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Rule 3301-32-01 | Definitions.

 

(A) "Administrator" means the person responsible for the daily operation of the center.

(B) "Adult" means a person who is at least eighteen years of age.

(C) "Child with a disability" has the same meaning as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code.

(D) "Community school" has the same meaning as in section 3301.52 of the Revised Code.

(E) "Continuity of care" means the process developed for ensuring that children know which staff member(s) are responsible for their whereabouts and well-being at all times while they are attending the school child program.

(F) "Current first aid certification" means documentation of training received from an approved health organization.

(G) "Department" means the Ohio department of education.

(H) "Eligible nonpublic school" has the same meaning as in section 3301.52 of the Revised Code.

(I) "Governing body" means a board of education for a school district, an educational service center or county board of developmental disabilities; or the group of persons who have similar authority over a community school or nonpublic school program.

(J) "Licensed health care professional" means either a physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery or a registered nurse licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code.

(K) "License capacity" means the maximum number of school children who may be permitted to attend a school child program at one time at one site.

(L) "Medicine" means a substance used to treat disease or injuries, maintain health, heal, or relieve pain. The term applies to prescription and nonprescription substances taken internally or applied externally.

(M) "Mildly ill child" means a child who does not feel well enough to participate in activities, but who does not have symptoms that may be indicative of a communicable disease.

(N) "Nutritious snack" means a snack that provides nutritional value in addition to calories and contains at least one food from any two of the five basic food groups: meat/beans; grains; fruits; vegetables; and/or milk.

(O) "Parent or guardian" has the same meaning as in section 3301.52 of the Revised Code.

(P) "Person trained in child abuse recognition and prevention" means a person who has received training in child abuse recognition and prevention from an approved health organization or from an organization that uses an approved curriculum.

(Q) "Person trained in first aid" means a person who has received training in first aid from an approved organization.

(R) "Person trained to recognize communicable disease" means a person who has received training in prevention, recognition, and management of communicable disease from an approved organization.

(S) "Primary space" means usable space that is always available to and used exclusively by the school child program or a portion of space used concomitantly with other groups dedicated to the school child program during its hours of operation. Such space may be used by others at other times of the day.

(T) "Program site" means the building licensed for the operation of the school child program.

(U) "School child" means a person who is attending kindergarten or who is at least five years of age as of the first date of attendance in the school child program, is less than fifteen years of age, and is not enrolled in high school.

(V) "School child curriculum" means a curriculum that addresses the following areas:

(1) "Health and safety" is that portion of the curriculum that addresses developing independent living skills for developing a healthy lifestyle such as self-protection and safety, nutrition, and respect;

(2) "Personal discipline" is that portion of the curriculum that addresses acquiring the capacity for industry, production, and completion of tasks, developing responsibility for one's own actions, setting limits, respecting rights and property of others, forming friendships, and using community resources responsibly;

(3) "Recreational" is that portion of the curriculum that addresses developing a sense of confidence in dealing with the physical environment through games, hobbies and exercise, and learning to be content with personal abilities; and

(4) "Social and emotional learning " is that portion of the curriculum that addresses forming friendships, mastering a variety of human interactions such as comparing oneself with one's peers, and interacting in social situations.

(W) "School child program" means a program only for school aged children that is operated by a school district board of education, county board of developmental disabilities, community school, or eligible nonpublic school, that provides care and organized activities for school age children when school is not in session.

(X) "School district" means any city, county, exempted village, local, joint vocational school, community school, or educational service center.

(Y) "Secondary space" means space that cannot be classified as primary space, because the usable space ordinarily assigned to the school child program may be scheduled for use by others on an occasional basis. Secondary space provides additional space options for program operations and must be available during the program's operation.

(Z) "Superintendent" means the chief administrative officer of the school district, county board of developmental disabilities, community school, or eligible nonpublic school.

(AA) "Supervision" means the process of overseeing the daily operation of a school child program.

Last updated July 1, 2021 at 10:13 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: ORC 3301.07, 3301.53, 3301.58
Amplifies: ORC 3301.52 to 3301.59
Five Year Review Date: 7/1/2026
Prior Effective Dates: 1/27/1992, 12/30/2004, 1/22/2010, 6/22/2015