School districts in the State of Ohio operate on a calendar beginning July 1st and ending June 30th. This year is known as a “Fiscal Year.” School districts are the only government agency in the state required to submit a working budget known as a five-year forecast. The forecast is an assumption of the district finances and includes actual finances of the last three fiscal years, estimated current fiscal year revenues and expenditures and estimates for the next four fiscal years.

The Fairview Park City School District is one of only two school districts in the State of Ohio that has received the ASBO Meritorious Budget Award for the last three consecutive years and is the only school district in the State of Ohio to receive both the MBA award and the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting award from ASBO for fiscal year 2011.

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Since joining the district in 2007, Ghizzoni has been the recipient of three Association of School Business Officials International [ASBO] Meritorious Budget Awards for the past three school years. FPCS is one of two districts in the state of Ohio to achieve the award, and is the only district in the state of Ohio to receive both the MBA award and the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting award from ASBO for fiscal year 2011. In November 2011, Ghizzoni was awarded the 2011 Outstanding Treasurer/CFO of the Year by the Ohio Association of School Business Officials [OASBO]. In addition, Ghizzoni earned the Certified Administrator of School Finance and Operations [SFO] certification by the Association for School Business Officials International [ASBO International] in January 2011.

Some cost-saving initiatives Ghizzoni has implemented at FPCS include: a cashless system, a financial oversight committee, an early separation plan for district employees, contracted out K-12 Consultants to ensure charter schools are correctly billing the district, a new bus fleet, electronic time clocks, electronic form approval system, electronic records retention database and deploying a print management and cost recovery software system.

Ghizzoni's education includes a Bachelor of Business Adminiatration Degree with a Major in Accounting from Youngstown State University.  Current committee and organization involvement include: West Shore Rotary, serving on the 2009-10 Ohio Standards for School Treasurers and School Business Managers Writing Committee, ASBO Meritorious Budget Awards Committee, Vice-Chair of the OASBO Professional Development Committee, President of the Northeast OASBO Chapter and a committee member of the OASBO - ASBO International Committee.

Other career achievements for Ghizzoni include, Meritorious Budget Award recipient from the Association of School Business Officials International for the 2006-07 school year, Ohio State Auditor's "Making Your Tax Dollars Count" award for Fiscal Year 2005, and consecutive awards for Fiscal Year 2005 and 2006 GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.