School Funding Action Committee
State funding for education is very complex and currently in a state of flux. Olentangy's School Funding Action Committee answers the five most frequently asked questions pertaining to this complicated issue. There are several bills pending in the state legislature that may change education funding, but as of February 2011, the information contained in this brochure is current. As changes occur that affect our district, the committee will notify the taxpayers of the Olentangy Local School District.
House Bill 136
HB 136 creates the Parental Choice and Taxpayer Savings Scholarship (voucher) Program (PACT), a new statewide program allowing K-12 students to use a voucher to attend private schools.
- HB 136 Talking Points (pdf)
- Prepared Notes for House Education Committee by Marc A. Schare, President of the Ohio School Boards Association (pdf)
- Written Testimony for House Education Committee by Gregory P. Mild, Olentangy resident (pdf)
- Editorial: "An Assault on Public Schools" by Cathy Johnson
- Editorial: School choice needs accountability – The Columbus Dispatch
- Editorial: Many Questions - Proposed expansion of school vouchers needs far more review, debate – The Columbus Dispatch
News
- Editorial: Suburban voters likely in dark about redistributive taxation – The Columbus Dispatch, May 15 2011
- Editorial: State funding realities – The Columbus Dispatch
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Documents
- Components of Ohio's Evidence-Based Model of School Funding (pdf)
- FY 10-11 Ohio Evidence-Based Model Funding Calculations (pdf)