Professional Report

day of July of the school year for which admission is sought or the intra- district open enrollment district designated as in academic emergency for two of the last three years); 4 – Students whose family incomes are at or below 200% of the federal poverty level and who would be assigned to a school ranked in the bottom ten percent of all schools, according to the annual performance index; and 5 – All other students who would be assigned to a school ranked in the bottom ten percent of all schools, according to the annual performance index, if the school had not been declared as excellent or effective in the most recent ratings published prior to the first day of July of the school year for which the scholarship is sought. Once eligible for the educational choice scholarship, the student retains the scholarship until the completion of grade twelve so long as the student: does not become a resident of another school district with schools which do not qualify; takes each state achievement assessment appropriate for the assigned grade level; and is absent from school not more than twenty school days (not including excused absences). Students attending a chartered nonpublic school under this program are entitled to transportation by the resident district in the same manner as other district resident students attending a chartered nonpublic school but not participating in the scholarship program. The chartered nonpublic schools participating in the program may not charge a tuition rate greater than the amount of the “scholarship” for any student whose family income is less than 200% of the federal poverty guideline. However, that school could charge all others the difference between the amount of the scholarship and the actual tuition rate. There are two application periods conducted for the program by the department of education each year. The first begins not sooner than February 1 and lasts for not less than 75 days. The second begins not sooner than July 1 and lasts for not less than thirty days. A board of education of a local school district may by resolution formalize an agreement to receive services from an educational service center other than the one in whose territory the district lies. The local per pupil deduction for these services would then be paid to the ESC providing the service. In order to make this change, the district must adopt a resolution to terminate its agreement with the ESC in an odd-numbered year and issue notice prior notice before January 1 of that year. I f all of the local school districts “sever” from the territory of the educational service center, the ESC governing board is abolished, and the ESC will be dissolved by the order of the superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent of public instruction shall provide for the equitable distribution of the assets of the dissolved ESC or for assessing the previous client districts on the tax duplicate for any outstanding indebtedness of the service center. The superintendent, whose order in final and not appealable, shall appoint a qualified individual to administer the dissolution of the ESC. A final audit will be performed by the state auditor.

3310.04

3310.13

3310.16

EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTERS FOR SERVICES, CHANGING

3317.11 3313.843

EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTERS, DISSOLVING

3311.0510