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The Commission may issue a certificate of completion even when the
district does not voluntarily participate in the close-out process.
FACILITIES
SEGMENTING
School districts have the capacity to divide an approved district-wide
OCFC project into “segments.”
Any segment must represent total construction costs equal to or
exceeding 4% of total property valuation and must include the
construction or renovation of a complete building within the district.
An exception to the “complete building construction or renovation” exists
for those building projects known as “1990 look-back” districts, districts
that were funded under the former school construction program
administered by the department of education and which did not require
entire district construction/renovation programs. If the Commission
determines that a renovation or replacement for a segment of a 1990
look-back district is necessary to protect the facility, it may provide the
state share as calculated in the usual manner.
The required maintenance levy of one-half mill runs from the date the
first segment is undertaken. Apparently, no additional maintenance
levy is required for subsequent segments.
A district may elect to prorate the full maintenance amount for a
segmented project if it uses one of the alternative methods for financing
the maintenance amount in accordance with the following formula:
The full required maintenance amount multiplied by a factor based on
the school district’s portion of the basic cost for the segment divided by
the school district’s entire classroom facilities needs (as determined
jointly by the commission and the district).
The alternative methods are: direct annual transfer from other funds;
proceeds from a permanent improvement levy or school district income
tax; or gifts and bequests.
If a district does a segmented program, no additional assistance is
available for additional work on a building from a prior segment unless
the school district can demonstrate an exceptional enrollment increase
in the grades housed in the building which was included in the earlier
segment.
The local share for any subsequent segments remains the same as for
the initial segment.
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3318.04(B)(4)
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FAMILY
EDUCATIONAL
RIGHTS AND
PRIVACY ACT
(FERPA)
While Ohio’s public records laws have generally been interpreted
liberally and expanded over time, certain records are protected by
federal law: the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
and by the Protections of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). Both of
these federal laws require that certain notices be made.
contains additional information on FERPA and PPRA, as
well as model notices that can be adapted by school districts for their
use.
FEE WAIVERS No board of education can charge an instructional fee to a student
eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Act (60 Stat. 230
(1946), 42 U.S.C. 1751, as amended) and the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (80 Stat. 885, 42 U.S.C. 1771, as amended). The fee waiver
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