(A) “Adequacy amount” means the amount described in section 3306.03 of the Revised Code.
(B) “Building manager” means a person who supervises the administrative (non-curricular, non-instructional) functions of school operation so that a school principal can focus on supporting instruction, providing instructional leadership, and engaging teachers as part of the instructional leadership team. A building manager may be, but is not required to be, a licensed educator under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code.
(C) “Career-technical education teacher” means an education professional who holds a valid license to provide specialized instruction in career and technical courses.
(D)(1) “Category one special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children whose primary or only identified disability is a speech and language disability, as this term is defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category one special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(2) “Category two special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as specific learning disabled or developmentally disabled, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, or as having an other health impairment-minor, as defined in this section. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category two special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(3) “Category three special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as hearing disabled or severe behavior disabled, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category three special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(4) “Category four special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as vision impaired, as this term is defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, or as having an other health impairment-major, as defined in this section. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category four special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(5) “Category five special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as orthopedically disabled or as having multiple disabilities, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category five special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(6) “Category six special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as autistic, having traumatic brain injuries, or as both visually and hearing impaired, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category six special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(E) “Class one effective operating tax rate” of a school district means the quotient obtained by dividing the district’s class one taxes charged and payable for current expenses, excluding taxes levied under sections 5705.194 to 5705.197, 5705.199, 5705.213, and 5705.219 of the Revised Code, by the district’s class one taxable value.
(F) “Core teacher” means an education professional who provides instruction in English-language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, or foreign languages.
(G) “Counselor” means a person with a valid educator license issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code who provides pre-college and career counseling, general academic counseling, course planning, and other counseling services that are not related to a student’s individualized education plan, as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code.
(H)(1) “Formula ADM” means, for a city, local, or exempted village school district, the average daily membership described in division (A) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, as verified by the superintendent of public instruction and adjusted if so ordered under division (K) of that section, further adjusted by the department of education, as follows:
(a)Count only twenty per cent of the number of joint vocational school district students counted under division (A)(3) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code;
(b)Add twenty per cent of the number of students who are entitled to attend school in the district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code and are enrolled in another school district under a career-technical educational compact.
(2) In making calculations under this chapter that utilize formula ADM, the department shall use the formula ADM derived from the final, verified, and adjusted average daily membership described under division (A) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code for the prior fiscal year, unless such average daily membership for the current fiscal year exceeds that number by two per cent or more. In that case, the department shall derive the formula ADM from such average daily membership for the current fiscal year.
(3) For fiscal year 2010, the department shall calculate formula ADM on the basis of the final, verified, and adjusted average daily membership, described in division (A) of the version of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code in effect on and after the effective date of this amendment, for October 2008 unless such average daily membership for October 2009 exceeds that number by two per cent or more. In that case, the department shall derive the formula ADM from such average daily membership for October 2009.
(I) “Gifted coordinator” means a person who holds a valid educator license issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, meets the qualifications for a gifted coordinator specified in the operating standards for identifying and serving gifted students prescribed in rules adopted by the state board of education, and provides coordination services for gifted students in accordance with those standards.
(J) “Gifted intervention specialist” means a person who holds a valid gifted intervention specialist license or endorsement issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code and serves gifted students in accordance with the operating standards for identifying and serving gifted students prescribed in rules adopted by the state board of education.
(K) “Internet- or computer-based community school” has the same meaning as in section 3314.02 of the Revised Code.
(L) “Lead teacher” means a teacher who provides mentoring and coaching for new teachers. A lead teacher also assists in coordinating professional development activities, in the development of professional learning communities, and in common planning time, and assists teachers in developing project-based, real-world learning activities for their students. The lead teacher position shall be a rotating position in which an individual shall serve no more than three years. After lead teacher licenses become available under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, only teachers who hold that license shall be appointed as lead teachers. Until that time, each school district shall designate qualifications for the lead teacher position that are comparable to the licensing requirements, and shall give preference for appointment to the position to teachers who are certified by the national board for professional teaching standards or who meet the qualifications for a “master teacher” established by the educator standards board.
(M) “Limited English proficiency teacher” means a person who provides instruction in English as a second language.
(N) “Medically fragile child” means a child to whom all of the following apply:
(1) The child requires the services of a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine at least once a week due to the instability of the child’s medical condition.
(2)The child requires the services of a registered nurse on a daily basis.
(3) The child is at risk of institutionalization in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded.
(0) “Ohio educational challenge factor” means an index to adjust the funding amount for each school district to account for student and community socioeconomic factors affecting teacher recruitment and retention, professional development, and other factors related to quality instruction. The Ohio educational challenge factor for each school district includes the district’s college attainment rate of population, wealth per pupil, and concentration of poverty, and is listed in section 3306.051 of the Revised Code.
(P) “Organizational unit” means, for the purpose of calculating a school district’s adequacy amount under this chapter, a unit used to index a school district’s formula ADM in certain grade levels. Calculating the number of organizational units in a school district functions to allocate the state’s resources in a manner that achieves a thorough, efficient, and adequate educational system that provides the appropriate services to students enrolled in that district. In recognition of the fact that students have different educational needs at each developmental stage, organizational units group the grade levels into elementary school units, middle school units, and high school units. Except as provided in division (C) of section 3306.04 of the Revised Code, a school district’s “organizational units” is the sum of its elementary school units, middle school units, and high school units.
(Q) A child may be identified as having an “other health impairment-major” if the child’s condition meets the definition of “other health impaired” established in rules adopted by the state board of education prior to July 1, 2001, and if either of the following apply:
(1)The child is identified as having a medical condition that is among those listed by the superintendent of public instruction as conditions where a substantial majority of cases fall within the definition of “medically fragile child.”
(2)The child is determined by the superintendent of public instruction to be a medically fragile child. A school district may petition the superintendent of public instruction for a determination that a child is a medically fragile child.
(R) A child may be identified as having an “other health impairment-minor” if the child’s condition meets the definition of “other health impaired” established in rules adopted by the state board of education prior to July 1, 2001, but the child’s condition does not meet either of the conditions specified in division (Q)(1) or (2) of this section.
(S) “Potential value” of a school district means:
(1)For a district with a class one effective operating rate that is less than twenty and one-tenth effective mills, the sum of its total taxable value plus its tax exempt value;
(2)For a district with a class one effective operating rate that is greater than or equal to twenty and one-tenth effective mills, the sum of its recognized valuation plus its tax exempt value.
(T) “Principal” means a person who provides management oversight of building operations, academic leadership for the teaching professionals, and other administrative duties.
(U) “Property exemption value” means the amount certified for a school district under divisions (A)(6) and (7) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code.
(V) “Recognized valuation” means the amount calculated for a school district pursuant to section 3317.015 of the Revised Code.
(W) “School nurse wellness coordinator” means a person who has fulfilled the requirements for the issuance of a school nurse wellness coordinator license under section 3319.221 of the Revised Code.
(X) “Small school district” means a city, local, or exempted village school district that has a formula ADM of less than four hundred eighteen students in grades kindergarten through twelve.
(Y) “Special education” has the same meaning as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code.
(Z) “Special education teacher” means a teacher who holds the necessary license issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities.
(AA) “Special education teacher’s aide” means a person providing support for special education teachers and other associated duties.
(BB) “Specialist teacher” means a person holding a valid educator’s license, issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, who provides instruction in dance, drama and theater, music, visual art, or physical education.
(CC) “State share percentage” means the quotient of a school district’s state share of the adequacy amount determined under section 3306.13 of the
Revised Code divided by the total adequacy amount for the district as described in section 3306.03 of the Revised Code. If the quotient is a negative number, the district’s state share percentage is zero.
(DD) “Family and community liaisons” means individuals who provide assistance to students and their families, individuals who are linkage coordinators as described in section 3306.31 of the Revised Code, and may include individuals who hold valid licenses as family liaisons, social workers, and student advocates.
(EE) “Supplemental teacher” means a person holding a valid educator license issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, or qualified to secure such a license and approved by the school district to provide remedial services, intensive subject-based instruction, homework help, or other forms of supplemental instruction.
(FF) “Targeted poverty indicator” means the percentage of a school district’s students who are economically disadvantaged, as determined for purposes of the report card issued under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
(GG) “Tax exempt value” of a school district means the amount certified for a school district under division (A)(4) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code.
(HH) “Total taxable value” means the sum of the amounts certified for a school district under divisions (A)(1) and (2) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code.
Added by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
(A) “Adequacy amount” means the amount described in section 3306.03 of the Revised Code.
(B) “Building manager” means a person who supervises the administrative (non-curricular, non-instructional) functions of school operation so that a school principal can focus on supporting instruction, providing instructional leadership, and engaging teachers as part of the instructional leadership team. A building manager may be, but is not required to be, a licensed educator under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code.
(C) “Career-technical education teacher” means an education professional who holds a valid license to provide specialized instruction in career and technical courses.
(D)(1) “Category one special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children whose primary or only identified disability is a speech and language disability, as this term is defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category one special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(2) “Category two special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as specific learning disabled or developmentally disabled, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, or as having an other health impairment-minor, as defined in this section. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category two special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(3) “Category three special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as hearing disabled or severe behavior disabled, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category three special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(4) “Category four special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as vision impaired, as this term is defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, or as having an other health impairment-major, as defined in this section. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category four special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(5) “Category five special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as orthopedically disabled or as having multiple disabilities, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category five special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(6) “Category six special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as autistic, having traumatic brain injuries, or as both visually and hearing impaired, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category six special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(E) “Class one effective operating tax rate” of a school district means the quotient obtained by dividing the district’s class one taxes charged and payable for current expenses, excluding taxes levied under sections 5705.194 to 5705.197, 5705.199, 5705.213, and 5705.219 of the Revised Code, by the district’s class one taxable value.
(F) “Core teacher” means an education professional who provides instruction in English-language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, or foreign languages.
(G) “Counselor” means a person with a valid educator license issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code who provides pre-college and career counseling, general academic counseling, course planning, and other counseling services that are not related to a student’s individualized education plan, as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code.
(H)(1) “Formula ADM” means, for a city, local, or exempted village school district, the average daily membership described in division (A) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, as verified by the superintendent of public instruction and adjusted if so ordered under division (K) of that section, further adjusted by the department of education, as follows:
(a)Count only twenty per cent of the number of joint vocational school district students counted under division (A)(3) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code;
(b)Add twenty per cent of the number of students who are entitled to attend school in the district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code and are enrolled in another school district under a career-technical educational compact.
(2) In making calculations under this chapter that utilize formula ADM, the department shall use the formula ADM derived from the final, verified, and adjusted average daily membership described under division (A) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code for the prior fiscal year, unless such average daily membership for the current fiscal year exceeds that number by two per cent or more. In that case, the department shall derive the formula ADM from such average daily membership for the current fiscal year.
(3) For fiscal year 2010, the department shall calculate formula ADM on the basis of the final, verified, and adjusted average daily membership, described in division (A) of the version of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code in effect on and after the effective date of this amendment, for October 2008 unless such average daily membership for October 2009 exceeds that number by two per cent or more. In that case, the department shall derive the formula ADM from such average daily membership for October 2009.
(I) “Gifted coordinator” means a person who holds a valid educator license issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, meets the qualifications for a gifted coordinator specified in the operating standards for identifying and serving gifted students prescribed in rules adopted by the state board of education, and provides coordination services for gifted students in accordance with those standards.
(J) “Gifted intervention specialist” means a person who holds a valid gifted intervention specialist license or endorsement issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code and serves gifted students in accordance with the operating standards for identifying and serving gifted students prescribed in rules adopted by the state board of education.
(K) “Internet- or computer-based community school” has the same meaning as in section 3314.02 of the Revised Code.
(L) “Lead teacher” means a teacher who provides mentoring and coaching for new teachers. A lead teacher also assists in coordinating professional development activities, in the development of professional learning communities, and in common planning time, and assists teachers in developing project-based, real-world learning activities for their students. The lead teacher position shall be a rotating position in which an individual shall serve no more than three years. After lead teacher licenses become available under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, only teachers who hold that license shall be appointed as lead teachers. Until that time, each school district shall designate qualifications for the lead teacher position that are comparable to the licensing requirements, and shall give preference for appointment to the position to teachers who are certified by the national board for professional teaching standards or who meet the qualifications for a “master teacher” established by the educator standards board.
(M) “Limited English proficiency teacher” means a person who provides instruction in English as a second language.
(N) “Medically fragile child” means a child to whom all of the following apply:
(1) The child requires the services of a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine at least once a week due to the instability of the child’s medical condition.
(2)The child requires the services of a registered nurse on a daily basis.
(3) The child is at risk of institutionalization in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded.
(0) “Ohio educational challenge factor” means an index to adjust the funding amount for each school district to account for student and community socioeconomic factors affecting teacher recruitment and retention, professional development, and other factors related to quality instruction. The Ohio educational challenge factor for each school district includes the district’s college attainment rate of population, wealth per pupil, and concentration of poverty, and is listed in section 3306.051 of the Revised Code.
(P) “Organizational unit” means, for the purpose of calculating a school district’s adequacy amount under this chapter, a unit used to index a school district’s formula ADM in certain grade levels. Calculating the number of organizational units in a school district functions to allocate the state’s resources in a manner that achieves a thorough, efficient, and adequate educational system that provides the appropriate services to students enrolled in that district. In recognition of the fact that students have different educational needs at each developmental stage, organizational units group the grade levels into elementary school units, middle school units, and high school units. Except as provided in division (C) of section 3306.04 of the Revised Code, a school district’s “organizational units” is the sum of its elementary school units, middle school units, and high school units.
(Q) A child may be identified as having an “other health impairment-major” if the child’s condition meets the definition of “other health impaired” established in rules adopted by the state board of education prior to July 1, 2001, and if either of the following apply:
(1)The child is identified as having a medical condition that is among those listed by the superintendent of public instruction as conditions where a substantial majority of cases fall within the definition of “medically fragile child.”
(2)The child is determined by the superintendent of public instruction to be a medically fragile child. A school district may petition the superintendent of public instruction for a determination that a child is a medically fragile child.
(R) A child may be identified as having an “other health impairment-minor” if the child’s condition meets the definition of “other health impaired” established in rules adopted by the state board of education prior to July 1, 2001, but the child’s condition does not meet either of the conditions specified in division (Q)(1) or (2) of this section.
(S) “Potential value” of a school district means:
(1)For a district with a class one effective operating rate that is less than twenty and one-tenth effective mills, the sum of its total taxable value plus its tax exempt value;
(2)For a district with a class one effective operating rate that is greater than or equal to twenty and one-tenth effective mills, the sum of its recognized valuation plus its tax exempt value.
(T) “Principal” means a person who provides management oversight of building operations, academic leadership for the teaching professionals, and other administrative duties.
(U) “Property exemption value” means the amount certified for a school district under divisions (A)(6) and (7) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code.
(V) “Recognized valuation” means the amount calculated for a school district pursuant to section 3317.015 of the Revised Code.
(W) “School nurse wellness coordinator” means a person who has fulfilled the requirements for the issuance of a school nurse wellness coordinator license under section 3319.221 of the Revised Code.
(X) “Small school district” means a city, local, or exempted village school district that has a formula ADM of less than four hundred eighteen students in grades kindergarten through twelve.
(Y) “Special education” has the same meaning as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code.
(Z) “Special education teacher” means a teacher who holds the necessary license issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities.
(AA) “Special education teacher’s aide” means a person providing support for special education teachers and other associated duties.
(BB) “Specialist teacher” means a person holding a valid educator’s license, issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, who provides instruction in dance, drama and theater, music, visual art, or physical education.
(CC) “State share percentage” means the quotient of a school district’s state share of the adequacy amount determined under section 3306.13 of the
Revised Code divided by the total adequacy amount for the district as described in section 3306.03 of the Revised Code. If the quotient is a negative number, the district’s state share percentage is zero.
(DD) “Family and community liaisons” means individuals who provide assistance to students and their families, individuals who are linkage coordinators as described in section 3306.31 of the Revised Code, and may include individuals who hold valid licenses as family liaisons, social workers, and student advocates.
(EE) “Supplemental teacher” means a person holding a valid educator license issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, or qualified to secure such a license and approved by the school district to provide remedial services, intensive subject-based instruction, homework help, or other forms of supplemental instruction.
(FF) “Targeted poverty indicator” means the percentage of a school district’s students who are economically disadvantaged, as determined for purposes of the report card issued under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
(GG) “Tax exempt value” of a school district means the amount certified for a school district under division (A)(4) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code.
(HH) “Total taxable value” means the sum of the amounts certified for a school district under divisions (A)(1) and (2) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code.
Added by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
(A) “Adequacy amount” means the amount described in section 3306.03 of the Revised Code.
(B) “Building manager” means a person who supervises the administrative (non-curricular, non-instructional) functions of school operation so that a school principal can focus on supporting instruction, providing instructional leadership, and engaging teachers as part of the instructional leadership team. A building manager may be, but is not required to be, a licensed educator under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code.
(C) “Career-technical education teacher” means an education professional who holds a valid license to provide specialized instruction in career and technical courses.
(D)(1) “Category one special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children whose primary or only identified disability is a speech and language disability, as this term is defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category one special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(2) “Category two special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as specific learning disabled or developmentally disabled, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, or as having an other health impairment-minor, as defined in this section. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category two special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(3) “Category three special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as hearing disabled or severe behavior disabled, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category three special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(4) “Category four special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as vision impaired, as this term is defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, or as having an other health impairment-major, as defined in this section. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category four special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(5) “Category five special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as orthopedically disabled or as having multiple disabilities, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category five special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(6) “Category six special education ADM” means a school district’s formula ADM of children identified as autistic, having traumatic brain injuries, or as both visually and hearing impaired, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, for any school district for which formula ADM means the number verified in the previous fiscal year, the category six special education ADM also shall be as verified from the previous year.
(E) “Class one effective operating tax rate” of a school district means the quotient obtained by dividing the district’s class one taxes charged and payable for current expenses, excluding taxes levied under sections 5705.194 to 5705.197, 5705.199, 5705.213, and 5705.219 of the Revised Code, by the district’s class one taxable value.
(F) “Core teacher” means an education professional who provides instruction in English-language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, or foreign languages.
(G) “Counselor” means a person with a valid educator license issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code who provides pre-college and career counseling, general academic counseling, course planning, and other counseling services that are not related to a student’s individualized education plan, as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code.
(H)(1) “Formula ADM” means, for a city, local, or exempted village school district, the average daily membership described in division (A) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, as verified by the superintendent of public instruction and adjusted if so ordered under division (K) of that section, further adjusted by the department of education, as follows:
(a)Count only twenty per cent of the number of joint vocational school district students counted under division (A)(3) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code;
(b)Add twenty per cent of the number of students who are entitled to attend school in the district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code and are enrolled in another school district under a career-technical educational compact.
(2) In making calculations under this chapter that utilize formula ADM, the department shall use the formula ADM derived from the final, verified, and adjusted average daily membership described under division (A) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code for the prior fiscal year, unless such average daily membership for the current fiscal year exceeds that number by two per cent or more. In that case, the department shall derive the formula ADM from such average daily membership for the current fiscal year.
(3) For fiscal year 2010, the department shall calculate formula ADM on the basis of the final, verified, and adjusted average daily membership, described in division (A) of the version of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code in effect on and after the effective date of this amendment, for October 2008 unless such average daily membership for October 2009 exceeds that number by two per cent or more. In that case, the department shall derive the formula ADM from such average daily membership for October 2009.
(I) “Gifted coordinator” means a person who holds a valid educator license issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, meets the qualifications for a gifted coordinator specified in the operating standards for identifying and serving gifted students prescribed in rules adopted by the state board of education, and provides coordination services for gifted students in accordance with those standards.
(J) “Gifted intervention specialist” means a person who holds a valid gifted intervention specialist license or endorsement issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code and serves gifted students in accordance with the operating standards for identifying and serving gifted students prescribed in rules adopted by the state board of education.
(K) “Internet- or computer-based community school” has the same meaning as in section 3314.02 of the Revised Code.
(L) “Lead teacher” means a teacher who provides mentoring and coaching for new teachers. A lead teacher also assists in coordinating professional development activities, in the development of professional learning communities, and in common planning time, and assists teachers in developing project-based, real-world learning activities for their students. The lead teacher position shall be a rotating position in which an individual shall serve no more than three years. After lead teacher licenses become available under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, only teachers who hold that license shall be appointed as lead teachers. Until that time, each school district shall designate qualifications for the lead teacher position that are comparable to the licensing requirements, and shall give preference for appointment to the position to teachers who are certified by the national board for professional teaching standards or who meet the qualifications for a “master teacher” established by the educator standards board.
(M) “Limited English proficiency teacher” means a person who provides instruction in English as a second language.
(N) “Medically fragile child” means a child to whom all of the following apply:
(1) The child requires the services of a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine at least once a week due to the instability of the child’s medical condition.
(2)The child requires the services of a registered nurse on a daily basis.
(3) The child is at risk of institutionalization in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded.
(0) “Ohio educational challenge factor” means an index to adjust the funding amount for each school district to account for student and community socioeconomic factors affecting teacher recruitment and retention, professional development, and other factors related to quality instruction. The Ohio educational challenge factor for each school district includes the district’s college attainment rate of population, wealth per pupil, and concentration of poverty, and is listed in section 3306.051 of the Revised Code.
(P) “Organizational unit” means, for the purpose of calculating a school district’s adequacy amount under this chapter, a unit used to index a school district’s formula ADM in certain grade levels. Calculating the number of organizational units in a school district functions to allocate the state’s resources in a manner that achieves a thorough, efficient, and adequate educational system that provides the appropriate services to students enrolled in that district. In recognition of the fact that students have different educational needs at each developmental stage, organizational units group the grade levels into elementary school units, middle school units, and high school units. Except as provided in division (C) of section 3306.04 of the Revised Code, a school district’s “organizational units” is the sum of its elementary school units, middle school units, and high school units.
(Q) A child may be identified as having an “other health impairment-major” if the child’s condition meets the definition of “other health impaired” established in rules adopted by the state board of education prior to July 1, 2001, and if either of the following apply:
(1)The child is identified as having a medical condition that is among those listed by the superintendent of public instruction as conditions where a substantial majority of cases fall within the definition of “medically fragile child.”
(2)The child is determined by the superintendent of public instruction to be a medically fragile child. A school district may petition the superintendent of public instruction for a determination that a child is a medically fragile child.
(R) A child may be identified as having an “other health impairment-minor” if the child’s condition meets the definition of “other health impaired” established in rules adopted by the state board of education prior to July 1, 2001, but the child’s condition does not meet either of the conditions specified in division (Q)(1) or (2) of this section.
(S) “Potential value” of a school district means:
(1)For a district with a class one effective operating rate that is less than twenty and one-tenth effective mills, the sum of its total taxable value plus its tax exempt value;
(2)For a district with a class one effective operating rate that is greater than or equal to twenty and one-tenth effective mills, the sum of its recognized valuation plus its tax exempt value.
(T) “Principal” means a person who provides management oversight of building operations, academic leadership for the teaching professionals, and other administrative duties.
(U) “Property exemption value” means the amount certified for a school district under divisions (A)(6) and (7) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code.
(V) “Recognized valuation” means the amount calculated for a school district pursuant to section 3317.015 of the Revised Code.
(W) “School nurse wellness coordinator” means a person who has fulfilled the requirements for the issuance of a school nurse wellness coordinator license under section 3319.221 of the Revised Code.
(X) “Small school district” means a city, local, or exempted village school district that has a formula ADM of less than four hundred eighteen students in grades kindergarten through twelve.
(Y) “Special education” has the same meaning as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code.
(Z) “Special education teacher” means a teacher who holds the necessary license issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities.
(AA) “Special education teacher’s aide” means a person providing support for special education teachers and other associated duties.
(BB) “Specialist teacher” means a person holding a valid educator’s license, issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, who provides instruction in dance, drama and theater, music, visual art, or physical education.
(CC) “State share percentage” means the quotient of a school district’s state share of the adequacy amount determined under section 3306.13 of the
Revised Code divided by the total adequacy amount for the district as described in section 3306.03 of the Revised Code. If the quotient is a negative number, the district’s state share percentage is zero.
(DD) “Family and community liaisons” means individuals who provide assistance to students and their families, individuals who are linkage coordinators as described in section 3306.31 of the Revised Code, and may include individuals who hold valid licenses as family liaisons, social workers, and student advocates.
(EE) “Supplemental teacher” means a person holding a valid educator license issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, or qualified to secure such a license and approved by the school district to provide remedial services, intensive subject-based instruction, homework help, or other forms of supplemental instruction.
(FF) “Targeted poverty indicator” means the percentage of a school district’s students who are economically disadvantaged, as determined for purposes of the report card issued under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
(GG) “Tax exempt value” of a school district means the amount certified for a school district under division (A)(4) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code.
(HH) “Total taxable value” means the sum of the amounts certified for a school district under divisions (A)(1) and (2) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code.
Added by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
