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Westerville board urges state to update school funding formula, adopts resolution to DeWine and General Assembly
Summary
The Westerville City Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution asking Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio General Assembly to update cost inputs in the state school funding formula, fully implement special-education cost studies and stabilize the state share to reduce reliance on local property taxes.
At its Feb. 10 meeting, the Westerville City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a resolution urging Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio General Assembly to update the state school funding formula and adopt measures to stabilize state support for public education.
The resolution calls on state leaders to update cost inputs to reflect inflationary increases each year, implement the cost studies on special education in an inflation-adjusted form, stabilize the state share calculation so districts can plan predictably, fully fund the formula to reduce reliance on local property taxes, and avoid imposing unfunded mandates. The resolution directs that…
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