The Loveland City School District is joining districts across Greater Cincinnati in hosting town hall meetings to discuss the possible effects of proposed state funding cuts.Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's February budget proposed $100 million in cuts to state education funding, while GOP lawmakers in the state house are discussing additional cuts. The two-year state budget is still being hammered out."Loveland City School District is launching a call for action by hosting a State Budget Town Hall," LCSD said in a statement. "Governor Mike DeWine's budget proposal would cut funding for Loveland City Schools, and the version passed by the Ohio House would continue to shift the burden of supporting public school districts onto local taxpayers.LCSD receives about a third of its revenue from state appropriations, school officials say. The district could lose $2.5 million in funding over the next five years if guarantee funds are reduced, according to Mike Broadwater, superintendent of LCSD."So, 90% of our expenditures are staff," Broadwater said. "We're in the bottom 3% when it comes to teachers per pupil in the state. So, any cut that we make would have to be in personnel, and it would have to affect students. There's no question it would affect our students and our outcomes."While biennial budget discussions are ongoing, Ohio lawmakers have proposed changes to how public schools are funded, including reducing or eliminating funding guarantees, adjusting for inflation, and increasing funding for private and charter school vouchers.Guarantee funds are meant to shield district funds from declining enrollment, but conservatives have argued these guarantees are unfair and wasteful."Districts that are losing enrollment have fewer expenses and thus require less funding," said Aaron Churchill, the Ohio research director for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative think tank. "Meanwhile, those with increasing local wealth they can tap into should have less need for state assistance, too.""The FSFP includes guaranteed funding minimums to help districts avoid drastic, unanticipated cuts," according to Policy Matters Ohio, a progressive think tank. "Lowballing the state바카라 게임 웹사이트�s contribution as described above pushes more districts onto these guarantees. To make matters worse, the governor has proposed reducing guarantees by 5% in 2026 and 10% in 2027."LCSD received $4,250 per student in state funds during the 2024 fiscal year, less than 85% of districts across Ohio, according to LCSD. Loveland school leaders are calling for protections to guarantee funds, full implementation of the Fair School Funding Plan, and an increase to the state share minimum per pupil from 10% to 20%.LCSD is urging parents and community members to write their lawmakers, more information can be found here. The LCSD town hall will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Loveland Intermediate and Middle School.