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...eetings 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.

...consist of community school moneys that legally may be used for that purpose and that are not otherwise designated for other purposes. It also may consist of private moneys donated to the school or any future state moneys allocated to the school for that purpose. The governing authority may use any amount in the fund to leverage or match any additional private donations that may be made to the school for that purpose...

...the 122nd general assembly. (3) "Challenged school district" means any of the following: (a) A school district that is part of the pilot project area; (b) A school district that meets one of the following conditions: (i) On March 22, 2013, the district was in a state of academic emergency or in a state of academic watch under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, as that section existed prior to March 22, ...

...o sponsor other community schools regardless of the proposed school's location, without obtaining the department's initial approval of its sponsorship of those schools under divisions (A)(2) and (B)(1) of section 3314.015 of the Revised Code as long as the contracts conform with and the entity complies with all other requirements of this chapter. (D)(1) Regardless of the entity's authority to sponsor community sch...

... 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 school governing authority that seeks to contract for the provision of services for a disabled student under this section in the same manner as it would with the board of education of a school district that seeks to contract f...

...and enrollment records of the school at least once every month. Not later than ten days after each review, the sponsor shall provide the governing authority and fiscal officer with a written report regarding the review. Copies of those financial and enrollment records shall be furnished to the community school sponsor and operator, members of the governing authority, and the fiscal officer designated in section 3314....

...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 include the following categories of expenses for each designation as set forth in division (C) of th...

...all require that each report include at least the following types of expenditures made to provide oversight, monitoring, and technical assistance to the community school it sponsors: (1) Employee salaries, wages, benefits, and other compensation; (2) All purchased or contracted services; (3) Materials and supplies; (4) Equipment, furniture, and fixtures; (5) Facilities; (6) Other expenditures. (C) The r...

...her provisions of this chapter. Regardless of the entity's authority to sponsor community schools without the initial approval of the department, each entity 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 se...

...nsor is a school district that is adjacent to the school district in which the 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...

...tment shall annually publish on its web site the criteria it uses to approve or deny an application submitted pursuant to this section. (3) For each of five school years, beginning with the school year that begins in the calendar year in which this section takes effect, the department may approve up to twenty applications for community schools to be established or to continue operation under division (A) of this s...

...perty 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 community school permanently closes and ceases its operation as a community school, any property that was acquir...

...ode for at least one of the two most recent school years. (2) The school has been notified of the sponsor's intent to terminate or not renew the school's contract pursuant to section 3314.07 of the Revised Code. (B) Two or more community schools may merge upon the adoption of a resolution by the governing authority of each school involved in the merger. Any merger shall take effect on the first day of July of t...

... with the plan for awarding high school credit based on demonstration of subject area competency, and beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, with the updated plan that permits students enrolled in seventh and eighth grade to meet curriculum requirements based on subject area competency adopted by the department under divisions (J)(1) and (2) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code. Beginning with the 2018-2019 sch...

... made available on the department's web site. (B) Not later than November 15, 2016, and not later than the fifteenth day of November for each year thereafter, the department shall develop and publish an annual performance report for all operators of community schools in the state based on their performance for the previous school year. The report shall be made available on the department's web site. (C) The depart...

...school and an operator shall include at least the following: (1) Criteria to be used for early termination of the operator contract; (2) Required notification procedures and timeline for early termination or nonrenewal of the operator contract; (3) A stipulation of which entity owns all community school facilities and property including, but not limited to, equipment, furniture, fixtures, instructional mater...

...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 a dropout prevention and recovery community school, and it has received a rating of "does not meet standards" for the annual student growth me...

...he sponsor of the school and the department of education and workforce.

...l 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.

...nnual basis on the public records and open meetings laws, so that they may comply with those laws as prescribed by division (A)(11)(d) of section 3314.03 of the Revised Code.

...tance 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.

... 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 schools that contains the following, where applicable: (1) The entity's application and most recent evaluation; (2) A designation of whether the entity's application was approved or denied; (3) Al...

...ention, including information on available counseling and resources for children who are sexually abused. Such instruction and information provided shall not be connected in any way to any individual, entity, or organization that provides, promotes, counsels, or makes referrals for abortion or abortion-related services. Upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be excused from taking i...

...ool is exempt from all state laws and rules pertaining to schools, school districts, and boards of education, except those laws and rules that grant certain rights to parents.

...ol is a public school and students enrolled in and attending the school are required to take proficiency tests and other examinations prescribed by law. In addition, there may be other requirements for students at the school that are prescribed by law. Students who are exempt from the compulsory attendance law for the purpose of home education pursuant to section 3321.042 of the Revised Code shall no longer be exempt...