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...(A) The governing authority of any community school established under this chapter may establish a computer science and technology fund to support computer science programs and professional development related to those programs operated by the community school. The fund may consist of community school moneys that legally may be used for that purpose and that are not otherwise designated for other purposes. It also ma...

...er: (1) "Sponsor" means the board of education of a school district or the governing board of an educational service center that agrees to the conversion of all or part of a school or building under division (B) of this section, or an entity listed in division (C)(1) of this section, which has been approved by the department of education and workforce to sponsor community schools or is exempted by section 3314.021...

...the department, the entity is under the continuing oversight of the department in accordance with rules adopted under section 3314.015 of the Revised Code. (2) If an entity described in division (A) of this section receives a rating below "effective" under division (B) of section 3314.016 of the Revised Code for two or more consecutive years, that entity shall receive approval from the department to sponsor commun...

... another community school, the board of education of a school district, the governing board of an educational service center, a county board of developmental disabilities, or the administrative authority of a nonpublic school for provision of services for any disabled student enrolled at the school. Any school district board of education or educational service center governing board shall negotiate with a community ...

...analysis conducted by the department of education and workforce. (C) Providing technical assistance to the community school in complying with laws applicable to the school and terms of the contract; (D) Taking steps to intervene in the school's operation to correct problems in the school's overall performance, declaring the school to be on probationary status pursuant to section 3314.073 of the Revised Code, su...

...(A) A management company that receives more than twenty per cent of the annual gross revenues of a community school shall provide a detailed accounting including the nature and costs of goods and services it provides to the community school. This information shall be reported using the categories and designations set forth in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, as applicable. (B) The detailed accounting shall inc...

...ach year, a report to the department of education and workforce, using the format and manner prescribed by the department as set forth in division (B) of this section, describing the amount and type of expenditures made to provide monitoring, oversight, and technical assistance to the community schools it sponsors. The report shall also be submitted to the governing authority of the community school. (B) Not later...

... described in this section is under the continuing oversight of the department in accordance with rules adopted under section 3314.015 of the Revised Code. If an entity to which this section applies receives a rating below "effective" under division (B) of section 3314.016 of the Revised Code for two or more consecutive years, that entity shall receive approval from the department of education and workforce to spon...

...he school is located. (3) The school's education program emphasizes serving students identified as gifted under Chapter 3324. of the Revised Code. (4) The school has been rated in need of continuous improvement or higher under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code for the previous three school years. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a community school described in division (A) ...

... sponsorship program. The department of education and workforce shall establish an office of Ohio school sponsorship to perform the department's duties prescribed by this section. (A)(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, any person, group of individuals, or entity may apply to the department for direct authorization to establish a community school and, upon approval of the application, may e...

...When an operator or management company purchases furniture, computers, software, equipment, or other personal property for use in the operation of a community school under this chapter with state funds that were paid to the operator or management company by the community school as payment for services rendered, such property is property of that school and is not property of the operator or management company. When a...

...ponsor; (2) Notify the department of education and workforce of all of the following: (a) The impending merger; (b) The effective date of the merger; (c) The school that will be designated as the surviving school in accordance with section 1702.41 of the Revised Code; (d) The entity that will sponsor the surviving school. (D) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Revised Code, the governin...

...ion shall be filed with the director of education and workforce. The department of education and workforce shall make available on its web site a copy of every approved, executed contract filed with the director under this section. (A) Each contract entered into between a sponsor and the governing authority of a community school shall specify the following: (1) That the school shall be established as either of ...

...(A) Beginning March 31, 2016, the department shall do the following: (1) Maintain and annually publish an accurate record of the names and identifying information of all entities that have entered into a contract with the governing authority of a community school to manage or operate that school; (2) Receive from the governing authority of each community school a copy of the contract between a governing auth...

...ober of each year. The department of education and workforce shall develop a format for annual budgets of community schools. The format shall prescribe inclusion of the following information in a school's budget: (1) Administrative costs for the community school as a whole; (2) Instructional services costs for each category of service provided directly to students, compiled and reported in terms of average e...

...rogress if adopted by the department of education and workforce, under division (C)(1)(e) of that section; (b) A performance rating of less than three stars for achievement under division (D)(3)(b) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code and a performance rating of less than three stars for progress under division (D)(3)(c) of that section. (2) The community school is one in which a majority of the students are ...

...sor of the school and the department of education and workforce.

...The governing authority of a community school shall employ an attorney, who shall be independent from the school's sponsor or the operator with which the school has contracted, for any services related to the negotiation of the community school's contract with the sponsor or the school's contract with the operator.

...The members of the governing authority of a community school, the designated fiscal officer of the school, the chief administrative officer and other administrative employees of the school, and all individuals performing supervisory or administrative services for the school under a contract with the operator of the school shall complete training on an annual basis on the public records and open meetings laws, so that...

...ll annually submit to the department of education and workforce and auditor of state a report of each instance under which a student who is enrolled in that community school resides in a children's residential center as defined under section 5103.05 of the Revised Code.

...The department of education and workforce shall compile and publish the following information, for each year since the 2010-2011 school year, in a simple, easily accessible location on its web site: (A) A single document identifying each community school that has closed during each year and the reason for the closure of each school; (B) A single document for each entity that submitted an application to sponsor ...

...struction in sexual violence prevention education, except that upon written request of the student's parent or guardian a student shall be excused from taking instruction in sexual violence prevention. (2) If the parent or legal guardian of a student less than eighteen years of age who is attending a community school submits to the principal of the student's school a written request to examine the sexual violence p...

...chools, school districts, and boards of education, except those laws and rules that grant certain rights to parents.

... attendance law for the purpose of home education pursuant to section 3321.042 of the Revised Code shall no longer be exempt for that purpose upon their enrollment in a community school. For more information about this matter contact the school administration or the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce."

...The governing authority of each community school shall comply with the standards for financial reporting adopted under division (B)(2) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code.