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school district as required under prior law).
The superintendent of any school district is permitted to afford to
any student who is enrolled in a community school or STEM school
and who is not entitled to attend school in that district, the
opportunity to participate in the school's extracurricular activities if
(1) the student's school does not offer the extracurricular activity,
and (2) the activity is not interscholastic athletics or interscholastic
contests or competition in music, drama, or forensics.
A school district board of education cannot require a community
school student to enroll and participate in one or more academic
courses as a condition to participating in an extracurricular activity.
A school district board of education is also prohibited from imposing
additional rules on a community school or STEM school student that
do not apply to other students participating in the same
extracurricular activity.
COMMUNITY
SCHOOL STUDENT
IN CAREER-
TECHNICAL
PROGRAMS
A student enrolled in a community school may simultaneously enroll in
the career-technical program operated by the student’s district of
residence.
3314.087
COMMUNITY
SCHOOL
SPONSORS, STATE
DEPARTMENT TO
APPROVE AND
OVERSEE
The Ohio Department of Education does not oversee community
schools. Instead, it is responsible for approval and oversight of the
sponsors of these community schools.
If the entity (seeking to sponsor) operates or sponsors other community
schools outside Ohio, at least one of those schools must have a
designation equivalent to continuous improvement or better.
In addition, the department is required to issue by December 31 of each
year a report regarding the effectiveness of academic programs,
operations, and legal compliance and of the financial condition of all
community schools.
Digital schools in operation on May 1, 2005 are permitted to continue
operation even if a new sponsor is secured. After January 1, 2013, up
to five digital schools per year may be approved to open, but they be
able to demonstrate experience and quality.
Digital schools were required to comply with standards adopted by the
International Association for K-12 Online Learning by January 1, 2013
(new schools) or July 1, 2013 (existing schools).
3314.015
3314.013
3314.23
COMMUNITY
SERVICE
A board of education may include community service as part of its
educational program. In order to do so, the board must establish a
community service advisory committee and develop and implement a
community service plan. The board must also use a rubric (based on
guidelines from the state superintendent of public instruction) to evaluate
“whether a community service project warrants recognition on a
student’s diploma.”
3313.605
COMPENSATION,
BOARD MEMBER
The board of any school district other than an educational service center
may provide by resolution for compensation not to exceed $125 per
member for each meeting attended. Board members of an ESC may
receive up to $125 per meeting, plus mileage at the Board established
rate for attendance at any meeting of the board. Board members of a
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