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conviction, or has agreed to participate in a pre-trial diversion program
for an offense found in (B)(2) or (C) of ORC 3319.31, or (B)(1) of ORC
3319.31.
REPORTING TO
STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION
Boards of education shall report by August 1 “the school statistics” of the
district on forms provided by the state board of education. This report
must also include information regarding any civil proceeding in which the
board is a party.
The superintendent must also certify to the State Board of Education on
or before October 15 each year the name and professional data on each
licensed employee.
3319.33
3317.061
REPORTS, PENALTY
FOR FAILURE TO
MAKE
Failure of the superintendent or treasurer of any school district to
prepare any required report makes the superintendent liable for a
penalty of $300, to be recovered through civil action. If the report were
due to the educational service center, the “penalty” is deposited into the
ESC general fund. Otherwise, the amount is paid into the state’s
general fund.
3319.35
RECORDS
REQUESTS, PUBLIC
Generally speaking, ORC Section 149.43 governs the release of records
upon receiving a records request. (Subsequent sections do provide for
some limited exceptions.) However, the statute is generally interpreted
liberally so long as information protected by federal statute is not
released. This would include certain student records covered by the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Please see
for additional information on FERPA, including model
notices to parents.
In particular, if a public body denies a records request, ORC
149.43(B)(3) requires that the public body must provide the legal
authority for the denial of the request. is the most recent list
of legal citations (as compiled by Bricker & Eckler) that might be used in
the denial of the records request.
149.43
RESIDENCY
PROGRAM, OHIO
TEACHER
Mentoring must be provided by any licensed teacher (and not just
one holding a lead professional educator license) during only the
first two years of the four-year program.
A required counseling component of the program must be provided if
the district determines that counseling is necessary.
However, one of the required measures of progression through the
program must be the performance-based assessment required by
the State Board for resident educators in the third year of the
program.
However, a career-technical education instructor teaching under an
alternative resident educator license may not be required to
complete the conditions of the first two years of the Ohio Teacher
Residency Program and may apply for a professional educator
license after successful completion of the requirements of the last
two years of that Program.
3319.223
RESIDENCY
REQUIREMENT FOR
SUPERINTENDENT
The board of education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint
vocational school district (but apparently not the board of governors of
an ESC) may require its superintendent to live within the boundaries of
the district as a condition of employment.
3319.01
RESTRAINT, Each board of education is required to comply with the policies and 3319.46