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... subject to approval of the director of education and workforce under division (B)(2) of this section. (2) The director shall approve applications for new internet- or computer-based community schools from only those applicants demonstrating experience and quality. The department of education and workforce shall adopt rules prescribing measures to determine experience and quality of applicants in accordance wit...

...(A) The department of education and workforce shall be responsible for the oversight of any and all sponsors of the community schools established under this chapter and shall provide technical assistance to schools and sponsors in their compliance with applicable laws and the terms of the contracts entered into under section 3314.03 of the Revised Code and in the development and start-up activities of those schools. ...

...ata or information to the department of education and workforce. (2) The entity is not rated as "ineffective" under division (B)(6) of this section. (3) Except as set forth in sections 3314.021 and 3314.027 of the Revised Code, the entity has received approval from and entered into an agreement with the department pursuant to section 3314.015 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The department shall develop and imple...

...(A) The department of education and workforce shall prescribe by rules, adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, an academic performance rating and report card system that satisfies the requirements of this section for community schools that primarily serve students enrolled in dropout prevention and recovery programs as described in division (B)(1) of section 3314.35 of the Revised Code, to be us...

...The governing authorities of two or more community schools may enter into a pooling agreement under which the schools may act jointly to do any of the following: (A) Purchase health insurance for the schools' employees; (B) Secure liability insurance for the schools; (C) Purchase other goods or services necessary for the operation of the schools; (D) Provide transportation to students enrolled in the schools...

...A community school's sponsor shall communicate with the auditor of state regarding an audit of the school or the condition of financial and enrollment records of the school, and shall maintain a presence at any and all meetings with the auditor of state regardless of whether the sponsor has entered into an agreement with another entity to perform all or part of the sponsor's oversight duties.

...(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...

...ing without obtaining the department of education and workforce's initial approval of its sponsorship under divisions (A)(2) and (B)(1) of section 3314.015 of the Revised Code: (1) Succeed the board of trustees of a state university located in the pilot project area or that board's designee as the sponsor of a community school established under this chapter; (2) Continue to sponsor that school in conformance wi...

... 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...

...val of sponsorship by the department of education and workforce prescribed in divisions (A)(2) and (B)(1) of section 3314.015 of the Revised Code and any geographical restriction or mission requirement prescribed in division (C)(1) of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code, an entity that has entered into a contract to sponsor a community school on April 8, 2003, may continue to sponsor the school in conformance with th...

...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...

...e governing authority contracts with an attorney, accountant, or entity specializing in audits, the attorney, accountant, or entity shall be independent from the operator with which the school has contracted. (32) A provision requiring the governing authority to adopt an enrollment and attendance policy that requires a student's parent to notify the community school in which the student is enrolled when there is a...

...(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.

...y 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...