Ohio § 3314.351 Closure of certain community schools

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§ 3314.351 — Closure of certain community schools

Ohio § 3314.351

Title 33Education-Libraries

Ch. 3314Community Schools

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3314.351 (2026).

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(A)This section applies to any dropout prevention and recovery community school. Except as provided in division (F) of this section, any such community school that has received a designation of "does not meet standards," as described in division (D)(1) of section3314.017of the Revised Code on the report card issued under that section, for the three most recent school years shall be subject to closure in accordance with this section.

(B)Not later than the first day of September in each school year, the department of education and workforce shall notify each school subject to closure under this section that the school must close not later than the thirtieth day of the following June. A school so notified shall close as required.

(C)A school that opens on or after July 1, 2014, shall no

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(A) This section applies to any dropout prevention and recovery community school. Except as provided in division (F) of this section, any such community school that has received a designation of "does not meet standards," as described in division (D)(1) of section3314.017of the Revised Code on the report card issued under that section, for the three most recent school years shall be subject to closure in accordance with this section.

(B) Not later than the first day of September in each school year, the department of education and workforce shall notify each school subject to closure under this section that the school must close not later than the thirtieth day of the following June.

A school so notified shall close as required.

(C) A school that opens on or after July 1, 2014, shall not be subject to closure under this section for its first two years of operation. A school that is in operation prior to July 1, 2014, shall not be subject to closure under this section until after August 31, 2016.

(D) The sponsor and governing authority of the school shall comply with all procedures for closing a community school adopted by the department under division (E) of section3314.015of the Revised Code. The governing authority of the school shall not enter into a contract with any other sponsor under section3314.03of the Revised Code after the school closes.

(E) Nothing in this section or in any other provision of the Revised Code prohibits the sponsor of a community school from exercising its option not to renew a contract for any reason or from terminating a contract prior to its expiration for any of the reasons set forth in section3314.07of the Revised Code.

(F) Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, no school shall be subject to closure under this section based on the report card issued for that school for the 2017-2018 or 2018-2019 school year if the school received an overall rating of "meets standards" or "exceeds standards" for the 2017-2018 or 2018-2019 school year pursuant to division (I) of section3314.017of the Revised Code. However, no school permanently closed under this section prior to the 2019-2020 school year shall be eligible to reopen based on the calculated or recalculated ratings under division (I) of section3314.017of the Revised Code.

Last updated July 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM