OH HB375

Establishes a pilot program allowing school districts with fewer than 1,000 students to convert their schools to operate as community schools, with the local board of education serving as the governing authority and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce acting as sponsor

Participating districts must commit for 3-5 years, adopt open enrollment policies accepting students from all other districts, implement competency-based education programs with career preparation, and enter shared service agreements with educational service centers

Grants participating schools operational flexibility including multi-grade classrooms, teacher-student cohort continuity across years, modified literacy/numeracy standards for pre-K through grade 3, integrated subject instruction in grades 4+, and a reduced minimum of 920 instructional hours per year

Changes funding for participating districts from traditional school district funding to community school funding formulas under Chapter 3317, and prohibits participating districts from levying new property taxes or school district income taxes during program participation

Allows educational service centers to assume district duties (transportation, special education, truancy intervention) and temporarily hold district assets that the district cannot afford to maintain during pilot participation