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Dropout‑recovery e‑schools press for full DPIA funding parity in budget bill
Summary
Representatives of Ohio's dropout‑prevention and public e‑schools urged the Senate to make online dropout‑recovery schools eligible for full Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid (DPIA) under House Bill 96, saying current language would provide only half the per‑pupil amount.
Leaders for Ohio's dropout‑prevention and public e‑school networks told the Senate Education Committee that a House amendment to the budget would make e‑school students eligible for Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid (DPIA) but at half the per‑pupil rate that brick‑and‑mortar students receive.
Sean Lenny, superintendent of the Greater Ohio Virtual School and spokesperson for the Grads Coalition (a coalition of eight dropout‑prevention and recovery community schools), said the House…
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