1. State Budget Overview Aaron Rausch, Director Office of Budget and School Funding August 2015

2. Continued Investment in Ohio’s Education System

3. Primary and Secondary Education Funding (FY09-17)

4. Work within the existing framework Make adjustments to the per-pupil amounts based on the needs of students Goals of the Budget

5. Direct additional resources to districts with lowest capacity Make progress to eliminate short circuits in the formula – funding caps and guarantees Goals of the Budget

6. Foundation Program HB 64 adds four new components HB 64 maintains nine primary aid categories Centered on needs of students

7. Current Funding Formula Elements Traditional Districts Opportunity grantEconomically Disadvantaged Transportation (traditional) Targeted AssistanceLimited English Proficiency Special Education K-3 LiteracyGifted EducationCareer Technical Education

8. Opportunity Grant Per Pupil Funding Increase Increase to $5,900 in FY2016 Increase to $6,000 in FY2017

9. Tier Two Targeted Assistance Additional Funds Districts with more than 10% of property on agricultural land

10. Targeted Assistance – Tier 2 No longer connected to Tier 1 Agricultural property value less 10% Multiplied by 40% of formula amount –$2,360 – FY 2016 –$2,400 – FY 2017

11. Special Education Per Pupil 2% increase in each fiscal year

12. K-3 Literacy Per Pupil Funding 5% increase in each fiscal year

13. Focus Ensure students are college and career ready Career Tech Per Pupil Funding Increase 4 percent in each fiscal year

14. Transportation Greater of statewide cost per rider or cost per mile Minimum state share percentage r educed from 60 percent to 50 percent

15. State Share Index Distinguishes between higher and lower wealth districts Applied to per pupil amounts

16. Change to State Share Index Calculation Income Index Valuation Index Wealth Index State Share Index

17. Third Grade Reading Proficiency Bonus Capacity Aid Transportation Supplement High School Grad Rate Bonus New Components

18. Transitional Aid Previous biennium: Guarantee prevented a district’s foundation funding from falling below FY 2013 levels. HB 64: Guarantees school districts at FY 2015 foundation funding levels

19. Cap FY 2014 cap amount was 6.25 percent and FY 2015 cap amount was 10.5 percent. HB 64 limits growth to 7.5 percent each fiscal year.

20. Cap Exempt from the Cap: Capacity Aid, Transportation Supplement, Graduation Bonus and Third Grade Reading Bonus Career-Technical Education funding removed from the guarantee base and exempt from the cap in FY 2017.

21. Phase-Out HB 64 Restarts Phase- out Tangible Personal Property and Public Utility Tangible Property taxes No more than 2% of state and local resources. TPP PUTP

22. FY 2016 Amount of foundation funding and TPP reimbursement is less than the foundation funding and TPP reimbursement levels in FY 2015 – TPP Supplement holds harmless districts. FY 2017 Foundation funding guarantee and the TPP reimbursement phase-out continues without TPP Supplent.

23. What factors influence if a specific district will see increased or decreased aid?

24. What factors influence district aid? Property Valuation Student Population and Demographics Income Historical Funding – Caps and Guarantees

25. Community and STEM Schools Increased per pupil amounts. New third grade and high school bonus. Community Schools have 100% State Share Index. Students funded based on district of residence

26. Community and STEM Schools E-schools receive $25 per pupil each fiscal year Increases per pupil in FY 2016 ($150) and FY 2017 ($200) Facilities Funding

27. Joint Vocational School Districts Increase to per pupil amounts Establishes 5 percent state share minimum.

28. Educational Service Centers Establishes $33 per pupil funding for each year of the biennium (subject to appropriation – estimated at $25 per pupil). Establishes $35 per pupil funding for “high performing ESC” in FY 2017.

29. Nonpublic School Funding Proposed funding increases in line with percent increases for GRF foundation funding. Includes set aside for College Credit Plus participation

30. Nonpublic School Funding Includes set aside for College Credit Plus participation

31. Increases the amount of the EdChoice Scholarship from $4,250 to $4,650 for K-8 students. Increases the amount of the EdChoice Scholarship from $5,000 in FY 2015 to $5,900 in FY 2016 and $6,000 in FY 2017 for high school students. EdChoice

32. Autism Scholarship and Jon Peterson Scholarships Increases the maximum amount of scholarships awarded to $27,000.

33. Early Childhood Education and Early Literacy

34. $500,000 to establish regional literacy professional development teams

35. $40 million in NEW funding for economically disadvantaged preschool students

36. Increases funded half-day preschool slots from 11,000 to more than 17,000 in FY 2017.

37. Collaboration - Alignment of Early Childhood Education and Publicly Funded Childcare

38. Testing

39. Makes changes per Senate Testing Advisory Committee recommendations Prohibits department from using funds to purchase PARCC assessments

40. Single testing window 1

41. Length of testing reduced 2

42. Preference for single technology platform for online tests 3

43. Extends to the 2015-2016 school year the option to give tests online 4

44. Scores returned within 45 days of administration. No later than June 30. 5

45. Safe Harbor No overall letter grades on the report card for the 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17 school years

46. Safe Harbor No rankings for districts, community schools or STEM schools for the 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17 school years

47. Districts and Schools Exempt from Certain Provisions Academic distress commission provisions Columbus City School parent trigger provisions Restructuring provisions

48. Districts and Schools Exempt from Certain Provisions Provisions prescribing community school automatic closure requirements Provisions defining “challenged school districts” Provisions prescribing new buildings where students are eligible for EdChoice scholarships

49. Safe Harbor for Students Prohibits districts and schools from using student scores on state tests given during the 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years as a factor in any decision to promote or retain a student Does not apply to the third grade English language arts test

50. Safe Harbor for Teachers Prohibits use of value- added progress dimension rating for purposes of assessing student growth for teacher and principal evaluations or in making employment decisions During the 2015-16 and 2016- 17 school years

51. Student Support and Education Options

52. Competency Based Pilot Project Creates a pilot for up to five schools and districts Pilot sites will receive up to $200,000 each year

53. College Credit Plus Incentives $10 million in FY 2016 to credential teachers in economically disadvantaged high schools to teach College Credit Plus courses Allows a student to take College Credit Plus classes in the summer.

54. Adult Diploma Program Establishes a funding formula for the current five pilot programs and provides $2.5 million in FY 2016 and $5 million in FY 2017. Creates a second round of planning grants for up to five new pilot sites at community colleges or technical centers.

55. Career Tech Reimbursements Requires school districts to offer credentials to students that enroll in in-demand credential careers Provides $1 million in each year to reimburse the cost of providing access to credentials for economically disadvantaged students.

56. Ohio Career Counseling Pilot Program Establishes pilot program Four career centers and three comprehensive high schools/compacts $1 million to participate in the pilot

57. Curriculum and Assessment

58. Career-based Pathway Math Course For students pursuing a career-technical instruction track Alternative to Algebra II

59. Third Grade Reading Guarantee Reinstates Sept. 30 deadline for reading skills assessments for students in grades 1-3 Maintains Nov. 1 as the deadline for the reading skills assessment for kindergarten students

60. Changes GED Requirements for Students Ages 16 and 17

61. Diplomas: Homeschooled Students Permits parent to grant a diploma after completion of the final year of home instruction and applicable high school curriculum

62. Diplomas: Nonchartered Nonpublic School Permits school to grant a diploma to a student who graduated after fulfilling the school’s high school curriculum

63. Extends Innovative Waiver Pilot Up to 10 additional waivers may be granted in FY 2016 All school districts, community schools and STEM schools are eligible to apply

64. Accountability and Continuous Improvement

65. Deadlines to Establish Proficiency Indicators Dec. 31, 2015: For tests given in 2014-2015 July 1, 2016: For tests given in 2015-2016 July 1, 2017: For tests given in 2016-2017 and each following year

66. Teaching Profession

67. Standards for School Counselors Requires the Educator Standards Board to develop standards for school counselors Before May 31, 2016: Requires State Board to develop a standards-based state framework to evaluate school counselors By Sept. 30, 2016: Districts and schools must adopt policies for evaluations.

68. Changes Alternative Teacher Evaluation Framework 50% Teacher Performance 15% One, or Combination of Student Surveys, Self-Evaluation, Peer Review, Student Portfolios, other component. 35% Student Academic Growth

69. High-Performing Teachers Exempt from the requirement to complete additional coursework for purposes of license renewal By July 1, 2016: New rules from State Board defining “consistently high-performing teacher”

70. Reduces requirements to the first two years of program Determined locally by the district or school Teaching under an alternative resident educator license – exempt from mentoring requirements Changes to four-year Resident Educator program Mentoring Counseling and PD Career Tech Teachers

71. Community Schools

72. Access Local Levy Dollars Opportunity for a community school sponsored by an “exemplary” sponsor to access local levy dollars If advanced by a local school board and approved by voters Opportunity for a community school sponsored by an “exemplary” sponsor to access local levy dollars If advanced by a local school board and approved by voters

73. ESC Sponsors Requires ESCs that sponsor conversion community schools to be approved by and enter into a written agreement with the department

74. Other Budget Initiatives

75. Straight A Fund Continues through the next biennium $15 million in each fiscal year

76. Community Connectors Maintains program $10 million in each fiscal year

77. Partnership with Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Transition services and coordination of services for students with disabilities $5 million in each fiscal year Transition from school to work

78. Regulatory Relief Permits a school to contract with a hospital or licensed health care provider to provide authorized health care services to students.

79. Credit Flexibility Extends to grades 7 and 8 State superintendent to partner with business community Department to rebrand credit flexibility and reduce barriers to participation State Board to revise statewide plans

80. School Transportation Joint Task Force Members appointed by the Speaker of the House and the Senate President By Feb. 1, 2016 Recommendations on changes to the transportation funding formula

81. Joint Education Oversight Committee Committee will select, review and evaluate education programs that receive state financial assistance in any form.

82. education.ohio.gov

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84. Social Media @OHEducation ohio-department-of-education Ohio Families and Education Ohio Teachers’ Homeroom OhioEdDept storify.com/ohioEdDept