Professional Report

maintained the equivalent of a B average in completed high school courses in the same subject area.

The student or parent is required to reimburse the state for any state funds paid to a college or university for a course in which the student was enrolled but did not secure a passing grade. The Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) program was replaced by College Credit Plus, beginning in the 2015-2016 school year. Under rules developed jointly by the superintendent of public instruction and the chancellor, school districts (including JVSDs) can enter into an agreement with a college or university to use an alternate funding formula, or an alternate method to transmit, the amount the college or university would be paid for participation in post secondary open enrollment programs, including the seniors to sophomores initiative. The board of education is a body politic and corporate and, as such, can be sued and can sue, can enter into contracts and can be contracted with, can acquire, hold, possess and dispose of real and personal property, and take and hold in trust for the use and benefit of the school district, any grant or devise of land, and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property. An Attorney General’s opinion suggests that a board is not empowered to delegate to its superintendent the authority to enter into contracts on behalf of the board. However, the board at a regular or special meeting “may lawfully ratify and adopt any contract made in the name of the governing board by its superintendent.” The rules may include direct payments, alternate funding formulas, and even negotiated amounts.

POST SECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS,

3365.12

ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR

POWERS OF THE BOARD, CORPORATE

3313.17

POWERS OF THE BOARD, CONTRACTING

3313.33 OAG 05-033

Also addressed are conflicts of interest and exceptions to those conflicts.

PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS

3313.646

A board of education may contract with a preschool provider to provide preschool programs. The provider may be: • Any organization receiving funds under the Head Start Act. • Any nonsectarian eligible non-public school as defined in Division (H) of Section 3301.52 ORC. • Any non-profit childcare provider licensed under Chapter 5104 ORC.

PRESCHOOL FOR CHIDLREN WITH

3323.13

Preschool children with disabilities are also eligible for inter-district open enrollment.

DISABILITIES, TUITION FOR

However, if a preschool child with a disability who is a resident of one district receives special education from another district (not through open enrollment but under an agreement between the districts), the district providing the education may require the child's district of residence to pay the tuition of the district providing the education as calculated in accordance with existing law (rather than half of that amount). Boards of education are required to adopt a policy on the authority of employees to administer prescription drugs. Effective July 1, 2011, the only persons authorized to administer a drug prescribed for a student will be licensed health professionals and employees who have completed a drug administration training program conducted by a licensed health professional and considered appropriate by the board of education.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

3313.713