Professional Report

ACTS OR VIOLATIONS BY PRINCIPAL TO SUPERINTENDENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

district property or at a school activity must report that to the superintendent or designee within one school day. In addition, the principal “within a reasonable period of time” may report the act to a law enforcement officer in the jurisdiction in which the violation occurred or (if the student is a juvenile) to a law enforcement officer in the jurisdiction in which the student resides. These specific acts include:  Possession of a deadly weapon (or lookalike) or dangerous ordinance in a school safety zone;  Carrying a concealed weapon;  Possession of a controlled substance (other than a violation that would be a minor drug possession offense);  Trafficking in drugs;  Aggravated murder or murder; This reporting extends to complicity in any of the above violations even if the “act of complicity” did not occur on school district property or at a school activity. School districts are required to report to the department of education the following information (“in the manner and by the deadline specified by the department”):  Aggregate amount spent for teacher salaries;  Aggregate amount spent for nonteaching staff;  Aggregate amount spent for health care benefits and percentage contributed by employer and employee;  Aggregate amounts contributed to the public retirement systems;  Disclosure of whether the school district pays any part of the employees’ share of retirement contribution; and  Number of sick leave, personal leave, and vacation days provided for employees; The department is to report this information for each school district to the director of the legislative service commission, the president of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives . A superintendent is required to report the name, social security number, and a factual statement regarding the misconduct of an employee for conduct unbecoming to the teaching profession or an offense found in (B)(2) or (C) of ORC 3319.31, or (B)(1) of ORC 3319.31 if: 1) the district has initiated termination or nonrenewal proceedings, has terminated, or has not renewed the contract of the employee; 2) the employee has resigned under threat of termination or nonrenewal; or 3) the employee has resigned because of or in the course of an investigation regarding whether the employee has committed an act that is conduct unbecoming to the teaching profession or an offense found in (B)(2) or (C) of ORC 3319.31, or (B)(1) of ORC 3319.31. The same reporting requirement applies if the superintendent knows that the employee has pleaded guilty to, has been found guilty of, has been convicted of, has been found to be eligible for intervention in lieu of  Voluntary and involuntary manslaughter;  Felonious or aggravated assault; and  Rape or gross sexual imposition.

REPORTING OF EMPLOYEE COSTS

3301.0724

REPORTING OF EMPLOYEE FOR MISCONDUCT

3319.313