Professional Report

75% or higher during that semester and

2)Shown good cause in accordance with rules that ODE is required to adopt for determining what qualifies as "good cause" for this purpose. A person who is under the age of 18 and who is approved to take the GED tests is required to remain in school and to maintain at least a 75% attendance rate until either the person passes all required sections of the GED tests or turns 18 years of age. People who meet any of the following criteria may take the GED test regardless of any other requirement under law: (1) the person is or was homeschooled; (2) the person has a bodily or mental condition that does not permit attendance at school and is excused from attending school; (3) the person attended school in Ohio, but is moving or has moved; (4) the person has an extreme, extenuating circumstance as determined by ODE that requires the person to withdraw from school. For the purpose of calculating graduation rates for school districts and schools on the state report cards, any person who officially withdraws from school to take the GED tests is considered to be a dropout. A board of education, by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of all of its members, may propose a bond issue to its electors for the purpose of making permanent improvements. The resolution specifies the amount of the bond issue, estimated rate, and maximum number of years and must be filed with the county auditor, who “promptly shall estimate and certify” the average annual tax rate required through the maturity of the bonds to pay debt charges on the bonds. Upon receipt of the auditor’s certification, the board, again by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of its members, must adopt a resolution placing the issue on the ballot and identifying the date of the election for voters to consider the bond issue and tax. The election cannot be earlier than 90 days after certification of the resolution to the board of education. A school district employee who is assigned to a school as a principal “or any other position” may also serve as the district’s gifted education coordinator, if qualified to do so under rules adopted by the state board of education. Each school district shall report annually in such manner as the State Board may prescribe, the number of students identified as gifted by category and the number receiving services in state approved units. Each board of education is required to adopt a plan for screening and identifying gifted students. This plan must be approved by the department of education. Beginning with the report card for the 2014-2015 school year, performance indicators must include an indicator that reflects the level of service provided to gifted students and the performance of gifted students on state assessments and on value-added growth measures. ODE must publish by October 30 of each year each school district’s expenditures of gifted identification funds and gifted unit funding for the previous school year. Only those services provided by the district at no cost to the student may be included. The only exception to this is the

GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS

5705.218

GIFTED EDUCATION COORDINATOR, PRINCIPAL AS

3324.08

GIFTED STUDENT IDENTIFICATION

3324.05

GIFTED STUDENT IDENTIFICATION PLAN

3324.04

GIFTED STUDENT PERFORMANCE

3302.02

GIFTED SERVICES REPORTING

3324.09 3324.11