Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-11 - Educational Choice Scholarship Program › Section 3301-11-11 - Participation by chartered nonpublic schools

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Not later than
			 January first of
								
								each year, the department shall publish a list of
			 chartered nonpublic schools that have indicated their willingness to
			 participate in the scholarship programs established in sections
			 3310.02 and
			 3310.032 of the Revised Code.
			 The list of approved nonpublic schools will be updated
			 monthly. In addition to the requirements in sections
			 3310.01 to
			 3310.17 of the Revised Code,
			 schools appearing on the list shall be those that, by signature of the
			 principal or other governing authority, have made the following
			 representations:
(1) That the school holds a
			 valid charter issued by the state board of education under section
			 3301.16 of the Revised Code, and
			 that the school is currently in compliance with state operating standards that
			 apply to chartered nonpublic schools as specified in Chapter 3301-35 of the
			 Administrative Code;
(2) That the
			 school 
									will annually communicate to the department the
			 tuition structure for the school including all discounts and other tuition
			 adjustments offered or available;
(3) That the school
			 
									will
			 make its facilities and the records pertinent to the effective implementation
			 of this chapter available at any time during regular business hours for
			 announced or unannounced visits by department personnel responsible for
			 ensuring compliance with this chapter, or by persons under contract with the
			 department to perform compliance reviews;
(4) That the school has in place sufficient
			 student attendance recordkeeping procedures, including processes for
			 documentation of excused absences;
(5) That the school has in place systems to
			 ensure the confidential nature of student records;
(6) That the school
			 
									will
			 promptly refund to the state any amounts overpaid on behalf of a student due to
			 ineligibility, disenrollment, expulsion, data error, or for any other
			 reason;
(7) That the school
			 
									will
			 abide by its admission policy fairly and without discrimination with regard to
			 students applying for or having been awarded scholarships pursuant to this
			 chapter;
(8) That the school
			 
									will
			 disenroll any scholarship student as soon as a determination is made that the
			 student will no longer attend the school. Disenrollment shall be recorded as
			 the last date that the student attended classes;
(9) That the school
			 
									will
			 allow the department to monitor compliance with the provisions of this rule and
			 of other laws and rules as they apply to chartered nonpublic schools and shall
			 provide at the request of the department such information and copies of records
			 as may be necessary to ensure such compliance, including:
(a) Information and records related to school
			 staff and volunteers including but not limited to license or certificate
			 numbers, and background check results;
(b) Information and records related to school
			 policies and procedures including but not limited to the parent or student
			 handbook, admissions policies, and withdrawal and transfer policies;
			 and
(c) Information and records
			 related to building, vehicle and operational safety including but not limited
			 to fire inspection reports, food service licenses and vehicle inspection
			 reports.