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Perrysburg Schools
Permanent Improvement Levy Renewal
Not a New Tax
November 3, 2020
Great Story to Tell • Ohio’s State Board of Education granted Perrysburg Schools a Momentum Award, which recognizes school districts that have received A’s on each Value-Added measure included on Ohio’s most recent school and district report cards. • 99% of our Teachers are Skilled or Accomplished based on their evaluations. • The Class of 2020 earned over $14 million in scholarship awards. • Jacket students are leaders inside and outside of the classroom.
Unique School Year
Pop Quiz!
How many miles do our buses travel per day? A. 284 B. 841 C. 2,841 D. 28,410
C. Our buses travel 2,841 per day. • We could drive to the Everglades in Florida and back daily. • Ridership: 2,746 • Bus Routes: 41
How many toilets and urinals are in the school district? A. 80 B. 143 C. 398 D. 510
D. There are 510 toilets and urinals in the school district. Building Count of Toilets and Urinals Woodland 47 Toth 62 Commodore 35 Junior High 82 Athletic Center (JH) 26 Frank 25 Ft. Meigs 31 Transportation 3 High School 140 HPI 56 Maintenance 3 Total 510
How many miles of sidewalks are in the school district? A. 2.8 B. 6.8 C. 8.3 D. 12.1
B. There are 6.8 miles of sidewalks in the school district. Building Total Miles of Sidewalks Woodland 0.54 Toth 0.80 Commodore 0.59 Junior High 0.87 Frank 0.85 Ft. Meigs 0.70 Transportation 0.08 High School 1.31 HPI 0.90 Maintenance 0.14 Total 6.79
What square footage does the school district mow? A. 691 B. 91,500 C. 691,500 D. 4,691,500
D. The school district mows 4,691,500 square feet. Building Total Square Feet Mowed Woodland 272,500 Toth 314,500 Commodore 170,000 Junior High 1,131,000 Frank 229,000 Ft. Meigs 406,000 Transportation 20,500 High School 1,785,000 HPI 321,000 Maintenance 42,000 Total 4,691,500
How many square feet in roofing does the school district have? A. 3,203 B. 93,203 C. 793,203 D. 7,932,030
C. The school district has 793,203 square feet of roofing. Building Total Roofing Square Feet Woodland 62,062 Toth 68,657 Commodore 39,783 Junior High 132,653 Athletic Center 14,438 Frank 53,018 Ft. Meigs 79,170 Transportation 6,132 High School 231,155 HPI 96,730 Maintenance 9,405 Total 793,203
Since this levy is not a new tax, it is able to retain the State Homestead Rollback Contribution. Approximately how much would the state contribute towards this levy over the next 5 years? A. $750 B. $7,500 C. $750,000 D. None of the above – local tax payers pay 100% and the state does not provide any funding for the levy.
C. The state would contribute approximately $750,000 to this levy over five years. • Since 1971, taxpayers have not paid all of the taxes charged for residential and agricultural real estate taxes. A discount of 10% was given to all properties and an additional 2.5% discount was given to residential property taxpayers. • These discounts are called “rollbacks.” • The state provided the money to pay for these taxpayer rollback amounts to the school districts. • In 2013, the state eliminated these rollbacks for new levies (HB59).
Rollback, continued • If the PI levy expires or fails this year, the school district’s taxpayers would no longer be eligible for the state-provided rollback funds. • If a new PI levy were to be passed in the future, the school district revenue would not be impacted by the rollback, but taxpayers in our school district would then be responsible for paying the entire amount, including the 12.5% of the residential taxpayer responsibility paid by the state in the current levy. • In other words, renewing this levy would lock in the Homestead Rollback from the State, securing 12.5% in relief on each residential taxpayer’s bill.
Why are we here? • The current five-year levy is set to expire on December 31, 2020 and the Board is asking voters to renew the expiring levy at the same rate. • The Perrysburg Board of Education voted to place a 1.9-mill, five-year permanent improvement levy renewal on the November 3, 2020 ballot. This is not a new tax. • This levy generates approximately $1.5 million annually and is designed to ensure we are taking care of our long-term maintenance needs, from preserving our community’s school buildings and replacing aging buses to enhancing safety measures.
Permanent Improvement funds can
ONLY be used for maintaining buildings,
purchasing buses and educational
equipment.
These funds cannot be used for
personnel or the day-to-day operation
of the school district.Not a New Tax. In 2015, the 1.9 mill Permanent Improvement Levy was passed with a monthly cost on a $200,000 home of $9.70. The Board of Education is asking voters to renew this levy at the same 1.9 millage rate that was passed in 2015.
Perrysburg Schools, considered a high wealth school district by the state, receives 25% of our funding from the state compared to the state average of 43%.
Levy Renewal Provides Stability as School District Plans for the Unknown In a time of uncertainty and need to increase safety surrounding the return to school, the reduction of state and local funding is a reality. With limited resources, we continue to do our best to find ways to make safety a priority. For fiscal year 2021: • Projected reduction of 10% in state funding = $1,242,212 • Projected 5% increase in the delinquency rate for property tax payments = $1,835,182 • Projected 40% reduction in casino revenue = $175,107 In 2010, when over $3 million in funding reductions were required, 52 positions were eliminated and programming was also reduced.
Income Tax Payment • The Ohio Department of Taxation collects and distributes funds to local school districts. The payments are made four times throughout the year and the July payment is typically the largest. The payment received in July 2020 was for $1,817,461.51, which is 30% less than what had been projected. • It is believed that the collection is down, in part, due to the IRS changing its federal income tax collection date from April 15 to July 15. In this case, for the next payment in October, Perrysburg Schools may see additional revenue compared to past years. In our 5-year forecast, we had budgeted for a reduction in our income tax of 7% or $541,105.
Fiscal Fitness for 2020-2021 • The school district cut over $950,000 in expenditures last school year (FY 2020). • A pay-to-participate program has been in place for extracurricular activities since 2011. • Over $4.3 million has been donated to our school district since the establishment of our Development Department in Fall 2013.
Reduction of Hiring New Staff for 2020-2021 Teaching Staff Members • Added 3.5 new teaching positions. • Budgeted for 8 new teaching positions. • 5.5 vacant teaching positions were not filled. Classified and Exempt Staff Members • 2 new positions added. • Both were in the budget. • 2 vacant positions were not filled.
Positions Cut and Reduced for the 2020-2021 School Year • 19 employees - laid off • 98 employees - reduction in hours averaging 1/5th of their scheduled hours
Extra Administrative Days Worked (Unpaid) 2019-2020 • 260.5 days
FY19 CUPP Report: Perrysburg Schools Below Average Spending to Educate Students • Perrysburg Schools in FY19 spends $1,233.05 LESS per pupil to educate a student than the state average. • Perrysburg's cost to educate a pupil dropped from $11,577.68 in FY18 to $11,238.95 in FY19 - a reduction of $338.73 per student. • By comparison, the state average increased from $11,953.14 in FY18 to $12,474.40 – an increase of $521.26 per pupil.
Millage Explainer • The “Full Rate” or “Voted Mills” sets the dollar amount in the first year of a levy only. • Since this would be a renewal, the dollar amount has already been set in the initial year of the levy. • In subsequent years, the “Effective Millage Rate” is calculated to see how many mills are needed to generate the dollar amount that was already set in the first year. • When home values continue to rise, as they have in Perrysburg over the past several years, the effective rate reduces each year, resulting in each individual homeowner paying less than when the levy began.
In Other Words… • We let the County Auditor know how much money is needed. • The County Auditor converts that dollar figure to a millage amount, which is how the amount must be expressed on the ballot. • If the ballot issue is successful, the millage amount on the ballot is then used to calculate the final dollar amount to be collected each year. • In subsequent years, the effective millage rate is calculated working backwards from the total dollars to raise each year. • So the dollar amount can never exceed that which is collected in the first year, and the more people who pay in (community growth), the less everyone pays toward that static dollar amount.
Perrysburg residents value their school buildings
and grounds. As a result, residents have viewed
the Permanent Improvement Levy as a sound
investment.
Year Election Outcome
1985 ✓ Approved
1990 ✓ Approved
1995 ✓ Approved
2000 ✓ Approved
2005 ✓ Approved
2010 ✓ Approved
2015 ✓ ApprovedAging Facilities Commodore Orig. 1931 Toth Elementary Orig. 1953 Frank Elementary Orig. 1957 Commodore Add. 1957 Jr. High Orig. 1964 Woodland Elementary 1979 Jr. High Add. 1979 Frank Elementary Add. 1989 Ft. Meigs Elementary 1990 Jr. High Add. 1990 Commodore Add. 1991 Bus Garage 1991 Toth Elementary Add. 2001 High School 2001 Hull Prairie Intermediate 2017
Key
• Rapid Community Growth
Challenges
Facing the • Limited Space for Facility
Growth
School
District • Aging Facilities
• Extensive renovations required
• Changing Learning
Environments
• 21st Century Learning Spaces
(Labs, Makerspaces, Flexible
Furniture, Visual and
Performing Arts)
• Growing Special Education
Population: Effect on reduction
of general classroom useExample of Projects to be Included 2020-2025 • PHS - STEM Lab upgrades - electrical, etc. • HPI/PJHS/PHS - Orchestra/Band • PJHS - Industrial Tech Room dust collector Instrument replacement $35,000 each and PE lockers for girl's locker room • PHS - Stage Floor • Woodland – exterior tuck-pointing • PJHS - Partial roof replacement • Fort Meigs - Installation of recirculating • Frank - New cafeteria tables pump • Woodland - Window replacement • Frank - Partial roof replacement • Fort Meigs - Roof replacement/ repairs • Toth - Replace drains in basement • Toth - Partial Roof replacement • All Buildings - HVAC Filters • Frank & Woodland - Door hardware for • All Buildings – transition to touchless accessibility faucets • Transportation – Student rider • All Buildings – increased network capacity management system
Fast Facts • This levy is designed to ensure the school district able to take care of its long-term maintenance needs, from preserving our community’s school buildings and replacing aging buses to enhancing safety measures. Without this levy, money for these things would come from the general fund, reducing resources to provide educational programs. • THIS IS NOT A NEW TAX. This would renew a five-year 1.9-mill levy passed in 2015, which expires at the end of this year. The rate would remain the same and would collect approximately $1.5 million annually. It would continue to cost the owner of a $200,000 home $9.70 per month. • Perrysburg Schools first passed a permanent improvement levy in 1980 and the community has renewed it every five years since that time.
Homeowner Investment • Home and business owners understand the “Pay me now or pay me more later” principle when it comes to investing in roofs, windows, heaters, parking lots and other vital infrastructure. • This type of levy gives the schools a designated revenue stream for this purpose. • If funds are not available via the Permanent Improvement levy to the school district, then such things as boilers, roofs, parking lot and sidewalk repairs would come from the general fund, reducing resources to provide educational programs.
PI Levy = Oil Change
• Filter: $8.68
• Oil: $16.97
OR
• New motor: $8,795.99As a result of the community’s continued support over
the generations, Perrysburg Schools has remained a
destination district.
This has contributed to keeping property values high
and homes in the school district very desirable, even
during these unprecedented times.Thank You! Any Questions?
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