Board of Education approves updated five-year financial forecast

Loveland, Ohio – At Tuesday’s business meeting, the Loveland Board of Education reviewed and approved the school district’s updated five-year financial forecast.

In a press release issued today the District said that the board also, “Formalized its commitment to limit annual expenditure growth of the district’s general fund to an average annualized 2.64% for fiscal years ’21 through ’24, according to the new baseline of projected expenditures for fiscal year ’20. The pledge to limit the growth of expenditures was initially made in conjunction with placing the 6.95-mill operating levy on the March 17, 2020 ballot.”

The five-year forecast, which serves as a tool for assessing the financial health of the district by looking at historical and projected financial data, is required by the Ohio Department of Education twice annually.

“The historical data in the forecast shows that our district has been financially stable over the years and that the investments in technology and student programs were made as promised after the community passed the 2014 operating levy,” said District Treasurer/CFO Kevin Hawley. “It also shows that the district has made the money from the 2014 levy last longer than the four years promised.”

In conjunction with the March operating levy, the district is making $2.7 million in budget cuts, resulting in the reduction of staff and the elimination of planned expansion of programs and services.

The updated five-year forecast can be found on the Treasurer’s page.