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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.55 | Preschool Program Building Requirements and Building Plan.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) A school district, county board of developmental disabilities, community school, or eligible nonpublic school operating a preschool program shall house the program in buildings that meet the following requirements:
(1) The building is operated by the district, county board of developmental disabilities, community school, or eligible nonpublic school and has been approved by the division of industrial compliance in the department of commerce or a certified municipal, township, or county building department for the purpose of operating a program for preschool children. Any such structure shall be constructed, equipped, repaired, altered, and maintained in accordance with applicable provisions of Chapters 3781. and 3791. and with rules adopted by the board of building standards under Chapter 3781. of the Revised Code for the safety and sanitation of structures erected for this purpose.
(2) The building is in compliance with fire and safety laws and regulations as evidenced by reports of annual school fire and safety inspections as conducted by appropriate local authorities.
(3) The school is in compliance with rules established by the department of education and workforce regarding school food services.
(4) The facility includes not less than thirty-five square feet of indoor space for each child in the program. Safe play space, including both indoor and outdoor play space, totaling not less than sixty square feet for each child using the space at any one time, shall be regularly available and scheduled for use.
(5) First aid facilities and space for temporary placement or isolation of injured or ill children are provided.
(B) Each school district, county board of developmental disabilities, community school, or eligible nonpublic school that operates, or proposes to operate, a preschool program shall submit to the department a building plan including all information specified by the department not later than the first day of September of the school year in which the program is to be initiated. The department shall determine whether the buildings meet the requirements of this section and section 3301.53 of the Revised Code. If the department determines, on the basis of the building plan or any other information, that the buildings do not meet those requirements, it shall inspect the buildings. The department shall submit a report to the director of education and workforce specifying any aspects of the building that are not in compliance with the requirements of this section and section 3301.53 of the Revised Code and the time period that will be allowed the district, county board of developmental disabilities, or school to meet the requirements.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 9:33 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.59 | License Required for School Child Program to Receive State or Federal Funds - Eligible Nonpublic School Program Alternatives.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
No school child program may receive any state or federal funds specifically allocated for school child programs unless the school child program is licensed by the department of education and workforce pursuant to sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code or by the department of job and family services pursuant to Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 9:22 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.601 | Technology-Based Educational Opportunities for Military Family Children.

Effective:
October 13, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 244 - 134th General Assembly
(A) "Children of military families," "local education agencies," "military installation," and "transition" have the same meanings as in section 3301.60 of the Revised Code.
(B) In order to minimize disruptions, local education agencies shall permit children of military families to participate in technology-based educational opportunities when those students' families receive permanent change of station orders to or within the state to transition from one military installation to another. Local education agencies also shall permit such students to participate in technology-based opportunities when those students' families receive permanent change of station orders out of the state until such time as the students are enrolled in the schools of a new local education agency.
Last updated July 15, 2021 at 4:56 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.61 | State Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The state council on educational opportunity for military children is hereby established within the department of education and workforce. The council shall consist of the following members:
(1) The director of education and workforce or the director's designee;
(2) The director of veterans services or the director's designee;
(3) The superintendent of a school district that has a high concentration of children of military families, appointed by the governor;
(4) A representative of a military installation located in this state, appointed by the governor;
(5) A representative of the governor's office, appointed by the governor;
(6) Four members of the general assembly, appointed as follows:
(a) One member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(b) One member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;
(c) One member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate;
(d) One member of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
(7) The compact commissioner appointed under section 3301.62 of the Revised Code;
(8) The military family education liaison appointed under section 3301.63 of the Revised Code;
(9) Other members appointed in the manner prescribed by and seated at the discretion of the voting members of the council.
The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authorities. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the initial appointments.
The members appointed under divisions (A)(6) to (9) of this section shall be nonvoting members of the council.
The members of the council shall serve without compensation.
(B) The council shall oversee and provide coordination for the state's participation in and compliance with the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children, as ratified by section 3301.60 of the Revised Code.
(C) The department of education and workforce shall provide staff support for the council.
(D) Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not apply to the council.
(E) As used in this section, "children of military families" and "military installation" have the same meanings as in Article II of the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 3:20 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.62 | Compact Commissioner.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The governor shall appoint a compact commissioner who shall be responsible for administering the state's participation in the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children, as ratified by section 3301.60 of the Revised Code. The compact commissioner shall be a state officer within the department of education and workforce and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 3:21 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.63 | Military Family Education Liaison.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The state council on educational opportunity for military children, established under section 3301.61 of the Revised Code, shall appoint a military family education liaison to assist families and the state in implementing the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children, as ratified by section 3301.60 of the Revised Code. The department of education and workforce shall provide staff support for the military family education liaison.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 3:23 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.64 | Division of Assessment for Participation in Compact.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The annual assessment charged to the state for participating in the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children shall be divided equally between the department of education and workforce and the department of veterans services.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 3:23 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.65 | School District Enrollment of Military Family Children.

Effective:
October 13, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 244 - 134th General Assembly
(A) In order to implement the provisions of sections 3301.60 and 3301.601 of the Revised Code, a school district board of education shall permit the school-aged child of a member of the uniformed services who is relocating to or within the state on active duty and who is not a resident of the district during the enrollment period to apply for enrollment in a school in the district in the same manner and at the same time as students residing in the district.
(B) A school district shall accept applications under this section by electronic means for enrollment, including enrollment in a specific school or program within the school district.
(C) The parent or guardian of a student enrolled in accordance with this section shall provide proof of residence in the school district within ten days after establishing residence in the district. All of the following are acceptable forms of residency for purposes of this division:
(1) A temporary on-base billeting facility;
(2) A purchased or leased home or apartment;
(3) Federal government or public-private venture off-base military housing.
Last updated July 15, 2021 at 4:57 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.68 | Consolidated School Mandate Report for School Districts.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The department of education and workforce shall establish a consolidated school mandate report for school districts. The report shall be distributed and monitored by the department. Each district or school shall complete and file the report not later than the thirtieth day of November each year. The report shall require each district or school to denote "yes" to indicate compliance or "no" to indicate noncompliance with the items prescribed under division (B) of this section, and to provide any other information that the department requests regarding those items. If a district or school denotes "no" on any item, it shall provide, within thirty days, to its board of education a written explanation for why that item was not completed and a written plan of action for accurately and efficiently addressing the problem.
(B) The report shall contain the following items:
(1) Training on the use of physical restraint or seclusion on students pursuant to section 3319.46 of the Revised Code;
(2) Training on harassment, intimidation, or bullying pursuant to sections 3313.666, 3313.667, and 3319.073 of the Revised Code;
(3) Training on the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and an automated external defibrillator under sections 3313.60, 3313.6023, 3313.717, and 3314.16 of the Revised Code;
(4) The reporting of a district's or school's compliance with nutritional standards prescribed under section 3313.814 of the Revised Code;
(5) Screening of pupils for hearing, vision, speech and communications, and health or medical problems and for any developmental disorders pursuant to section 3313.673 of the Revised Code;
(6) Compliance with intradistrict and interdistrict open enrollment provisions in sections 3313.97 and 3313.98 of the Revised Code.
(C) Except as provided in division (D) of section 3313.814 of the Revised Code, the department shall not require a separate report for any of the items listed in division (B) of this section.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 3:25 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.70 | Department's Duties as to National and Community Service Act of 1990.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The department of education and workforce is the designated state agency responsible for the coordination and administration of sections 110 to 118 of the "National and Community Service Act of 1990," 104 Stat. 3127 (1990), 42 U.S.C. 12401 to 12431, as amended. With the assistance of the Ohio commission on service and volunteerism created in section 121.40 of the Revised Code, the department shall coordinate with other state agencies to apply for funding under the act when appropriate.
(B) With the assistance of the Ohio commission on service and volunteerism, the department shall develop a plan to assist school districts in the implementation of section 3313.605 of the Revised Code and other community service activities of school districts. The department shall encourage the development of school district programs meeting the requirements for funding under the National and Community Service Act of 1990. The plan shall include the investigation of funding from all available sources for school community service education programs, including funds available under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and the provision of technical assistance to school districts for the implementation of community service education programs. The plan shall also provide for technical assistance to be given to school boards to assist in obtaining funds for community service education programs from any source.
(C) With the assistance of the Ohio commission on service and volunteerism, the department shall do all of the following:
(1) Disseminate information about school district community service education programs to other school districts and to statewide organizations involved with or promoting volunteerism;
(2) Recruit additional school districts to develop community service education programs;
(3) Identify or develop model community service programs, teacher training courses, and community service curricula and teaching materials for possible use by school districts in their programs.
Last updated September 19, 2023 at 3:37 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.71 | Effect of Child Support Default on License or Certificate.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state board of education shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.80 | Certificate of High School Equivalence.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The department of education and workforce shall award a certificate of high school equivalence to each person who achieves the equivalent of a high school education, as measured by scores obtained on a high school equivalency test approved by the department pursuant to division (B) of this section. Each certificate awarded under this section shall be signed by the director of education and workforce.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Revised Code, a person who seeks to obtain a certificate of high school equivalence shall be subject to the requirements of section 3301.81 of the Revised Code.
(B) The department shall approve at least two nationally recognized high school equivalency tests for the purpose of awarding certificates of high school equivalence under this section. For each test approved pursuant to division (B) of this section, the department shall ensure that the scores required for passage are equivalent to the scores required for passage on the other approved equivalency tests.
(C) All of the following shall be considered the equivalent of a certificate of high school equivalence awarded by the department under this section:
(1) A high school equivalence diploma or a certificate of high school equivalence awarded by the state board of education prior to September 14, 2016;
(2) A certificate of high school equivalence issued prior to January 1, 1994, attesting to the achievement of the equivalent of a high school education as measured by scores obtained on tests of general educational development;
(3) A statement issued by a primary-secondary education or higher education agency of another state that indicates that its holder has achieved the equivalent of a high school education as measured by scores obtained on a similar nationally recognized high school equivalency test.
(D) The department, in consultation with the chancellor of higher education, shall adopt rules to administer this section and section 3301.81 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 3:28 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.81 | Criteria to Take High School Equivalency Test.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) A person who meets all of the following criteria shall be permitted to take a high school equivalency test approved by the department of education and workforce pursuant to division (B) of section 3301.80 of the Revised Code:
(1) The person is at least eighteen years of age.
(2) The person is officially withdrawn from school.
(3) The person has not received a high school diploma or honors diploma awarded under section 3313.61, 3313.611, 3313.612, or 3325.08 of the Revised Code.
(B) A person who is at least sixteen years of age but less than eighteen years of age may apply to the department to take an approved equivalency test, so long as the person meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The person has not received a high school diploma or honors diploma awarded under section 3313.61, 3313.611, 3313.612, or 3325.08 of the Revised Code.
(2) The person is officially withdrawn from school.
(3) The person submits, along with the application, written approval from the person's parent or guardian or a court official.
(C) For the purpose of calculating graduation rates for the school district and building report cards under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, the department shall count any person who officially withdraws from school to take an approved equivalency test under this section as a dropout from the district or school in which the person was last enrolled.
(D) If a person takes an approved equivalency test and fails to attain the scores required to earn a certificate of high school equivalence, as defined in section 5107.40 of the Revised Code, on the entire battery of tests, that person shall be required to retake only the specific test on which the person did not attain a passing score in order to earn a certificate of high school equivalence. If a person retakes a specific test, that person shall be responsible only for the cost of that test and not for the cost of the entire battery of tests, unless that person is retaking the entire battery.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 3:29 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.90 | [Renumbered as r.c. 5104.50 by h.b. 33, 135th General Assembly, Effective 1/1/2025] Early Childhood Advisory Council.

Effective:
September 24, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 316 - 129th General Assembly
The governor shall create the early childhood advisory council in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1) and shall appoint one of its members to serve as chairperson of the council. The council shall serve as the state advisory council on early childhood education and care, as described in 42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1). In addition to the duties specified in 42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1), the council shall promote family-centered programs and services that acknowledge and support the social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual, and physical development of children and the vital role of families in ensuring the well-being and success of children.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 12:58 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.91 | Free School Meal Reimbursement.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "National school breakfast program" means the federal school breakfast program created under 42 U.S.C. 1773.
(2) "National school lunch program" means the federal school lunch program created under 42 U.S.C. 1751.
(3) "Public school" means a school building operated by a school district, a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, a building operated by an educational service center, a special education program operated by the county board of developmental disabilities under section 3323.09 of the Revised Code, or a facility offering juvenile day treatment services.
(B) The department of education and workforce shall reimburse each public and chartered nonpublic school that participates in the national school breakfast program, from funds appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose, an amount equal to the difference between the federal free reimbursement rate and the federal reimbursement for a reduced-price breakfast for each student eligible for a reduced-price breakfast and receiving breakfast.
(C) The department shall reimburse each public school and chartered nonpublic school that participates in the national school lunch program, from funds appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose, an amount equal to the difference between the federal free reimbursement rate and the federal reimbursement for a reduced-price lunch for each student eligible for a reduced-price lunch and receiving lunch.
Last updated August 31, 2023 at 3:03 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.923 | Clearinghouse of Best Practices to Promote Student Health.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall establish a clearinghouse of best practices that schools may use to promote student health. The department shall update the clearinghouse as necessary.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 3:31 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.941 | Student Level Data Records Collected and Maintained for Early Childhood Programs.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
As used in this section, "early childhood program" means any publicly funded program providing services to children younger than compulsory school age, as defined in section 3321.01 of the Revised Code.
Student level data records collected and maintained for purposes of administering early childhood programs shall be assigned a unique student data verification code in accordance with division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code and shall be included in the combined data repository authorized by section 3301.94 of the Revised Code. The department of education and workforce may require certain personally identifiable student data, including student names, to be reported to the department for purposes of administering early childhood programs but not be included in the combined data repository. The department and each school or center providing services through an early childhood program that receives a student level data record, a data verification code, or other personally identifiable information shall not release that record, code, or other information to any person except as provided by section 3319.321 of the Revised Code or the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232g. Any document relative to an early childhood program that the department holds in its files that contains a student's name, data verification code, or other personally identifiable information shall not be a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
Any state agency that administers an early childhood program may use student data contained in the combined data repository to conduct research and analysis designed to evaluate the effectiveness of and investments in that program, in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and regulations promulgated under that act.
Last updated August 2, 2023 at 11:39 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.947 | Privacy of Data During Testing.

Effective:
September 17, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 130th General Assembly
Data collected in the course of testing under sections 3301.079, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code shall be used for the sole purpose of measuring and improving the academic progress and needs of students, educators, school districts, and schools. In the course of such testing, no student's or a student's family's social security numbers, religious affiliation, political party affiliation, voting history, or biometric information shall be collected, tracked, housed with, reported to, or shared with any entity, including the federal or state government.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.948 | Provision of Data to Multi-State Consortium Prohibited.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Notwithstanding anything in the Revised Code to the contrary, the department of education and workforce, any school district, any school, or any third party under contract with the state, a school district, or a school shall not provide student names and addresses to any multi-state consortium that offers summative assessments.
Last updated August 2, 2023 at 11:40 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3302 | Performance Standards › Section 3302.031 | Annual Reports for Each District.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
In addition to the report cards required under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, the department of education and workforce shall annually prepare the following reports for each school district and make a copy of each report available to the superintendent of each district:
(A) A funding and expenditure accountability report which shall consist of the amount of state aid payments the school district will receive during the fiscal year under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code and any other fiscal data the department determines is necessary to inform the public about the financial status of the district;
(B) A school safety and discipline report which shall consist of statistical information regarding student safety and discipline in each school building, including the number of suspensions and expulsions disaggregated according to race and gender;
(C) A student equity report which shall consist of at least a description of the status of teacher qualifications, library and media resources, textbooks, classroom materials and supplies, and technology resources for each district. To the extent possible, the information included in the report required under this division shall be disaggregated according to grade level, race, gender, disability, and scores attained on assessments required under sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.
(D) A school enrollment report which shall consist of information about the composition of classes within each district by grade and subject disaggregated according to race, gender, and scores attained on assessments required under sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code;
(E) A student retention report which shall consist of the number of students retained in their respective grade levels in the district disaggregated by grade level, subject area, race, gender, and disability;
(F) A school district performance report which shall describe for the district and each building within the district the extent to which the district or building meets each of the applicable performance indicators established under section 3302.02 of the Revised Code, the number of performance indicators that have been achieved, and the performance index score. In calculating the rates of achievement on the performance indicators and the performance index scores for each report, the department shall exclude all students with disabilities.
Last updated August 2, 2023 at 1:20 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3302 | Performance Standards › Section 3302.032 | Measure of Student Success in Meeting Physical Education Benchmarks and School Compliance With Related Provisions.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The department of education and workforce shall establish a measure of the following:
(1) Student success in meeting the benchmarks contained in the physical education standards adopted under division (A)(3) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code;
(2) Compliance with the requirements for local wellness policies prescribed by section 204 of the "Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004," 42 U.S.C. 1751 note;
(3) Whether a school district or building has elected to administer the screenings authorized by sections 3313.674, 3314.15, and 3326.26 of the Revised Code;
(4) Whether a school district or building is participating in the physical activity pilot program administered under section 3313.6016 of the Revised Code.
(B) The measure shall be included on the school district and building report cards issued under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, beginning with the report cards issued for the 2012-2013 school year, but it shall not be a factor in the performance ratings issued under that section.
(C) The department may accept, receive, and expend gifts, devises, or bequests of money for the purpose of establishing the measure required by this section.
Last updated August 2, 2023 at 1:21 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3302 | Performance Standards › Section 3302.033 | Approval of Report Card for Joint Vocational School Districts and Other Career-Technical Planning Districts.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce, in consultation with the chancellor of higher education, any office within the office of the governor concerning workforce development, the Ohio association of career and technical education, the Ohio association of city career-technical schools, and the Ohio association of career-technical superintendents, shall approve a report card for joint vocational school districts and for other career-technical planning districts that are not joint vocational school districts, which may contain disaggregated data for each joint vocational school district, if applicable. The department shall submit details of the approved report card to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the chairpersons of the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate principally responsible for education policy. The department annually shall issue a report card for each joint vocational school district and other career-technical planning districts that are not joint vocational school districts, beginning with report cards for the 2012-2013 school year to be published not later than September 1, 2013.
As used in this section, "career-technical planning district" means a school district or group of school districts designated by the department as being responsible for the planning for and provision of career-technical education services to students within the district or group.
Last updated August 2, 2023 at 1:44 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3302 | Performance Standards › Section 3302.034 | Adoption of Additional Performance Measures.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The department of education and workforce shall adopt and specify measures in addition to those included on the report card issued under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. The measures adopted under this section shall be reported separately, as specified under division (B) of this section, for each school district, each building in a district, each community school established under Chapter 3314., each STEM school established under Chapter 3326., and each college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code. The measures shall include at least the following:
(1) Data for students who have passed over a grade or subject area under an acceleration policy prescribed under section 3324.10 of the Revised Code;
(2) The number of students who are economically disadvantaged as determined by the department;
(3) The number of lead teachers employed by each district and each building once the data is available through the education management information system established under section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code;
(4) The amount of students screened and identified as gifted under Chapter 3324. of the Revised Code;
(5) Postgraduate student outcome data as described under division (E)(2)(d)(ii) of section 3314.017 of the Revised Code;
(6) Availability of courses in fine arts;
(7) Participation with other school districts to provide career-technical education services to students.
(B) The department shall report this information annually beginning with the 2013-2014 school year and make this information available on its web site for comparison purposes.
Last updated August 2, 2023 at 1:46 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3302 | Performance Standards › Section 3302.035 | Reports Regarding Measures for Students With Disabilities.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Not later than October 1, 2015, and not later than the first day of October each year thereafter, the department of education and workforce shall report for each school district, each community school established under Chapter 3314., each STEM school established under Chapter 3326., and each college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code, the following measures for students with disabilities enrolled in that school district or community, STEM, or college-preparatory boarding school:
(1) The value-added progress dimension score disaggregated for that subgroup, as determined by the department;
(2) The performance index score for that subgroup, as defined under division (A) of section 3302.01 of the Revised Code;
(3) The four- and five-year adjusted cohort graduation rates, as defined under divisions (G)(1) and (2) of section 3302.01 of the Revised Code, for that subgroup.
(B) The department shall make each report completed pursuant to division (A) of this section available on its web site for comparison purposes.
Last updated August 2, 2023 at 1:46 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3302 | Performance Standards › Section 3302.037 | Notification of Report Card Results to Parents, Board.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Not more than thirty days after the department of education and workforce issues report cards under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, each school district and school building shall do the following:
(1) Notify parents that the report card has been released and how parents can access the report card. Notification may include mailed letters, emails, newsletters, or any other proactive notification method used by districts and buildings to contact parents.
(2) Include a link to the report card on the district's or school's web site.
(B) Each superintendent of a school district shall present the results of the district's report card to the school district board of education not later than thirty days after the report cards are issued under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3302 | Performance Standards › Section 3302.038 | Report Regarding Effectiveness of State Report Cards.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Not later than December 31, 2024, the department of education and workforce shall issue a report regarding the effectiveness of the state report cards issued under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. In preparing the report, the department shall study the data included in the state report cards issued for the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 school years. Based on that study, the department shall include in the report any recommendations for changes or improvements to the state report card.
The department shall submit the report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the chairpersons of the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate that consider education legislation.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3302 | Performance Standards › Section 3302.0310 | Online High School Modified Graduation Rate Performance Measure.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Online high school" means a high school that is either:
(a) A school operated by a city, local, or exempted village school district using an online learning model in accordance with section 3302.42 of the Revised Code;
(b) An internet- or computer-based community school, as defined in section 3314.02 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Graduation eligible student" means a student who, when enrolling for the first time in an online high school, is in the twelfth grade and has earned at least fifteen high school credits.
(3) "State report card" means a report card issued under section 3302.03, 3314.012, or 3314.017 of the Revised Code.
(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, the department of education and workforce shall include on an online high school's state report card, as a performance measure without an assigned performance rating, a modified graduation rate. The department shall calculate the modified graduation rate in the same manner as the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, except that the department only shall include graduation eligible students in the modified graduation rate's calculation. The department shall not include in the modified graduation rate calculation a graduation eligible student who is automatically withdrawn from an online high school pursuant to division (A)(6)(b) of section 3314.03 of the Revised Code and who does not re-enroll in a school.
(C) Except as necessary to comply with federal law, but notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Revised Code, beginning with the report card for the 2023-2024 school year, the department shall report an online high school's modified graduation rate as data without an assigned performance rating.
Last updated August 31, 2023 at 3:07 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3302 | Performance Standards › Section 3302.041 | Implementation of Corrective Actions.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Beginning July 1, 2008, and contingent upon continued approval by the United States department of education, each school district that has been identified for improvement, or that contains a school building that has been identified for improvement, shall implement all corrective actions required by the model of differentiated accountability developed by the Ohio department of education and workforce and approved by the United States department of education. In any school year in which a district is subject to this division, the Ohio department of education and workforce shall notify the district, prior to the district's opening date, of the corrective actions it is required to implement in that school year.
Last updated August 1, 2023 at 1:22 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3302 | Performance Standards › Section 3302.043 | Career Promise Academy Pilot Program.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "eligible district" means a city school district to which both of the following apply:
(1) The district has persistently low performance ratings, as determined by the department of education and workforce, under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
(2) The district is not subject to an academic distress commission under section 3302.10 of the Revised Code.
(B) The department shall establish the career promise academy summer demonstration pilot program. Under the pilot program, which shall operate in the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years, the department shall solicit proposals from eligible districts to establish and operate a career promise academy during the summer to provide students entering ninth grade with intensive literacy instruction, internship or mentoring experiences, and instruction regarding academic preparedness skills, life skills, and financial literacy. The department shall approve one proposal based on the criteria prescribed under division (C) of this section. The department shall award a grant to the eligible district with an approved proposal.
(C) The department shall adopt criteria under which to approve a proposal for a career promise academy, which shall include all of the following:
(1) A requirement that the career promise academy operate as follows:
(a) For four consecutive weeks in the summer of 2021;
(b) For five consecutive weeks in the summer of 2022.
(2) A requirement that not more than seventy-five students participate in the career promise academy in one summer;
(3) A requirement for the eligible district to submit to the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, any data that the department and district jointly determine is necessary to evaluate the pilot program;
(4) A method to determine student eligibility to participate in the career promise academy. The method shall identify students entering ninth grade who are at risk of not qualifying for a high school diploma based on the student's scores on the English language arts and mathematics assessments prescribed under division (A)(1)(f) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code and other academic or social-emotional factors.
(5) A description of the instruction and internship or mentoring experiences that participating students will receive;
(6) An agreement with the district's business advisory council established under section 3313.82 of the Revised Code and other organizations or businesses to identify or provide internship and mentoring experiences to participating students;
(7) An agreement with at least one institution of higher education to identify and engage with prospective teachers to serve as mentors and academic coaches to participating students.
(D) The department shall adopt guidelines and procedures to operate the pilot program established under this section.
Last updated August 1, 2023 at 1:25 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3302 | Performance Standards › Section 3302.05 | Adoption of Rules Freeing District From Certain State Mandates.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall adopt rules freeing school districts from specified state mandates if one of the following applies:
(A) For the 2011-2012 school year, the school district was declared to be excellent under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, as that section existed prior to March 22, 2013, and had above expected growth in the overall value-added measure.
(B) For the 2012-2013 school year, the school district received a grade of "A" for the number of performance indicators met under division (A)(1)(c) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code and for the value-added dimension under division (A)(1)(e) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
(C) For the 2013-2014, 2014-2015, or 2015-2016 school year, the school district received a grade of "A" for the number of performance indicators met under division (B)(1)(c) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code and for the value-added dimension under division (B)(1)(e) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
(D) For the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, or 2020-2021 school year, the school district received an overall grade of "A" under division (C)(3) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
(E) For the 2021-2022 school year and for each school year thereafter, the school district received an overall performance rating of five stars under division (D)(3) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
Any mandates included in the rules shall be only those statutes or rules pertaining to state education requirements. The rules shall not exempt districts from any operating standard adopted under division (D)(3) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code.
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