “People
move
to
a
community
based
on
the
amount
of


property
taxes
they
have
to
pay.”


‐Quotes
from
a
high
ranking
state
budget
official

•
Highest
academic
rating
possible


•
Highest
credit
ratings
possible


•
Lowest
%
of
per
pupil
expenditure

to
administration
in
Franklin
County


•
$11.5‐million
in
budget
reductions

since
2007


•
One
of
Ohio’s
most
efficient

districts

 This
is
why
this
matters…


To
preserve
what
we
all
have

worked
so
hard
in
Dublin
City

Schools
to
achieve
for
our

children.


 What
have
we
done?

•

Planned
for
budget
reductions
in
five‐year
forecast


•  Met
with
key
legislators
on
numerous
occasions


•  Networking
with
other
districts
in
our
situation


•  Open
lines
of
communication
on
budget

 What
can
you
do?

•  Window
of
opportunity
is
NOW


•  Time
is
of
the
essence


•  Call
and
write
your
legislators



•  Postcards
and
legislators’
contact
information
on
tables
on

way
out

Questions
and
Answers