Professional Report

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CERTIFICATE OF REVENUES (THE 412 CERTIFICATE)

5705.412

The superintendent is one of three individuals who must sign a “412 certificate” to attach to all qualifying contracts. However, if the district is in fiscal emergency, then the certificate is signed by a member of the district’s financial planning and supervision commission. The other signatories to the certificate are the treasurer and the president of the board of education. A “qualifying contract” for which a 412 certificate is required is any agreement for the expenditure of money under which the aggregate payments from the funds included in the school district’s five year forecast will exceed the lesser of:  $500,000; or  One percent of the total revenue to be credited in the current fiscal year to the district’s general fund, as specified in the most recent certificate of estimated resources. There is also an alternative 412 certificate. This requires that the district is signing a contract for a multi-year agreement for materials, equipment, or non-payroll services essential to the district and that the savings over the duration of the contract are greater than for a single year contract. The multi-year contract must also allow the district to reduce the deficit it is projecting in its five year forecast. The signature requirements for this certificate are identical to those for the standard 412 certificate. The State Board of Education shall establish standards, classify and charter school districts and individual schools, and revoke charters of schools that fail to meet standards. The state board of education is empowered to revoke the charter of any school district or school which fails to meet the minimum standards prescribed by the board. If a school district charter is revoked, the state board may dissolve the district and transfer its territory to one or more adjacent districts. Prior to this transfer, the state board is required to notify the appropriate ESC governing board and all adjacent district boards of education of the pending dissolution and accept recommendations regarding the transfer of territory. While the state board is required to devise “an equitable division of the funds, property, and indebtedness,” the board of education of a receiving school district “shall accept” the territory in accordance with the order of the state board. However, the state board’s order is subject to a referendum of the voters in the affected territory if a petition signed by a majority of the number of electors voting in the last general election is submitted.

CHARTERING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS

3301.16 3301.161

3311.01

School districts are classified as city, local, exempted village, cooperative education districts, or joint vocational school districts.

CHICKEN POX EPIDEMIC

3313.671

If the director of the state health department declares that a chicken pox epidemic occurs in a school’s population, the school may deny admission to a pupil otherwise exempted from the chicken pox requirement until such time as the health director declares that the epidemic no longer exists. The policy adopted by the board of education must prescribe procedures to preserve the student’s academic standing during the time that the child is excluded from school.

CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

3313.813

A board of education can be required by the state board of education to establish a school breakfast and/or lunch program if at least 20% of the