Ohio Schools Cautiously Rebuild: Uncertainty in State and Local Funds Affects Strategies. Budget

Autor/in	Patton, Wendy
Institution	Policy Matters Ohio
Titel	Ohio Schools Cautiously Rebuild: Uncertainty in State and Local Funds Affects Strategies. Budget
Quelle	(2015), (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Finance; State Aid; Financial Support; Budgets; School Surveys; School Administration; Elementary Secondary Education; Extracurricular Activities; Job Layoff; Public Schools; Funding Formulas; Taxes; Economic Climate; School Personnel; School Buildings; Educational Equipment; Charter Schools; Educational Vouchers; Electronic Learning; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; Finanzielle Förderung; Finanzhaushalt; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Beurlaubung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Funding; Finanzierung; Abgabe; Wirtschaftslage; Schulpersonal; School building; Schulgebäude; Ausrüstung; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein
Abstract	Policy Matters Ohio periodically surveys schools about fiscal conditions and operational strategies. The Ohio Association of School Business Officials provided a link to such a survey in their newsletter of December 2014 through February 2015. Fifty-three respondents, representing 8.6 percent of districts and including representatives from all types of districts filled out the survey. School districts are cautiously rebuilding as the state budget provides backfills for the deep cuts in FY 2012-13 and as local property values start to rise in some places. More schools are adding teachers at this point, but a third are still cutting teaching staff. Schools are adding extracurricular activities, but the practice of pay-to-play looks like it is here to stay. The Ohio High School Athletic Association reports that in 2014, 46 percent of high schools had some form of pay-to-play, with costs for sports up to $153 in some places. The percentage is about the same as in 2012. Ohio has seen four different funding formulas for classroom instruction since 2009. State aid has declined and property values remain low, keeping local revenue sources low. When superintendents face declining, stagnant or unpredictable budgets, they can't move forward decisively. An appendix provides data on the survey respondents, the survey form, and open ended responses on finances, budget reserve policies, and Straight A Funds usage. [For the executive summary, see ED573554.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01