Professional Report

If boards do not adopt rules, then the personal leave becomes

unrestricted.

The superintendent or administrative designee must administer the

personal leave program.

PHONICS

EDUCATION K-3

School districts must provide phonics instruction in grades K-3 based on

standards adopted by the state board of education.

The state board is also required to provide training for teachers on the

use of phonics in reading instruction in K-3.

3301.07(M)

PILOT PROJECT,

INNOVATIVE

A board of education may submit to the State Board of Education an

application proposing an innovative pilot project under which the school

district could be exempted from certain statutory requirements and

minimum operating standards.

Certain statutory requirements (e.g. public retirement system

requirements, licensure, and the education of children with disabilities)

cannot be exempted.

While there is no definition of “innovative,” it is clear that the initiative

must at least be “new” for the district making the request and must

include beginning and ending dates (even if the ending dates might be in

subsequent school years).

However, any exemption from any standard or requirement of the

evidence-based model or from a minimum operating standard adopted

by the state board of education requires a waiver issued by the state

superintendent of public instruction.

3302.07

PLEDGE OF

ALLEGIANCE,

POLICY ON

Each board of education must adopt a policy specifying whether the oral

recitation of the pledge of allegiance is “part of the school program.”

However, no student can be required to participate in the recitation, and

the policy must prohibit intimidation by students or staff aimed at forcing

participation.

A board of education shall not prohibit a teacher from providing in a

teacher’s classroom “reasonable periods of time for the oral recitation of

the pledge of allegiance to the flag.”

In addition, no board of education is permitted to alter the words used in

the oral recitation of the pledge of allegiance to the flag from the words

found in 4 U.S.C. 4.

3313.602

POLICIES,

MANDATORY AND

PERMISSIVE BOARD

Please see

Appendix Q

for a list of mandatory policies required for

adoption by each board of education. Also included in the list are

policies which may be adopted by the board.

POST SECONDARY

OPEN ENROLLMENT

OPTION

The Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) program was

replaced by College Credit Plus, beginning in the 2015-2016 school

year.

School districts must implement annually by March 1 an awareness

program for students in grades eight through 11 and their parents

informing them of the availability of the post secondary enrollment option

for students in grades nine through 12. If the student opts to receive high

school credit, funds will flow to the university on a prorated basis and be

subtracted from basic aid. A student may not enroll in any college course

through post secondary open enrollment options if the student has not

3365.02