{"id":1204,"date":"2024-10-08T18:49:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T18:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/?page_id=1204"},"modified":"2025-05-15T19:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T19:42:11","slug":"post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-DeRolph Studies on School Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\"><strong>May 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Dr. Howard Fleeter provided testimony before the Senate Education Committee on the school funding provisions within House Bill 96, the FY26-27 biennial budget proposal. <meta charset=\"utf-8\">Click the link below to read Dr. Fleeter\u2019s testimony and\u00a0click <a href=\"https:\/\/ohiochannel.org\/video\/ohio-senate-education-committee-5-14-2025-part-2?start=19415\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ohiochannel.org\/video\/ohio-senate-education-committee-5-14-2025-part-2?start=19415\">here<\/a> to watch the testimony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fleeter-Senate-Educ-Comm-HB-96-Testimony-5-14-25.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fleeter-Senate-Educ-Comm-HB-96-Testimony-5-14-25.pdf\">Dr. Fleeter&#8217;s testimony to the Senate Education Committee on HB 96<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>March 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter provided testimony before the House Education Committee on the school funding provisions within House Bill 96, the FY26-27 biennial budget proposal. <meta charset=\"utf-8\">Click the link below to read Dr. Fleeter\u2019s testimony and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiochannel.org\/video\/ohio-house-education-committee-3-4-2025-part-2\">click here<\/a> to watch the testimony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fleeter-House-Educ-Comm-HB-96-Testimony-3-4-25-Final.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fleeter-House-Educ-Comm-HB-96-Testimony-3-4-25-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Fleeter&#8217;s testimony to the House Education Committee on HB 96<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter analyzed the state share percentages of Ohio&#8217;s school funding formula base costs from FY99 &#8211; FY19, providing historical context to FY26 and FY27 budget considerations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/state-share-of-base-cost-funding-fy99-fy19\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/state-share-of-base-cost-funding-fy99-fy19\/\">State Share of Base Cost Funding FY99 \u2013 FY19 <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\"><strong>February 2025 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter analyzed school administrator expenditures from FY06 \u2013 FY24, as they pertain to Fair School Funding Formula base costs considerations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/oepi-analysis-of-cupp-report-administrator-data\/\">OEPI Analysis of Cupp Report Administrator Data<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As Ohio&#8217;s FY26-FY27 operating budget deliberations begin, Dr. Howard Fleeter analyzes the factors that impact the number of districts on the Transitional Aid guarantee within the Fair School Funding Formula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/factors-impacting-the-transitional-aid-guarantee\/\">Factors Impacting the Transitional Aide Guarantee  <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>OEPI review&#8217;s the impacts of Governor DeWine&#8217;s school funding proposal for FY26-FY27, as introduced in HB 96. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/oepi-initial-analysis-of-executive-budget-k-12-funding-proposal\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1523\">OEPI Initial Analysis of Executive Budget K-12 Funding Proposal<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\"><strong>January 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter provides additional context to the comprehensive Longitudinal Study released by the Auditor of State in November of 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/oepi-review-and-summary-of-ohio-auditor-of-state-longitudinal-school-finance-study\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/oepi-review-and-summary-of-ohio-auditor-of-state-longitudinal-school-finance-study\/\">OEPI Review and Summary of the Ohio Auditor of State Longitudinal School Finance Study<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-008633af-3ed7-4869-a4d7-9e600a192fc6\"><strong>October 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter analyzes the impacts of the FY24 and FY25 phase-in on the Fair School Funding Formula. The primary conclusion of this analysis is that by updating only the property valuation and income data used in the calculation of the state\/local share and not the input data used to compute the base cost amount, the state has significantly lowered the state share of funding in FY25 and essentially implemented the 4<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;year of the phase-in of the Fair School Funding Plan at virtually zero cost to itself and minimal benefit of increased in funding to Ohio\u2019s 609 school districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/fy24-vs-fy25-state-foundation-funding-comparison\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/fy24-vs-fy25-state-foundation-funding-comparison\/\">FY24 vs FY25 State Foundation Funding Comparison<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>May 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter provided expert testimony before the Joint Committee on Property Tax Review and Reform. His testimony centered on the HB 920 Tax Reduction Factors and how they have resulted in school districts needing to return to the ballot over and over, the shift in the property tax burden to residential and agricultural property owners, and the interaction between the school funding formula and property values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Fleeter-Joint-Property-Tax-Committee-Testimony-5-8-24-Final2.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Fleeter-Joint-Property-Tax-Committee-Testimony-5-8-24-Final2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Howard Fleeter, Joint Committee on Property Tax Review and Reform Testimony<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>March 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter examines&nbsp;Ohio\u2019s school funding trends from FY11-FY24.&nbsp;This article summarizes changes in Ohio K-12 public school foundation formula funding and Tangible Personal Property (TPP) replacement payments from FY11 through FY24.&nbsp;The analysis begins with fiscal year (FY) 11 to show state spending in more normal economic circumstances following the 2008-2009 great recession. It also shows that Ohio traditional school funding has not kept pace with inflation when TPP revenue loss and replacement are taken into consideration. This article is especially timely as the legislature is set to debate school funding and property tax law during the next budget cycle which will likely include recommendations from the Joint Committee on Property Tax Review and Reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/changes-in-ohio-school-foundation-funding-tpp-replacement-from-fy11-fy24\/\">Ohio School Funding Summary from FY11-FY24<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\"><strong>February 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter clarifies information published in a recent 10WBSN news article that erroneously confused state aid formula amounts with Ohio sports gaming revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Howards-WBNS-Article-FINAL.pdf\">&nbsp;Dr. Fleeter\u2019s Article on 10WBSN\u2019s Erroneous Report on Ohio Sports Gaming Revenue<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>June 2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter examined data from Ohio\u2019s school voucher programs and has compiled a report with new findings. The report provides an overview of Ohio\u2019s current voucher programs as well as proposals to modify vouchers in the future. In addition, the report shows data analysis on enrollment. Dr. Howard Fleeter also examined the Ohio Senate\u2019s proposed budget and the impact it would have on public education funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/June-2023-OEPI-Voucher-Article.pdf\">Ohio School Voucher Overview<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/overview-of-senate-fy24-25-state-budget\/\">OEPI Overview of Senate FY24-25 Budget<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>May 2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter provided testimony to the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee on House Bill 33, the biennial budget bill for the fiscal year 2024 and 2025 biennium. Click the link below to read Dr. Fleeter\u2019s testimony and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ohiochannel.org\/video\/ohio-senate-education-committee-5-9-2023\">click here to watch the testimony<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/HB33.5.9.23.Fleeter.pdf\">Dr. Fleeter\u2019s Testimony to the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee on HB 33<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\"><strong>April 2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter reviews the findings of his November 1992 report, \u201cEquity, Adequacy and Reliability in Ohio Education Finance\u201d, commissioned by Governor George Voinovich, in the context of the FY22-23 phase in of the Fair School Funding Formula. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/constructing-an-adequate-school-funding-formula\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"854\">Constructing an Adequate School Funding Formula<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>January 2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. R. Gregory Browning and Dr. Howard Fleeter released a report&nbsp;<em>Funding Supplemental Services for Economically Disadvantaged Students in Ohio: Analysis and Policy Implications.&nbsp;<\/em>The central focus of this analysis is to help Ohio educators and public policymakers gain a deeper understanding of the specific supplemental services being provided to Ohio public primary and secondary school students who come from economically disadvantaged circumstances. The report also includes a preliminary analysis of the costs associated with providing these services. The analysis is designed to be both informative and foundational to a separate comprehensive study of these costs. This report also creates context for these issues by providing an overview of federal and state funding for low-income students in Ohio, a comparison of Ohio\u2019s formula for funding low-income students with that of other states, and a discussion of issues relating to the identification of low-income students in Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/OEPI-Economically-Disadvantaged-Study-Final.-1.23.23.pdf\">OEPI \u2013 Economically Disadvantaged Study \u2013 Final. 1.23.23<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>June 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter provides an update on the changes to Ohio School&nbsp;Foundation Funding&nbsp;&amp; TPP Replacement from FY11-FY22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/changes-in-ohio-school-foundation-funding-tpp-replacement-from-fy11-fy22\/\">Changes in Ohio School Foundation Funding &amp; TPP Replacement from FY11-FY22<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>March 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter reflects on the 25th anniversary of <em>DeRolph v. State of Ohio <\/em>decision in his article &#8220;The Central Importance of the DeRolph Rulings to School Funding in Ohio&#8221;. Dr. Fleeter&#8217;s article is a rimer not only on the DeRolph case, but also on the history of school funding in Ohio over the past 32 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/the-central-importance-of-the-derolph-rulings-to-school-funding-in-ohio\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"613\">Click here to read the article.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>June 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter has analyzed the Ohio Senate\u2019s school funding formula proposal, which was introduced in June 2021 as part of the House Bill 110 biennial budget process, as well as the final version of the formula changes that was signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine. Additionally, Dr. Fleeter has reviewed Ohio&#8217;s state income tax changes from 1972-2021 and the lasting impacts such changes have had on school funding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/overview-of-the-ohio-senates-fy22-23-school-funding-formula\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/overview-of-the-ohio-senates-fy22-23-school-funding-formula\/\">Analysis of the Ohio Senate\u2019s Proposed School Funding Formula (HB 110)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/hb-110-school-funding-formula-changes\/\">HB 110 School Funding Formula Final Changes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/hb-110-ed-choice-voucher-program-changes\/\">HB 110 Ed Choice Voucher Program Changes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/brief-summary-of-ohio-state-income-tax-changes-1972-2021\/\">Brief Summary of Ohio State Income Tax Changes 1972-2021<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>May 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter provided testimony to the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee on House Bill 110, the biennial budget bill for the fiscal year 2022 and 2023 biennium. Click the link below to read Dr. Fleeter\u2019s testimony and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiochannel.org\/video\/ohio-senate-primary-and-secondary-education-committee-5-6-2021?start=7920\">click here to watch the testimony<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fleeter-HB-110-Testimony.pdf\">Dr. Fleeter\u2019s Testimony to the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee on HB 110.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/oepi-provides-hb-110-fy22-23-biennial-budget-testimony-to-senate-primary-and-secondary-education-committee\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"529\">OEPI Provides HB 110 (FY22-23 Biennial Budget) Testimony to Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committe<\/a>e<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Spring 2021 <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Dr. Howard Fleeter provides an update on the changes to Ohio School&nbsp;Foundation Funding&nbsp;&amp; TPP Replacement from FY11-FY21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/changes-in-ohio-school-foundation-funding-tpp-replacement-from-fy11-fy21\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"540\">Changes in Ohio School Foundation Funding &amp; TPP Replacement from FY11-FY21<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Winter 2020 <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>OEPI analyzes FY20-FY21 modifications to the EdChoice Voucher Scholarship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/update-on-the-edchoice-voucher-program\/\">Update on the EdChoice Voucher Program<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter analyzes HB 305, the Fair School Funding Plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/overview-of-hb-305-ohio-fair-school-funding-plan\/\">Overview of HB 305 (Ohio Fair School Funding Plan)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>September 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Howard Fleeter has monitored the work of the Cupp\/Patterson School Funding Workgroup since its inception in November 2017. The funding overhaul recommendations from the Workgroup were introduced as a stand-alone bill in June 2019 (HB 305). Dr. Fleeter has analyzed the as-introduced version of HB 305.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/HB-305-Analysis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Analysis of the Cupp-Patterson School Funding Proposal (HB 305)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>August 2018<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>School funding expert, Dr. Howard Fleeter, released the results of an analysis of how Ohio&#8217;s School Funding system has fared since the landmark DeRolph Supreme Court case, decided in 1997. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Post-Derolph-Press-Conference-Package_8-15-18.pdf\">Click here to read the report.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Press-release-Post-DeRolph-8-15-18.pdf\">Click her for the press release.<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>March 2018&nbsp;\u2013 Updated September 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/OEPI_Analysis_of_Ed_Trust_Funding_Gaps_Report_FINAL_3-23-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OEPI Analysis of Education Trust \u201c2018 School Funding Gaps\u201d Report<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>November 2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OSBA-2017-Cap-Conf-OEPI-Presentation-11-14-17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Fleeter\u2019s Capital Conference Presentation: GRF Tax Revenues and FY18-19 Funding Formula Overview, FY17 Report Card Analysis, &amp; 2017 School Levy Analysis<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>May 2017 \u2013 Budget<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fleeter-HB49-House-Educ-Testimony-3-8-17-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Howard Fleeter\u2019s testimony to the House Finance Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee on House Bill 49<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Summer 2016 <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/OEPI-Summer-2016-Newsletter-Casino-VLT-Revenues.pdf\">Recap of Casino &amp; VLT Revenues<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/OEPI-Summer-2016-Newsletter-FY16-17-GRF-Tax-Revenues-1.pdf\">FY16-17 GRF Tax Revenues<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Open-Enrollment-OEPI-Summer-2016-Newsltr-Final-1.pdf\">Open Enrollment Impacts on School Funding <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/CS-Dedcution-and-the-Gain-Cap-OEPI-Summer-2016-Newsletter-1.pdf\">CS Deduction and the Gain Cap<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>November 2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/OSBA-2016-Cap-Conf-OEPI-Presentation-11-16-16-Final-copy.pdf\">Dr. Howard Fleeter\u2019s presentation on GRF Tax Revenues, Funding Formula Issues, CAUV, &amp; 2015 School Levy Analysis<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Community-School-Funding-Overview11-16.doc\">Analysis of Community School Funding in Ohio and its effects on traditional school districts<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Fall 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/video-lottery-terminal-vlt-revenue-update\/\">Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) Revenue Update<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/fiscal-year-2016-17-guarantee-gain-cap\/\">FY 16-17 Guarantee &amp; Gain Cap<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Summer 2015 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/casino-tax-revenue-update\/\">Casino Tax Revenue Update<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/fy-16-17-school-funding-components\/\">FY16-17 School Funding Components<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Spring 2015 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/determination-of-the-statelocal-share-of-funding-in-fy14-15-and-as-proposed-by-the-governor-and-house-for-fy16-17\/\">Determination of the State\/Local Share of Funding in FY14-15 and as Proposed by the Governor and House for FY16-17<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/school-funding-comparison-and-analysis-fy15-fy17-governor-and-fy17-house-funding-formulas\/\">School Funding Comparison and Analysis: FY15, FY17 (Governor), and FY17 (House) Funding Formula<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/newsroom\/newsletter-archive\/2015-newsletters\/school-funding-comparison-and-analysis-fy15-fy17-governor-and-fy17-house-funding-formulas\/\">s<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oepiohio.org\/index.php\/post-derolph-study-on-school-funding\/post-derolph-studies-on-school-funding\/transitional-aid-guarantee-analysis\/\">Transitional Aid Guarantee Analysis<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 2025 Dr. Howard Fleeter provided testimony before the Senate Education Committee on the school funding provisions within House Bill 96, the FY26-27 biennial budget proposal. Click the link below to read Dr. Fleeter\u2019s testimony and\u00a0click here to watch the testimony. 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