UPDATE: This workshop is only being offered Virtually, the in-person workshop option is no longer available. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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 [Virtual] School Finance 101 Webinar

Thursday May 16, 2024

8:35 a.m.
Webinar Zoom Room Opens
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 the 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.
Break for Lunch

We will resume at 1pm for the afternoon sessions 

1 p.m.
Local revenue
Stacy Overly and Meghan Homsher, senior advisors, Frontline Education
1:55 p.m.
Break
2:05 p.m.
Understanding five-year forecasts
Stacy Overly and Meghan Homsher, senior advisors, Frontline Education
3 p.m.
Adjournment