Professional Report

PRIMARY ELECTIONS FOR BOARD MEMBERS

3513.256

By a three-fifths majority, a board of education may elect to hold a non- partisan primary election. Such election shall be held only if the number of candidates is at least one more than two times the number of available positions on the board of education at the general election. Such provision may be revoked by a three-fifths majority of the board of education five years or more after the adoption of the original resolution of the board. In the course of administering the elementary and secondary achievement assessments, the following information of a student or the student’s family may not be “collected, tracked, housed with, reported to, or shared with any entity, including the federal or state government”: social security numbers, religion, political party affiliation, voting history, and biometric information. The Licensure Code of Professional Conduct, as developed by the Educator Standards Board and approved by the state board of education, appears in its entirety as Appendix H-1 In addition, the Ohio Department of Education has prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the code of conduct, and it appears as Appendix H-2. Each board of education shall use state board-approved standards for professional development to guide the development of the local professional program. A board of education may by resolution establish a professional development program for teachers employed by the district. The resolution may specify reimbursement for all or any of the part of the cost of the training, and this reimbursement does not require a supplemental contract. Together with the board, a Superintendent may approve a leave of absence of one or two semesters for professional improvement for a teacher who has completed five years of service. The teacher may be required to return to the district for one year following the leave (unless the teacher has 25 years of service in Ohio). Granting the leave is subject to the availability of a satisfactory substitute teacher and a cap of not more than 5% of the professional staff. The teacher on leave may be compensated a partial salary, which cannot exceed the difference between the teacher’s expected salary and the substitute’s pay. Effective the 2013-2014 school year, a school district or school will be considered to have met the performance indicator on state required assessments if at least 80% of the tested students attain a score of proficient or higher. That percentage increases to 85% of the tested eleventh grade students for the Ohio Graduation Test. Any district that is a party to the establishment or operation of a joint or cooperative educational program may charge tuition or fees to participating students. However, if the joint or cooperative educational program involves a community school, the community school is not permitted to charge a fee. No board member shall have any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any contract of the board or be employed in any manner for compensation by the board, except under very limited circumstances. The Attorney General also has opined that a board of education cannot

PRIVACY DURING TESTING, STUDENT DATA

3301.947

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, LICENSURE CODE OF

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

3319.075

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

3319.071

PROFESSIONAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE

3319.131

PROFICIENCY LEVELS

3302.02

PROGRAM, FEES FOR JOINT OR COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL

3313.842

PROHIBITIONS APPLYING TO BOARD MEMBERS

3313.33