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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-28 - Local Report Card › Section 3301-28-08 - College, career, workforce, and military readiness component

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The college, career, workforce, and
				military readiness component and the post-secondary readiness measures will be
				calculated in accordance with division (D)(1)(j) of section
				3302.03
				of the Revised Code.
Replaces: 3301-28-08
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-28 - Local Report Card › Section 3301-28-10 - Ratings for schools and districts

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								For the 2021-2022
			 school year, the report card will include a rating for each of the gap closing,
			 achievement, progress, graduation, and early literacy components. Beginning
			 with the 2022-2023 school year, and annually thereafter, the report card will
			 include an overall rating and a rating for each of the gap closing,
			 achievement, progress, graduation, and early literacy
			 components.
(B)
								The overall rating will be calculated using the gap
			 closing, achievement, progress, graduation and early literacy components. In
			 cases where a school district or school has ratings for all five components,
			 each component shall be weighted in accordance with division (D)(3)(g)(i) of
			 section
			 3302.03
			 of the Revised Code such that:
(1)
									The achievement component shall contribute 28.601 per
			 cent towards the overall rating;
(2)
									The progress
			 component shall contribute 28.601 per cent towards the overall
			 rating.
(3)
									The graduation component shall contribute 14.266 per
			 cent towards the overall rating.
(4)
									The gap closing
			 component shall contribute 14.266 per cent towards the overall
			 rating.
(5)
									The early literacy component shall contribute 14.266
			 per cent towards the overall rating.
Where a school or district does not
				have all five components, the applicable components will be weighted in
				accordance with the proportional adjustment of component weighting chart in
				appendix A to this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-30 - Department of Youth Services Educational Program Standards › Section 3301-30-01 - Ohio department of youth services and Ohio department of rehabilitation and correction schools

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The Ohio department of youth services (ODYS) and the Ohio
				department of rehabilitation and correction (ODRC) shall assure that students
				in schools under the jurisdiction of ODYS and ODRC receive a general education
				of high quality.
(A) The ODYS school
			 district and schools under the jurisdiction of ODYS and the ODRC school
			 district and schools under the jurisdiction of ODRC shall assure that students
			 are provided a general education of high quality and,
			 as applicable, a free appropriate public education by showing compliance
			 with rules
			 3301-35-01
			 to
			 3301-35-07
			 of the Administrative Code (the operating standards for
			 
								kindergarten to twelfth grade), rules
			 3301-51-01
			 to
			 3301-51-11
			 of the Administrative Code (the Ohio operating standards for the education of
			 children with disabilities),  except that:
(1) The roles and responsibilities that apply
			 under the rules described in paragraph (A) of this rule to a local board of
			 education shall be carried out by the ODYS and ODRC school districts or by ODYS
			 and ODRC;
(2) The ODYS and ODRC
			 school districts may exclude a student's participation in a course, program,
			 field trip, or activity that involves travel outside of the ODYS and ODRC
			 school districts or that involves a student's participation in or enrollment in
			 distance learning or a course, program, or activity other than those offered by
			 the ODYS and ODRC school districts;
(3) The ODYS and ODRC school districts may
			 limit, as they deem appropriate and in accordance with rules
			 3301-51-01
			 to
			 3301-51-11
			 of the Administrative Code,  the district's interaction or
			 communication with parents of students enrolled in the ODYS and ODRC school
			 districts and with the communities in which the districts' schools are located;
			 and
(4) The ODYS and ODRC school
			 districts are exempt from requirements that apply to grade levels not included
			 in the ODYS and ODRC schools.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-32 - School Child Program › Section 3301-32-04 - Indoor and outdoor health and safety

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) School buildings shall not be required to
			 undergo additional building code inspections or to have structural
			 modifications for use as school child care programs.
(B) Programs not conducted in school
			 buildings may not be licensed until it has been ascertained that such use
			 conforms to local codes and ordinances, and until the premises have passed
			 inspection by:
(1) A fire marshal. The
			 premises shall have been inspected by the fire marshal holding local
			 jurisdiction and any changes required by the fire marshal have been completed
			 before children may occupy the premises. A floor plan of the area used by the
			 program must be submitted electronically to the
			 department; and
(2) A
			 building official. Local building authorities having jurisdiction over the
			 premises shall be satisfied with building code compliance and documentation
			 kept on file. Any required changes shall be made before the program may occupy
			 the space.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-32 - School Child Program › Section 3301-32-05 - Curriculum

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A school child
			 program shall have a written philosophy, goals, objectives, and daily plans
			 that provide a balance to the academic emphasis of the regular school
			 day.
(B) A school child curriculum
			 shall address, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
(1) Personal discipline;
(2) Social  and emotional learning;
(3) Recreational
			 skills; and
(4) Health and safety
			 skills.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-32 - School Child Program › Section 3301-32-06 - Child information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Medical
			 examinations and records of immunizations shall not be required of children in
			 a school child program who are enrolled in an accredited public, eligible
			 nonpublic school, community school, or county board of developmental
			 disabilities school.
(B)
								Individual child records shall be maintained, updated
			 at least annually, and include, but not necessarily be limited to, the
			 following:
(1)
									Registration information including, but not necessarily
			 limited to, the following: child's name, date of birth, date of admission,
			 parent's name, home address, business address and telephone number where the
			 parent can be reached during the time the child attends the program (if
			 applicable) and/or procedures for reaching the parents, name of the school the
			 child attends, and any special concerns such as dietary restrictions and
			 allergies;
(2)
									Telephone numbers of three authorized person(s) to take
			 the child from the program in the event of an emergency;
(3)
									Parental consent
			 for first-aid, medication, and transportation to an emergency care
			 facility;
(4)
									Name and telephone number of the child's physician,
			 dentist, or other health care providers;
(5)
									Signed parental
			 permission slip for administration of medication and log of medication
			 administration;
(6)
									Information on any injury to the child. The program
			 shall notify parents when their child is injured and the program shall maintain
			 a log of such reports;
(7)
									Transportation plan that shall include parental
			 designations of any authorized persons to take the child from the
			 program;
(8)
									If a school district, county board of developmental
			 disabilities, community school, or eligible nonpublic school policy permits, a
			 transportation plan shall include mutual agreement and consent between the
			 program coordinator and the child's parents allowing a school child to leave
			 the school child care program for specific activities. The agreement shall
			 specify, but not be limited to, the following:
(a)
										Child's
			 destination; and
(b)
										Estimated time or arrival and departure, and the time
			 period for which the agreement is valid.
(9)
									Information on
			 special medical or health needs, allergies, dietary restrictions;
			 and
(10)
									Attendance records.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-32 - School Child Program › Section 3301-32-07 - Snack and meal requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A program shall serve a nutritious snack
			 as defined in rule
			 3301-32-01 of the
			 Administrative Code to each child in attendance.
(B) The school child program shall develop
			 policies and procedures for providing meals to children who are in attendance
			 at the school child program through the hours of eleven a.m. and one-thirty
			 p.m., inclusively.
(C) Programs
			 that provide meals or snacks shall:
(1) Follow the policies and requirements of the school district,
			 county board of developmental disabilities, community school
			 or eligible nonpublic school. School district,
			 county board of developmental disabilities, community
			 school, or eligible nonpublic
			 school food service personnel must review the program's menus and food
			 preparation practices at least once annually.
(2)
									Serve varied and
			 nutritious meals and snacks. Menus must be planned on a weekly basis at a
			 minimum and posted in a conspicuous place where they can be reviewed by
			 parents.
(a)
										The
			 menus are to include all meals and snacks being served by the center with any
			 substitutions noted at the time of the change.
(b)
										One hundred
			 percent undiluted fruit or vegetable juice may be used to meet the fruit or
			 vegetable requirement for meals or snacks.
(3)
									 Both staff and children shall wash hands before food
			 service. All program personnel involved during food preparation or service
			 shall be trained in sanitary procedures.
(4) Provide for a child's special dietary needs as
			 prescribed by the child's source of medical care or require the parent to
			 provide the prescribed diet items that are not part of the program's menu
			 plan.
(5) Keep in the child's record a list of the allergies
			 suffered by the child in attendance of the program. All program personnel,
			 including those in food service, shall be informed of these
			 allergies.
(6) Provide safe drinking water throughout hours of
			 program operation through a drinking fountain or single service cups. If drinking fountains are used, there is to be sufficient
			 water pressure so that the child's mouth does not come in contact with the
			 water dispensing mechanism.
(7)
									Serve food that
			 is developmentally appropriate in size, amount and texture
(8)
									Provide for the
			 safe storage of all food.
(9)
									Not have screens (television, computer, etc.) on during
			 meals and snacks.
(10)
									Programs that are sponsors of any of the United States
			 department of agriculture's (USDA) child nutrition programs are to additionally
			 comply with the nutritional requirements of the United States department of
			 agriculture, food and nutrition service (Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7,
			 Parts 210 {May 2000}, 220 {May 2000} and 226 {November 1984}).
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-32 - School Child Program › Section 3301-32-08 - Management of communicable disease

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A person trained
			 to recognize the common signs of communicable disease or other illness as
			 required by paragraph (L) of rule
			 3301-32-02 of the
			 Administrative Code, shall observe each child daily as the child enters the
			 group.
(B)
								A child with any of the following signs or symptoms of
			 illness shall be isolated immediately. Decisions regarding exclusion from the
			 program either immediately or at some later time in the day shall be determined
			 by the program coordinator or team leader and the parent(s).
(1)
									Diarrhea (three
			 or more loose stool in a twenty-four-hour period) if reported;
(2)
									Severe coughing,
			 causing the child to become red or blue in the face or to make a whooping
			 sound;
(3)
									Difficult or rapid breathing;
(4)
									Yellowish skin or
			 eyes;
(5)
									Redness of the eye or eyelid, thick and purulent (pus)
			 eye discharge, matted eyelashes, burning, itching or eye pain;
(6)
									Temperature of
			 one hundred degrees Fahrenheit taken by the auxiliary method when in
			 combination with other symptoms;
(7)
									Untreated
			 infected skin patch(es);
(8)
									Unusually dark urine and/or grey or white stool if
			 reported;
(9)
									Stiff neck with an elevated
			 temperature;
(10)
									Evidence of untreated lice, scabies, or other parasitic
			 infestation;
(11)
									Sore throat or difficulty in swallowing;
			 or
(12)
									Vomiting more than one time or when accompanied by any
			 other sign or symptom of illness.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-32 - School Child Program › Section 3301-32-11 - Licensure and monitoring

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								All school
			 districts, county boards of developmental disabilities, community schools and
			 eligible nonpublic schools accepting state or federal funds specifically for
			 school child care and/or child day care pursuant to Chapter 5104. of the
			 Revised Code shall be licensed. School districts, county boards of
			 developmental disabilities, community schools and eligible nonpublic schools
			 not accepting state or federal funds specifically for child day care, but who
			 wish to obtain a license for a school child program, shall file an application
			 with the department in accordance with sections
			 3301.58
			 and
			 3301.59
			 of the Revised Code.
(B)
								An electronic application for a license shall be
			 submitted by the governing body to the department in accordance with section
			 3301.58
			 of the Revised Code at least thirty days prior to the proposed open date and if
			 receiving funding; prior to children attending. A complete application includes
			 the following documents submitted with the application for the physical
			 location of the program:
(1)
									A current fire inspection in accordance with section
			 3301.55
			 of the Revised Code;
(2)
									A valid food license or a valid food license exemption
			 from the local health department having jurisdiction or from the Ohio
			 department of health; and
(3)
									If the program is not conducted in a school building,
			 documentation of building approval in accordance with section
			 3301.55
			 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-34 - Excuses from Compulsory Attendance for Home Education › Section 3301-34-02 - Statement of purpose

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The purpose of the rules in this chapter is to prescribe
				conditions governing the issuance of excuses from school attendance under
				section 3321.04 of the Revised Code, to
				provide for the consistent application thereof throughout the state by
				superintendents, and to safeguard the primary right of parents to provide the
				education for their child(ren). Home education must be in accordance with law.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-35 - Standards for Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade › Section 3301-35-02 - Governance, leadership, and strategic planning

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The board of
			 education of a school district or the governing authority of a chartered
			 nonpublic school, or the board's or authority's designee, shall, in
			 consultation with stakeholders, develop and communicate the school district's
			 or governing authority's vision, mission, guiding principles, priorities, and
			 strategies for addressing stakeholder needs, especially those of students. To
			 assure that the school district or school operates as a successful teaching and
			 learning organization, the board, superintendent, treasurer, faculty, and staff
			 should serve as positive role models, reinforce best practices and provide
			 strong leadership. The board of education or the governing authority of a
			 chartered nonpublic school shall be responsible for developing policies
			 governing the school district or school operations and educational programs,
			 which are consistent with applicable local, state, and federal law and
			 regulations.
(B)
								For the proper governance, leadership, organization,
			 administration, and supervision of a school district or school, a board of
			 education of a school district or the governing authority of a chartered
			 nonpublic school, or the board's or authority's designee, may, in consultation
			 with stakeholders and after engaging in strategic planning, implement a
			 strategic plan that guides the school district or school and key stakeholders
			 in the ongoing measurement of school district or school performance to ensure
			 continuous improvement is being made.
Replaces: 3301-35-02
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-35 - Standards for Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade › Section 3301-35-03 - Blended learning

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each board of education or chartered
			 nonpublic school that operates a school or a classroom as a blended learning
			 environment shall adopt policies and procedures that address the following:
(1) Means of personalization of student
			 centered learning models to meet the needs of each student.
(2) The evaluation and review of the quality
			 of online curriculum delivered to students.
(3) Assessment of each participating
			 student's progress through the curriculum. Students shall be permitted to
			 advance through each level of the curriculum based on demonstrated
			 competency/mastery of the material.
(4) The assignment of a sufficient number of
			 teachers to ensure a student has an appropriate level of interaction to meet
			 the student's personal learning goals. Each participating student shall be
			 assigned to at least one teacher of record. A school or classroom that
			 implements blended learning cannot be required to have more than one teacher
			 for every one hundred twenty-five students.
(5) The method by which each participating
			 student will have access to the digital learning tools necessary to access the
			 online or digital content.
(6) The
			 means by which each school shall use a filtering device or install filtering
			 software that protects against internet access to materials that are obscene or
			 harmful to juveniles on each computer provided to or made available to students
			 for instructional use. The school shall provide such device or software at no
			 cost to any student who uses a device obtained from a source other than the
			 school.
(7) The means by which the
			 school will ensure that teachers have appropriate training in the pedagogy of
			 the effective delivery of online or digital instruction.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-35 - Standards for Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade › Section 3301-35-04 - Student and other stakeholder focus

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) To ensure that student and other
			 stakeholder needs are understood and addressed, the school district or
			 chartered nonpublic school
			 
								will:
(1) Establish and communicate clear, high
			 expectations for academic performance, attendance and conduct for all students
			 ;
(2) Diagnose and assess the needs of students
			 and other stakeholders and use assessment results and ,as applicable,
									
									state
			 performance data and relevant local measures to make informed decisions
			 about curriculum, instruction, assessment, and goals;
(3) Monitor and analyze its
			 
									state performance data and relevant local
			 measures,as applicable, educational
			 offerings, facilities, services and instructional materials to determine their
			 effectiveness in helping students meet performance objectives;
(4) Continually improve programs and policies
			 to better meet student needs by:
(a)
			 Considering input from stakeholders;
(b) Monitoring and considering the changing
			 needs and expectations of stakeholders;
(c) Regularly conducting stakeholder
			 satisfaction evaluations using objective, reliable methods; and
(d)
										
										Using collaborative teams to analyze
			 and use data to assess improvement and identify implementation issues and
			 academic successes and gaps.
(5) Communicate information about student
			 attendance, conduct, academic performance and progress to parents on a regular
			 basis.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-35 - Standards for Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade › Section 3301-35-06 - Educational programs and support

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Educational programs and experiences
			 shall be designed and implemented to provide a general education of high
			 quality for all students. Students shall be provided sufficient time and
			 opportunity to achieve local school district performance requirements and
			 objectives measured by required local and state achievement assessments. Instruction shall be
			 focused on the personalized and individualized needs of each student and
			 include intervention that is designed to meet student needs. Instruction
			  shall
			 :
(1)
									Be consistent
									 with evidence-based practices;
(2)
									Be
			 appropriate
									 to student
			 ages, developmental needs, learning styles, abilities, and English proficiency;
(3)
									Be designed
									 to ease the transition of students
			 from one educational environment to another;
			 and
(4)
									Include phonics
									 as a technique to teach
			 reading in kindergarten through third grade in
			 accordance with section
			 3301.07
			 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-35 - Standards for Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade › Section 3301-35-07 - Data-driven improvement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) To provide a foundation for measuring and
			 improving operational and educational performance, each school district or
			 school shall:
(1) Collect and analyze
			 information about key areas of school operations and educational performance
			 and areas of needed improvement identified in its strategic plan, and if
			 applicable, in its continuous improvement plan described in section
			 3302.04
			 of the Revised Code or applicable federal law;
(2) Ensure that information collected is
			 accessible, valid and reliable; and
(3) Monitor, evaluate, improve, and update
			 the information to meet changing educational needs.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-35 - Standards for Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade › Section 3301-35-08 - Non-chartered, nonpublic school

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A nonchartered
			 nonpublic school that is not  seeking a charter from the department of education
			 and workforce because of truly held religious
			 beliefs shall annually certify in a report to the parents of its pupils that
			 the school meets  minimum
			 education standards for non-charterednonpublic schools as described
			 in section 3301.0732 of the Revised
			 Code. A copy of the report shall be filed with the
			  department of education
			 and workforce on or before the thirtieth
			 day of September of each year.
(B)
								A
			 nonchartered nonpublic school shall be open for instruction with pupils
			 in attendance for not less than four hundred fifty-five hours in the case of
			 pupils in kindergarten unless such pupils are provided all-day kindergarten, in
			 which case the pupils shall be in attendance for nine hundred ten hours; nine
			 hundred ten hours in the case of pupils in grades one through six; and one
			 thousand one hours in the case of pupils in grades seven through twelve in each
			 school year .
(C)
								The parents of a
			 child enrolled in a nonchartered nonpublic school shall be responsible
			 for reporting their child's 
			 enrollment or withdrawal from that school to the
			 treasurer of the board of education of the city, exempted village, or local
			 school district in which the pupil resides. Pupil attendance is reported for
			 the purposes of facilitating the administration of laws relating to compulsory
			 education and the employment of minors. An individual in charge of the
			 non-charterednonpublic school may, as a matter of convenience,
			 provide the report to the treasurer on behalf
								of the
			 parent.
(1) The attendance report shall
			 include the name, age, and place of residence of each pupil below eighteen
			 years of age.
(2)
			 The report shall be made within the first two weeks of the beginning of each
			 school year. In the case of pupil withdrawal or entrance during the school
			 year, notice shall be given to the treasurer of the appropriate
			 board
			 of education
			 within the first week of the next school month.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-35 - Standards for Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade › Section 3301-35-09 - Chartered nonpublic schools

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A new chartered
			 nonpublic school may be established and operated for a specified period in
			 accordance with sections
			 3301.16
			 and
			 3313.48
			 of the Revised Code, Chapter 3301-39 of the Administrative Code, and the
			 following procedures, provided the school has at least three grade levels or
			 fifteen students:
(1)
									The principal or superintendent of the school contacts
			 the Ohio department of education about beginning a school and participates in
			 the "beginning a chartered nonpublic school" training conducted by the
			 department;
(2)
									The department provides these operating standards and
			 procedures for beginning a school;
(3)
									The principal or
			 superintendent submits to the department a plan for meeting the operating
			 standards that includes:
(a)
										Objectives related to the operating standards;
			 and
(b)
										A timeline for meeting the operating standards and the
			 procedures in rule
			 3301-39-03 of the
			 Administrative Code; and
(4)
									The state
			 superintendent of public instruction may recommend that the state board of
			 education grant a charter when a site visit indicates that a school is meeting
			 operating standards and the procedures in rule
			 3301-39-03 of the
			 Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-35 - Standards for Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade › Section 3301-35-16 - Online learning

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A local, city,
			 exempted village or joint vocational school district may operate a school using
			 an online learning model by notifying the department of education no later than
			 the first day of July of the school year that the district intends to open an
			 online learning school. In addition to providing notification to the
			 department:
(1)
									The district OEDS administrator will enter a request in the
			 OEDS application tool to create a new organization designated as a district
			 online school, which will be assigned a new information retrieval number (IRN);
			 and
(2)
									Section 3302.42 of the Revised Code states that
			 districts shall assign all students engaged in online learning to the district
			 online school. This assignment would not include students participating in
			 blended learning.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-37 - Child Day-Care Programs › Section 3301-37-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Adult" means a
			 person who is at least eighteen years of age.
(B)
								"Advanced
			 practice registered nurse" means a certified registered nurse anesthetist,
			 clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse
			 practitioner under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code.
(C)
			 "Alignment" means the coherence and correlation of the curriculum and
			 assessments to standards.
(D)
								"Career Pathways Model" has the same meaning as in
			 section
			 5104.01 of
			 the Revised Code.
(E) "Class" means a
			 group of children enrolled in the preschool program.
(F)
								"Community
			 School" has the same meaning as in section
			 3301.52
			 of the Revised Code.
(G)
			 "Crib" means a full sized crib or porta crib that meets the federal standards located
			 at
			 16 CFR
			 1219.1 to
			 1220.2
								 (June 2011, cpsc.gov) and is appropriate to the size of the
			 child.
(H) "Curriculum" means an organized framework that
			 describes those components of developmentally appropriate practice necessary to
			 support optimum development and learning including the following:
(1) Classroom environment;
(2) Concepts and skills in all content areas
			 and developmental domains;
(3)
			 Learning experiences;
(4)
			 Instructional strategies to help children achieve their goals; and
(5) Assessment processes to inform
			 instruction to monitor progress.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-37 - Child Day-Care Programs › Section 3301-37-02 - Compliance and investigation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Boards of
			 education intending to establish a preschool must demonstrate a need for a
			 preschool program. No school district board of education, county board of
			 developmental disabilities, educational service center, community school or
			 eligible nonpublic school shall operate, establish, manage, conduct or maintain
			 a preschool program, including head start, without a license issued under
			 sections
			 3301.52
			 to
			 3301.59
			 of the Revised Code and this chapter of the Administrative
			 Code.
(B)
								"All Education Management Information System" (EMIS)
			 reporting entities that have been issued a license to operate a preschool
			 program are to report all preschool students being educated by the entity as
			 outlined in section
			 3301.0714
			 of the Revised Code using guidelines established by the
			 department.
(C)
								Programs operated by a county board of developmental
			 disabilities for children under the age of three are not required to be
			 licensed through the department of education. Programs operated by a county
			 board of developmental disabilities for preschool children age three and older
			 are required to be licensed.
(D)
								The requirements
			 for the application to operate a preschool are as follows:
(1)
									Completion of an
			 electronic application to the department.
(2)
									Submission of the
			 application at least thirty days prior to the proposed open date and prior to
			 children attending.
(3)
									Submission of the following documents:
(a)
										Building approval
			 in accordance with section
			 3301.55
			 of the Revised Code.
(b)
										A current fire inspection in accordance with section
			 3301.55
			 of the Revised Code.
(c)
										A valid food license or a valid food license exemption
			 from the local health department having jurisdiction or from the Ohio
			 department of health.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-37 - Child Day-Care Programs › Section 3301-37-03 - Program

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(A) A written
			 philosophy and goals shall give direction to the program and shall provide a
			 basis for daily operation that shall address the needs, interests, and
			 abilities of each child through quiet and active play.
(B) A written curriculum shall be adopted
			 which describes developmentally appropriate activities, learning environment,
			 and approaches which meet the individual needs of the children and is aligned
			 at the domain level to the early learning
			 and development standards adopted by the state board of
			 education.
(C) The program's daily
			 schedule for each age group shall include a balance of both quiet and active
			 play, throughout the day which shall meet intellectual, physical, social, and
			 emotional needs of each child through indoor and outdoor activities. The
			 written daily schedule shall be reflected in actual observation of the
			 program.
(D) A
			  program serving preschool children
			 for more than five hours per day shall have a
			 nap/rest period reflected in the daily written schedule.
			 Nap/rest periods shall not exceed one and one-half hours.
(E)
								The program is to
			 comply with rule
			 5101:2-12-20
			 of the Administrative Code.
(F) Children's developmental progress shall
			 be reviewed and reported to parent(s) at established intervals. All reporting
			 shall be according to established procedures of the program's governing board.
			 A conference involving the teacher and parent shall be held at least twice a
			 year.
(G) The program shall have on
			 file and provide to each parent a parent handbook that will encourage parental
			 participation and keep parents informed about the program's operations,
			 services and policies,
								including notifying
			 parents of early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment (EPSTD) as
			 well as developmental screening services available under section 619 and Part C
			 of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The handbook shall
			 include information to advise parents how to obtain copies of inspection
			 reports of the program and how to file a complaint.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-37 - Child Day-Care Programs › Section 3301-37-04 - Staff

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								All preschool staff members shall be recruited,
			 employed, assigned, evaluated, and provided in-service education in accordance
			 with adopted governing board policies and without discrimination on the basis
			 of age, color, national origin, race, sex, or handicap.
(B)
								All preschool
			 staff members assigned in each preschool class shall be of good character,
			 possess adequate physical and emotional health, be equipped by education,
			 training, and/or experience for the work they are to perform, and meet the
			 requirements as prescribed in division (B) of section
			 3301.54
			 of the Revised Code.
(C)
								The director shall be onsite at the preschool program
			 at least half of the program's operating hours and responsible for the
			 following:
(1)
									Ensuring that the health and safety of the children are
			 safeguarded by an organized program of school health services designed to
			 identify child health problems and to coordinate school community health
			 resources for children as evidenced by, but not limited to, the
			 following:
(a)
										Requiring immunizations and compliance with emergency
			 medical authorization requirements under section
			 3313.712
			 of the Revised Code;
(b)
										Providing procedures for emergency situations,
			 including fire drills, rapid dismissals, tornado drills, and school safety
			 drills in accordance with section
			 3737.73
			 of the Revised Code, and keeping records of such drills or
			 dismissals;
(c)
										Posting emergency procedures in preschool rooms and
			 making them available to school personnel, children, and
			 parents;
(d)
										Posting emergency numbers by each
			 telephone;
(e)
										Supervising grounds, play areas, and other facilities
			 when scheduled for use by children; and
(f)
										Providing
			 first-aid facilities and materials.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-37 - Child Day-Care Programs › Section 3301-37-05 - Facility

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The program
			 shall be located in a safe and convenient facility and space that accommodates
			 the enrollment, supports child growth and development according to program
			 objectives, and meets the requirements of section
			 3301.55
			 of the Revised Code. The space shall be for the exclusive use of the children
			 enrolled in the preschool program when that program is in session.
(B) The program shall provide written
			 documentation of an annual fire inspection and approval of the facility.
			 Annually means within twelve calendar months of
			 the previous fire inspection.
(C) A
			 phone shall be available while the program is in session.
(D) The indoor space shall include not less
			 than thirty-five square feet of usable, wall-to-wall, floor space for each
			 child.
(1) Such floor space shall not include
			 hallways, kitchens, storage areas, or any other areas not
			 designated for the care of children.
(2) Bathrooms shall be included only if they
			 are used exclusively by children enrolled in the program when the program is in
			 session.
(3) Square footage, as detailed in section
			 3301.55
			 of the Revised Code, shall determine the maximum capacity or number of
			 children that may be served in the space. Maximum group size shall not exceed
			 the maximum capacity in any given space.
(4) Spaces meeting the required square
			 footage per child may be defined by barriers to serve more than one class/group
			 of children. Barriers shall be at least thirty-six inches in height, may be
			 permanent or nonpermanent walls, bookcases, partitions or some similar device
			 used to define the area.
(5)
									Electrical outlets are to be covered when not in use
			 unless documentation is on file that the outlets are tamper
			 resistant.
(6)
									The center is to be cleaned daily and kept in a
			 sanitary condition at all times. Cleaning and sanitizing is not to take place
			 while rooms are occupied by children, except for general cleanup activities
			 such as sweeping, vacuuming, mopping and wiping off tables which are part of
			 the daily routine.
(7)
									Smoking is prohibited on the premises.
(8)
									The public may
			 use areas such as entry ways, hallways, bathrooms, and other areas normally
			 available for public use if such access does not constitute a risk or hazard to
			 the health and safety of the children in care.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-37 - Child Day-Care Programs › Section 3301-37-06 - Equipment and supplies

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Indoor and outdoor play space shall
			 contain furniture, materials and equipment of appropriate size and type to meet
			 the intellectual, physical, social and emotional needs of the preschool
			 children enrolled in the program. Material and equipment shall be:
(1) Maintained in a safe and sanitary
			 condition; and
(2) Provided in
			 quantities proportionate to the enrollment.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-37 - Child Day-Care Programs › Section 3301-37-07 - Policies and procedures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The program shall be guided by written
			 policies of the board of education or governing
			 body which are consistent with applicable statutory requirements
			 contained in the Revised Code and rules adopted by the state board of
			 education.
(B)
								Once a preschool program has been established by the
			 board of education or governing body, the program is to develop polices and
			 procedures for the operation of the program. Policies
			 and procedures of the preschool program shall be
			 in accordance with policies and procedures established and approved by the governing body or board of
			 education .
(C) Each school
			 district, educational service center, board of
			 developmental disabilities, community school or eligible nonpublic school
			 that operates a program shall assign responsibilities for implementing policies
			 and procedures.
(D) Policies shall
			 be appropriate for children enrolled in the program shall at a minimum include,
			 but not be limited to the following
								:
(1) Staff,
			 which at a minimum meets the requirements of rule
			 3301-37-04 of the
			 Administrative Code; and
(a) Address staff
			 awareness of each enrolled child's cumulative and health records required in
			 rule
			 3301-37-08 of
			 the Administrative Code; and
(b) Include procedures for checking
			 references of potential employees.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-37 - Child Day-Care Programs › Section 3301-37-08 - Child information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The parent shall provide, prior to the
			 date of admission or not later than thirty days after date of admission, and
			 every thirteen months from the date of examination thereafter, a medical
			 statement affirming that the child is in suitable condition for enrollment in
			 the program. "Prior to the date of admission" means:
(1) For children younger than three years old
			 at the time of admission, the examination shall occur within six months prior
			 to the date of admission;
(2) For
			 children three years old or older at the time of admission, the examination
			 shall occur within twelve months prior to the date of admission.
(3) A preschool child with a disability shall
			 not be excluded from the program for lack of a medical statement until the team
			 responsible for the individualized education plan (IEP) established pursuant to
			 Chapter 3301-51 of the Administrative Code reconvenes; exclusion from the
			 program until the IEP is revised may be a denial of a free, appropriate public
			 education.
(4) The medical
			 statement shall be provided by a physician, physician's assistant, clinical
			 nurse specialist, or certified nurse.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-37 - Child Day-Care Programs › Section 3301-37-09 - School food services

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The program shall be in compliance with
			 section 
									3717.41
								 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B)
								The program is not to allow screen time during meals and
			 snacks.
(C) The program shall serve
								
			 snacks and meals to children who attend four or more
			 hours in accordance with all of the following:
(1) Snacks served
			 shall be of quantity, variety, and quality
			  in accordance with required
			 daily allowance as prescribed by the U.S. department of agriculture meal
			 patterns . If a
			 child requires a modified diet that eliminates an entire food group, written
			 instructions from a physician, physician assistant, clinical nurse specialist
			 or certified nurse are to be obtained. To the extent possible, a family's
			 preferred dietary preferences (i.e. vegetarian, vegan) should be
			 accommodated.
(2)
			 Reconstituted dry powdered milk shall be used only for cooking and shall not be
			 used as a beverage.
(3) A choice
			 from two of the groups listed below must be served for snack:
(a) Meat/meat-equivalent group;
(b) Bread/bread-alternatives group;
(c) Milk group; or
(d) Fruit; or
(e)
										Vegetable
			 group.
(4) Parents
			 may provide  snacks and
			 meals
									if they are provided information on nutritious snack
			 choices and procedures are in place to ensure a child
			 is provided food if a parent does not send snack or lunch for the
			 day.
(5)
									The snack shall be served during the longest period
			 between meals.
(6)
									Current menus for the entire week shall be posted in a
			 conspicuous place and shall reflect all meals and snacks to be served by the
			 program. Any substitute foods served shall be from the same basic food group
			 and shall be recorded on the posted menu on the day the substitute food is
			 served.