Internal Spread Sheets on School Funding Cuts

Innovation Ohio obtained school funding documents the administration didn't want anyone to see.

The district-by-district breakdowns of school funding cuts, including the reimbursement losses districts will incur from the discontinued business taxes contained in the Governor’s budget proposal can be found below.

Kasich administration internal documents:

• School funding by district, showing funding impacts relative to FY2011 including federal stimulus
• School funding by district, with impact of tax replacement revenue phase-outs included in FY2012 and 2013 levels

Innovation Ohio calculations:

• Combined impact on districts of elimination of stimulus and tax replacement revenue phase-outs
• District-by-district millage increases required to make up the shortfall

K-12 Budget Info

K-12 FUNDING PROPOSALS:

• Repeals Evidence-Based Model for school funding.
• Decrease overall education funding by $1.3 billion (11.5%) in FY 12 ($10.2 billion).
• Decrease overall education funding by another $500 million (4.9%) in FY13 ($9.7 billion).
• Decrease overall education funding by $3.1 billion over F Y12-13 from F Y 11 amounts ($1.3 billion cut in F Y 12 and $1.8 billion cut in F Y 13).
• Increase Foundation funding by 2% for FY 12 and 1.5% for FY 13.
• Eliminate state fiscal stabilization funds (federal stimulus for state foundation) of $457 million in FY 12.
• Reduce federal stimulus for IDEA Part B and Title IA totaling $400 million in FY11 by 90% for FY 12 with the remainder eliminated in FY13.
• Decrease overall Special Education funding by 14.5% in FY 12 and another 2.1% in FY 13. million (34.2%) in FY 13.
• Precise data for charter school funding not yet available because charter school funds flow through local districts.
• Maintain overall funding for Joint Vocational School Districts in FY 12 and FY 13.
• Decrease overall funding for early childhood education by 4.7% in FY 12 and another .5% in FY 13. and local governments by July 1, 2012. Administrative Services that local governments and school districts can join if they choose.
• Reduce Educator Standards Board funding from FY 11 by 40.8% to $786,737 in both FY 12 and FY 13.
• Require employer and employee to each pay 12% of pension contributions (50/50 split). Currently, the employer pays 14% and the employee pays 10%.

K-12POLICY PROPOSALS:

• Provide additional teacher payments for students who exceed achievement growth.
• Use "teacher quality" to drive employment decisions instead of seniority.
• Test teachers in failing schools.
• Streamline dismissal process for poor-performing schools.
• Give parents the right to "reconstitute" schools.
• Close poorest performing schools.
• Increase the number of EdChoice vouchers available (from 14,000 to 28,000).
• Remove cap on charter schools and enhance access to facilities.
• Expand on-line education.
• Make Ohio the PReferred destination" for Teach for America students

2012 Budget Quick Breakdown

This document contains preliminary information regarding Governor's Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year (F Y) 2012 and 2013. General Revenue Fund (Foundation) dollars. Information on policy proposals below is all that is available at this time. There is no legislative language yet available .

Category*	Current FY 2011	Proposed FY 2012	% from FY 2011	Proposed FY 2013	% from FY 2011
K-12 Education	$11.5 billion	$10.2 billion	(11.5%)	$9.7 billion	(15.9%)
Higher Education	$2.57 billion	$2.3 billion	(10.5%)	$2.4 billion	(7.2%)
Private School Vouchers (Education Improvement Grants)	$305,000	$3 million	884%	$3 million	884%
Charter Schools	Exact dollars not available for two weeks
Federal stimulus funds	$457 million	0	(100%)	0	N/A
Property tax replacement	$1.15 billion	$722 million	(37%)	$475 million	(59%)
*Data based on Kasich administration budget figures and OEA analysis as of March 15, 2011, subject to revision.

 

2012 Budget Talking Points

• In a tough economy, with Ohio facing a major budget deficit, we must focus on the essentials. Nothing is more essential than giving our children a quality education that prepares them for good jobs.
• We do not believe the people of Ohio elected leaders with a mandate to cut funding for public schools and colleges, but that is exactly what this budget proposes to do.
• The Kasich budget leaves Ohio schools with $3.1 billion less in resources over two years and nearly $400 million in cuts to higher education.
• The budget as proposed represents a shell game, not an increase in funding for public education. Only by looking at part of the school budget is there a small increase. Looking at all sources of funding – and the result of reduced revenues – this is an overall 11% cut for schools and a 10% cut for higher education, not restructuring or reform.
• Taking away collective bargaining, sharing school services and other so-called restructurings and reforms cannot resolve Ohio’s budget crisis without deepening turmoil in already strapped public school districts.
• This isn’t kicking the can of budget problems into the future. It is kicking the can of crisis out to every community and school district in Ohio, leading to divisive community crises.
• We need to focus on the essentials, making sure Ohio students have the courses, textbooks, facilities and highly qualified teachers to help them prepare for the jobs and careers of the 21st century.