List of legislators

Here are some suggestions for what to include in your phone calls, emails, and letters to state lawmakers:

• Your name
• Your role (parent, student, staff member, community member) in the Loveland City School District. 
• Your story (explain why you support Loveland City Schools, your family’s experience with Loveland City Schools, and why you are concerned about funding cuts for our district. Make it clear that decisions about funding impact children and communities.)
• Your request (for example: protect the “guarantee” because reducing it would hurt funding for our district, fully implement the Fair School Funding Plan with updated inputs, and increase the state share minimum to 20%)
• Your appreciation (thank them for their work in Columbus and their attention to this issue that is important to you and our community.)

We suggest you write an email message to lawmaker, then use that message as a script for a phone call. The message can then be printed and mailed to lawmakers for an additional contact point. 

Ohio lawmakers are working on the state's next two-year budget. The budget proposal from Governor Mike DeWine in February 2025 lays out changes to public school funding that would hurt the Loveland City School District. Specifically, the reduction in "guarantee" funds would reduce state funding for Loveland by about $2.5 million during the Five-Year Forecast. 

Through our Strategic Vision process, Community Advisory Team, and State School Funding Committee,  our community has asked district leadership to advocate for solutions to Loveland's unique state funding challenges. The lobbying flyer on this page presents important comparative statistics about Loveland City School District revenue, expenditures, and staffing levels to make it clear our district is achieving great results at below-average costs. 

The Loveland City School District Board of Education, Superintendent, and Treasurer have discussed the district's needs with local lawmakers, and now, they are providing information to community members and asking you to amplify the request. Please consider calling, emailing, and sending a letter to members of the General Assembly. A list of Loveland-area lawmakers and members of the House and Senate Education Committees is included on this page. 

We recommend that your messages be respectful and student-focused, and if you agree with the lobbying priorities identified by the district, please include them.
 

Loveland's Lobbying Priorities: 

• Protect the "Guarantee" - if the guarantee were to be eliminated, Loveland would suffer a catastrophic loss of $25 million in state funding over the next four years. The governor's suggested reductions in the guarantee will mean a loss of about $2.5 million.
• Fully Implement the Fair School Funding Plan (FSFP) - The Loveland City School District Board of Education has unanimously approved a resolution calling for the full implementation of FSFP with updated inputs. 
• Increase the State Share Minimum - currently, the per-pupil state share of the base cost cannot be less than 10%. Loveland City School District is asking that it be raised to 20% to ensure that public education remains a shared state and local responsibility.

Public education in Ohio is a shared state and local responsibility. State funding flows to public school districts from a variety of sources, including income taxes and lottery profits. Property taxes paid by homeowners are the primary source of local funds for Loveland City Schools. A reduction in state funding for Loveland City School District means more reliance on local taxes, which could mean larger, more frequent property tax levy requests to fund our schools.