District Update - March 19

While a few days of cold are still in the cards, spring will be here before we know it and so will the fourth quarter!

This time of year usually yields a great deal of excitement and anticipation as the days start getting longer and as we prepare for the final months of the school year. Our students and staff have worked incredibly hard, and I trust that our Midview Schools family will keep pushing to finish on a high note of strength and perseverance!

While our students and staff remain focused on the academic and extracurricular tasks ahead, I encourage our community and families to reserve space in their schedules for some of the final events of the year. Events such as the NHS Induction Ceremony, MHS Spring Musical, West Invention Convention, Harlem Wizard's Night, East Stem Night, various choir & band concerts, and MHS ARTastic are perfect opportunities to join us on campus! I can assure you, any time spent celebrating our student's talents and accomplishments is time well spent. Please regularly check our online district and building calendars for more information.

As always, your continued involvement and support are paramount to our success, and I thank all of you for your contributions.

Take care,

Dr. Willingham

As we have explained, Issue 4 allows Midview Local Schools to maintain current levels of operation, without asking our community for additional money.

In our continued efforts of transparency, we are excited to share a useful tool that will show each community member their current tax rates under the emergency levies and the rate they would pay under the substitute levy! Look up your address, locate your exact property, and view your current and projected property tax rates.

Disclaimer: The Lorain County Auditor's Office supports that the estimates provided in this web application are fair. It is important to note that the millage rate for the substitute levy has decreased slightly due to new growth in the district. As such, tax calculations under the substitute levy are, in fact, slightly less than under the emergency levies. This is accurate.

What is the Rollback?

Property Tax Rollbacks are a form of property tax relief in which every residential property owner is eligible to receive a 10% and 2.5% rollback. Ohio uses the term "rollback" in describing this program, but it is actually a reduction of an individual homeowner's property tax bill.

The State's Breakdown of Rollbacks

In 2013, the state of Ohio altered this program. For levies passed prior to November 2013, residential and agricultural property owners receive a 10% rollback. The 2.5% rollback, or owner-occupied credit, is also applied to residential property tax calculations.

For levies passed after November 2013 that include an increase in funding, these two rollbacks are not afforded to the property owner.

The Substitute Levy & Rollback

Because the substitute levy is simply a combined renewal of the March 2012 and February 2013 emergency levies, the property tax rollback provision would still apply!

March 13:

• Midview's Mary Meng caps wonderful season career with Lorain County Miss Basketball award
• High school boys basketball: Boynar, Crutcher win game MVPs at Troy DiFranco All-Star Night

March 17:

• Boys Varsity Volleyball beats Midview 2 – 0 - Brunswick Blue Devils
• PHOTOS: Lorain County Wrestling All-Stars meet, March 16, 2023 - Morning Journal