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OH HB479
Bill
Status
3/18/2014
Primary Sponsor
James Butler
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AI Summary
HB 479 Summary
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Authorizes establishment of enterprise academy community schools operating year-round on extended-day schedules with competency-based mastery curriculum and blended learning for core subjects in districts with population of at least 15,000 students.
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Enterprise academies must operate 220 instructional days per year with minimum 9-hour school days, require students to advance at individualized pace without traditional grade levels, and provide dual enrollment programs with colleges or trade/vocational schools.
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Full-time teachers at enterprise academies must be paid minimum $85,000 per school year; schools must offer all-day kindergarten and early childhood education for children ages 2.5 and older.
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Enterprise academies are exempted from Ohio core curriculum requirements and traditional school grading systems but must report student competency achievement rates and track college and career readiness outcomes by age and grade level.
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Enterprise academy community schools receive priority consideration for Straight A Program grants (up to $3,000,000 per school), with applications automatically deemed to meet program goals; eliminates standard grant application scoring requirements for these schools.
Legislative Description
And to amend Section 263.325 of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly to authorize the establishment of enterprise academy community schools that operate on an extended-day, year-round schedule, use competency-based mastery curriculum model, use blended learning for core subjects, and offer alternative college- and career-ready pathways and to give such schools priority for grants awarded under the Straight A Program.
Enterprise academy community schools-establish
Last Action
To Education
3/18/2014