Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) The district
board of education that operates
a high school continuation program shall grant
credit to a student who successfully completes one of the following:
(1) One half high school credit shall be
granted for a minimum of sixty clock hours of instruction;
(2) One high school credit shall be granted
for a minimum of one hundred twenty clock hours of instruction; or
(3) An appropriate unit of high school credit
shall be granted for an educational option approved by the district
superintendent in accordance with board of education policy, with the
provisions of paragraph (B)(6) of rule
3301-35-01
of the Administrative Code, and with provisions of paragraph (G) of rule
3301-35-06
of the Administrative Code.
(B) In accordance with procedures established
pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (C) of this rule, the board of
education of a city, exempted village, or local school district may award
equivalent adult high school credit for successful completion of the following:
(1) Any educational option that is provided
by the district in accordance with the provisions of rule
3301-35-01
of the Administrative Code and rule
3301-35-06
of the Administrative Code; or
(2)
Any portfolio including a compilation and documentation of life experiences
which, upon evaluation by appropriately certificated staff, demonstrates the
applicant's mastery of competencies that the district board of education has
approved as equivalent to those attained in a classroom setting. Such
experiences may include one or more of the following:
(a) Work experience;
(b) Experience as a volunteer;
(c) Completion of an academic,
career-technical, or self improvement course offered by a chartered public or
nonpublic school or by any organization, institution, or educational
institution other than a chartered public or nonpublic school; and
(d) Other life experiences considered by the
district board of education to provide knowledge, learning experiences, and
competencies comparable to those attained in a classroom setting.
(C) Prior to evaluating
educational and/or life experiences pursuant to paragraph (B) of this rule, the
district board of education shall establish procedures for awarding equivalent
adult high school credits. Such procedures shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
(1) Staff who hold
certificates appropriate for the subject in which equivalent credit is granted
shall provide instruction and/or evaluate applicant performance in tutorial and
independent study programs;
(2)
Staff who hold certificates appropriate for the subject in which credit is
granted shall evaluate applicant performance in correspondence courses,
educational travel, mentor programs, and portfolio development;
(3) Each applicant's learning experiences and
competencies shall be evaluated in terms of their equivalence to those
experiences and competencies attained through the regular classroom
instruction. Such an evaluation shall be based on a review of the following
components of the regular classroom program:
(a) Subject objectives;
(b) Instructional activities, materials, and
environment; and
(c) Criteria and
methods of assessing student performance;
(4) Equivalent adult high school credits
awarded pursuant to this rule by any chartered public or nonpublic Ohio high
school shall be counted toward the credits an applicant needs for earning the
diploma of adult education; and
(5)
Equivalent adult high school credits awarded pursuant to this rule shall not be
counted toward the credits needed for earning a certificate or diploma issued
pursuant to section
3313.61
of the Revised Code.
(D)
No more than six equivalent adult high school credits shall be applied toward
the credits required for earning the diploma of adult education issued pursuant
to section
3313.611
of the Revised Code.
