Navigating school finance can be complicated, but as board members, understanding the fundamentals is crucial. Experts share insights into state and local funding and five-year forecasts. Learn how to access your district's financial data and ask the right questions to empower you as you shape your district's financial future.

In this workshop attendees will:
Learn the fundamentals of school finance to lead your district to a sustainable future
Examine how local property taxes play in to your district's funding.
Learn how the state's school-funding formula operates.
Review the significance of five-year forecasts and their impact on decision-making.

Sessions

Date Title Location
5/16/24 [In-Person] School Finance 101 8050 N HIGH ST COLUMBUS, OH 43235-6442
5/16/24 [Virtual] School Finance 101 Webinar

Thursday May 16, 2024

8:15 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m.
Welcome
OSBA Legislative Team
9 a.m.
State funding formula — What school board members should know
Aaron Rausch, deputy chief of staff and chief of budget and school funding, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
10:30 a.m.
Break
10:40 a.m.
School funding in Ohio: Past, present and future
Dr. Howard Fleeter, consultant, Ohio Education Policy Institute
12:15 p.m.
Lunch
1 p.m.
Understanding five-year forecasts
Stacy Overly and Meghan Homsher, senior advisors, Frontline Education
1:55 p.m.
Break
2:05 p.m.
Local funding
Stacy Overly and Meghan Homsher, senior advisors, Frontline Education
3 p.m.
Adjournment