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question of joining to its voters if taxes are to be collected to support the
financing district.
COURSE OF STUDY,
GRADED
Boards of exempted village, city districts, and governing boards of ESCs
shall prescribe a graded course of study. Required subjects are
described in this statute.
Any school district shall permit the parent of a child to “promptly”
examine (with regard to that parent’s child) any of the following: any
survey or questionnaire (prior to its administration); any instructional
materials being used by the district for that child; any completed and
graded test or survey or questionnaire completed by the child; and
copies of the statewide academic standards and model curricula.
Copies of the academic standards and model curricula “shall be
available at all times during school hours in each district school building.”
Also, please see INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SELECTION below.
3313.60
CREATION OF
LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT
By a majority vote of its entire membership, the state board of education
may propose the creation of a new local school district from one or more
local school districts (or parts of districts). At its next meeting (held not
earlier than 30 days after the adoption of the initial resolution), the state
board may adopt a resolution making the creation effective on the next
succeeding July 1.
However, if 35% of the number of qualified electors who voted in the last
general election and who reside within the territory of the district to be
created file a petition of referendum against the new district’s creation,
the issue will be decided by the voters of the district to be created. The
question will be submitted to electors at the next general or primary
election occurring not less than 90 days after the petition is certified to
the board of elections (or at a special election specified in the
certification of the petition). If a majority of voters approve the creation
of the new district, the state board shall then create the district prior to
the next succeeding first day of July.
The indebtedness of each former district is assumed in its entirety by the
newly created district. (If only parts of districts were used in the creation
of the new district, then a pro rated share of the debt becomes assumed
by the newly created district.)
If the territory of a newly created local district lies within the territory of
more than one educational service center, the state board of education
shall determine the ESC to which the new district is assigned.
The basic state funding for the new district shall not be less in any of the
next three fiscal years than the amount (or prorated amounts) received
by the districts separately in the year in which the new district was
created.
However, the Ohio General Assembly has added an additional step to
this process. Any new school district created by the state board of
education after the 2004-2005 school year must also be approved
through passage of a concurrent resolution by both chambers of the
General Assembly.
3311.26
3311.11
CREATION OF
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FROM NON-
CONTIGUOUS
TERRITORY
A new school district can be formed from non-contiguous territory if the
board of education having territory separating the territory of the
proposed new district adopts a resolution approving the establishment of
the new district.
3311.062