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Thank you for your advocacy on School Funding!

We are nearly to the end of the state budget process. The House and Senate both passed the Conference Committee negotiated version of the budget bill June 25 and sent it on to Gov. DeWine. The final enrolled bill has not yet been publicly posted, so we are still missing some detail, but the important information impacting education and the Solon Schools has come into sharper focus. 

Our Solon Schools community rallied to successfully keep the most devastating threat to our local district funding out of the budget bill. Although some elements of HB 335 are included in the final budget bill, the most dire provision eliminating inside millage was held out due to public pressure.  

Families and citizens in Solon and Glenwillow utilized our district-provided talking points and sample letters to contact Rep. Phil Robinson, Sen. Jerry Cirino, and all of the Finance Conference Committee members to be sure they understood the impact the elimination of inside millage would have on our schools and our students. We saw a strong unified effort from our Solon Schools community, with many residents confirming direct contact with all targeted legislators. Thank you to everyone who took the time to reach out and support our schools. Your voice made a difference.