Professional Report

AT BOARD MEETING

meetings of the board of education with a prayer violates the Establishment Clause.

ORGANIZATION MEETING

3313.14

The board of city, exempted village and local districts shall meet and organize on or before the 15th day of January by electing one of its members as president and one as vice president. Both shall serve for one year. The treasurer shall canvass the members no later than December 31 to establish the date of the organization meeting.

The governing board of an ESC must hold its organization meeting on any date during the month of January.

OPIOID ABUSE PREVENTION

3301.0718

Each school district must include instruction in prescription opioid abuse prevention in its health curriculum. The instruction must emphasize the prescription drug epidemic and the connection between prescription opioid abuse and addiction to other drugs. Districts can access recommendations for this opioid abuse prevention instruction on the web site of the department of education, which was required to post them by July 1, 2015. Each board of education shall adopt a policy on parental involvement of parents and foster caregivers; the policy, designed to build effective communication with teachers and administrators of the school of attendance, must include information on: the importance of parent and foster caregiver involvement; how and when to assist and support children in classroom learning activities; and techniques, strategies, and skills to improve academic skills and support academic efforts. The state board of education is required to adopt recommendations for the development of this policy and must consult with the national center for parents prior to adopting these recommendations. Any legislative authority that enters into a tax increment financing (TIF) hold harmless or payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement to compensate a school district for foregone tax revenue must equally compensate the appropriate joint vocational school district.

3313.60(A)(5)

PARENTAL INFORMATION

3313.472

PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES

5709.40 5709.41 5709.73 5709.78

5709.82

The same is true for the owner of property that enters into TIF agreements or a PILOT.

5709.83

The required notice to the JVSD is now 45 days before adopting the TIF resolution if the school district received a 45-day notice.

PAYMENT TO TEACHERS FOR SERVICE, REQUIREMENTS FOR

3319.36

A treasurer may pay a teacher for services rendered during the first two months of initial employment provided such teacher has filed with the State Board an application for licensure. Likewise, a treasurer shall withhold payment to a teacher if notified by the state board of education or the district superintendent that the teacher has failed to file required reports. Payment will be held until the treasurer has been notified that the reports in question have been filed.

PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS FOR PURCHSING ELIGIBLE CREDIT FROM THE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

3307.70 3309.27

A district may establish payroll deductions for the purchase of eligible service credit for STRS and SERS contributors.

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