5-Year Financial Forecast Approved
All public school districts in the state of Ohio are required by law to review and approve a five-year financial forecast twice annually – in October and May. The forecast represents only general fund dollars and is at best an estimate, since school finances and state aid are constantly changing.
At the Oct. 17 Chardon school board meeting, the BOE adopted the district’s October 2016 forecast. District CFO Ashley Brudno explained that due to the state’s elimination of the Tangible Personal Property (TPP) Reimbursement, beginning in 2018, the district will lose approximately $1 million and each year thereafter. She offered that despite belt tightening in purchased services and reduced spending for supplies and materials, the effect of the elimination of the TPP reimbursement on the district’s cash balance indicates deficit spending beginning in 2017 and a negative cash balance by 2020. Ms. Brudno shared that “corrective action needs to be taken to avoid an actual cash deficit.”
The five-year financial forecast and accompanying financial report with assumptions are on the district’s website at www.chardonschools.org. Contact the Treasurer’s office at 440-285-4052 with any questions.
Google G-Suite for Education
The Chardon Schools has been an active Google Apps for Education customer for the last four years. Recently, Google announced that it is changing the long-held name of Google Apps for Education to just “G Suite for Education.” G Suite is a set of intelligent apps — Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Hangouts, and more — designed to bring people together with real-time collaboration built in from the start.
Google Apps is a long way from where it started as Google continues to change and innovate. The real game changer for education was the introduction of devices known across multiple manufacturers as Chromebooks. Chromebooks (first available in 2011) run Chrome OS, which is an operating system designed by Google based on Linux and uses the Google Chrome web browser as its principal user interface.
Chromebooks are devices designed to be used primarily while connected to the Internet, with most applications and data residing in “the cloud.” A Chromebook is an example of a thin client connected to a really efficient management interface.
The Chardon Schools has nearly 3,000 Chrome OS devices installed, all of which are managed using a web-based management console. Students in grades 3-12 have access to their own chromebook. The web-based management console allows the technology department to deploy and control users, devices and apps across the entire fleet of Chromebooks in minutes.
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A committed group of CHS students is spending time teaching CMS eighth-graders about the negative effects of drug and alcohol abuse.
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At the Oct. 17 meeting of the Chardon Schools Board of Education, Chief Financial Officer Ashley Brudno, far left, presented the district’s annual five-year financial forecast. Also pictured are (from left) board President Guy Wilson, Superintendent Mike Hanlon and board members Madelon Horvath and Paul Stefanko.
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Chardon High School senior Erick Jones was honored with a Chardon Board of Education resolution for attaining the prestigious rank Eagle Scout. Superintendent Michael Hanlon congratulates Erick, who is a member of local Boy Scout Troop 91, while board President Guy Wison looks on.
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The Hambden Fire Department recently visited the fourth-grade class at Hambden Elementary School. Students learned important lessons about home and school fire safety.