Professional Report

The Commission may issue a certificate of completion even when the district does not voluntarily participate in the close-out process.

FACILITIES SEGMENTING

3318.034 3318.04(B)(4) 3318.032

School districts have the capacity to divide an approved district-wide OCFC project into “segments.”

Any segment must represent total construction costs equal to or exceeding 4% of total property valuation and must include the construction or renovation of a complete building within the district. An exception to the “complete building construction or renovation” exists for those building projects known as “1990 look-back” districts, districts that were funded under the former school construction program administered by the department of education and which did not require entire district construction/renovation programs. If the Commission determines that a renovation or replacement for a segment of a 1990 look-back district is necessary to protect the facility, it may provide the state share as calculated in the usual manner. The required maintenance levy of one-half mill runs from the date the first segment is undertaken. Apparently, no additional maintenance levy is required for subsequent segments. A district may elect to prorate the full maintenance amount for a segmented project if it uses one of the alternative methods for financing the maintenance amount in accordance with the following formula: The full required maintenance amount multiplied by a factor based on the school district’s portion of the basic cost for the segment divided by the school district’s entire classroom facilities needs (as determined jointly by the commission and the district). The alternative methods are: direct annual transfer from other funds; proceeds from a permanent improvement levy or school district income tax; or gifts and bequests. If a district does a segmented program, no additional assistance is available for additional work on a building from a prior segment unless the school district can demonstrate an exceptional enrollment increase in the grades housed in the building which was included in the earlier segment. While Ohio’s public records laws have generally been interpreted liberally and expanded over time, certain records are protected by federal law: the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and by the Protections of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). Both of these federal laws require that certain notices be made. Appendix S contains additional information on FERPA and PPRA, as well as model notices that can be adapted by school districts for their use. No board of education can charge an instructional fee to a student eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Act (60 Stat. 230 (1946), 42 U.S.C. 1751, as amended) and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 885, 42 U.S.C. 1771, as amended). The fee waiver The local share for any subsequent segments remains the same as for the initial segment.

3318.034

FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)

FEE WAIVERS

3313.642