Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning
Section 3311.521 | Cooperative Education School District for Purpose of Operating Joint High School.

Effective: September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation: House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
(A) The boards of education of any two or more contiguous city, exempted village, or local school districts may establish a cooperative education school district in accordance with this section for the purpose of operating a joint high school in lieu of each of such boards operating any high school. Such a cooperative education school district shall only be established pursuant to the adoption of identical resolutions in accordance with this section within a sixty-day period by a majority of the members of the board of education of all such boards. Upon the adoption of all such resolutions, a copy of each resolution shall be filed with the state board of education.
The territory of any cooperative education school district established pursuant to this section shall consist of the territory of all of the school districts whose boards of education adopt identical resolutions under this section.
(B) Any resolutions adopted under division (A) of this section shall include all of the following:
(1) Provision for the date on which the cooperative district will be created, which date shall be the first day of July in the year specified in the resolution;
(2) Provision for the composition, selection, and terms of office of the board of education of the cooperative district, which provision shall include but not necessarily be limited to both of the following:
(a) A requirement that the board include at least two members selected from or by the members of the board of education of each city, local, and exempted village school district within the territory of the cooperative district;
(b) Specification of the date by which the initial members of the board must be selected, which date shall be the same as the date specified pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section.
(3) Provision for the selection of a superintendent and treasurer of the cooperative school district, which provision shall require one of the following:
(a) The selection of one person as both the superintendent and treasurer of the cooperative district, which provision may require such person to be the superintendent or treasurer of any city, local, or exempted village school district within the territory of the cooperative district;
(b) The selection of one person as the superintendent and another person as the treasurer of the cooperative district, which provision may require either one or both such persons to be superintendents or treasurers of any city, local, or exempted village school district within the territory of the cooperative district.
(4) A statement of the high school education program the board of education of the cooperative education school district will conduct in lieu of any high school education program being operated by the boards of education of the city, local, and exempted village school districts within the territory of the cooperative district, which statement shall include but not necessarily be limited to the high school grade levels to be operated in the program, the timetable for commencing operation of the program, and the facilities proposed to be used or constructed to be used by the program;
(5) A statement that the boards of education of the city, local, and exempted village school districts within the territory of the cooperative district will not operate any high school education program for the grade levels operated by the cooperative district;
(6) A statement of how special education and related services will be provided in accordance with Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code to the children with disabilities who are identified by each city, exempted village, or local school district with territory in the cooperative district and who are in the grade levels to be operated by the cooperative district;
(7) A statement of how transportation of students to and from school will be provided in the cooperative district, which statement shall include but not be necessarily limited to both of the following:
(a) How special education students will be transported as required by their individualized education program adopted pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code;
(b) Whether transportation to and from school will be provided to any other students of the cooperative district and, if so, the manner in which this transportation will be provided.
(8) A statement of the annual amount, or the method for determining the annual amount, of funds or services or facilities that each city, local, and exempted village school district is required to pay to or provide for the use of the board of education of the cooperative education school district;
(9) Provision for adopting amendments to the provisions adopted pursuant to divisions (B)(3) to (8) of this section, which provision shall require that any such amendments comply with divisions (B)(3) to (8) of this section.
(C) Upon the adoption of identical resolutions in accordance with this section, the cooperative education school district and board of education of that district specified in and selected in accordance with such resolutions shall be established on the date specified in the resolutions. Upon the establishment of the district and board, the board of the cooperative district shall give written notice of the creation of the district to the county auditor and the board of elections of each county having any territory in the new district.

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Ohio Revised Code

Title 33 | Education-Libraries

Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning

Section 3311.01 | Styling of School Districts.

Section 3311.02 | City School District Defined.

Section 3311.03 | Local School District Defined.

Section 3311.04 | Exempted Village School District Defined.

Section 3311.05 | Educational Service Center Defined - County School Financing District.

Section 3311.051 | Performance Audit.

Section 3311.053 | Joint Educational Service Center.

Section 3311.054 | Membership of Governing Board of Joint Service Center.

Section 3311.055 | School Board, Board of Education and School District Construed.

Section 3311.056 | Plan for Adding Appointed Members to Board.

Section 3311.057 | Service Center Board Following Merger.

Section 3311.058 | When Merger to Achieve Minimum Average Daily Membership Not Required.

Section 3311.059 | Severance From One Educational Service Center and Annexation to Adjacent Service Center.

Section 3311.0510 | Termination of Service Center Agreements; Abolishment of Educational Service Center Governing Board.

Section 3311.06 | Territory of District to Be Contiguous; Exceptions; Annexation of Territory.

Section 3311.062 | Forming District From Noncontiguous Districts.

Section 3311.07 | Change of Classification Upon Advancement.

Section 3311.08 | School Districts That May Become Exempt From Board Supervision - Census.

Section 3311.10 | Change of Classification Upon Reduction of Population in Village School District - Exception.

Section 3311.11 | New School District to Be Approved by General Assembly.

Section 3311.16 | Plan for Joint Vocational School District.

Section 3311.17 | Copy of Plan to Be Filed With Board of Each District.

Section 3311.18 | Creation of Joint Vocational School Districts.

Section 3311.19 | Joint Vocational School District Board of Education.

Section 3311.191 | Terms of Additional Members.

Section 3311.20 | Bond Issue - Annual Levy.

Section 3311.21 | Tax Levy - Rate.

Section 3311.211 | Tuition - Acceptance of Funds.

Section 3311.212 | Use of Buildings.

Section 3311.213 | Procedure for District to Join Existing Joint Vocational School District.

Section 3311.214 | Procedure for Merging Existing Joint Vocational School Districts.

Section 3311.215 | Facilities of Joint Districts.

Section 3311.216 | Funds of Joint Districts.

Section 3311.217 | Dissolution of District.

Section 3311.218 | Sharing Use of Facilities, Equipment or Funds.

Section 3311.22 | Transfer of School District Territory.

Section 3311.221 | Acquisition of Territory Due to Eligible School District Transfer; Transition Agreement.

Section 3311.231 | Transferring Local School District Territory to Adjoining Service Center or City or Exempted Village School District.

Section 3311.24 | Transfer of City, Exempted Village or Local School District Territory to Adjoining District.

Section 3311.241 | Transfer or School District Territory; Cancellation of Debt to Solvency Assistance Fund.

Section 3311.25 | Merger of Districts Located Primarily in Same County With Population of Less Than 100,000.

Section 3311.26 | New Local School District May Be Created.

Section 3311.27 | Report to Tax Commissioner by Board of Surviving School District.

Section 3311.29 | District Public Schools to Maintain All Grade Levels - Dissolution of District - Authorization of Exceptions.

Section 3311.34 | No Exempted Village School Districts to Be Created.

Section 3311.37 | State Board May Propose Creation of New District.

Section 3311.38 | State Board May Propose Transfers of Districts.

Section 3311.50 | County School Financing District.

Section 3311.51 | Creation of Special Education Districts - Disposition of County School Financing District Tax Levy Proceeds.

Section 3311.52 | Establishment of Cooperative Education School District - Dissolution of County School Financing District.

Section 3311.521 | Cooperative Education School District for Purpose of Operating Joint High School.

Section 3311.53 | Resolution Proposing to Become Part of Cooperative Education School District.

Section 3311.54 | Resolution Requesting Dissolution of Cooperative Education District.

Section 3311.60 | Creation of Position of Independent Auditors in Certain School Districts.

Section 3311.61 | Affirmation by Electors.

Section 3311.71 | Members of New Municipal School District Board to Be Appointed by Mayor - Candidates Selected by Nominating Panel.

Section 3311.72 | Submission of Resignations by Current Administrators.

Section 3311.73 | Election on Whether Mayor Shall Continue to Appoint Board Members - Election of New Board.

Section 3311.74 | Goals and Accountability Standards - Plan to Measure Student Academic Performance - Report - Public Awareness Campaign.

Section 3311.741 | Municipal School District Performance Evaluation.

Section 3311.742 | Municipal School District Student Advisory Committees.

Section 3311.75 | Funds Kept Separate - Purchases.

Section 3311.751 | Disposition of Proceeds From Sale of Real Estate by Municipal School District.

Section 3311.76 | Rule Exemptions.

Section 3311.77 | Laws Governing Municipal School Districts; Teacher Contracts.

Section 3311.78 | Municipal School Districts; Adoption of Differentiated Salary Schedules.

Section 3311.79 | Applicants for Teacher Positions in Municipal School Districts.

Section 3311.80 | Municipal School Districts; Adoption of Standards-Based Teacher Evaluation Procedures.

Section 3311.81 | Municipal School Districts; Limited Teacher Contracts.

Section 3311.82 | Municipal School Districts; Termination of Teacher Contracts; Disciplinary Proceedings.

Section 3311.83 | Municipal School Districts; Reduction in Number of Teachers.

Section 3311.84 | Municipal School Districts; Evaluation of Principals.

Section 3311.85 | Municipal School Districts; School Calendar.

Section 3311.86 | Municipal School District Transformation Alliance.

Section 3311.87 | School Sponsorship; Assessment of District and Community Schools.