Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
An "internet-or
computer-based community school" is defined in section
3314.02 of the Revised Code.
"Online community school" and "eschool" have the same meaning as an internet-or
computer-based community school.
(B)
The department of
education shall publish on its website the department's processes for
submitting and approving applications for new online community schools. The
department also shall maintain on its website a list of applications received
and their status.
(C)
The application shall require an applicant to provide
the following:
(1)
The sponsor's experience with online schools,
including:
(a)
The number of years and number of online schools for which
the sponsor provided monitoring and technical assistance since the inception of
such activities;
(b)
The degree to which the online schools met Ohio's
operating standards for online schools, which the department shall make
available on the department's website; and
(c)
Any full-time
equivalency determinations issued by a state education agency for a school for
which the sponsor was responsible for oversight;
(2)
The operator's
experience with online schools, including:
(a)
The operator's
experience in managing the daily operations of an online school or providing
programmatic oversight and support to an online school since the inception of
such activities;
(b)
The degree to which the online schools met Ohio's
operating standards for online schools; and
(c)
Any full-time
equivalency determination issued by a state education agency for a school for
which the operator managed the daily operations;
(3)
The sponsor's
schools' records of academic performance in all years under its sponsorship
including:
(a)
Assessment of the sponsor's schools' student performance, as
aligned with the evaluation system described in section
3314.016 of the Revised Code;
and
(b)
Report cards and performance ratings issued for the
sponsor's community schools under section
3302.03 of the Revised
Code;
(4)
The operator's schools' records of academic performance
in all years under its operation as measured by the following:
(a)
Report cards and
performance ratings issued for the sponsor's community schools under section
3302.03 of the Revised Code;
and
(b)
Comparable performance ratings of out-of-state schools
with which the operator has experience; and
(5)
The extent of the
operator's previous experience in Ohio.
(D)
In determining
the experience and quality of applicants, the superintendent of public
instruction or the superintendent's designee shall consider the measures
included in division (C) of this section.
(E)
No later than the
first of July of each year, the department shall notify applicants as to the
determination regarding their applications.
Replaces: 3301-102-09
