3311.74 Goals and accountability standards - plan to measure student academic performance - report - public awareness campaign. - Ohio Statutes

3311.74 Goals and accountability standards - plan to measure student academic performance - report - public awareness campaign.

(A) The board of education of a municipal school district, in consultation with the department of education, shall set goals for the district’s educational, financial, and management progress and establish accountability standards with which to measure the district’s progress.

(B) The chief executive officer of a municipal school district shall develop, implement, and regularly update a plan to measure student academic performance at each school within the district. Where measurements demonstrate that students in particular schools are not achieving, or are not improving their achievement levels at an acceptable rate, the plan shall contain provisions requiring the chief executive officer, with the concurrence of the board, to take corrective action within those schools, including reallocation of academic and financial resources, reassignment of staff, redesign of academic program, and deploying additional assistance to students.

(C) Annually the chief executive officer shall issue a report to residents of the district that includes results of achievement measurements made under division (B) of this section and delineates the nature of any reforms and corrective actions being taken in response to any failure to achieve at an acceptable level or rate. The report shall also contain descriptions of efforts undertaken to improve the overall quality or efficiency of operation of the district, shall list the source of all district revenues, and shall contain a description of all district expenditures during the preceding fiscal year.

(D) The chief executive officer shall implement a public awareness campaign to keep the parents and guardians of the district’s students informed of the changes being implemented within the district. The campaign may include such methods as community forums, letters, and brochures. It shall include annual distribution to all parents and guardians of an information card specifying the names and business addresses and telephone numbers of the ombudspersons appointed under section 3311.72 of the Revised Code and other employees of the district board of education who may serve as information resources for parents and guardians.

Effective Date: 11-12-1997