Each school shall integrate the study of economics and | 68 |
financial literacy, as expressed in the social studies academic | 69 |
content standards adopted by the state board of education under | 70 |
division (A)(1) of
section 3301.079 of the Revised Code and the | 71 |
academic content
standards for financial literacy and | 72 |
entrepreneurship adopted
under division (A)(2) of that section, | 73 |
into one or more existing
social studies credits required under | 74 |
division (C)(6) of this
section, or into the content of another | 75 |
class, so that every high
school student receives instruction in | 76 |
those concepts. In
developing the curriculum required by this | 77 |
paragraph, schools
shall use available public-private | 78 |
partnerships and resources and
materials that exist in business, | 79 |
industry, and through the
centers for economics education at | 80 |
institutions of higher
education in the state. | 81 |
(7) Five
units consisting of one or any combination of | 82 |
foreign language, fine arts, business, career-technical education, | 83 |
family and consumer sciences, technology, agricultural education, | 84 |
a junior reserve officer training corps (JROTC) program approved | 85 |
by the congress of the United States under title 10 of the United | 86 |
States Code,
or English language arts, mathematics, science, or | 87 |
social studies
courses not otherwise required under division (C) | 88 |
of this section. | 89 |
Ohioans must be prepared to apply increased knowledge and | 90 |
skills in the workplace and to adapt their knowledge and skills | 91 |
quickly to meet the rapidly changing conditions of the | 92 |
twenty-first century. National studies indicate that all high | 93 |
school graduates need the same academic foundation, regardless of | 94 |
the opportunities they pursue after graduation. The goal of Ohio's | 95 |
system of elementary and secondary education is to prepare all | 96 |
students for and seamlessly connect all students to success in | 97 |
life beyond high school graduation, regardless of whether the next | 98 |
step is entering the workforce, beginning an apprenticeship, | 99 |
engaging in post-secondary training, serving in the military, or | 100 |
pursuing a college degree. | 101 |
The Ohio core curriculum
is the standard expectation for all | 102 |
students entering ninth grade for the first time at a public or | 103 |
chartered nonpublic high school on or after July 1, 2010. A | 104 |
student may satisfy this expectation through a variety of methods, | 105 |
including, but not limited to, integrated, applied, | 106 |
career-technical, and traditional coursework. | 107 |
Stronger coordination between high schools and institutions | 115 |
of higher education is necessary to prepare students for more | 116 |
challenging academic endeavors and to lessen the need for academic | 117 |
remediation in college, thereby reducing the costs of higher | 118 |
education for Ohio's students, families, and the state. The state | 119 |
board of education and the chancellor of the Ohio board of | 120 |
regents shall develop
policies to ensure that only
in rare | 121 |
instances will students who
complete the Ohio core
curriculum | 122 |
require academic remediation
after high school. | 123 |
School districts, community schools, and chartered nonpublic | 124 |
schools shall integrate technology into learning experiences | 125 |
whenever practicable across the curriculum in order to maximize | 126 |
efficiency, enhance learning, and prepare students for success in | 127 |
the technology-driven twenty-first century. Districts and schools | 128 |
may use distance and web-based course delivery as a method of | 129 |
providing or augmenting all instruction required under this | 130 |
division, including laboratory experience in science. Districts | 131 |
and schools shall whenever practicable utilize technology access | 132 |
and electronic learning opportunities provided by the eTech Ohio | 133 |
commission, the Ohio learning network, education technology | 134 |
centers, public television stations, and other public and private | 135 |
providers. | 136 |
(D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a | 137 |
student who enters ninth grade on or after July 1, 2010, and | 138 |
before July 1, 2014, may qualify for graduation from a public or | 139 |
chartered nonpublic high school even though the student has not | 140 |
completed the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division (C) of | 141 |
this section if all of the following conditions are satisfied: | 142 |
(1) After the student has attended high school for two years, | 143 |
as determined by the school, the student and the student's parent, | 144 |
guardian, or custodian sign and file with the school a written | 145 |
statement asserting the parent's, guardian's, or custodian's | 146 |
consent to the student's graduating without completing the Ohio | 147 |
core curriculum and acknowledging that one consequence of not | 148 |
completing the Ohio core curriculum is ineligibility to enroll in | 149 |
most state universities in Ohio without further coursework. | 150 |
The department of
education, in collaboration with
the
the | 168 |
chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, shall
analyze
student | 169 |
performance data to determine if there are
mitigating
factors | 170 |
that warrant extending the exception permitted
by
division (D) | 171 |
of this section to high school classes beyond
those
entering | 172 |
ninth grade before July 1, 2014. The
department
shall submit its | 173 |
findings and any recommendations not
later than
August 1, 2014, | 174 |
to the speaker and minority leader of
the house of | 175 |
representatives, the president and minority leader
of the senate, | 176 |
the chairpersons and ranking minority members of
the standing | 177 |
committees of the house of representatives and the
senate that | 178 |
consider education legislation, the state board of
education, and | 179 |
the superintendent of public instruction. | 180 |
(F) A student enrolled in a dropout prevention and recovery | 198 |
program, which program has received a waiver from the department | 199 |
of education, may qualify for graduation from high school by | 200 |
successfully completing a competency-based instructional program | 201 |
administered by the dropout prevention and recovery program in | 202 |
lieu of completing the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division | 203 |
(C) of this section. The department shall grant a waiver to a | 204 |
dropout prevention and recovery program, within sixty days after | 205 |
the program applies for the waiver, if the program meets all of | 206 |
the following conditions: | 207 |
(6) The program requires the student and the student's | 229 |
parent, guardian, or custodian to sign and file, in accordance | 230 |
with procedural requirements stipulated by the program, a written | 231 |
statement asserting the parent's, guardian's, or custodian's | 232 |
consent to the student's graduating without completing the Ohio | 233 |
core curriculum and acknowledging that one consequence of not | 234 |
completing the Ohio core curriculum is ineligibility to enroll in | 235 |
most state universities in Ohio without further coursework. | 236 |
Each high school shall record on the student's high school | 260 |
transcript all high school credit awarded under division (G) of | 261 |
this section. In addition, if the student completed a seventh- or | 262 |
eighth-grade fine arts course described in division (K) of this | 263 |
section and the course qualified for high school credit under that | 264 |
division, the high school shall record that course on the | 265 |
student's high school transcript. | 266 |
(J) The state board of education, in consultation with the | 276 |
chancellor of the
Ohio board of regents,
shall adopt a | 277 |
statewide plan implementing
methods for students to
earn units | 278 |
of high school credit based on
a demonstration of
subject area | 279 |
competency, instead of or in
combination with
completing hours | 280 |
of classroom instruction. The
state board shall
adopt the plan | 281 |
not later than March 31, 2009,
and commence phasing
in the plan | 282 |
during the 2009-2010 school
year. The plan shall
include a | 283 |
standard method for recording
demonstrated proficiency
on high | 284 |
school transcripts. Each school
district, community
school, and | 285 |
chartered nonpublic school shall
comply with the state
board's | 286 |
plan adopted under this division
and award units of high
school | 287 |
credit in accordance with the
plan. The state board may
adopt | 288 |
existing methods for earning high
school credit based on a | 289 |
demonstration of subject area competency
as necessary prior to | 290 |
the
2009-2010 school year. | 291 |
(K) This division does not apply to students who qualify for | 292 |
graduation from high school under division (D) or (F) of this | 293 |
section, or to students pursuing a career-technical instructional | 294 |
track as determined by the school district board of education or | 295 |
the chartered nonpublic school's governing authority. | 296 |
Nevertheless, the general assembly encourages such students to | 297 |
consider enrolling in a fine arts course as an elective. | 298 |
Beginning with students who enter ninth grade for the first | 299 |
time on or after July 1, 2010, each student enrolled in a public | 300 |
or chartered nonpublic high school shall complete two semesters or | 301 |
the equivalent of fine arts to graduate from high school. The | 302 |
coursework may be completed in any of grades seven to twelve. Each | 303 |
student who completes a fine arts course in grade seven or eight | 304 |
may elect to count that course toward the five units of electives | 305 |
required for graduation under division (C)(7) of this section, if | 306 |
the course satisfied the requirements of division (G) of this | 307 |
section. In that case, the high school shall award the student | 308 |
high school credit for the course and count the course toward the | 309 |
five units required under division (C)(7) of this section. If the | 310 |
course in grade seven or eight did not satisfy the requirements of | 311 |
division (G) of this section, the high school shall not award the | 312 |
student high school credit for the course but shall count the | 313 |
course toward the two semesters or the equivalent of fine arts | 314 |
required by this division. | 315 |
(L) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, | 316 |
the board of education of each school district and the governing | 317 |
authority of each chartered nonpublic school may adopt a policy to | 318 |
excuse from the high school physical education requirement each | 319 |
student who, during high school, has participated in | 320 |
interscholastic athletics, marching band, or cheerleading for at | 321 |
least two full seasons or in the junior reserve officer training | 322 |
corps for at least two full school years. If the board or | 323 |
authority adopts such a
policy, the board or authority shall not | 324 |
require the student to
complete any physical education course as | 325 |
a condition to graduate.
However, the student shall be required | 326 |
to complete one-half unit,
consisting of at least sixty hours of | 327 |
instruction, in another
course of study.
In the case of a student | 328 |
who has participated in the junior reserve officer training
corps | 329 |
for at least two full school years, credit received for that | 330 |
participation may be used to
satisfy the requirement to complete | 331 |
one-half unit in another
course of study. | 332 |