Professional Report

Credit Flexibility Flowchart Prepared by: Office of Finance Program Services As of: 4/9/10

Are the fees for activities that occur during the regularly scheduled school day?

Is the student eligible for free lunch?

Student enrolls in school district and attends classes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Stop. Student cannot be charged any fees pursuant to ORC 3313.642

Is the student a resident of the school district?

Stop. Fees for activities during the school day may not be charged to students or parents.

Resident

Non-resident

Is this a special education student?

Is this a special education student?

Special Education

Non-special education

Special Education

Non-special education

The district must provide services within the scope of the IEP document and within the parameters of providing a free and appropriate public education. Fees may be charged only for those programs as identified within the IEP and held outside the school day.

Any fees charged to the student as required by the IEP may be charged as excess costs and billed back to the resident district.

Any fees charged to the student are included within any tuition charge already billed to the resident district.

Students may only be charged fees in the normal and customary manner required for traditional courses in the school district, in accordance with district policy and held outside the school day.

Note 1: IEP means an individual education plan required under Federal and state special education laws and regulations.

Note 2: Any fees charged to students or parents under the auspices of credit flexibility must be carefully grounded in factual reality and have sufficient and competent evidence of the calculation and purpose of all fees charged. Districts must be extremely cautious when assessing fees for participating in credit flexibility programs. The Department reserves the authority to review instances where issues arise regarding the issuance of fees in this program.