Professional Report

INNOVATION

SCHOOLS AND

INNOVATION ZONES

School districts can designate a single school as an innovation school or

a group of schools as an intervention zone for the purpose of

implementing an innovation plan to improve student academic

performance. Such a designation requires the consent of a majority of

the teachers and a majority of the administrators.

The state board of education is required to approve the application

unless it finds that the plan is financially unfeasible or likely will results in

reduced student achievement.

The state board would also be required to waive any education laws or

administrative rules for the innovation school or zone, except for laws

and rules related to:

1)school district funding;

2)services for disabled or gifted students;

3)provision of career-technical education;

4)state achievement assessments;

5)district and building report cards;

6)sanctions under the No Child Left Behind Act;

7)education data reporting;

8)criminal records checks; and

9)contributions to retirement systems.

The innovation schools and zones could waive provisions of a collective

bargaining agreement if at least 60% of the members of the bargaining

units in the participating school approve the waiver.

School districts would be required to review each innovation school and

innovation zone every three years and revoke the designation if the

participating schools are not making sufficient improvements in student

achievement.

3302.06 et seq

INSIDE MILLAGE

The board of education and other political subdivisions are prohibited

from taxing property more than 10 mills for each dollar of valuation in any

one year without the consent of the voters. These are normally called

unvoted, or inside, millage.

5705.02

INSPECTIONS,

SCHOOL SAFETY

AND SANITARY

REPEALED

Each principal shall cooperate with the appropriate board of health in

providing access for safety and sanitary inspections at least once each

year.

Board shall develop for the local board of health a plan for abatement of

conditions “determined to be hazardous to occupants.” This requirement

also applies to community schools.

The abatement shall include a schedule for completion of the abatement

of conditions determined through the inspection to be hazardous to

occupants of the building.

For a quick reference guide to the scope of the inspections and

recommended abatements for certain conditions, please see Appendix

Repealed

3313.473

3701.933

Repealed

INSTRUCTIONAL

MATERIALS

SELECTION

While a district board of education is the sole authority in determining

and selecting textbooks, reading lists, instructional materials, and

academic curriculum for its schools, boards are also required to

establish a parental advisory committee (or another method of review)

for parents to review the selection of textbooks and reading lists,

instructional materials, and the “academic curriculum” used in the

3313.21

3313.212