Professional Report

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS

3313.5311

Students enrolled in chartered or non-chartered nonpublic schools must be permitted to participate in an extracurricular activity at the school of the student's resident school district to which the student would otherwise be assigned if the student’s nonpublic school does not offer that activity. The superintendent of a school district is permitted, but not required, to allow any student who is enrolled in a nonpublic school and is not entitled to attend school in that district to participate in a school's extracurricular activities if: (1) the nonpublic school in which the student is enrolled does not offer the extracurricular activity, and (2) the extracurricular activity is not interscholastic athletics or interscholastic contests or competition in music, drama, or forensics. A school district, interscholastic conference, or organization that regulates interscholastic conferences or events is prohibited from imposing eligibility requirements on nonpublic school or homeschooled students that conflict with the provisions above. If a student is absent from school for the sole purpose of participation in an enrichment activity approved by the board of education or in an extracurricular activity, the absence will be counted as an excused absence, up to a maximum of four days per school year. The district shall require that the student complete any classroom assignments that are missed due to the absence. If the student will be absent for more than four days due to participation in the board-approved enrichment or extracurricular activity, a classroom teacher employed by the school district must accompany the student to provide the student with instructional assistance. A school district educating a student with disabilities is to require parents of that student to obtain a comprehensive eye examination by an appropriately licensed provider. While a district may not withhold services if the parent does not obtain the examination, the notice to the parent must be made within three months after the child begins receiving services for the first time. (The requirement need not be communicated to parents if the child has received a comprehensive eye exam in the nine month period prior to being identified.) Unless the examination is necessary for the identification of the disability, the development of the IEP, or a related service under the IEP, the school district is not responsible for paying for the eye examination. School districts are required annually to report the number of students enrolled in the district and eligible for the exam and the total number of students actually receiving the examination. State assistance for school renovation and construction projects is available through the Ohio Construction Facilities Commission (OCFC). The amount of state support is based on an equity list prepared by the Ohio Department of Education each year.

EXTRACURRICULAR EXCUSED ABSENCE

3321.041

EYE EXAMINATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

3323.19

FACILITIES COMMISSION PROGRAMS, OHIO SCHOOL

Chapter 3318

In addition to determining eligibility for funding, the equity list also identifies the percentage of local contribution required.

Programs include: the Classroom Facilities Assistance Program (CFAP); the Exceptional Needs Program (ENP); the Expedited Local Partnership Program (ELPP); and the Urban Initiative.